Summary Information
John Randal McDonald Collection
1949-2001 (bulk 1949-1958)
- McDonald, John Randal, 1922-2003
PH 6616; Mss 1076
12.1 cubic feet (165 oversize folders, 22 rolls, and 4 archives boxes) and 0.2 cubic feet of manuscripts (1 archives box)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Collection of John Randal McDonald, an architect who designed houses and other buildings built in the Midwest, Florida, and the United States Virgin Islands. The collection includes original drawings and reproductions, conceptual drawings and sketches, photographs and transparencies, and a small amount of manuscript material. The bulk of the material focuses on McDonald's early Wisconsin regional designs, specifically his residential designs from 1949-1958 for clients mainly in Wisconsin and Illinois. McDonald's work represents how the Prairie style was adapted in the Midwest and illustrates Frank Lloyd Wright's influence on Wisconsin and Midwestern architects and architecture.
English
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Biography/History
Architect John Randal McDonald, referred to sometimes as the “poor man's Frank Lloyd Wright,” was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1922. McDonald, who spent his childhood in the Milwaukee area, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Science degree in art and a minor in music harmony before serving as an officer for the United States Navy in World War II. When he completed his tour of duty in the late 1940s McDonald returned to school, to study architecture at Yale under numerous important figures in modern architecture including Charles Eames, Alvar Aalto, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen, Richard Neutra, and Louis Kahn.
In 1945 McDonald married Josephine Elholm, of Racine, Wisconsin. They had five children: Karen, Jan, Lin, Jon, and Mark. McDonald established an architectural practice in Racine, Wisconsin designing a number of modest projects for clients who appreciated Frank Lloyd Wright's style but could not afford Wright's prices. McDonald, whose client base expanded throughout the Midwest, concentrated mainly on residential architecture but designed some public and religious buildings as well. In 1963 McDonald moved his business to Florida where, in addition to his residential work, he designed hotels, banks, office buildings, churches, and marinas throughout the world. At the pinnacle of his career he had offices in Boca Raton, Florida and Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.
McDonald's residential designs accomplished what Wright said he was doing – designing residences for the middle class. The vast majority of Wright's Prairie Style residences were far too expensive for clients other than the wealthy. Although he never studied with Wright, McDonald's designs use the same architectural grammar as Wright – jutting, severe rooflines, repeating rectangle patterns, ribbon windows, and horizontal lines. McDonald's homes had similar spatial arrangements, but without the costly decorative masonry, art glass, or woodwork as Wright's designs, bridging the theories of Wright and the minimalist works of modern architects such as Mies van der Rohe. McDonald prided himself on designing Wright-like houses without Wright-like prices. McDonald's creative use of ordinary materials and his conservative use of masonry and woodwork made Prairie-style designs more accessible to middle-class clients. He integrated his love of nature and the outdoors with his knowledge of music theory into many of his designs. His designs broke tradition with the typical post World War II ranch house of asymmetrical one-story shapes dominated by low-pitched roofs, rambling facades, and lacking in decoration. McDonald himself said his designs were one part sky, one part land, and one part water.
McDonald, who continued practicing architecture until his death in December 2003, was often quoted as saying, “my favorite words – mark this down – my favorite words in this world are, ‘Would you be our architect?’”
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of original drawings and reproductions, conceptual drawings, presentation boards, and sketches with a small number of photographs and transparencies and occasional manuscript material including client files, building specifications, and material written by and about McDonald and his work. The bulk of the collection documents his early Wisconsin regional designs, specifically his residential designs from 1949-1958. During this period, McDonald designed about 100 homes for clients mainly in Wisconsin and Illinois. In addition to documenting McDonald's Midwest residential designs the collection also illustrates McDonald's adaptation of the Prairie style architecture, made famous by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and therefore documents Wright's influence on other architects, architecture, and architectural styles in Wisconsin and the Midwest. McDonald's background in art is evident in his drawings. His elevations and perspectives are good examples of Prairie-style and Mid-Century Modern rendering styles and techniques.
The collection is divided into three series: DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS, and MANUSCRIPTS.
The DRAWINGS series is divided into five subseries: Residences, Dorms/Fraternities/Rentals, Nonresidential, Other Projects, and Yale University Coursework. Each subseries is organized by state and then by city, where possible, and then by the last name of the client or project name listed on the drawings. For projects where a location is unknown, the drawings are alphabetical by client or project name. The variety and number of drawings varies with each project. In some cases there is only one drawing while in others more than twenty drawings exist. Included with some projects are concept sketches and preliminary drawings, usually executed on yellow tracing paper. In addition, there are several color presentation drawings in the collection. The other projects include unidentified drawings and a hand drawn poster advertising a lecture given by McDonald.
The PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS series includes images of both residential and non-residential designs as well as images of an exhibit about McDonald titled “Earth, Sky, and Water” that was at the San Damiano Studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a portrait of McDonald. The bulk of the imagery is for projects in Florida.
There is a limited amount of material in the MANUSCRIPTS series including a few writings by McDonald, writings about McDonald and buildings he designed, project lists, tour brochures from architectural tours featuring McDonald designed buildings, and his obituaries from various newspapers. There is also a copy of the 1998 edition of John Randal McDonald – Architect / by Brian Beno, which is a comprehensive list of McDonald's projects from 1948 to 1960 with descriptions and locations of projects built in Wisconsin during that time period.
Related Material
Robert C. Albert and John Randal McDonald Collection (PH 6906)
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Josephine McDonald, Boca Raton, Florida, 2007. Accession Number: M2007-012
Processed by David Benjamin and Andrew Fajnzylber, 2009-2010; and David Erickson, 2014.
Contents List
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PH 6616
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Series: Drawings
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Residences
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Wisconsin
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Bayside
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Drawer
6
Folder
2
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Resnick, Marvin, built, 1955
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Drawer
6
Folder
4
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Wallace, Jerome, built, 1954
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Drawer
6
Folder
3
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Wolfe, Adam, built, 1953
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Drawer
13
Folder
158
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Wolfe addition, Okami-Uchi, or “House of the Wolves,” 1999
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Bristol
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Drawer
6
Folder
8
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Fowler, Horace, remodel, undated
: Lawrence Monberg, architect.
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Brookfield
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Roll
1-4
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Ferguson-Mathews, built, 1997
: Formerly 6616.089
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Drawer
6
Folder
5
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Fratt, Carter, “Helio,” built, 1956
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Drawer
12
Folder
166
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Gallagher, Donald, Dr. and Mrs., built, 1955
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Drawer
13
Folder
6
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Gjenvick, Ben, built, 1954
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Drawer
11
Folder
7
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Liske, Robert W., “Sunny Crest,” not built, 1956
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Drawer
13
Folder
165
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Susnar, Mero, built, 1957
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Brown Deer
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Drawer
10
Folder
122
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McNamara, Miles, built, 1976
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Caledonia
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Drawer
8
Folder
53
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Auler, Raymond, “Sunslope,” built, 1953-1954
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Drawer
12
Folder
129
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Cliffside Cottages, 1952
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Drawer
6
Folder
9
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Outland, Richard, not built, 1957
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Drawer
12
Folder
86
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Rosenfeld, Abner G., undated
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Cudahy
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Drawer
8
Folder
95
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Blair, George, built, 1953
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Drawer
11
Folder
11
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Gapinski, Harry, built, 1952
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Drawer
11
Folder
116
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Vanderbeke, George, Dr., built, 1953
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Elm Grove
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Drawer
6
Folder
13
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Jeffords, James, 1957
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Drawer
11
Folder
14
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Vetter, Fred, “Sunspread,” built, 1952
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Fox Point
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Drawer
13
Folder
164
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Armour, Irving, built, 1957
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Drawer
11
Folder
15
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Dolnick Seymour, “Woodwind,” built, 1956
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Drawer
6
Folder
16
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O'Connor, Martin J., built, 1957
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Fox River
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Drawer
11
Folder
1
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Stracke, Victor, Dr., “Spindrift,” not built, undated
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Grafton
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Drawer
6
Folder
157A
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Jungers, Sylvester, built, undated
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Granville
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Drawer
6
Folder
19
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Sikorra, Raymond, built, 1956
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Drawer
6
Folder
20
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Toben, William F., Dr., built, 1955
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Hale Park
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Drawer
6
Folder
21
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Heinzen, Howard, 1956
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Kenosha
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Drawer
6
Folder
22
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Dilday, Charles, undated
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Drawer
6
Folder
23
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Shertz, Joseph W., 1956
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Lake
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Drawer
6
Folder
24
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Fessler, Joseph, built, 1950
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Lake Owen
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Drawer
12
Folder
121
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Erskine, Malcolm E., 1954
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Madison
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Drawer
11
Folder
25
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Marshall Erdman and Associates, Hilltop Home, not built, 1957
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Drawer
13
Folder
26
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Runge, Carlisle P., not built, 1952-1953
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Sunset Hills
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Drawer
11
Folder
27
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Lot 55, undated
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Drawer
11
Folder
28
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Lot 56, 1953 or 1955
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Drawer
11
Folder
29
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Lot 59, 1953 or 1955
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Drawer
11
Folder
30
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Lot 61, 1953 or 1955
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Drawer
11
Folder
31
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Lot 62, 1953 or 1955
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Drawer
11
Folder
32
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Lot 63, 1953 or 1955
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Drawer
11
Folder
33
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Lot 65, undated
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Manitowoc
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Drawer
13
Folder
34
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Schmidtman, Emil, not built, 1954
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Menomonee Falls
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Drawer
6
Folder
18
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Helbert, Clifford, built, 1955
: In Fussville neighborhood.
