naa110 Beverly Wachsmuth papers Archives staff; updated by Leslie Czechowski University of Minnesota Libraries December 2004
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Leslie Czechowski, December 2004 English Wachsmuth, Beverly, 1931-1994 Beverly Wachsmuth papers 1960-1991 University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa] 19.75 cubic feet The collection includes original drawings, sample materials boards, and photographs for office and other interior design projects at Syracuse University, IBM Corporation (New York), Oak Hill Country Club (Minneapolis MN), Xerox Corporation (New York) and Welch Foods (Westfield NY), among others. N110 English Mezzanine, High Bay, AV Room Administrative Information Restrictions on Access

Available for use in Manuscripts Division reading room.

Restrictions on Use

All rights of ownership, including literary rights to the contents thereof, have been transferred from the donor to the Archives.

 Preferred Citation

Beverly Wachsmuth papers (N 110), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

 Acquisition

Donated by Ms. Wachsmuth in 1985; additional materials transferred to the Archives in 1994.

 Biographical Note

Beverly Wachsmuth was born in 1930 in Minneapolis and studied at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the University of Minnesota. Her professional career began with a position with Dayton's department store. She became an interior designer with Farnham's and then in 1962 accepted the position of Corporate Interior Designer with the Xerox Corporation. She became the first woman to direct the total interior design efforts of a major U.S. corporation.

In 1966 she became president of Wachsmuth and Associates, Inc. and expanded her interior design focus to include product development, textile design, and fine arts programs. Seeking to return to Minneapolis, Ms. Wachsmuth opened a new interior design office here in 1981. She died in 1994.

 Scope and Content Note

The collection includes original drawings, sample materials boards, and photographs for office and other interior design projects at Syracuse University, IBM Corporation (New York), Oak Hill Country Club (Minneapolis MN), Xerox Corporation (New York) and Welch Foods (Westfield NY), among others.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is organized in three series of materials:

Master List of Commissions Photographs Boxed Materials Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Wachsmuth, Beverly, 1931-1994 Interior architecture -- United States. Office decoration -- United States. Detailed Contents

The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the collection. After the commission name may be listed five pieces of information: type of structure, street address, designer and/or firm, location of structure, types of materials.

Master List of Commissions 3-M, 1969

Office Interior Design

location unknown

Slides Only

Bausch & Lomb, 1974

Corporate Headquarters

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Rochester, New York

Slides Only

Cargill, Inc., 1989

Plymouth, MN

Boxed Files Only

Dessauer Residence, 1969

Residence

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Hillsboro, Florida

Slides Only

Evans & Hartung, Fine Jewelers, 1974

Commercial

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Rochester, New York

Slides Only

Fay, David Residence, 1971

Residence

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

location unknown

Slides Only

Fidelity Bank and Trust Company, 1984

Office Area

2338 Central Ave. N.E.

Minneapolis, MN

Boxed Files Only

General Mills, Inc., 1981;1982

Office Area

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Minneapolis, MN

Polaroids, Boxed Files, Sketches, Blueline

Goldberg Residence, 1977;1979

Residence

Wachsmuth and Associates Inc.

