b0425 M. E. "Pat" Harris Papers, ca.1950-1984 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 425 Harris, M. E., Pat, 1911-1984?. M. E. "Pat" Harris Papers, ca.1950-1984 9 lin. ft. (18 boxes) Harris, a native of Chickasha, Oklahoma received his bachelor's degree in architecture from Oklahoma State University. He married Zoe Linnea and they moved to Utah in 1940. He served as president of the Utah Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1967. He designed several buildings in Salt Lake City, including Bonneville and Sunset Towers, which were among the city's first high-rise apartments. He also designed the Tooele Valley Hospital, Olympus Hills Shopping Center, and several structures at the Hogle Zoo. He was the architect for the Granite School District as well. The collection consists of projects and specifications for the structures that he designed as well as office files. Topics: Architects -- Utah. Background Biographical Note

Harris, a native of Chickasha, Oklahoma received his bachelor's degree in architecture from Oklahoma State University. He married Zoe Linnea and they moved to Utah in 1940. He served as president of the Utah Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1967. He designed several buildings in Salt Lake City, including Bonneville and Sunset Towers, which were among the city's first high-rise apartments. He also designed the Tooele Valley Hospital, Olympus Hills Shopping Center, and several structures at the Hogle Zoo. He was the architect for the Granite School District as well.

 Scope and Content

The collection consists of projects and specifications for the structures that he designed as well as office files.

Series Descriptions

Projects and Specifications

Granite School District

Miscellaneous Projects

Salt Lake School District

Utah State

School Plant Planning Series

Office Files

American Institute of Architects files

Miscellaneous

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

M. E. "Pat" Harris Papers, ca.1950-1984, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Zoe Harris and Jeffrey Paul Harris

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Photographs have been removed and filed as Mss C 425.