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Drawer
8
Folder
82
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Pruess, Carl, “Sunshaft,” built, 1956
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Roll
5
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Watson, John, “Hill Haven,” built, 1997
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Mequon
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Drawer
7
Folder
51
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Canright, Wayne, built, 1957
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Drawer
11
Folder
38
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Coleman, John B., “River House,” 1951
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Drawer
13
Folder
39
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Remick, Frederick, 1951
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Milwaukee
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Drawer
7
Folder
42
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Vetter, Edward, duplex, built, 1956
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Drawer
11
Folder
43
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Wawrzynowski/Kilmurry, Irene, built, 1949
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Drawer
11
Folder
45
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Wolfe, Adam, 1951
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Mount Pleasant
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Drawer
7
Folder
60
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Erskine, John E., “Hillside Home,” built, 1955
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New Berlin
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Drawer
11
Folder
40
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Franz, Richard and Mrs., built, 1954
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Oconomowoc
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Drawer
7
Folder
48
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Schirmer, Stanley and Harriet, “Spindrift,” built, 1957
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Pewaukee
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Drawer
11
Folder
49
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Graper, Fred, built, 1953-1954
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Plymouth
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Drawer
7
Folder
50
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Enheper, Mark, addition to “Landfall,” 1996
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Drawer
12
Folder
85
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Steffan, Dr. and Mrs., “Landfall,” Mullet River, built, 1958
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Racine
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Drawer
10
Folder
52
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Aldrich, David, “Windwood,” built, 1955
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Roll
6A-B
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Ballew family home, “Hawks Eye,” built, 2000
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Drawer
11
Folder
55
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Beebe, Ray, “Cliffside,” 1952
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Drawer
7
Folder
57
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Christensen, Richard, built, 1952
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Drawer
11
Folder
58
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Dockery, J.N., Dr., built, 1953
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Drawer
7
Folder
59
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Erickson, Robert, built, 1956
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Drawer
8
Folder
61
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Erskine, John, kitchen plan, Old Davidson Road, 1952
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Drawer
10
Folder
110
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Erskine, Malcolm, “Crossbow I” and “II”
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Drawer
8
Folder
62
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Fazen, Louis Jr., Dr., 1953
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Drawer
6
Folder
1
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Goodman, Robert, built, 1949-1950
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Drawer
7
Folder
63
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Goulais, built and demolished, 1949
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Drawer
7
Folder
64
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Graf, A.E., “Lake Lodge,” additions, built, undated
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Drawer
8
Folder
65
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Harrass, Vernon H., built, 1951
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Drawer
8
Folder
66
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Johns, Robert, “Spindrift,” / “Sailfish,” built, 1952-1955
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Roll
7
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Johns, Robert, “Spindrift” / “Sailfish” (continued)
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Drawer
9
Folder
67
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Kahn, Ludwig, built, 1956
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Drawer
9
Folder
68
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McDonald, John Randal, built, 1949
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McDonald, John Randal, 1960
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Drawer
8
Folder
69
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Mason, Harold, “Lakelodge,” built, 1958
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Drawer
8
Folder
79
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Miller, Wallace Charles, “River Run”
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Drawer
9
Folder
72
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Murray, James and Barbara, addition to Goodman house
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Roll
8
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Northbay, undated
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Drawer
8
Folder
73
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Peterson, Elmer, built, 1950-1951
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Drawer
8
Folder
74
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Postorino, Dr. and Jean, built, 1951
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Drawer
8
Folder
75
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Quadracci remodeling, 1954
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Drawer
8
Folder
77
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Silver, Robert, built, 1949
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Drawer
9
Folder
78
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Van Sickle, Lewis, built, 1950
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River Hills
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Drawer
9
Folder
80
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Heckman, Lewayne, addition to Kalupy, 1992
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Drawer
8
Folder
94
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Kalupy, Anthony A., built, 1953-1954
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Drawer
10
Folder
41
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Leroy, Lloyd, built, 1954
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Drawer
7
Folder
44
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Wegner, Norman, “Hillrun,” built, 1953
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Sturgeon Bay
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Drawer
13
Folder
167
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Stearns, Richard, not built, 1959
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Sturtevant
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Drawer
7
Folder
81
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Creuziger, C. Ellwood, built, demolished, 1953
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Wauwatosa
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Drawer
8
Folder
71
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Miller, Gerald, “Sunslope,” built, extant, 1953
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Waukesha
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Roll
9