Palm Beach, Florida

Blueline, Photographs, Slides

Goulds Pump, Inc.-1, 1979:1984

Office Area pr. 7-306

240 Falls St.

Wachsmuth & Assoc. Inc.; Andersen-Dale Architects

Seneca Falls, New York

Blueline, Mylar, Photographs, Boxed Files

Goulds Pump, Inc.-2, 1976;1978;1979

Building

240 Falls St.

Wachsmuth & Assoc. Inc.; Beardsley & Beardsley

Seneca Falls, New York

Blueline

Goulds Pump, Inc.-3, 1983;1984

Accessions Program

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Seneca Falls, New York

Boxed Files Only

Hancock Center, John, 1968

Model Apartment

Beverly Wachsmuth, int. des

Chicago, Illinois

Slides, Photographs, Boxed Files

Haskins & Sells, 1974

Executive and General Offices

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Rochester, New York

Slides Only

Honeywell, Inc., 1981;1982;1983

Conference Rooms

Honeywell Plaza

Minneapolis, MN

Boxed Files Only

International Business Machines Building-0, 1983

SDS Data Center

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer; Knight & Associates

Boulder, Colorado

Boxed Files Only

International Business Machines Building-1, 1981

Building 920 & 921 pr. 2006

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer; FFF Architects

Wappingers Falls, New York

Sepia, Vellum, Xerox, Boxed Files

International Business Machines Building-2, 1982

pr. 2021

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer; FFF Architects

Wappinger, New York

Blueline

International Business Machines Building-3, 1983

Administration/ Laboratory Buildings

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer; Odell Architecture

Williston, Vermont

Mylar, Sepia, Photographs, Slides, Boxed Files

International Business Machines Building-4, 1983

Building 922 pr. 2079

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer; FFF

Wappingers, New York

Mylar, Blueline, Boxed Files

International Business Machines Building-5, 1971;1977

Building 14 pr. 7-308

Endicott, New York

Photographs, Blueline, Slides, Boxed Files

International Business Machines Building-6, 1977

D.P.D. Headquarters pr. 7-305

Wachsmuth & Associates Inc. Keyes, Leth & Condon

Bethesda, Maryland

Photographs, Slides, Boxed Files

International Business Machines Building-7, 1970

Programmer & Analyst Laboratory pr. 9-181 Bldg.708

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Poughkeepsie, New York

Slides Only

International Business Machines Building-8, 1970

Cafeteria, Artwork, Perspectives, Interior Design

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Lexington, New York

Slides Only

International Business Machines Building-9, undated

IBM Billing Department, Floor Plans

Consolidated Edison of NYC

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

New York, New York

Slides Only

International Business Machines Building-91, 1989

IDS Tower

815 First Bank Place West

Minneapolis, MN

Boxed Files Only

Katz, 1969

pr. 8-156

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Pittsford, New York

Slides Only

Kodak Co. (Eastman)-1, 1971

Marketing Offices

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Camden, New Jersey

Slides Only

Kodak Co. (Eastman)-2, 1966-1968

Office

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

location unknown

Slides Only

McCardell Residence-1, 1969

Residence pr. 9-186

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Westport

Slides Only

McCardell Residence-2, 1969

Residence pr. 7-139

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Honeoye Falls

Slides Only

Medtronics, Inc., 1984

Office Area

3055 Old Highway 8

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Minneapolis, MN

Boxed Files Only

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1984

Entrance and Lobby

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Minneapolis, MN

Boxed Files Only

Monroe County Airport, 1974

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

location unknown

Slides Only

Nixon, Hargrave, Devan and Doyle, 1971;1972

Executive Office

Beverly Wachsmuth, int. des

Rochester, New York

Slides Only

Northwestern Bell, 1983

Art Collection

70 West Fourth Street

Beverly Wachsmuth, int. des

St. Paul, MN

Slides Only

Oak Hill Country Club, undated

Mounted Floor Plan, Samples

Beverly Wachsmuth, int. des

Rochester, New York

Display Board Only

Park Square Condominiums, 1989

2930 Blaisdell Ave. South

Beverly Wachsmuth, int. des

Minneapolis, MN

Boxed Files Only

Percival Residence, 1989;1990;1991

Residence

2732 Caroline Ave.

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer; Mcmonigal Architects

Wayzata, MN

Blueline

Perticone Properties, 1974

Neighborhood Renovation

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Rochester, New York

Slides Only

Pillsbury Company, 1981

Interior Design Master Plan

200 South Sixth St.

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Minneapolis, MN

Boxed Files Only

Price-Waterhouse, 1974

Executive Offices

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Rochester, New York

Slides Only

Rochester Institute of Technology-1, 1975

Building 1

Wachsmuth & Associates Inc.

Rochester, New York

Boxed Files Only

Rochester Institute of Technology-2, 1975

Building 6

Wachsmuth & Associates Inc.

Rochester, New York

Boxed Files Only

Rochester Institute of Technology-3, 1975

Building 7B

Wachsmuth & Associates Inc.