Container list Box Folder Contents Projects and Specifications 1 1 Albertson's Food Center, Taylorsville, Utah, specifications, 1963 1 2 Apartment building for Artcol Corporation, "L" Street and First Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1963 1 2 1 Correspondence 1 2 2 Yard and height analysis 1 2 3 Foundation investigation 1 3 Addition to All-Saints Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, notes, 1959 1 4 Overhead moving crane system for Bauer Holding and Investment Co., 237 North Third West, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1955 1 5 Bonneville Convalescent & Nursing Home, 175 South 10th East, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1963 1 6 Bonneville Convalescent & Nursing Home, 1963 1 6 1 Specification covering one plunger electric passenger elevator 1 6 2 Outline specifications 1 6 3 Project analysis and appraisal 1 6 4 Proposal for structural engineering services 1 6 5 Agreement 1 6 6 Financial statements 1 6 7 Handwritten notes 1 7 Convalescent Hospital, Tujunga, California 1 7 1 Handwritten notes 1 7 2 List of contractors 1 7 3 Drawing (undated) 1 8 Bonneville Tower apartment building, 777 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1964 1 9-11 Bonneville Tower apartment building, 1964-1966 1 9- 11 1 Miscellaneous correspondence and messages 1 9- 11 2 Yard and height analysis 1 9- 11 3 Color schedule 1 9- 11 4 Handwritten notes 1 9- 11 5 Drawings 1 9- 11 6 Federal Housing Administration Request for Construction Changes - Project Mortgages 1 9- 11 7 Contracts 1 9- 11 8 Specifications 1 9- 11 9 Foundation investigation, etc. 2 1-3 Bonneville Tower apartment building, 777 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah., 1964-1966 2 1- 3 1 Miscellaneous correspondence and messages 2 1- 3 2 Yard and height analysis 2 1- 3 3 Color schedule 2 1- 3 4 Handwritten notes 2 1- 3 5 Drawings 2 1- 3 6 Federal Housing Administration Request for Construction Changes - Project Mortgages 2 1- 3 7 Contracts 2 1- 3 8 Specifications 2 1- 3 9 Foundation investigation, etc 2 4 Carlton Towers apartment building, Corner Fourth Avenue and "B" Street, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, undated 2 5 Central Christian Church, 370 South Third East, Salt Lake City, Utah, specifications for construction, 1955 2 6 Central Christian Church, 370 South Third East, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications for remodeling, undated 2 7 Christ Memorial Methodist Church, Social Hall and Class Room Wing, 2375 East 33rd South, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, drawing, 1953 2 8 Christ Methodist Church, 2375 East 33rd South, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications for addition, 1962, 1965 2 9 Community Methodist Church, Toole, Utah; preliminary specifications for the construction of an addition, 1964 2 10 Cottonwood Meadows, 3600 South 11th East, Salt Lake County, Utah; working agreement, financial statements, 1954 3 1 Residence for Robert L. Cranmer, 1810 Countryside Drive, Salt Lake County, Utah; specifications, 1958 3 2 Nursing Facility for Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Davis, 4600 South Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1972 3 3 Granger Community Christian Church, 3800 South East of 2700 West, Salt Lake County, Utah; specifications for construction of a religious building, 1962 Granite School District 3 4 Eisenhower School, 1500 East 4500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah; financial statements, concrete compression test reports, 1969, 1971 3 5 Monroe Elementary School; 4450 West 3100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1972 3 6 Monroe Elementary School; revisions to specifications, 1972 [drawings] 4 1 Monroe Elementary School; financial statements, payments, invoices, check stubs, correspondence, 1972-1974 4 2 Olympus High School, 4045 East 23rd East Street, Salt Lake County, Utah; specifications for remodeling and additions, 1965 4 3 Planning Tomorrow's Education in the Granite School District, Philo T. Farnsworth Elementary School and the James E. Moss Elementary School, 1965 4 4 Philo T. Farnsworth Elementary School (3751 South 4225 West, Salt Lake City, Utah) & The James E. Moss Elementary School (4399 South 500 East, Salt Lake City, Utah); specifications, 1965 4 5 Philo T. Farnsworth Elementary School and James E. Moss Elementary School; Report(s) on Foundation Investigation, 1964 4 6-9 Philo T. Farnsworth & James E. Moss Elementary Schools; report (1967) 4 6- 9 1 Bid tabulation sheet 4 6- 9 2 Revised specifications 4 6- 9 3 Drawings 4 6- 9 4 Concrete test reports 4 6- 9 5 Messages 4 6- 9 6 Correspondence 4 6- 9 7 Catalogs 4 6- 9 8 Handwritten notes 4 6- 9 9 Inspection reports 4 6- 9 10 Dedication, 1965-1967 5 1 Agreement between Board of Education of Granite School District and M.E. Harris, 1968 5 2 New Elementary School (Rolling Meadows), 2951 Whitehall Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications and addendum, 1971 5 3 Submittals for Elementary School (Rolling Meadows), Volume I of III 5 4-10 New Elementary School (Rolling Meadows), 1971-1973 5 4- 10 1 Concrete compression test reports 5 4- 10 2 Inspection reports 5 4- 10 3 Punch lists 5 4- 10 4 Bills 5 4- 10 5 Invoices 5 4- 10 6 Financial statements 5 4- 10 7 Correspondence 5 4- 10 8 List of payments on contracts 5 4- 10 9 Request for payments 5 4- 10 10 Drawings 6 1-2 New Elementary School (Rolling Meadows); miscellaneous advertising materials 6 3 Twin Peaks Elementary School, 1045 East 5290 South, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications of labor & materials, 1965 Miscellaneous Projects 6 4 Hiland Plaza Shopping Center, 5600 South 900 East, Murray, Utah; specifications for site work, 1960 6 5 Iron County Hospital, Cedar City, Iron County, Utah; specifications, 1961 6 6 The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, Utah Engineering Department; specifications for carport & installer center, American Fork, Utah, 1965 6 7 The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company; Utah