SMITH, Mervyn Collection

Contains 10 series of material related to the career of Australian architect, Mervyn Ashmore Smith. Includes Student work (Newcastle Technical College), primarily 1927-34; Apprenticeship, 1925-29,work with J.P, Gannon, 1935-3; work with the Department of Works and Local Government, Sydney, 1938-41; work with the Department of Works, Adelaide, 1941-49; Town-planning work, primarily Newcastle and district, 1949-52; work with the Department of Works, Adelaide, 1953-69; Private work, 1927-c.1960; and certificates, curriculum vitae, interviews, and drafting tools and accessories.

The more than 40 years of work includes many different categories of building, and several styles. Apart from the finished (printed) plans, there are also a large number of preliminary plans and sketches, not only from his private work, but also in particular from the Department of Works Adelaide, and from the town-planning. From these one can see Smith's own extensive design-work particularly in three large projects - the War-Service Homes, Adelaide (1947-48), the town planning in and near Newcastle (1949-52), and the Adelaide Airport terminal (1956-57).

Correspondence, specifications, and photographs are scattered unevenly through the overall collection. There are a few letters from Smith's private architectural work, while there are many relevant extracts from letters written to his wife during some of his town-planning in Newcastle. Many job-applications are also included. There is a large diary from 1938, which contains many details about Smith's work with P.J. Gannon, and extracts have been included from diaries of 1927 and 1928. Interviews (whole or part) with Smith have been included from 1964, 1980-81, and 1985. The photos include a few from student field-work, some professional photos taken in the town-planning office, and fine aerial photos taken for Smith's town-planning in 1949-51.

包含与澳大利亚建筑师默文·阿什莫尔·史密斯（Mervyn Ashmore Smith）职业生涯相关的10个系列材料。内容包括：纽卡斯尔技术学院（Newcastle Technical College）的学生作品（主要为1927-1934年）；学徒期（1925-1929年）；1935-193[原文可能有误]年与J.P. Gannon合作的工作；1938-1941年在悉尼工程与地方政府部（Department of Works and Local Government）的工作；1941-1949年在阿德莱德工程部（Department of Works）的工作；主要在纽卡斯尔及周边地区的城市规划工作（1949-1952年）；1953-1969年在阿德莱德工程部的工作；私人项目（1927-约1960年）；以及证书、简历、访谈记录和绘图工具及配件。

四十余年的工作涵盖多种建筑类型与风格。除成品（印刷版）图纸外，还包含大量初步方案与草图——不仅来自其私人项目，更集中于阿德莱德工程部及城市规划工作。从中可窥见史密斯本人广泛的设计实践，尤以三大项目为代表：阿德莱德退伍军人住房（1947-1948年）、纽卡斯尔及周边地区城市规划（1949-1952年）、阿德莱德机场航站楼（1956-1957年）。

通信文件、规格说明与照片在整个藏品中分布不均。其中包含少量史密斯私人建筑项目的信件，以及其在纽卡斯尔从事城市规划期间写给妻子的信件节选；此外还有多份求职申请。藏品收录了1938年的一本详细日记（记录与J.P. Gannon合作的工作细节），以及1927年和1928年的日记节选。照片部分包括少量学生实地考察照片、城市规划办公室拍摄的专业照片，以及1949-1951年为史密斯城市规划工作拍摄的高清航拍照片。