Rochester, New York

Boxed Files Only

Salzman Residence, 1991

Residence

260 Susquehanna Rd.

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Rochester, New York

Boxed Files Only

Schmidt Residence, 1986;1987

Residence

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Anoka, MN

Blueline

Schwertz, Dr., 1967

Office

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

location unknown

Slides Only

Stern Kitchen, 1974

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

location unknown

Slides Only

Stevens Office Furniture System, undated

Furniture Line

location unknown

Slides Only

Top of the Plaza, 1968

Commercial

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

Rochester, New York

Slides Only

Unidentified Drawing of a House, undated

location unknown

Unidentified Floor Plans, undated

Wachsmuth & Associates

location unknown

Unidentified Office Plans, undated

location unknown

Unidentified Sketch of a House, undated

location unknown

University Microfilms Inc., 1966

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Slides Only

W.C. Baird Corporation, 1971

Residences/Subdivision?

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

location unknown

Slides Only

Wachsmuth Residence, undated

Renovation and Addition

2915 Ulysses St. NE

Andersen Group Architects

Minneapolis, MN

Blueline

Welch Foods Inc, 1976 [ca.]

Wachsmuth & Associates

Westfield, New York

pencil on paper, sepia, blacklines

Xerox. 1964

Beverly Wachsmuth, interior designer

N.Y.C, New York

Slides Only

Photographs 01 3-M Jan '69

Floor Plans, Models

Quantity: 14

Slides

01 Architecture Detail Jun '71

Architecture Detail

Quantity: 13

Slides

01 Bauch & Lomb Oct '74

Floor Plans

Quantity: 2

Slides

01 Bujnowski, Don '71-'80

Tapestries

Quantity: 20

Slides

01 City Planning Oct '70

Lake views, Buildings

Quantity: 9

Slides

01 Dessauer Residence '69

Interior Design

Quantity: 29

Slides

01 Evans & Hartung, Fine Jewelers Oct '74

Floor Plans, Samples

Quantity: 4

Slides

01 Fay, David Residence Oct '71

Pictures of Structure

Quantity: 20

Slides

01 Goldberg Residence March '79

Interior Design

Quantity: 6

Photographs

01 Goldberg Residence -

Interior Design

Quantity: 19

Slides

01 Gould's Pump, Inc.-1 -

Floor Plans, Interior Design

Quantity: 4

Slides

01 Haskins & Sells Oct '74

Floor Plans, Furniture, Samples

Quantity: 6

Slides

01 International Business Machines Building-3 -

Interior Design, Corridors, Cafeteria

Quantity: 24

Slides

01 & 02 International Business Machines Building-5 Feb '71

Building 14 Floor Plans, Samples, Perspectives, Artwork,

Quantity: 108

Slides

02 Gould's Pump, Inc.-1 -

Interior Design

Quantity: 6 polaroid; 1 photo

Photographs

02 International Business Machines Building-6 '83

Floor Plans, Color Samples, Interior Design, Construction

Quantity: 148

Slides

02 International Business Machines Building-6 June '81

Floor Plans, D.P.D Headquarters Plan, Furniture, Material Samples, Office Areas

Quantity: 36

Slides

02 & 03 International Business Machines Building-7 Feb '70

Perspectives, Pictures of Appliances, Floor Plans

Quantity: 187

Slides

03 Gould's Pump, Inc.-2 March '79

Interior Design

Quantity: 5

Negatives

03 Hancock Center, John '68

Model Apartment, Building, View

Quantity: 55

Slides

03 International Business Machines Building-8 Oct '70

Artwork, Perspectives, Interior Design

Quantity: 42

Slides

03 International Business Machines Building-9 -

Floor Plans, Perspectives

Quantity: 30

Slides

03 Katz Mar '69

pr. 8-156, Interior Design

Quantity: 7

Slides

03 Kodak Co. (Eastman)-1 June '71

Office Areas, Interior Design

Quantity: 47

Slides

03 Kodak Co. (Eastman)-2 -

Floor Plans, Perspectives, Samples, Executive Office, Furniture

