Box 1 Folder 1
Writings & Talks, General, 1956 to 1986
List and copies of the articles and talks, primarily on industrialization of the building process
Box 1 Folder 2
Writings & Talks, "The Halle System of Building - Description", 1964 Oct
Article inProgressive Architecture;includes the original magazine and 5 reprints
Box 1 Folder 3
Writings & Talks, "Systems: Basis For An Integrated Building Industry", 1965 Sept
Article inArchitecture & Engineering News;includes 38 copies of the reprints
Box 1 Folder 4
Writings & Talks, Garage Semi-Prototype (Straus Garage), 1967 Jun
Article inArchitecture & Engineering News;includes reprints, 1 album and 10 photographs
Box 1 Folder 5
Writings & Talks, "The Potential of Steel in System Building", 1967 Nov
Talk at Building Research Institute (Washington, D.C.); contains 8 copies of transcripts and 3 copies ofCatalog of Parts - Structure
Box 1 Folder 6
Writings & Talks, Talk at School of Architecture, Princeton University, 1969 May, Dec
Box 1 Folder 7
Writings & Talks, "The Disadvantages of Mobile Homes"; "The Disadvantages of Modular Houses", 1974 Oct
Includes "Home Owners Taken For A Ride - Mobile Home" by Robert Cassidy forThe New York Times
Box 1 Folder 8
Writings & Talks, Introductory Remarks to NYIT Classes, 1975 to 1976
Box 1 Folder 9
Writings & Talks, Articles in The New York Times, 1976, 1981,1986
Includes Letters to the Editor, "To Revive Stalled Housing Starts" and the Op-Ed Page
Box 1 Folder 10
Writings & Talks, "On Building Much More Housing at Much Less Cost", 1980 to 1981, 85
Includes the original version in Sep and Dec, 1980, the talk version at NYIT in 1981 and the addendum "Total Building Systems - Why Not Before Now"
Box 1 Folder 11
Writings & Talks, "Only New Ways Can Build More Housing", 1981
Talk at HUD-NIBS Conference (Orlando, FL); full version and draft
Box 1 Folder 12
Writings & Talks, "Housing for All", 1986 Apr
Article inNational Building News,includes original newspapers and photocopies
Box 1 Folder 13 to 16
Writings & Talks, Correspondence (4 Folders), 1963 to 1985
WithArchitectural & Engineering News, Architectural News, Progressive Architecture, The Architecture Forum, The Architectural Record, The Reader's Digest, The New York Times, The Wall Street JournalandFortune Magazine
Box 1 Folder 17
Notes, Sketches and Drawings, [1959]
3 drawings of various projects and 4 Photostats of course work at Princeton
Box 1 Folder 18
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Operation Breakthrough RFP [1 of 4], 1969
Application of Improved Housing Systems Concepts for Large Volume Production
Drawer 202 Folder 1
HUD, Operation Breakthrough RFP [2 of 4], 1969
Final booklet of the Application, and a print of the trademark
Box 1 Folder 19
HUD, Operation Breakthrough RFP [3 of 4], 1971 to 1974
Includes Robertson Ward Jr. article in 1971 Mar AIA Journal: "Breakthrough?", "Where I Stand" article in 1972 MayArchitectural Newsand correspondence with the Industrialization Forum at Harvard GSD
Box 2 Folder 1 to 3
HUD, Operation Breakthrough RFP [4 of 4] (3 folders), 1969 to 1972
Correspondence with Department of Housing and Urban Development
Box 2 Folder 4 to 6
HUD, Correspondence (3 Folders), 1977 to 1988
Box 2 Folder 7
HUD, "Some Thoughts on Research and Technology at HUD", 1977 to 1979