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Fauber-Lanke, John and Luann, built, extant, undated
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Drawer
8
Folder
70
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Melster, John, “Hillsun,” built, 1954
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Drawer
8
Folder
83
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Schnoebelen, John E., 1953
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Wausau
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Drawer
9
Folder
84
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Rosemurgy, Stuart, “Moonmist,” undated
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Windpoint (Racine)
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Drawer
7
Folder
56
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Birkholz, Arthur, “Ridgerunner,” built, extant, 1952
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Roll
10-11
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Mitchell-Kosterman, “Kazesake,” undated
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Roll
12
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Mitchell-Kosterman, additions, 2001
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California
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Rancho Mirage
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Drawer
14
Folder
184
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Penrith, John and Geraldine, “Thunderbird,” built, 1961
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Illinois
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Barrington
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Drawer
8
Folder
90
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Borah, Al, 1957
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Des Plains
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Drawer
8
Folder
91
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MacAndrews, 1956
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Evanston
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Drawer
8
Folder
76
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Sauer, Paul W., “Deeprun,” 1952
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Highland Park
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Drawer
8
Folder
93
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Buellesbach, R.J., built, destroyed by fire, 1953-1954
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Drawer
8
Folder
96
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Cawley, William, 1953
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Hinsdale
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Drawer
8
Folder
97
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Wright, Joseph T., 1956
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Lake Forest
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Drawer
8
Folder
98
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Walker, Robert and Jane, built, 1956
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Niles
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Drawer
12
Folder
112
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Filko, Vladamir, “Ledgestone,” built, 1961
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Drawer
13
Folder
161
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Householder, Warren, Dr., built, 1961
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Drawer
9
Folder
99
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Phillips, Dr. and Randi, “Sun Swirl,” 1960
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Drawer
8
Folder
100
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Murphy, Charles, 1958
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River Forest
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Drawer
11
Folder
101
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Hansen, Fred and Lula, 1953
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Rockford
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Drawer
11
Folder
102
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Sjostrom, Eugene, built, 1955
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Indiana
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Fort Wayne
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Drawer
9
Folder
113
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Federspiel, Fred, family, built, 1955
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Warsaw
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Drawer
13
Folder
114
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Levin, Howard, “Aqua Sphere,” 1961
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Drawer
11
Folder
171
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Light, 1962
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Iowa
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Dubuque
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Drawer
9
Folder
103
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Hughes, H.L., “Riverhome,” built, 1958
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Kansas
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Wichita
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Drawer
12
Folder
117
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Taylor, W.W., 1956
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Louisiana
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Opelousas
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Drawer
11
Folder
104
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Schwartzenberg
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Michigan
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Kalamazoo
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Drawer
11
Folder
105
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Orwin, Walter, 1957
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Grand Rapids
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Drawer
14
Folder
181
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Guerin, 1958
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New York
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Chestnut Hills
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Drawer
14
Folder
183
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Lepkanich, 1989
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Grandview
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Drawer
13
Folder
160
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Masini, Al, 1962
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New Jersey
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Princeton
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Drawer
13
Folder
163
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Krosnick, Arthur, “Melody Woods II,” 1979
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New Mexico
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Las Campanas
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Drawer
13
Folder
162
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Krosnick, Arthur, not built, 1999
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Ohio
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Salem (and Phoenix, Arizona)
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Drawer
12
Folder
172
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Sartick, Paul, Dr., not built, 1960
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Pennsylvania
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Bucks County
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Drawer
9
Folder
107
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Krosnick, Arthur, “Melody Woods I,” and addition, built, 1956
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Rhode Island
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Block Island
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Drawer
12
Folder
170
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Lois Ares, 1986
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Utah
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Provo
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Drawer
11
Folder
108
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Joseph Hafen, 1957
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United States Virgin Islands
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Saint Croix
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Drawer
9
Folder
109
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Bertram, Joseph, “Seahome - Judith's Fancy”