Quantity: 18

Slides

03 Mccardell Residence-1 '69

pr.9-186, Interior Design

Quantity: 15

Slides

03 Mccardell Residence-2 '69

pr.7-139, Interior Design

Quantity: 14

Slides

03 Minneapolis Cityscape June '74

Streetscenes

Quantity: 20

Slides

03 Monroe County Airport Oct '74

Perspective, Floor Plans

Quantity: 3

Slides

03 Nixon, Hargrave, Devan and Doyle Jan '72,Oct '71

Samples, Floor Plans, Furniture, Building

Quantity: 106

Slides

03 Perticone Properties Aug '74,Oct '74

pr. 4-274, Houses, Buildings, Plans, Streetscenes

Quantity: 65

Slides

03 Price-Waterhouse Oct '74

Exective Offices, Floor Plans, Furniture, Perspectives

Quantity: 13

Slides

03 Rochester Jan '72

Streetscapes, Buildings

Quantity: 11

Slides

03 Schwertz, Dr. Jan '67

Office Interior

Quantity: 3

Slides

03 Stern Kitchen Oct '74

Floor Plan

Quantity: 1

Slides

03 Top of the Plaza '68, '69, '71

Interior Design, Set up

Quantity: 26

Slides

03 Unidentified-1 '66,'67,'68,'69

Interior Design, Perspective, Floor Plan

Quantity: 33

Slides

03 University Microfilms Inc. '66

Interior Design

Quantity: 3

Slides

03 W.C. Baird Corporation Aug & Oct '71

Town House Project, Floor Plans, Site Plans

Quantity: 37

Slides

03 Xerox Feb '64, '66

Interior Design, Floor Plans

Quantity: 14

Slides

04 Gould's Pump, Inc.-2 March '79

Interior Design

Quantity: 10

Photographs

05 Hancock Center, John '68

Model Apartments, Building

Quantity: 10

Photographs

06 International Business Machines Building-3 -

Construction and Building

Quantity: 12

Photographs

07 Personal Oct '67

Beverly Wachsmuth (5)

Quantity: 73

Photographs

08 Restaurant Veranda -

Quantity: 3

Photographs

09 Top of the Plaza Jan. '68

Persian Room of the Plaza

Quantity: 1

Photograph

10 Unidentified-2

Interior Design

Quantity: 12

Negatives and Print

 11 Unidentified-3

Office Furniture

Quantity: 8

Photographs

12 Xerox -

Interior Design

Quantity: 19

Photographs

13 Stevens Office Furniture System -

Furniture Line

Quantity: 47

Slides

o.s. Xerox -

Interior Design

Quantity: 18

Mounted Photographs

 Boxed Materials Business Correspondence and Operations 1 Anderson/Dale Architects 1984

General Correspondence

1 Bujnowski, Don 1977

Tapestry Artist

1 Designing for the Electronic Office 1984

Education

1 Employee Applications 1986

Beverly Wachsmuth

1 General Correspondence -

1 Glenwood Design Group 1988

General Correspondence

1 Glenwood Design Group -

Lease Agreement

1 IDI Correspondence 1981;1982

Engineering and Technical Services; Resumes and Time

1 International Business Machines 1979

Furniture Standards and Contracts (2 Folders)

1 La Salle Plaza 1989

Wilson & Associates

1 Lottes, John - President, MSFA 1982

General Correspondence

1 Palmer Group 1976

General Correspondence

1 Prospective Employee Qualifications 1984

Resumes and Correspondence

1 Prospects 1981-1983

Notifications of Team 70 Merger

2 SEG (Special Environments Group) 1990

Seiberlich Ph. d., Larry

2 SEG (Special Environments Group) 1991

Hometime/Duplications

2 Spinneybeck Leather 1988-1989

Correspondence

Clippings 2 General Clippings 1984;1981

2 New York Times 1988

Interior Design Reviews

2 New York Times 1987;1988

Product Design Info

2 New York Times 1987;1988

Obituaries

2 New York Times 1987;1988

Editorials- Business

2 New York Times 1988

Book Reviews

2 New York Times 1987;1988

Art Reviews

2 New York Times 1987-1989

Architecture Reviews

2 New York Times 1988

Medical/Health Articles

Community and Business Activities 3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

New Design for MN Chapter Newsletter

3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

infoRM Newsletter- Winter- "Beyond Interiors"

