naa150 Thomas Holyoke collection Archives Staff University of Minnesota Libraries undated
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Karen Spilman, June 2005 English Holyoke, Thomas Thomas Holyoke collection 1891, 1906-1907, 1922 University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa] 0.5 cubic feet Collection contains plans and renderings for residences designed by Thomas Holyoke and the firm of Holyoke, Jemne & Davis. N 150 English High Bay Administrative Information Restrictions on Access

Available for use in the Manuscripts Division reading room. Advance notice is requested.

 Restrictions on Use

There are no restrictions on the use of materials in this collection. Copies can be requested if the condition of the originals warrants it.

Preferred Citation

Thomas Holyoke collection (N 150), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

 Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series:

Working Drawings Renderings Biographical Note

Thomas Gannett Holyoke was born on April 1, 1866 in South Natwich, Massachusetts. He came to St. Paul in 1877 to live with his sister, Mrs. William Davis. Holyoke worked as a draftsman for Cass Gilbert from the 1880s-1892 and was the chief draftsman in the design of the Minnesota State Capitol building. Holyoke became Gilbert's partner in 1892 and formed his own practice in St. Paul in 1906. Thomas Holyoke died on March 30, 1925.

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains Thomas Holyoke’s plans and renderings for the William D. Mitchell cottage (White Bear Lake MN, 1891, 1907), copies of the plans and elevations for the Charles Beard residence (St. Paul, MN, 1906) and blueprints of Watson P. Davidson summer cottage by the firm of Holyoke, Jemne & Davis (Isle Royale, MI, 1922)

Additional Finding Aid

An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.

 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.

Holyoke, Thomas -- Archives Holyoke, Jemne & Davis Architecture, Domestic -- Minnesota -- Designs and plans Vacation homes -- Michigan -- Isle Royale -- Designs and plans Detailed Contents

The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the collection.

Working Drawings 1906, 1922 Beard, Mr. Charles 1906

Residence

Corner Portland and Oxford

St. Paul, MN

Thomas Holyoke, Architect

photocopies

 Davidson, Watson P. 1922

Summer Cottage

Isle Royale, MI

Holyoke, Jemne and Davis (Architects)

Blueprints

 Renderings 1891, 1907 Mitchell, William D. 1907

Cottage

White Bear Lake, MN

Watercolor, ink on paper

 Details 1891

Italian architecture

ink and pencil on board (2 pieces)