The collection is comprised of a floorplan drawing, standard specifications, brochure, and photograph for a round house designed by the Rondesics Leisure Home Corporation.
Rondensics Leisure Homes Corporation of Asheville, North Carolina designed, produced, and sold factory-built, round homes, primarily for resorts and vacation areas.
Rondensics Leisure Homes Corporation of Asheville, North Carolina designed, produced, and sold factory-built, round homes, primarily for resorts and vacation areas.
The collection is comprised of a floorplan drawing, standard specifications, brochure, and photograph for a round house designed by the Rondesics Leisure Home Corporation.
Bishir acquired the Rondesics material from a now unknown source.
Materials are arranged alphabetically.
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This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
[Identification of item], Rondesics Leisure Homes Corporation Collection of Drawings, Photographs, and Other Materials, MC 00177, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Catherine Bishir, 2009 (Accession 2009.0127).
Processed by: Todd Kosmerick and Tish Wiggs; machine-readable finding aid created by: Todd Kosmerick and Tish Wiggs, June 2011.
This collection was processed with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives program.
Two-sided, tri-fold brochure titled "Stay Awhile..." highlighting homes by Rondesics. Black and white with orange block color.
Blueprint created for the residence of Al and Rebecca Snipes. Includes floor plans, elevations, and site details.
Eight-page document outlining housing intrastructure, framing, etc. Printed on Rondesics' letterhead.
Black and white photograph showing a man and woman standing on the deck of an unfinished round structure. Possibly showing Al and Rebecca Snipes and their home.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
The Special Collections Research Center, NC State University Libraries, has digital copies of some or all of these materials.
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[Identification of item], Rondesics Leisure Homes Corporation Collection of Drawings, Photographs, and Other Materials, MC 00177, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.