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Content Description

From the Collection:

This collection contains records created throughout the career of Mobile-area architect Carl F. Burmeister Jr. from 1952 to the early 2000s, including architectural drawings and project specifications. Notes, correspondence, photographs, construction reports, inspection reports, insurance records, change orders, pay information, and contract documents exist for many projects. Also present are records relating to his business, including registrations and licenses, seals and stamps, office correspondence, financial files, a 1992 survey of Mobile school facilities, and an organized opposition to the proposed use of "stock" school plans in Alabama in the 1960s. Personal documents include some correspondence, materials related to church activities, college architectural assignments, and records relating to managing properties and the family business in Pensacola, Florida, following the death of his father Carl F. Burmeister Sr.

Dates

  • 1925 - 2006
  • Majority of material found within 1950 - 1999

Access restrictions as stated in gift agreement(s)

This collection is open for research.

Extent

2 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

General

ACI Building Code: Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete (ACI 318-56). Detroit, MI: American Concrete Institute. 'Authorized reprint from copyrighted Journal of American Concrete Institute, May 1956, Proceedings, V. 52.'

ACI Standard: Recommended Practice for Measuring, Mixing and Placing Concrete (ACI 614-42). Detroit, MI: American Concrete Institute. 'Authorized reprint from copyrighted Journal of the American Concrete Institute, June 1945, Proceedings, Vol. 41.'

ACI Standard: Recommended Practice for Selecting Proportions for Concrete (ACI 613-54). Detroit, MI: American Concrete Institute. 'Authorized reprint from copyrighted Journal of the American Concrete Institute, September 1954, Proceedings Vol. 51.'

ACI Standard: Recommended Practice for Winter Concreting (ACI 604-56). Detroit, MI: American Concrete Institute. 'Authorized reprint from copyrighted Journal of American Concrete Institute, June 1956, Proceedings, Vol. 52.'

ALCOA Structural Handbook. Pittsburgh, PA: Aluminum Company of America, 1950.

Allowable Axial Loads on Columns. Bethlehem, Pa: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, 1977.

Alt Spec Volume 1. New York: Alt Spec, LLC, 2001.

Architectural Design Collaborators. Cambridge, MA: Perlman/Stearns Inc., 1990.

Architectural Design Collaborators 2. Cambridge, MA: Perlman/Stearns Inc., 1991.

Architectural Details of Curtis Woodwork. Clinton: Curtis Companies Incorporated, [ca. 1953-1955].

ASTM Specifications for Concrete Masonry Units: Authorized Reprint for the National Concrete Masonry Association from the Copyrighted Publications of the American Society for Testing and Materials. Philadelphia, PA: ASTM, 1973.

Blodgett, Omer W. and Scalzi, John B. Design of Welded Structural Connections. Cleveland, OH, James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation, 1961.

Building Code of the City of Mobile: Effective June 1, 1955.

Construction Castings: Catalog "R". 9th ed. Neenah, WI: Neenah Foundry Company, 1982.

Creighton, Tom, ed. Selected Houses from Progressive Architecture. 1st ed. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, [circa 1950s].

Creighton, Tom, ed. Selected Schools from Progressive Architecture. 1st ed. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, [circa 1950s].

Design and Construction of Reinforced Concrete Masonry Columns and Pilasters. Washington, D.C.: National Concrete Masonry Association, 1960. [Includes supplement, 1961]

Electronic Sweet's Databases for Construction Professionals, 1990-1991: 1990 Sweet's Catalog File. Sweet's/McGraw-Hill, 1990. [CD-rom]

Gaylord Container Division. Handbook of Corrugated and Solid Fibreboard Boxes and Products. Chicago: Fibre Box Association, 1968.

Grading Rules. 1977 ed. Pensacola, FL: Southern Pine Inspection Bureau, 1977.

Grimm, C. T. Water Permeance of Masonry Walls: A Review of the Literature. Reprint for General Shale, 1983.

Grogan, John C. Water Permeance in Brick Masonry. Reprint for General Shale Products Corporation, 1983.

Gypsum Drywall Construction Handbook. 5th ed. Chicago, IL: United States Gypsum Company, 1968.

Handbook for Built-Up Roofs. Denver: Johns-Manville, [1981].

