Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection MS-041 Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit June 26, 2014 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 4/20/2011 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan, 49931 906-487-2505 [email protected] Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection MS-041 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biography.......................................................................................................................................................4 Collection Scope and Content Summary...................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7 - Page 2 - Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection MS-041 Summary Information Repository Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Creator Herman Gundlach, Inc.. Title Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection Date [inclusive] 1899-2007 Extent 18.0 cubic feet 9 map drawers Language English Language of Material English Mixed materials [Drawer] 84-88 Abstract Collection, 1899-2007, of the Herman Gundlach, Inc. construction company in Houghton, Michigan. Includes architectural construction drawings for many of the buildings at Michigan Technological University and the Newberry State Hospital as well other significant structures in Michigan's Copper Country. Preferred Citation MS-041, Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection, Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Houghton, Michigan. - Page 3 - Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection MS-041 Biography A native of Houghton, Michigan, Herman 'Winks' Gundlach was born in 1913. He received his baccalaureate in civil engineering from Harvard University in 1935. During his student years, he played varsity football and lacrosse for the Crimson and captained the 1934 football team. He was named to various All-Eastern and All-American football teams and played for the College All-Star Squad against the Chicago Bears in the 1935 All-Star Game. Following graduation, he played professional football with the Boston Redskins for a brief period before returning to Houghton to manage his family's construction business. From 1941 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was discharged with the rank of Major. Following the war, he returned to Houghton and built Gundlach Construction into one of the largest and most respected general contracting firms in Michigan. From 1946 until he retired in 1988, Gundlach Construction built many, if not most, of the major structures in the Upper Peninsula. Among the buildings constructed by Gundlach are many of the Michigan Tech buildings including Dillman Hall, the home of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Herman was President of Copper Country Concrete Corporation, President of Douglass House Hotel Corporation, Chair and President of Houghton National Bank and served on the boards of several other corporations. Included in Mr. Gundlach's impressive list of honors are: Past President and Honorary Life Member of the Michigan Chapter, Associated General Contractors; Fellow of ASCE; Director and Chair, Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home; Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame; Dial Help Outstanding Service Award; National Organization for Women, Outstanding Service Award; Harvard Sports Hall of Fame; and others too numerous to mention. Herman was a member of the Michigan Tech President's Club, received the Michigan Tech Distinguished Service Award in 1983, and was elected to the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. Over the years, he has been a special friend of the civil and environmental engineering students at Michigan Tech. Herman was married to Barbara Kettle Gundlach who passed away in 1983. He has four daughters and four grandchildren. Herman Gundlach passed away in 2005 (excerpted from http://www.cee.mtu.edu/alumni/academy/photos-jpg/14Gundlach.html, accessed June 3, 2010). Collection Scope and Content Summary Includes architectural construction drawings for many of the buildings at Michigan Technological University and the Newberry State Hospital as well other significant structures in Michigan's Copper Country. - Page 4 - Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection MS-041 Administrative Information Publication Information Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 4/20/2011 Revision Description This collection was processed during the NHPRC funded Detailed Processing Project. 6/11/2014 Conditions Governing Access Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. Conditions Governing Use Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections. Acquisition An initial gift of 108 sets of rolled construction drawings was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Herman Gundlach on December 4, 2002. An additional two cubic feet of rolled drawings was recieved on April 13, 2010 from Gundlach Champion, Inc. Controlled Access Headings Corporate Name(s) • Herman Gundlach, Inc.. Genre(s) - Page 5 - Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection MS-041 • Blueprints (Reprographic copies) Geographic Name(s) • Houghton (Mich.) • Upper Peninsula (Mich.) Subject(s) • Architecture • Buildings--Michigan--Upper Peninsula • Construction industry--Michigan--Upper Peninsula • Construction projects--Michigan--Upper Peninsula - Page 6 - Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection MS-041 Collection Inventory Drawer 84 A Addition to S. Curkeek Bldg. Houghton, MI, Paul Humphrey Machneil Houghton, MI Undated 2.0 Blueprints 84 B American Legion Hotel, Crystal Falls, MI, Aaron Carlson Inc., and St. Paul Foundry Co. May November 1922 39 Blueprints, 2 Tracings, 1 Set of Specifications 84 C House, double boarding house, & doctor's house at Isle Royale, MI, C&H, J.S. Cockling and Herman Gundlach, Houghton MI March-September 1917 14 Blueprints, 2 Tracings 84 E Harbor Town in Motel & Convention Complex, Houghton MI, Jackola Engineering Company, Kalispell, Montana Mar-81 3 Blueprints, Preliminary Narrative Proposal 84 F Masonic Building Store Front 1911, Houghton MI Undated 1 Pencil Sketch, 1 Tracing, 1 Material List 84 G Administration building for the Northern State Normal School at Marquette, MI, Charlton and Kuenzil Architects; Marquette, MI, milwaukee, WI 13-Jul 19.0 Blue Prints 84 H Schweitzer Creek Dam, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco 29-Jun-62 12.0 Tracings 84 I F&N Roads, Sepia, Parking Lot Grading and Drainage Plan Details, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco 31-Jul-62 2.0 Tracings - Page 7 - Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection MS-041 84 J Newberry State Hospital Assistant Doctor's House, Newberry, MI, Charlton & Kuenzil and E. Demar Associated Architects; Marquette, MI; milwaukee, WI 13-Sep 8 Blue Prints, 4 Tracings 84 K Newberry State Hospital Tubercular Ward Building at Newberry, MI, Charlton & Kuenzil and E. Demar Associated Architects, Marquette, MI; milwaukee, WI September 1913, June 1915 4.0 Blueprints 84 L Newberry State Hospital Cottage "O" 1913, Newberry State Hospital Addition to Cottage "O" at Newberry, MI, Charlton & Kuenzil and E. Demar Associated Architects, Marquette, MI; milwaukee, WI September 1913, June 1915 2 Blueprints, 1 Tracing 84 M Newberry State Hospital Addition to Power House at Newberry, MI, Charlton & Kuenzil and E. Demar Associated Architects, Marquette, MI; milwaukee, WI 13-Sep 5 Blueprints, 1 Tracing 84 N Newberry State Hospital Bake Shop at Newberry Michigan, Charlton & Kuenzil and E. Demar Associated Architects, Marquette, MI; milwaukee, WI 13-Sep 2.0 Blueprints 84 O Nurse's Home at the Newberry State Hospital, Newberry MI, Charlton & Kuenzil, Architects, Marquette, MI; milwaukee, WI June-July, 1915 13 Blueprints, 3 Tracings 84 P Cottage "H" for the Newberry State Hospital at Newberry, Michigan, Charlton & Kuenzil, Architects, Marquette MI; milwaukee, WI June-July 1915 10 Blueprints, 2 Tracings 84 Q Newberry State Hospital Cottage "G" and One Cloister Connection, Charlton & Kuenzil, Architects, Marquette MI; Milwaukee, WI 13-Jun 12 Blue Prints, 2 Tracings - Page 8 - Herman Gundlach Architectural Drawings Collection MS-041 84 R St. Michaels Parish School, Flint 1927, A School Building for St. Michael's Parish, Flint, Michigan, Arthur Des Rosiers, Architectual Engineer, Detroit, Michigan 27-Jun 28 Blueprints, 1 Set of Specifications 84 S Engineering Building at the Michigan College of Mines, Houghton, Michigan, Derrick Hulbert, Milwaukee, WI Undated 4.0 Blueprints 84 T Stone work for an unidentified building Undated 15.0 Tracings