Bliss and Campbell architectural drawings

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2655

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Bliss and Campbell architectural drawings contain artwork, education certificates, architectural competition materials, and architectural drawings. Their architectural drawings consist of commercial, public/private institutional properties, and residential properties. The majority of projects are located in the Midwest, specifically Minnesota with select properties in Michigan and Wisconsin and one project on the East Coast in Massachusetts. The remainder of their projects are located in Utah.

Dates

1949-1982

Creator

Bliss, Robert Lewis, 1921-2018 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Historical Note

Robert Bliss attended Black Mountain College and earned a bachelor's degree from MIT in 1949. Anna Campbell Bliss earned her bachelor's in Art History and Mathematics from Wellesy College in 1946 and a master's in Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1950. Robert Bliss and Anna Campbell practiced architecture in Minneapolis, Minnesota before moving their architecture firm to Salt Lake City. They have been heavily involved with the Art community in Utah. Anna Campbell has served on the boards of the Reperatory Dance Theatre, the Salt Lake City Design Board and Utah Arts Council committees, the Restoration Board for the Cathedral of the Madeleine, and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts Advisory Board. At the University of Utah, Robert Bliss has served as chairman of the department of architecture, dean of the graduate school of architecture, and full professor in the Graduate School of Architecture before retiring as professor emeritus.

Information for the Historical Note was obtained from:

http://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/utah-artists/UAP-Robert-Bliss.php
http://www.annacampbellbliss.com/resume.html

Extent

21 Folder : Map case folders.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Bliss and Campbell architectural drawings (1949-1982) contain artwork, certificates, and architectural drawings. Their architectural drawings consist of commercial, public/private institutional properties, and residential properties. The majority of projects are located in the Midwest, specifically Minnesota with select properties in Michigan and Wisconsin and one project on the East Coast in Massachusetts. The remainder of their projects are located in Utah.

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged into five series: Educational Materials, Competitions, Utah Projects, Midwest and East Coast Projects, and General Projects and Designs. Within each series projects have been arranged alphabetically by organization or last name.