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.

本数据集收录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组资料，具体包括：1927年至1934年期间的纽卡斯尔技术学院学生作业；1925年至1929年的学徒经历，以及与J.P.甘农（J.P. Gannon）的合作工作（时间标注为1935-3）；1938年至1941年在悉尼公共工程与地方政府部门的任职经历；1941年至1949年在阿德莱德公共工程部门的任职经历；1949年至1952年主要面向纽卡斯尔及其周边地区的城镇规划工作；1953年至1969年再次于阿德莱德公共工程部门任职；1927年至约1960年的私人执业建筑业务；此外还包含各类证书、简历、访谈文稿，以及绘图工具与配件。该藏品跨越40余年职业历程，涵盖多类建筑项目与多种建筑风格。除最终交付的印刷版设计图纸外，还留存有大量初步设计图纸与手绘草图，其来源不仅包括私人执业项目，更大量出自阿德莱德公共工程部门的工作内容与城镇规划项目。通过这批资料，可充分展现史密斯的丰富原创设计成果，其中尤以三项大型工程最为典型：1947年至1948年的阿德莱德退伍军人住宅项目、1949年至1952年的纽卡斯尔及周边地区城镇规划项目，以及1956年至1957年的阿德莱德机场航站楼项目。往来通信、技术规范文件与照片在整组藏品中的分布并不均衡，其中仅收录少量来自其私人建筑业务的往来信件，却包含大量他在纽卡斯尔开展城镇规划工作期间写给妻子的信件摘录。数据集同时收录了多份求职申请材料。另有1938年的完整日记，其中详细记录了他与P.J.甘农（P.J. Gannon）共事的细节，此外还编入了1927年与1928年的日记摘录。针对史密斯的完整或节选访谈分别来自1964年、1980年至1981年以及1985年。照片内容涵盖少量学生实地考察摄影作品、城镇规划办公室拍摄的专业影像，以及1949年至1951年为其城镇规划项目拍摄的精美航拍照片。