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[Description and dates], Box/folder number, MS 154, Walter Bird Papers, 1912-2006, University Archives, State University of New York at Buffalo.
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Acquisition InformationThe Walter Bird Papers were donated to the University Archives by Barbara J. Cranna and Donald and Alpine Bird in 2007.
Terms of AccessWalter Bird Papers, 1912-2006, are open for research.
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Walter W. Bird graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering. Specializing in lightweight structural design, Bird's early contributions included the first lightweight streamlined trains for the Pullman Standard Car Company and aircraft designs for the Curtiss-Wright Research Laboratory.
In response to the government's need for a means of enclosing and protecting large search radar antennas, Bird proposed the use of an air-supported enclosure and built the first large air-supported radome in 1948. The success of this project led to his interest in developing air-supported structures for many other applications. Credited with being the "father of the industry," Bird is recognized as the leading authority on the design and fabrication of air structures.
In 1956, Bird and his team moved from the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratories and founded Birdair, Inc. in Buffalo, New York where Bird worked until his retirement in 1981. The company has been committed to the technological development of structural fabric applications since its founding, and specialized in the design and manufacture of the air-supported structures and tensioned membranes that are used in dome, tent, and radome roofs.
Bird-designed structures appeared all over the world in sizes and forms that range from radomes for search radar antennas, to the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Reliant Stadium in Houston, Atlanta's Georgia Dome, Olympic stadium in Rome, the Denver Airport, London's Millennium Dome and the Haj Terminal in Saudi Arabia. During his career collaborated with prominent engineers and architects such as Edmund Happold, Victor Lundy, Peter Rice and Jane Wernick.
In recognition of his pioneering work in air structures, Bird received awards from the United States Department of the Army, the American Institute of Architects, and Canvas Products Association International.
Bird taught at the School of Architecture and Planning at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1981 to1991, assisted the school in developing courses in experimental structures and a program in building science, which came under the direction of Gunter Schumitz, a professor of architecture.
He died on April 6, 2006 in Florida, at the age of 94.
The above was modified from University News, October 19, 1981, Biographical File, State University of New York at Buffalo, University Archives.
In 1956, Walter Bird, a pioneer in the design of lightweight structures, and his associates from Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory founded Birdair, Inc. in Buffalo, New York. The company has been committed to the technological development of structural fabric applications since its founding, and specialized in the design and manufacture of the air-supported structures and tensioned membranes that are used in dome, tent, and radome roofs.
The first PTFE (Teflon® coated Fiberglass) permanent tensioned membrane structure was created by Birdair, Inc. at the project of the University of La Verne, California in 1973. Since then, the base of the tensioned membrane structures has became permanent building solutions for more than 450 architectural buildings in over 30 different countries from sports venues to transportation facilities, retail and entertainment centers to healthcare facilities and museums.
In 1979, Birdair, Inc. was sold to Chemfab, who later decided to create a joint stock company with Owens Corning called OC Birdair as a specialty roof contractor.
In 1992, OC Birdair was sold to Taiyo Corporation of Japan, and became a division of the company. Its engineering, design, and business development offices remain at 65 Lawrence Bell Drive, Amherst, New York.
| 1956: | Birdair, Inc., founded by Walter Bird and four fellow engineers from Cornell Aeronautical Laboratories. | |
| 1979: | Bird sells the company to Chemical Fabrics Corp., or Chemfab, of Merrimac, New Hampshire | |
| 1985: | Chemfab and Owens Corning form a joint venture, OC Birdair. | |
| 1986: | Osaka, Japan-based Taiyo Kogyo Corp. purchases a five percent stake in OC Birdair. | |
| 1989: | Taiyo increases its ownership stake to fifty percent, while Chemfab retains 50 percent. | |
| 1992: | Taiyo Purchases remaining fifty percent of the company. |
The above was modified from Buffalo News, September 29, 1996.
This collection documents the activities of Walter Bird, founder of Birdair, Inc. and a pioneer of lightweight structural design, including his activities as president of Birdair, Inc., industry leader and invited guest speaker at various conferences and institutions.
Some significant documents in the collection are Bird's published works and speeches on the topic of air structured architecture and fabric developments as well as photographs and slides of Bird's projects as early as 1948. Early sketches and drafts of writings and product models are also complied.
