[UMA-SR-000001021] Architectural drawings of Bates, Smart and McCutcheon Pty Ltd and predecessors

Description

IdentifierUMA-SR-000001021ExtentApproximately 4000 drawingsScope and ContentThis series consists of a selection of drawings from the early work of Joseph Reed in the 1850s through to the work of Bates, Smart and McCutcheon Pty Ltd in the mid 1990s.
Within the collection are drawings produced by architects working for other firms before joining BSM, notably AM Henderson and EA Bates (who had been trained with the firm before entering into practice with RG Hyndman). Other architects include Kemp, Oakden, Alsop, Barnet, Eggleston, Stevenson, Annear, Featherstone and many more whose drawings have been acquired by Bates Smart McCutcheon in the course of their work. Garden designer Edna Walling is also represented in this series.ArrangementDrawings by Joseph Reed were identified by him in a very simple way, with the first sheet (usually an elevation) identified with project name and subsequent sheets identified only by a drawing number within the project sequence. In contrast, recent projects by Bates Smart are generally identified by a detailed, numbered title block on every sheet. To aid identification of projects and control of materials, a running sequence of job numbers was imposed by archivists. On previous finding aids this was referred to as BSM Job number, however these have been renamed to UMA Job No. as Bates, Smart and McCutcheon utilised their own numbering system that is generally present in the title block. UMA Job No. do not appear anywhere on the actual drawings themselves. Note also that sometimes UMA Job numbers may relate to multiple projects.Collection CategoryBusinessAccess StatusOpen for public accessPhysical RestrictionsMany of the materials in this collection are oversized and fragile, and may only be accessed by prior arrangementRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this SeriesSearch within this Series

Provenance

CreatorBates, Smart and McCutcheon Pty LtdRoleArchitect

Provenance

CreatorReed, Smart & TappinRoleArchitect

Provenance

CreatorReed & BarnesRoleArchitect

Provenance

CreatorBates, Peebles and SmartRoleArchitect

Dates

Date1858-1995

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[UMA-SR-000001021] Architectural drawings of Bates, Smart and McCutcheon Pty Ltd and predecessors