3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

infoRM Newsletter- Proposal

3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

infoRM Newsletter- Notes and Quotes

3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1990

Newsletter

3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

infoRM Newsletter Editorial Procedures

3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

Historic Preservation Committee

3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1990

Interview Tape

3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1988

"Designer's Portfolio" Correspondence

3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1988;1983

General Correspondence

3 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

infoRM Newsletter- Cartoons

4 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1989

Interior Design Education- Correspondence

4 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

infoRM Newsletter- Winter- Arrangements

4 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

infoRM Newsletter- Spring- Ready Reference Ads

4 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

infoRM Newsletter- Summer- "Actualization"

4 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

infoRM Newsletter- Summer- Ready Reference Ads

4 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1992

infoRM Newsletter- Winter- "Finding the Right Fit"

4 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

Short Story & Drawing- Reflections on a Romantic Age & the Last Great Italian Draftsman

4 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) 1991

Short Story & Drawing- "Always Keep Your Promises to Your Husband"

4 East West Gallery 1988

Correspondence

4 Fine Arts Programs 1984

Correspondence and Articles

4 MSAIA (Minnesota Society American Institute of Architects) 1984

Correspondence

4 MSAIA (Minnesota Society American Institute of Architects) 1983;1984

Interiors Committee- General Correspondence

5 MSAIA (Minnesota Society American Institute of Architects) 1984

Convention Committee

5 MSAIA (Minnesota Society American Institute of Architects) 1990

Historic Resource Correspondence

5 MSAIA (Minnesota Society American Institute of Architects) 1991

Historic Resource Committee

5 Set Aside Program 1988

Minnesota Contracts

Display Board o.s. Evans & Hartung -

Mounted Floor Plan (1)

o.s. International Business Machines -

Color Plan, Floor Plans, Wall Samples, Perspectives (6)

o.s. Oak Hill Country Club -

Floor Plan, Samples (2)

o.s. Unidentified -

Collages, Samples, Perspectives, Mounted Photos, Sketches

o.s. University Microfilms, Inc. -

Presentation Folder (1)

o.s. Xerox -

Samples, Enlarged Photos, Presentation Folders (12)

Job Files 5 Cargil, Inc. 1989

Proposal

5 Fidelity Bank and Trust Company 1984

Proposal for Bank Interiors

5 General Mills, Inc. 1982

Executive Secretary Area

5 General Mills, Inc. 1982-1984

Johnson V.P., Cyrus

5 General Mills, Inc. 1982

Executive Area

5 General Mills, Inc. 1983-1984

Anderson-Dale and Wachsmuth

5 General Mills, Inc. 1982

Willes V.P., Mark

5 Goulds Pump, Inc.-1 1983;1985

5 Goulds Pump, Inc.-3 1983;1984

Proposal for 1984

5 Goulds Pump, Inc.-3 1984

Accessions Program

5 Hancock Center, John 1968;1969

5 Honeywell, Inc. 1981-83

Past Proposals

5 International Business Machines Building-0 1983

SDS Data Center

6 International Business Machines Building-1 1981-1983

Buildings 920 & 921

6 International Business Machines Building-1 1981

Interior Design Master Plan (3 Folders)

6 International Business Machines Building-3 1983

6 International Business Machines Building-4 1982;1983

Building 922

6 International Business Machines Building-5 1971;1977

Master Plan

7 International Business Machines Building-6 1977

Master Plan

7 International Business Machines Building-6 1977

Master Building Plan (2 Folders)

7 International Business Machines Building-91 1988;1989

(2 Folders)

8 Medtronics, Inc. 1981-1984

8 Minneapolis Institute of Arts 1982;1984

8 Northwestern Bell 1983

8 Park Square Condominiums 1989

8 Rochester Institue of Technology-1 -

George Eastman Memorial Building

8 Rochester Institue of Technology-2 -

College of General Studies

8 Rochester Institue of Technology-3 -

College of Graphic Arts and Photography

8 Salzman Residence 1991

Notes and Quotes

Resume and Personal 9 Beverly Wachsmuth -

Resume and Report Card (2 Folders)