The collection documents press coverage of Birdair between the 1950s and 1990s. The collection contains various information, collected by Bird, on lightweight architecture, fabric, and related applications in the industry.
Materials in the collection are mainly textual, and include correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings. Photographs, models, fabric samples, and various other audio and visual materials are included in the collection.
This collection is arranged in five series:
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I. Birdair Company Files,
1949-1998 |
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This series contains Birdair's various business documents. |
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Divided into fourteen subseries: A. Consulting, B. Contract, C. Cornell Laboratory, D. Finance, E. Legal, F. Management, G. Marketing and Sales, H. Merger, I. Office Memoranda, J. Projects, K. Publications, L. Research and Development, M. Technical, and N. Others-Lists and Report. |
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| Files consist of the initial stages of business inquires from customers and include business letters, abstract notes and product design sketches. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 1.1 |
Business Correspondence,
1973-1979; includes
product design sketches.
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| 1.2 |
Business Correspondence,
1981-1982; includes
product design sketches.
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| 1.3 |
Instructions for Stadium Project,
undated
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| 1.4 |
Map, notes, and water color design sketch,
undated; includes
computer graphic designs of Montreal Olympic Stadium and Pusan
Stadium.
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| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 1.5 |
Australian Contract,
July 21-24,
1980
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| 1.6 |
European Contract,
February 22, 1960-October 21,
1963
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| 1.7 |
Nikolaou Laing Contract,
April 1-July 4,
1980
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| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 1.8 |
Cornell Lab Area Correspondence,
1950-1955; includes
newsletter.
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| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 1.9 |
Cornell Lab Area Correspondence, Accounts Receivable,
December 31, 1977-May 31,
1978
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| 1.10 |
Annual Report,
1976-1979
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| 1.11 |
Audit,
February 23, 1978-April 1,
1979
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| 1.12 |
Balance Sheet,
December 31, 1977-January 31,
1979
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| 1.13 |
Common Stock Valuation,
1975-1979
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| 1.14 |
Gross Margin Report,
1977-1979
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| 1.15 |
Labor Journal,
1978-1979
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| 1.16 |
Inventories,
1976-1978
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| 1.17 |
Payroll,
1976-1979
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| 1.18 |
Sales Journal,
1975-1978
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| 1.19 |
Shareholder Report,
1957-1979
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| 1.20-1.21 |
Special Report,
1974-1976
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| 1.22 |
Other Financial Reports,
1970-1979
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| Birdair's general patent and confidential files follow records pertaining lawsuits, and license documents. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 1.23 |
Agreement between Birdair and Textile Workers Union of
America,
April 1975-April
1977
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| 1.24 |
Building Official Conference for America,
September 25, 1968;
includes application for material approval and material approval for
AIRSHELTERS.
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| 1.25 |
Building Science,
March 3, 1981-December 7,
1981; includes correspondence.
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| 1.26-1.27 |
Huddle,
October 23, 1976- April 2,
1986; includes correspondence, patent and product
sketches.
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| 1.28 |
Deferred Compensation,
December 22, 1976-September 9,
1981; includes agreements and correspondence from
attorneys.
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| 1.29 |
Owens-Corning,
1949; includes a report
for final judgment.
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| 1.30 |
Pontiac Stadium,
1997-1998; contains
correspondence and sketches.
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| 1.31 |
Shaver Case,
1978; contains court
documents, investigation report, a request letter for legal assistance, and
Bird's notes.
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| 1.32-1.33 |
Patent (in America),
1957-1979
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| 1.34 |
Canadian Patent,
undated; includes
correspondence from patent counsel and memorandum for infringed claims of Bird
Canadian patents.
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| 1.35 |
Others; Birdair's confidentiality agreements papers,
undated
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| The subseries consists of agenda, board manager's minutes, reports, and biographical information on board members. | ||
| Arranged alphabetically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 1.36 |
Action Agenda,
July 24-August 28,
1981
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| 1.37 |
Broad Member Information,
undated; includes
biographical sketches and profiles.
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| 1.38 |
Board Manager's Minutes,
1971-1979
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| 1.39 |
Corporate Report,
1978
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| 1.40 |
Management Consulting Report in
1963; includes letters
from a management consultant.