Texts, HUD User Research Information brochures, HUD publication: "Earth Sheltered Housing: Code, Zoning and Financial Issues," drafts of unsolicited proposal and the correspondence with William J. White
Box 2 Folder 8 to 9
HUD, Cost of Housing Task Force (2 Folders), 1977 to 1979
Correspondence, meeting minutes, press release, final report, texts and research articles
Box 2 Folder 10
HUD, "On Lowering the Cost of Housing", 1978 to 1981
Proposals for action and comments before HUD Cost of Housing Task Force
Box 2 Folder 11
National Institute of Building Science (NIBS), Print Material, 1974 to 1985
Organizational brochures, magazine clippings and report to the President booklets
Box 2 Folder 12
NIBS, Correspondence, 1982 to 1983
Box 2 Folder 13
NIBS, Residential Technology Conference, 1981 to 1982
Notes, committee meeting minutes and questionnaire
Box 3 Folder 1 to 4
NIBS, Consultative Council (4 Folders), 1981 to 1987
Membership certificates, communication letters, memorandums to Technology Division members, newsletters and directories
Box 3 Folder 5 to 8
NIBS, Housing Technology Research Agenda (4 Folders), 1982 to 1984
Correspondence, memorandum, research plan and proposals, draft and final version of status and reports, presentation, drafts and final version of "Federal Government Role in Housing Technology Research: Responses to a Sampling of Building Community Viewpoints"
Box 3 Folder 9 to 11
Research, Building System [1 of 2] (3 folders), 1961 to 1970
Material and publication on modular system, prefabrication, school buildings, steel buildings and Hills Dry Building System
Drawer 202 Folder 2
Research, Building System [2 of 2], 1961 to 1970
Hills Dry Building System Section 2 Standard Drawing
Box 3 Folder 12
Research, Technology, 1976 to 1987
Office of Technology Report, NASA Publication, articles and newspaper clippings
Box 3 Folder 13
Research, Labor and Construction Cost, 1970 to 1980
Dept. of Labor Statistics booklet, other articles and construction cost report by Nielsen, Wurster & Assoc, Inc
Box 4 Folder 1
Research, Organizations, 1978 to 1981
Information of American enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Ford Foundation, Building Research Council, AIA Research Corporation, National Science Foundation
Box 4 Folder 2 to 4
Research, Housing (3 Folders), 1982 to 1992
Housing Act of 1968, US General Accounting Office 1982 Report, housing cost data, housing starts, smart housing and housing in Japan
Box 4 Folder 5
Research, Articles & Clippings, 1954 to 1984
Includes "A Modern School" by Abraham Flexner, "Behind the Scene and Under The Rug" by Howard E. Shuman, articles about Geo W.W. Brewster, andProfilemagazine
Box 4 Folder 6 to 12
Research, Vendors and Products [1 of 2] (7 folders), 1964 to 1981
Information about structure, building components & material, insulations, panels, partitions, gasketing and extrusion
Box 5 Folder 1 to 3
Research, Vendors and Products [2 of 2] (3 folders), 1964 to 1981
Information about structure, building components & material, insulations, panels, partitions, gasketing and extrusion
Box 5 Folder 4 to 6
Correspondence (3 Folders), 1975 to 1987
With Office of The President, US Senate, US Congress Subcommittee on Housing & Urban Development, Office of Technology Assessment, etc.
