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Claude H. Smith papers (N 95), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
The collection is organized alphabetically by commission name.
Claude Smith was born in Strathray, Ontario, Canada on March 28, 1889. He was educated in the public schools of London, Ontario and studied architecture in London and Toronto. He moved to Duluth in 1907 and worked in the office of German & Lignell until 1917. He then joined W.T. Bray and became a partner in 1920. Smith opened his own practice in 1925 and closed his office when he retired in 1957. He died in Duluth on January 23, 1967.
There are three sets of plans in this collection: plot plans for the Duluth Civic Center area (1936) with A.R. Nichols (Minneapolis) as landscape consultant; ink on linen drawings for the Itasca County Court House (Grand Rapids, MN, 1940); and ink on linen drawings for the Lakewood Pumping Station and Boiler House remodeling (Duluth, 1932), with elevations, floor plans, details and specifications.
An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.
Morell & Nichols papers (N 79)
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