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| Two of Birdair's original marketing binders, "Marketing Sales Literature" and "Promotion," are filed separately. Sheerfill service manuals and price quotes for Airshelter are also in the subseries. | ||
| Arranged by subject. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 1.41-1.46 |
Marketing Sales Literature,
undated
[originally housed in a binder] |
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| 1.47 |
Price Quotes for Airshelter,
undated
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| 1.48-1.52 |
Promotion,
undated
[originally housed in a binder] |
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| 1.53 |
Service Manual,
undated; includes service
manual for structures of Sheerfill architectural fabric.
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| 1.54 |
Others,
1979-1980; includes notes
on other companies and corporations' movements.
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| The subseries contains business correspondence and legal documents regarding the merger of Birdair and Chemfab in 1978. | ||
| Arranged chronologically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 1.55-1.56 |
Legal Paper Drafts,
1979; includes employee
agreement, stock option agreement, promissory note.
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| 1.57-1.58 |
Merger,
August 27, 1975-August 19,
1980; includes appraisal corporation report, correspondence,
photographs, and stock option plan.
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| 9 |
Bird, W.
Chemical Fabric Corporation: Acquisition
of Birdair Structure, Inc. and Related Transactions ,
1979
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| This subseries contains memoranda concerning products, policies and administrative decisions. | ||
| Memoranda are arranged by type, then chronologically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 2.1 |
All Employee,
1975-1990: includes memos
regarding organizational and policy changes.
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| 2.2 |
Confidential,
1965-1977: includes memos
regarding administrative decisions and management issues.
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| 2.3 |
Inter Office Memoranda,
1969-1981: includes memos
regarding presentations, Birdair projects and products, and European
tests.
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| General project lists follow files on specific projects arranged in alphabetical order. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 2.4 |
Bullocks Mariner's Island Roof (San Jose, California),
1980
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| 2.5 |
CN Tower (Toronto, Canada), circa
1952; includes project
report.
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| 2.6 |
Denver International Airport (Denver, Colorado),
undated; includes slide
presentation list.
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| 2.7 |
Detroit Medical Facility (Detroit, Michigan),
1982; includes sales
record.
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| 2.8 |
Expo
1982 (Knoxville,
Tennessee); includes design sketches.
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| 2.9 |
Haj Terminal (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia),
1977-1998; includes
correspondence and design sketches.
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| 2.10 |
Hanover Park (Hanover Park, Illinois),
1974-1975; includes
conference notes, correspondence, and design sketches.
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| 2.11 |
Ice Stadium (Netherlands),
undated; includes design
sketch.
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| 2.12 |
Indianapolis (Indiana) Convention Center,
1982; includes sales
record.
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| 2.13 |
K-Mart Warehouse,
undated; includes product
design sketches, and technical data.
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| 2.14 |
(University of) La Verne (La Verne, California),
1972-1993; includes
project correspondence, maintenance procedures, and technical
reports.
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| 2.15 |
Milligan College (Tennessee),
1972
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| 2.16 |
163rd Street Shopping Center in Miami, Florida,
1979-1980; includes
correspondence and energy analysis.
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| 2.17 |
Pontiac Silver Dome (Michigan),
1974-1975; includes
project correspondence, stadium pamphlets, and Bird's comments on
project.
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| 2.18 |
Queeny Park (St. Louis, Missouri),
1977-1998; includes
repair and expense reports and project correspondence.
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| 2.19 |
(University of) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
1975-1980; includes
information on air filtering and legal reports.
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| 2.20 |
(University of) Santa Clara,
1974-1978; includes
project correspondence and inspection and service contract.
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| 2.21 |
St. Petersburg, Florida,
undated; includes design
sketches.
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| 2.22 |
Tampa International Airport, Florida
1980-1981; includes
analysis sketch, sales record, trip report, and Bird's comments.
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| 2.23 |
(University of Northern Iowa) Uni-Dome,
1974-1976; includes
project correspondence and Uni-Dome pamphlet.
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| 2.24 |
Winooski Project,
1979; includes protest
letters and drawings from Brooklyn elementary school students.
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| 2.25 |
Assigned Job Names,
1956-1990
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| 2.26 |
Project Lists,
1989-1993
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| Map-case | Contents | |
| 0.1+-0.4+ |
Design Sketches (with colors),
1971; includes 4 colored
paints of air supported structures and cable supported structure.