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Roll
13
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Goelet
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Unknown locations
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Drawer
15
Folder
189
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New Homes Guide #1809
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Drawer
8
Folder
182
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New Homes Guide #1826
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Roll
14
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New Homes Guide #1826 (continued)
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Drawer
8
Folder
179
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New Homes Guide #1904
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Drawer
15
Folder
187
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New Homes Guide #1914
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Drawer
12
Folder
169
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New Homes Guide #1945
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Drawer
15
Folder
188
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New Homes Guide #2009
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Drawer
14
Folder
175
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New Homes Guide #2057
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Drawer
15
Folder
185
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New Homes Guide #2107
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Drawer
15
Folder
186
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New Homes Guide #2221
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Drawer
14
Folder
174
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New Homes Guide #2258
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Drawer
12
Folder
123
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Otte
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Drawer
12
Folder
111
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Pastor Bachmann, 1955
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Roll
15
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Shooting Star
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Drawer
10
Folder
125
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Small (New) Homes Guide #1632
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Roll
16
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Swan's Song
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Drawer
12
Folder
127
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Two-bedroom expandable house
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Drawer
12
Folder
128
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Two-bedroom expandable residence, 1951
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Dorms/Fraternities/Rentals
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Wisconsin
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Ashland
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Drawer
12
Folder
131
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Northland College Dorm
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Madison
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Drawer
12
Folder
130
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Sigma Chi Fraternity House
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Racine (Caledonia)
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Drawer
12
Folder
129
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Cliffside Country Colony
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California
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Santa Monica
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Drawer
9
Folder
87
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Pacific Ocean Palisades apartments, 1962
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Nonresidential
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Wisconsin
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Cudahy
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Drawer
12
Folder
119
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Clinic, 1953
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Drawer
12
Folder
168
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Packard professional building, 1962
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Kenosha
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Drawer
10
Folder
132
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Saint Therese Parish, 1961
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Drawer
10
Folder
133
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Convent, undated
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Drawer
10
Folder
134
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School, 1958
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Milwaukee
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Drawer
13
Folder
159
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Schlitz Audubon Center, undated
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Racine
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Drawer
12
Folder
36
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J.H. Haumersen Office, undated
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Drawer
10
Folder
136
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Lakeside Malleable Cast Company, undated
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Drawer
12
Folder
137
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Racine Hydraulics and Machinery Company, 1953
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Drawer
12
Folder
138
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Racine Tool and Machinery Company, 1951
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Drawer
12
Folder
135
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Summer Lodge for YWCA, 1962
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Pewaukee
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Roll
17-19
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Saint Peter and Paul's Church and School, not built, undated
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West Allis
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Drawer
14
Folder
177
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Watson Medical Building, undated
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Wind Point
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Drawer
12
Folder
10
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Beach Community House, undated
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Connecticut
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New Haven
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Roll
20
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First Building Design by John Randal McDonald, 1949
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Illinois
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Chicago
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Drawer
14
Folder
178
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Phillips Hospital and Research Tower, 1960
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Drawer
8
Folder
180
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Ralph Lauren, undated
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Wilmette
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Drawer
12
Folder
143
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Walther Motors addition, 1957
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Ohio
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Columbus
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Drawer
14
Folder
176
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Marble Cliffs, undated
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United States Virgin Islands
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Saint Croix
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Drawer
10
Folder
144
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Aquaries, studio for J.R. McDonald, undated
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Drawer
10
Folder
145
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Hotel on the Cay, 1987
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Unknown locations
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Drawer
12
Folder
146