Box 5 Folder 7 to 9
Prefabrication, General Research (3 Folders), 1943 to 1991
Notes, articles, cost, prospective manufacturers and investors
Box 5 Folder 10
Prefabrication, International Competition for the Design of Industrially Fabricated Dwelling, 1966 to 1967
European Coal and Steel Community; contains correspondence, 10 Photostat negatives and 8 positives of the entry on boards
Box 6 Folder 1
Prefabrication, Post Office Department, 1967 to 1969
Correspondence, drawings, bidding research and information
Box 6 Folder 2 to 3
Prefabrication, Presentation (2 Folders), undated
Draft of "A Basis for a Method of Building". Contains 2 photos, 3 films, 13 photos of model and 20 display boards
Box 6 Folder 4 to 5
Prefabrication, Correspondence - Capital Structure Inc. (2 Folders), 1971 to 1976
Box 6 Folder 6
Prefabrication, Correspondence - John W. Straus, 1965 to 1975
Box 6 Folder 7
Prefabrication, Correspondence - McKee, Berger, Mansueto, Inc., 1968 to 1976
Box 6 Folder 8 to 13
Prefabrication, Correspondence - Great Britain (6 Folders), 1952 to 1972
With Minister of Education, Minister of Public Building & Works, Minister of Health, The Modular Society Ltd., British Constructional Steel Work Association, Hills Ltd., etc; also includes 2 photos and negatives, articles fromRIBA Journal, Architect's JournalandArchitectural Review
Box 7 Folder 1 to 4
Prefabrication, Correspondence - U.S. Government (4 Folders), 1954 to 1973
Includes Executive Office of the President, Congress, House of Representatives, Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare, Dept. of Commerce, Dept. of Post Office, Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Box 7 Folder 5 to 13
Prefabrication, Correspondence, Etc. [1 of 2] ( 9 folders), 1949 to 1975
With Educational Facilities Labs, Inc., New York State Council on Architecture, New York State Urban Development Corp. and some international entities in Canada, Italy, West Germany and France
Box 8 Folder 1 to 10
Prefabrication, Correspondence, Etc. [2 of 2] (10 folders), 1960 to 1980
With Building Research Institute, Building Research Advisory Board, Battelle Columbus Laborites, Holiday Inns, Inc., Keene Corporation and miscellaneous
Box 8 Folder 11
Patent Work, General, List of Patents, 1968, 1972
Box 8 Folder 12
Patent Work, General, Foreign, 1949 to 1972
Tax payment notice and applications
Box 8 Folder 13
Patent Work, Irrelevant Citation or For Abandoned Applications, 1961
Box 9 Folder 1 to 2
Patent Work, Patents Cited (2 Folders), 1952 to 1962
Box 9 Folder 3 to 8
Patent Work, Docket 1628: Methods of Building (6 Folders), 1961
Drafts, application, correspondence, original drawings and Photostat negatives
Box 9 Folder 9 to 10
Patent Work, Docket 2528: Proposed Divisional Applications of Original US Serial No. 363,021 (2 Folders), 1961
Application, correspondence and Photostats
Box 9 Folder 11
Patent Work, Docket 2924: Connecting Means for Structural Elements, 1954 to 1961
Applications and correspondence
Box 9 Folder 12 to 15
Patent Work, Docket 2991: Connection of Structural Elements in the Art of Building [1 of 2] (4 folders), 1960 to 1973
Letter Patent, Patent documents, applications and correspondence. Countries include: US, Canada, UK, West Germany, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Japan, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Yugoslavia, Argentina, Israel, Austria and Russia
Box 10 Folder 1 to 7
Patent Work, Docket 2991: Connection of Structural Elements in the Art of Building [2 of 2] (7 folders), 1960 to 1973
Letter Patent, Patent documents, applications and correspondence. Countries include: US, Canada, UK, West Germany, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Japan, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Yugoslavia, Argentina, Israel, Austria and Russia
Box 10 Folder 8
Patent Work, Docket 4163: Connecting Means for Structural Elements, 1961 to 1973
Patent document, application and correspondence. Countries include: US and UK
Box 10 Folder 9
Patent Work, Docket 4211: Window Structures for Buildings, 1961 to 1964
Applications and correspondence. Countries include: US and UK
Box 10 Folder 10
Patent Work, Docket 4212: Door Structures for Buildings, 1961 to 1964
Applications and correspondence. Countries include: US and UK
Box 10 Folder 11 to 12
Patent Work, Docket 4213: Beam and Column Structures for Buildings (2 Folders), 1963 to 1973
