Collection is open for research. Access to copies of digital materials is through the Lewis Clarke Collection website. Access to paper files is through the Special Collections Research Center and requires at least 48 hours advance notice.
The Lewis Clarke Oral Histories represent 30 interviews with a cross section of students who attended the North Carolina State University School (now College) of Design between 1950 and 1980 in architecture and landscape architecture. Also included are interviews with Clarke family members, NC State University professors, clients, professionals, and former students who worked with or for Lewis Clarke Associates. Digital materials in this collection include interview audio recordings, transcripts, field notes, and abstracts/tape logs. Paper files in this collection contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Lewis James Clarke was born in Carlton, Nottingham, England on 10 March 1927. In 1952 he joined the School (now College) of Design at North Carolina State University, where he taught until 1968. His firm, Lewis Clarke Associates (LCA), completed hundreds of projects over the years, including the original master plan for the Research Triangle Institute, the N.C. Zoo, and Palmetto Dunes. Clarke retired in 2000. He passed away in 2021 at the age of 94.
Lewis James Clarke was born in Carlton, Nottingham, England on 10 March 1927. In 1952 he joined the School (now College) of Design at North Carolina State University, where he taught until 1968. His firm, Lewis Clarke Associates, completed hundreds of projects over the years, including the original master plan for the Research Triangle Institute, the N.C. Zoo, and Palmetto Dunes. Clarke retired in 2000. He passed away in 2021 at the age of 94. Additional biographical information exists on the Lewis Clarke Collection website.
The Lewis Clarke Oral Histories represent 30 interviews with a cross section of students who attended the North Carolina State University School (now College) of Design between 1950 and 1980 in architecture and landscape architecture. Also included are interviews with Clarke family members, NC State University professors, clients, professionals, and former students who worked with or for Lewis Clarke Associates. Digital materials in this collection include interview audio recordings, transcripts, field notes, and abstracts/tape logs. Paper files in this collection contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists. Access to digital materials is through the Lewis Clarke Collection website.
Digital materials are arranged alphabetically by last name of interviewee. Copies of digital files can be accessed from the Lewis Clarke Collection website.
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.
[Identification of item], Lewis Clarke Oral Histories, MC 00191, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Charles Erwin Burkhead Drawings and Photographic Materials, 1995-2003, MC 00421
Arthur W. Cooper Papers, 1929, 1962-2014, undated, MC 00452
Warren Edwards Papers, 1952-2007, MC 00498
Reynolds & Jewell Landscape Architecture Drawings, 1984-2011, MC 00412
David Lose Landscape Architecture Papers, 2007-2015, MC 00555
Richard A. Moore Landscape Architecture Drawings and Papers, 1950-2003, MC 00430
Richard Burke Schnedl Papers, 1896-2011, MC 00428
Jerry Turner Landscape Architecture Papers, circa 1970-2014, MC 00529
Processed by: Jonathan Holloway, Yona Owens, and Todd Kosmerick, 2011-2012; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jonathan Holloway, Yona Owens, and Todd Kosmerick, 2011-2012
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Paper files contain interviewee resumes, lists of questions asked, and proper word lists.
Collection is open for research. Access to copies of digital materials is through the Lewis Clarke Collection website. Access to paper files is through the Special Collections Research Center and requires at least 48 hours advance notice.
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[Identification of item], Lewis Clarke Oral Histories, MC 00191, 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.