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Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 1952
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Drawer
12
Folder
54
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Petersen Carpet Shop sign, 1954
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Drawer
10
Folder
148
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Trellis Coryell Landscape Gardeners, undated
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Other projects
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Drawer
14
Folder
139
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Unidentified projects, undated
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Drawer
12
Folder
141
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McDonald lecture poster, undated
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Yale University coursework
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Box
3
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Office of Labor, 1947
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Box
3
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Professional Equipment Company, 1947
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Box
3
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Factory, 1948
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Box
3
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Philadelphia Residence, 1948
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Box
4
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Residential Study, 1949
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Box
3
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Unknown Project
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Series: Photographic Materials
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Drawer
15
Folder
157B
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“Earth, Sky, and Water,” 1978-1979 exhibit panels
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Drawer
15
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Erskine, Mason, and Schirmer houses: mounted photographs
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Roll
21
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Publicity poster: photostat
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Prints
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Residential
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Wisconsin
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Bayside
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Box
1
Folder
33-36
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Resnick, Marvin, 1955
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Box
1
Folder
45-47
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Wallace, Jerome, 1954
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Box
1
Folder
52
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Wolfe, Adam, 1953
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Brookfield
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Ferguson-Mathews, 1997
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Box
1
Folder
12
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Fratt, Carter, “Helio,” 1956
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Box
1
Folder
13
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Gjenvick, Ben, 1954
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Box
1
Folder
40
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Susnar, Mero, 1957
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Cudahy
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Box
1
Folder
41
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Vanderbeke, George, Dr., 1953
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Elm Grove
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Box
1
Folder
43
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Vetter, Fred, “Sunspread,” 1952
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Fox Point
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Dolnick Seymour, “Woodwind,” 1956
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Box
1
Folder
26
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O'Connor, Martin J., 1957
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Menomonee Falls
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Box
1
Folder
29-32
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Pruess, Carl, “Sunshaft,” 1956
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Box
1
Folder
48
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Watson, John, “Hill Haven,” 1997
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Mequon
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Canright, Wayne, 1957
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Milwaukee
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Box
1
Folder
44
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Vetter, Edward, duplex, 1956
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Mount Pleasant
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Erskine, John E., “Hillside Home,” 1955
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Oconomowoc
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Box
1
Folder
37
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Schirmer, Stanley and Harriet, “Spindrift,” 1957
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Pewaukee
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Box
1
Folder
15
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Graper, Fred, 1953-1954
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Plymouth
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Box
1
Folder
39
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Steffan, Dr. and Mrs., “Landfall,” Mullet River, 1958
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Racine
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Aldrich, David, “Windwood,” 1955
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Christensen, Richard, 1952
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Dockery, J.N., Dr., 1953
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Box
1
Folder
14
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Goodman, Robert, 1949-1950
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Box
1
Folder
16
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Harrass, Vernon H., 1951
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Box
1
Folder
18
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Johns, Robert, “Spindrift” / “Sailfish,” 1952-1955
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Box
1
Folder
19
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Kahn, Ludwig, 1956
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Box
1
Folder
54
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McDonald, John Randal, 1949
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Box
1
Folder
55
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McDonald, John Randal, 1960
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Box
1
Folder
24
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Mason, Harold, “Lakelodge,” 1958
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Box
1
Folder
27
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Peterson, Elmer, 1950-1951
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Box
1
Folder
28
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Postorino, Dr. and Jean, 1951
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Box
1
Folder
38
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Silver, Robert, 1949
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Box
1
Folder
42
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Van Sickle, Lewis, 1950
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River Hills
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Box
1
Folder
20
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Kalupy, Anthony A., 1953-1954
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Folder
23
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Leroy, Lloyd, 1954
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Folder
49-51
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Wegner, Norman, “Hillrun,” 1953
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Sturtevant
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Box
4
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Creuziger, C. Ellwood, 1953
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Wauwatosa
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Diehl residence
: No drawings.