Engineering Department; specifications for carport & installer center, Kearns, Utah, 1965 7 1 The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, Utah Engineering Department; specifications for addition to main building at Provo, Utah, 1965 7 2 The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, Utah Engineering Department; specifications for main building, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1962 7 3 The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, Utah Engineering Department; specifications for carport & installer center, Sandy, Utah, 1965 7 4 Neighborhood House, 5th South & Goshen Street, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1959 7 5 Niagara; miscellaneous unidentified estimates, reports, handwritten notes 8 1 Pacific Western Insurance Co., Home Office, 1415 So. Main, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, financial statements, agreement, surveyor's certificate, cost estimates, handwritten notes, miscellaneous published materials, 1955-1956 8 2 Plaza Tower apartment building, 210 First Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1964 8 3 Plaza Tower apartment building; correspondence, air conditioning corrections, recommendations, drawings, outline specifications, messages, handwritten notes, 1964, 1966 8 4 Provo Elk's Lodge, B.P.O.E., 849, New Lodge Building, 1000 South University Avenue, Provo, Utah; specifications, 1969 8 5 Provo Elk's Lodge, correspondence, certificate of conformance, Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Contractor, addendum to specifications, financial statements, concrete compression tests, shop drawings, 1969-1970 8 6 Provo Elk's Lodge; miscellaneous advertising materials 9 1 Franklin D. Richards residence, Logan, Utah; correspondence, 1957 9 2 Warehouse building for Salt Lake Hardware Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, specifications, 1956 9 3-4 Revisions to steam plant, Salt Lake Hardware Company; specifications, conditions of contract, drawings, financial statements, protective bond, bids, correspondence, 1955-1956 9 5 Office & warehouse building, The Salt Lake Hardware Company, Grand Junction, Colorado; specifications, 1957 9 6 Office & warehouse building, The Salt Lake Hardware Company, Grand Junction, Colorado; addendum to specifications, inspection report, financial statements, correspondence, drawings, 1956-1957 10 5 Construction of Shopping Center Buildings for Skaggs Drug Center, Inc., 3900 South Wasatch Boulevard, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1960 10 6 Skaggs Drug Center, 1960-1961 10 6 1 Concrete test reports 10 6 2 Correspondence 10 6 3 Financial statements 10 6 4 Bids 10 6 5 Color schedule 10 6 6 Handwritten notes 10 6 7 Fabricator's certificate 10 6 8 Drawings 10 6 9 Advertising materials 10 7 Sunrise Tower apartment building, 210 East First Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, ca. 1960 11 1 Sunrise Tower apartment building, 1964 11 1 1 Specifications covering one plunger electric passenger elevator 11 1 2 Quotes 11 1 3 Drawings 11 1 4 Advertising 11 1 5 Correspondence 11 2 Sunset Tower apartment building, 40 South 9th East, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1963 11 3 Sunset Tower apartment building, 1965 11 3 1 Brochure list 11 3 2 List of apartments and monthly rents 11 3 3 Lists of construction costs 11 4 Addition to and remodeling of Tooele Valley Hospital, Tooele, Utah; specifications, 1966 11 5 Tooele Valley Hospital; messages, correspondence, concrete test reports, 1966 12 11 Construction of building for Valley State Bank, corner Highland Drive and Elgin Avenue, Salt Lake County, Utah, specifications, 1954 12 12 Construction of building for Valley State Bank, 2879 East 3300 South Street, Salt Lake County, Utah; specifications, 1958 12 13-14 Valley Bank & Trust Co.; miscellaneous ments, payments estimates, drawings, 1969, 1971-1972) materials relating to remodeling of bank branches (specifications, correspondence, messages, proposal, handwritten notes, financial state 13 1 Construction of a building for the Wasatch Presbyterian Church, Salt Lake City, Utah; proposal and contractor's bidding documents, 1948 13 2 Additions to & remodeling of residence of Mrs. and Mrs. Wood R. Worsley, 2162 Arbor Lane, Salt Lake County, Utah; contract documents, ca. 1950s 13 3 Zion's First National Bank, Taylorsville, Utah; specifications and drawings, 1964 Salt Lake School District 9 7 Curtis Elementary School, 1400 South 22nd East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1954 10 1 Shop building for the Lincoln, Bryant, and Roosevelt Junior High Schools, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, architect's agreement, 1950 10 2 Site preparation work for proposed Northwest Elementary School, 1240 North American Beauty Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1957 10 3 Northwest Elementary School; specifications, 1957 10 4 Northwest Elementary School, 1954, 1956-1958 10 4 1 Architect's agreement 10 4 2 Proposal 10 4 3 Financial statements 10 4 4 Heat loss calculations 10 4 5 Insurance policy 10 4 6 Correspondence 10 4 7 Invoices 10 4 8 Handwritten notes 10 4 9 Drawings Utah State 11 6 Construction of the nursery building for the Forestry and Fire Control Section, State of Utah, Utah State Prison Site, Draper, Utah; specifications, 1974 11 7 Phase II, coolers & metal buildings, addition to nursery building, State of Utah, Forestry and Fire Control Section, Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah; specifications, 1975 11 8 Administration building, Utah State Training School, American Fork, Utah; specifications, 1966 12 1 Interior furnishings, administration building, Utah State Training School; general conditions, 1966 12 2 Construction of security fencing of Provo Reservoir Canal, Utah State Training School; specifications, 1974 12 3 Remodel work, Elm Hall Kitchen Area and new door installations, Utah State Training School; specifications, 1975 12 4 Supplement to Hardware Schedule, American Fork Training School; 1977 12 5-6 