Harris-Barrier Parking Techniques: 1967 Edition. Indianapolis, IN: Harris-Barrier, Inc., 1966.

Hot Rolled Steel Shapes and Plates. [Pittsburgh, PA]: United States Steel, 1963.

Hot Rolled Steel Shapes and Plates. United States Steel Corporation, 1966.

Koppes, Wayne F. Hollow Metal Technical and Design Manual. Oak Park, IL: National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers, 1977.

Manual of Standard Practice for Detailing Reinforced Concrete Structures (ACI Standard 315-48): Adopted as a Standard of the American Concrete Institute at its 44th Annual Convention, February 25, 1948, as Reported by Committee 315; Ratified by Letter Ballot June 29, 1948. Detroit, MI: American Concrete Institute, 1949.

Metal Product Outline for Division 5 Metals of the Uniform System for Construction Specifications. Chicago: National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers, 1968.

Moments, Shears and Reactions Continuous Highway Bridge Tables. New York: American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., 1959.

Plastics Dimensional Catalog. Charlotte, N.C.: Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, [n.d.].

Plumbing Roughing-In Measurements. New York, NY: American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation, 1955.

Plumbing Roughing-In Measurements. Johnstown, PA: Crane Plumbing – Heating – Air Conditioning Group, [n.d.].

A Professional's Handbook on Grouting, Concrete Repair, and Waterproofing for Contractors, Architects, Engineers, Specifiers, Owners. Fairfield, CT: Five Star Products, Inc., 1988.

Progressive Architecture. Selected Architectural Details for Architects, Engineers, Designers and Draftsmen. New York: Reinhold, n.d.

Progressive Architecture. Structural Engineering Techniques: for Architects and Engineers. Creighton, Tom, ed. 4th ed., new and revised. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporations, [1954?].

Quality Standards of the Architectural Woodwork Industry. Nashville, Architectural Woodwork Institute, 1963.

Red Book of Lathing and Plastering. 27th ed. Chicago: IL: United States Gypsum Company, 1969.

Reinforced Concrete Masonry Retaining Walls. Arlington, VA.: National Concrete Masonry Association, 1954.

Regulators: How to Save, Protect, Repair Them. Minneapolis, MN: Smith Welding Equipment Corp., [circa 1940s-1950s].

Schutz, Raymond J. Setting Time of Concrete Controlled by the Use of Admixtures. Passaic, NJ: Sika Chemical Corporation. 'Authorized reprint from copyrighted Journal of the American Concrete Institute, January 1959, Proceedings Vol. 55.'

Scalzi, J.B., Polodny, W. Jr., and Teng, W.C. Design Fundamentals of Cable Roof Structures. Pittsburgh, PA: United States Steel Corporation, 1969.

Sound Control in Design. United State Gypsum, 1959.

Specifications for Structural Joints Using ASTM A325 or A490 Bolts. Chicago: American Institute of Steel Construction, 1980.

Specifications Manual for Built-Up Roofs and Roof Insulation. Denver: Johns-Manville, 1976.

Standard Specifications for Ready-Mixed Concrete, ASTM Designation: C 94 – 63. Reprinted from Book of ASTM Standards, Part 10. Philadelphia, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials, 1964.

Steel Joists and Joist Girders. Vulcraft, 1974.

Steel Joists and Joist Girders. Vulcraft, 1979.

Steel Joists and Joist Girders. Brigham City, UT: Vulcraft, 1988.

Stock Components for Architectural Metal Work: Catalog 17. Carlstadt, NJ: Julius Blum and Co., Inc., 2000.

Technical Notes on Brick and Tile Construction. Atlanta, GA: Southern Brick and Tile Manufacturers Association, circa 1950s-1980s.

Voss, Walter C. Exterior Masonry Construction. 2nd ed. Washington D.C.: National Lime Association, 1960.

Welding Torches, Cutting Torches: How to Save, Protect, Repair Them. Minneapolis, MN: Smith Welding Equipment Corp., [circa 1940s-1950s].

Wiremold Buyer's Guide. West Hartford, CT: The Wiremold Company, 1996.

The Woodbook. Seattle, WA: Avery-Phares, Inc., 1983

The Woodbook. Seattle, WA: Commerce Publishing Corporation, 1985.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

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