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Illinois
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Niles
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Box
1
Folder
17
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Householder, Dr. Warren, 1961
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Indiana
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Fort Wayne
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Federspiel, Fred, family, 1955
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New Jersey
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Princeton
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Box
1
Folder
22
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Krosnick, Arthur, “Melody Woods II,” 1979
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Pennsylvania
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Bucks County
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Box
1
Folder
21
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Krosnick, Arthur, “Melody Woods I,” 1956
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Nonresidential
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Connecticut
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New Haven
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Box
1
Folder
25
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New Haven Lincoln Mercury
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Other projects
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Box
1
Folder
53
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Unidentified projects
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Box
1
Folder
56
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McDonald artwork
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Box
1
Folder
57
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McDonald furniture
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Box
1
Folder
58
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McDonald miscellaneous pictures of people
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Box
1
Folder
59
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McDonald, John Randal, portrait
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Box
1
Folder
60
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McDonald Studio, pictures with clients
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Transparencies
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Box
2
Folder
8
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Notes, 1950-1958
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Residential
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Wisconsin
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Bayside
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Resnick, Marvin, 1955
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Wallace, Jerome, 1954
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Wolfe, Adam, 1953
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Brookfield
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Fratt, Carter, “Helio,” 1956
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Gallagher, Dr. and Mrs. Donald, 1955
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Gjenvick, Ben, 1954
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Susnar, Mero, 1957
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Caledonia
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Auler, Raymond, “Sunslope,” 1953-1954
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Cudahy
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Vanderbeke, Dr. George, 1949
: Drawings in Robert C. Albert Collection (PH 6906)
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Vanderbeke, Dr. George, 1953
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Elm Grove
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Vetter, Fred, “Sunspread,” 1952
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Grafton
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Jungers, Sylvester, undated
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Lake
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Fessler, Joseph, 1950
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Menomonee Falls
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Helbert, Clifford, 1955
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Pruess, Carl, “Sunshaft,” 1956
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Watson, John, “Hill Haven,” 1997
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Mequon
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Canright, Wayne, 1957
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Milwaukee
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Wawrzynowski/Kilmurry, Irene, 1949
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Mount Pleasant
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Erskine, John E., “Hillside Home,” 1955
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Oconomowoc
|
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Schirmer, Stanley and Harriet, “Spindrift,” 1957
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Pewaukee
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Graper, Fred, 1953-1954
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Plymouth
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Steffan, Dr. and Mrs., “Landfall,” Mullet River, 1958
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Racine
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Aldrich, David, “Windwood,” 1955
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Christensen, Richard, 1952
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Erickson, Robert, 1956
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Goodman, Robert, 1949-1950
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Goulais, 1949
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Harrass, Vernon H., 1951
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Johns, Robert, “Spindrift” / “Sailfish,” 1952-1955
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Kahn, Ludwig, 1956
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Box
2
Folder
5
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McDonald, John Randal, 1949
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Box
2
Folder
5
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McDonald, John Randal, 1960
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Mason, Harold, “Lakelodge,” 1958
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Peterson, Elmer, 1950-1951
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Postorino, Dr. and Jean, 1951
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Silver, Robert, 1949
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Van Sickle, Lewis, 1950
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River Hills
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Kalupy, Anthony A., 1953-1954
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Leroy, Lloyd, 1954
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Wegner, Norman, “Hillrun,” 1953
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Sturtevant
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Creuziger, C. Ellwood, 1953
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Waukesha
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Melster, John, “Hillsun,” 1954
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Wauwatosa
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Casper residence
: No drawings.
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Diehl residence
: No drawings.
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Illinois
|
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Highland Park
|
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Buellesbach, R. J., 1953-1954
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Niles
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Filko, Vladamir, “Ledgestone,” 1961
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Householder, Dr. Warren, 1961
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Indiana
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Fort Wayne
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Federspiel, Fred, family, 1955
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New York
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Grandview
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Masini, Al, 1962
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New Jersey
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Princeton
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Krosnick, Arthur, “Melody Woods II,” 1979
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Nonresidential
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Wisconsin
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Milwaukee
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Box
2
Folder
6
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San Damiano Studios
: No drawings.
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Oconomowoc
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Cistercian Monastery
: No drawings.
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Pewaukee
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Box
2
Folder
6
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St. Peter and Paul's Church and School
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Racine
|
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Tri-Store Dairy
: No drawings.
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Other projects
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Box
2
Folder
5
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McDonald furniture
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Box
2
Folder
5
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McDonald Studio, pictures with clients
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Box
2
Folder
5
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McDonald logo and clients (various)
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Saudi Arabia: Prince Kahlid, exhibit mockup?
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Mss 1076
|
Series: Manuscripts
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Box
1
Folder
1
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“My First Best Building” / by John Randal McDonald
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Client/Project lists
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Big Boulder Lodge letter, 1935
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Schlitz Audubon Center proposal
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Building tours/events
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Publicity
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Box
1
Folder
7
|
John Randal McDonald obituaries
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Box
1
Folder
8
|
“Earth, Sky, Water,” 1978-1979
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Box
1
Folder
9
|
John Randal McDonald – Architect, 1998 edition
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Box
1
Folder
10
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John Randal McDonald business card
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