American Fork Training School; correspondence, messages, color schedule, list of sub-contractors/material suppliers, concrete test reports, drawings, 1966 12 7 Addition to Youth Center, Utah State Hospital, Provo, Utah; specifications, 1970 12 8 Interior furnishings specifications, College of Business No. 3, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; general conditions, 1966 12 9 Remodel work at Sill Home Living Center, Department of Family & Consumer Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; specifications, 1977 12 10 (unidentified) Military science building remodel; financial statements, 1976 School Plant Planning Series 13 4 Planning a School Plant--The Educational Specifications, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1952 13 5 Planning Facilities for Vocational Agriculture, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1956 13 6 Planning a Program of School Plant Construction, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1956 13 7 The Planning of School Food Service Facilities, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1956 13 8 Planning a School Plant--The Educational Specifications, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1956 13 9 Planning Guide for School Plants, Salt Lake City Public Schools, Buildings & Grounds Department, 1956 13 10 Planning Homemaking Facilities, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1957 13 11 Planning the Secondary School Plant, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1957 13 12 Planning the Secondary School Plant, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1958 13 13 Planning Physical Education and Health Education Facilities, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1958 13 14 Planning Facilities for Vocational Agriculture, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1958 13 15 Planning Industrial Arts Facilities, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1959 13 16 Planning Facilities for Special Education, Utah State Department of Public Instruction, 1960 13 17 A School Plant Planning Guide for the Salt Lake City Schools, undated 13 18 School Buildings in Utah, Utah State Board of Education, 1967 Office Files 14 1 Argenta Lodge No. 3, F. & A.M., Salt Lake City, Utah; By-laws, Revised, 1 December 1959 14 2 Architrave Corporation, 1963-1965 14 2 1 Miscellaneous financial materials 14 2 2 Accounts payable 14 2 3 Federal depositary receipts 14 2 4 Corporation franchise tax returns 14 2 5 U.S. corporation income tax returns 14 2 6 Correspondence 14 3 Board of Education of the Granite School District vs. Pat Harris; correspondence, legal briefs, handwritten notes, 1977-1980 14 4 Boston Society of Architects; statement of principles, 1961 14 5 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1942- 1973 14 6 Davis County, Utah; zoning ordinance, 1954 14 7 El Paso Natural Gas Company; leases, drawing, 1961-1965 14 8 Lease payments, 1963-1966 14 9 Recommendations, 1943, 1961 14 10-12 Salt Lake City Century II Plan, 1962-1963 14 10- 12 1 Reports of development plan committee 14 10- 12 2 Technical advisory committees 14 10- 12 3 Salt Lake Valley Citizens Council Study Outline 14 10- 12 4 Community Maintenance Committee Study Outline 14 10- 12 5 Salt Lake Valley Citizens' Council Schools Committee, Preliminary Report 14 10- 12 6 Promotional literature 14 10- 12 7 Handwritten and typed notes 14 10- 12 8 Clippings 14 13 Utah State Building Board; correspondence, list of projects and costs, 1953-1956, 1962-1965, 1973 14 14 Utility bills, 1965 14 15 M.E. Harris vita, 1964-1967 American Institute of Architects files 15 1 Board's annual report, 1961-1962 15 2 Contract documents, 1961 15 3 Dues, 1962 15 4 Houston Chapter, "On Labels and Languid Language," Speech by Hal Hazelrigg, 1962 15 5-6 National Convention, 1961 15 5- 6 1 Promotional literature 15 5- 6 2 Review of program and social events 15 5- 6 3 Correspondence 15 5- 6 4 "The Culture of Cities," address by Bruno Zevi 15 5- 6 5 "Redesigning Downtown Philadelphia," presentation by Edmund N. Bacon 15 5- 6 6 "Culture of the City," address by Lewis Mumford 15 5- 6 7 "Architecture and Planning," a talk by Edmund N. Bacon 15 5- 6 8 "Redesigning Urban America," an address by Sr. William Holford 15 7 Proposal: A New Organization Structure for the American Institute of Architects; commentary on proposal Successful Organization: A Guide for A.I.A. Officers and Members, 1959; Committee Structre and National and Chapter Officers of the American Institute of Architects, 1961 15 8 Proposed by-law changes, 1962 15 9 Miscellaneous publications, 1961-1962 15 10 Report of Government and Legislative Affairs, 1962 15 11 Rocky Mountain Regional Conference; Honor Awards Program, 1956 15 12 Treasurer's report, 1961 15 13 Utah Chapter; correspondence, 1960-1962 15 14 Utah Chapter; by-laws, 1958 15 15 Utah Chapter; executive committee meeting, 1962 16 1 Western Mountain Regional Annual Conference; application, outline, financial statement, bulletin, program, 1956 16 2 Western Mountain Regional Annual Conference; by- laws, list of members on national committees, correspondence, agenda, program, bulletin, rules and regulations, 1961-1962 16 3 Philip Will, Jr., President, The American Institute of Architects, statements on S-1154, The Mutual Exchange and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961; S-345, Williams Mass Transportation Bill; S-1478, before the Housing Subcommittee of the Banking and Currency Committee; H.R. 6433, to establish a Department of Urban Affairs, 1961 Miscellaneous 16 4 Miscellaneous; invitation, Utah Public School Directory, 1952-1953, working agreements (1954), legal brief (1972), handwritten notes, clipping, diploma, licenses, certificates, etc. 16 5 Miscellaneous publications; periodicals (Intermountain Contractor), promotional literature, catalogs, articles 17 1 Day Journals. . . cash disbursements (ledgers), 1947-1969; January 1948 - April 1957; 1948-1957 18 1 Day Journals . . . cash disbursements (ledgers), 1957-1970; 1970-1977; 1969-1981; 1981-1984