Letters Patent, Patent document, application and correspondence. Countries include: US, Canada, UK, France and West Germany
Box 11 Folder 1 to 2
Patent Work, Docket 4321: Floor Construction for Buildings (2 Folders), 1963 to 1973
Patent document, application and correspondence. Countries include: US and UK
Box 11 Folder 3 to 4
Patent Work, Docket 4880: Enclosure Structure for Buildings (2 Folders), 1961 to 1973
Letters Patent, Patent document, application and correspondence. Countries include: US, Canada, UK and France
Box 11 Folder 5
Patent Work, Docket 5651: Door and Window Structures for Buildings, 1966
Letters Patent, application and correspondence
Box 11 Folder 6 to 7
Patent Work, Docket 5911: Connection of Structural Elements in Roofs (2 Folders), 1964 to 1973
Letters Patent, Patent document, application, tax receipts and correspondence. Countries include: US, Canada, UK, France, West Germany
Box 11 Folder 8
Patent Work, Docket 6569: Trademark Design, 1966 to 1974
Original Registration, application and correspondence
Box 11 Folder 9
Building System Descriptions, 1963 to 1964
Includes clippings from 1964 OCT U.S. Progress in Preassembly
Box 11 Folder 10
Preliminary Information, 1967 to 1971
Incorporation proposal drafts
Box 11 Folder 11 to 12
Company Records (2 Folders), 1972 to 1976
Minutes & By Laws, certificates, Stock transfer ledger, correspondence, filing and operational files
Box 11 Folder 13
Photography, updated
Photograph of company trademark, 5 photographs of the system and negatives
Box 11 Folder 14
Drawings, 1971 to 1976
2 Sketches, 5 HBS drawings and 3 Singer Learning Center drawings by SMS Architects
Box 11 Folder 15
Presentation Booklets, [1972]
2 copies of each booklet of Company Presentation, Summary Description, The System. Also includes drafts and superseded pages
Box 11 Folder 16
Motel Project, 1973
Inquiries, correspondence and newspaper clippings
Box 11 Folder 17
Guidelines For Concrete Construction System, 1974 to 1976
8 copies of the guidelines, correspondence and testing report from McKee Berger Manueto, Inc.
Roll A221.03
Original System Sketches, undated
Roll A221.04
A Method of Building, 1952, 1956
Roll A221.05
Roof Studies for A Method of Building, 1950 to 1957
Roll A221.06
System of Building: Barracks Building, Office-Shop Building, Office Building, 1956-58, 1972
24 sheets. Other Creators: Pedersen & Tilney, Consulting Architects; Severud-Elstad-Krueger-Associates, Consulting Engineers. Project No. 14 originally housed with Roll 15
Roll A221.07
System of Building: System A Mark I, 1958
36 sheets. Other Creators: Pedersen & Tilney, Consulting Architects; Severud-Elstad-Krueger-Associates, Consulting Engineers
Roll A221.08
System of Building: System A Mark II, 1962 to 1967
55 sheets. Other Creators: Pedersen & Tilney, Consulting Architects; Severud-Elstad-Krueger-Associates, Consulting Engineers
Roll A221.09
System of Building: Standard Details, 1964 to 1968
64 sheets. Other Creators: Pedersen & Tilney, Consulting Architects; Severud-Elstad-Krueger-Associates, Consulting Engineers
Roll A221.10
System of Building: School Series, 1968
17 sheets. Other Creators: Pedersen & Tilney, Consulting Architects; Severud-Elstad-Krueger-Associates, Consulting Engineers. Originally housed with roll 19: Montrobac School
Roll A221.11
Stapleford Toton Lane Secondary Modern School, 1963 to 1966
24 sheets. Other Creators: Pedersen & Tilney, Consulting Architects; Severud-Elstad-Krueger-Associates, Consulting Engineers. Also contains drawings for Cost Study Building (1 story and 3 stories)
Roll A221.12
Garage for John W. Straus Esq. (Pound Ridge, NY), 1964 to 1967
38 sheets. Other Creators: Pedersen & Tilney, Consulting Architects; Severud-Elstad-Krueger-Associates, Consulting Engineers
Roll A221.13
Montrobac School (Stamford, CT), 1968
12 sheets. Other Creators: Douglas Kingston, Jr. (New Canaan, CT), WmF. Pedersen Assoc. Consulting Architects, Fischer-Sadler Assoc. Consulting Engineers.
Roll A221.14
Housing - Economy Motel, Motel Unit, Hotel Unit, 1969 to 1973
25 sheets. Project No. 12 originally housed with Roll 13
Roll A221.15
Housing - Single Family House, Row House, Apartment, 1969 to 1973
20 sheets. Project No. 16 originally housed with Roll 12
Roll A221.16
Junior System, 1973 to 1974
Roll A222.01
Singer Learning Center, 1973
19 sheets. Primary Creator: SMS Architects.
Roll A222.02
Concrete Modules, 1974 to 1976