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Architectural drawings, 1951-1986, of buildings at Campbell College in Buies Creek, North Carolina, at North Carolina State University, and other buildings.
Raymond Cecil Sawyer (1925-2018) was a modernist architect, who practiced mainly in North Carolina. After graduating from N.C. State College's School of Design, Sawyer worked with Alfred Lublin in Norfolk, Virginia, and with Owen Smith and Jim Webb before returning to Raleigh to work with Terry Waugh, becoming an associate and then partner. When Waugh returned to the faculty of the NC State University School of Design, Sawyer formed his own private practice, designing homes and other buildings. Sawyer worked on numerous projects at NC State University, including the University Theater. He also worked on projects around North Carolina, designing the Historic Bath Visitor Center and the gunboat cradle for the CSS Neuse, a Confederate ship in Kinston, North Carolina. He designed projects for Campbell University, Hillyer Memorial Christian Church, and, as a member of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission, designed hospital units throughout the state. Sawyer retired from the Medical Care Commission in 1992.
Raymond Sawyer (1925-2018) was a modernist architect, who practiced mainly in North Carolina. After graduating from NC State College's School of Design, Sawyer worked with Alfred Lublin in Norfolk, Virginia, and with Owen Smith and Jim Webb before returning to Raleigh to work with Terry Waugh, becoming an associate and then partner. When Waugh returned to the faculty of the NC State University School of Design, Sawyer formed his own private practice, designing homes and other buildings. Sawyer worked on numerous projects at NC State University, including the University Theater. He also worked on projects around North Carolina, designing the Historic Bath Visitor Center and the gunboat cradle for the CSS Neuse, a Confederate ship in Kinston, North Carolina. He designed projects for Campbell University, Hillyer Memorial Christian Church, and, as a member of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission, designed hospital units throughout the state. Sawyer retired from the Medical Care Commission in 1992.
Raymond Cecil Sawyer was born on 3 December 1925 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to Delia and George Sawyer. Sawyer spent his childhood in Shawboro, North Carolina, and in Cincinnati, Ohio. After his service in World War II, in the U.S. Army 86th Division in Europe and Asia in 1945-1946, he attended N.C. State College School of Design and graduated in 1952 with a degree in architecture. During his third year, he brought recognition to the fledging School of Design by winning the Erickson Prize and the American Society of Beaux Arts first medal.
Sawyer married Ida Liskey and they had four children--David, Paul, Elizabeth and Amy.
Raymond Cecil Sawyer died on 14 July 14 2018 in Brevard, North Carolina.
Information from NC Modernist (https://ncmodernist.org/sawyer.htm), accessed 2020 September 1, and Dignity Memorial (https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/raleigh-nc/raymond-sawyer-7933928), accessed 2020 September 1.
Architectural drawings, 1951-1986, of buildings at Campbell College in Buies Creek, North Carolina, at North Carolina State University, and other buildings.
Architectural blueprints of Dr. and Mrs. Morley Kare residents were received from George M. Smart (Accession 2016.0083) and were accessioned as MSS 00408. Additional drawings were received from Amy Sawyer in 2019 (Accession no. 2019.0295) and were added to those blueprints to create MC 00677.
This collection is arranged in series: Architectural Drawings and Digital Media.
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[Identification of item], Raymond Sawyer Architectural Drawings, MC 00677, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Amy Sawyer, December 2019 (Accession no. 2019.0295) and George M. Smart, March 2016 (Accession no. 2016.0083)
Processed by: Katherine Ledson, 2020 March.
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File count of digital media may exclude system files; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files.
Included are 48 TIFF files.
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Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. We perform virus scans upon ingest and upon request for access. However, not all virus software profiles will catch all threats, especially newer, not yet recognized ones. The researcher assumes all risk when opening files.
While electronic files are made available to researchers, some files may not open with current software or at all. Researchers may be required to find and use legacy software packages to read files.
Additional conditions may apply.
Some series contain digital media. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
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[Identification of item], Raymond Sawyer Architectural Drawings, MC 00677, 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.