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| Birdair publications, such as marketing catalogs, product pamphlets, and company newsletters are in the subseries. | ||
| Arranged alphabetically by subjects. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 2.27 |
Air Shelters,
undated
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| 2.28 |
Air-Supported Radomes,
undated; includes design
guide and product description.
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| 2.29 |
Air Supported Structures,
1975,
1995
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| 2.30 |
Air Supported Structure for Special Facilities,
undated; includes
information on military, electronics and industrial buildings.
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| 2.38 |
Birdair/Chemfab,
1979
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| 2.31 |
Cabled Tennis Court Enclosure,
undated
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| 2.32 |
Mark 66,
1966; includes product
fact sheets.
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| 2.40 |
Newsletters,
1965-1972,
1978,
1989,
1995
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| 2.39 |
OC Birdair,
undated
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| 9.4 |
Product Catalog,
undated; includes
photographs of Birdair's projects.
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| 2.33 |
Picture Profiles,
undated; includes
profiles on Canada Harbour Place, Chadstone Mall, Fort Worth Town Center, Good
Shepherded Lutheran Church, Hyatt Regency Burlingame, Mark 66, Pentadome,
Rolling Oaks Mall, shelter, and tennis court.
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| 2.41 |
Product Bulletin,
circa 1974; includes
information on Bullocks Department Store, Expo 1974, Duval Center, and
Pentadome Development.
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| 2.34 |
Storaway,
undated; includes flyers
and information sheets.
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| 2.35 |
Swim Shelter,
undated; includes flyer
and product pamphlet.
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| 2.36 |
Tension Membrane Structures,
1994,
1996,
1998
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| 2.42 |
Others,
January 3, 1983-September 23,
2002; includes History of Birdair, news bulletin, press release and
regarding St. Petersburg and Grantley Adams International Airport.
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| 2.37 |
Others,
undated; includes
Birdair's general information profiles.
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| 9.15 |
Three Dimensional Prototype [fabric with wires],
undated;
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| A collection of reports on Birdair's Pontiac Roof research, affiliated technical studies, general product development, and engineering handbook. | ||
| Arranged alphabetically by subject. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 2.46-2.47 |
General,
undated; includes Test
Reports on variety of membranes; includes comparison between Fiberglass,
Teflon-Glass, and Sheerfill I and II, and their Biaxial Elongation Report,
Weaving Science Report, and comments on this research.
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| 2.43-2.44 |
Airstructure Engineering Handbook,
1964; includes
confidential and proprietary product reports and its data.
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| 2.45 |
Fiberglass,
undated; contains
material test report and a fabric sample.
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| 2.48 |
Pontiac Roof,
1975,
1978,
1985; includes damage
summary, ten year test evaluation, and roof fabric tests.
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| 2.49 |
Preliminary Design Study,
1966
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| 2.50 |
Product Development,
undated; includes product
design sketches.
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| 2.51-2.52 |
Solar Heat and Air-conditioning,
1957-1980; includes
academic reports, assessment, conference papers, and data.
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| 2.53 |
Teflon Case,
1974-1976; includes data
and repair clips/instructions.
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| 2.54 |
Others,
1974, undated; includes
correspondence regarding air-supported designs and materials and report on
properties of Nylon 66 versus Polyester.
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| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 2.55 |
Design Manual For Spherical Air Supported Radomes,
March 15,
1956
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| 2.56-2.57 |
Technical Design Information Data,
circa
1962-1996
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| Other lists and reports such as business contacts, job lists, office directories, and retirement policies are contained in the subseries. | ||
| Arranged alphabetically by subject. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 2.58 |
Contacts,
1966-1969; include
undated business contacts, special program registrants' contacts in 1967, staff
directory in Headquarters Tactical Air Command in 1966 and 1969.
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| 2.59 |
Directories,
1981,
1983; includes office
layout map.
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| 2.60 |
Employment Roster,
1963-1964,
1966,
1976
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| 2.61 |
Job Lists,
1956-1992
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| 2.62 |
Policies,
circa 1966-1977;
includes Birdair's billing rates for service technician, retirement program,
and travel regulations.
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| 2.63 |
Others,
undated; includes
technical papers.
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II. Industry,
1957-2002 |
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This series contains professional information in the areas of lightweight architecture, fabric, and related applications in Birdair's industry that Walter Bird had collected in his lifetime. |
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This series arranged in three subseries: A. Companies, B. Conference, and C. Publications. |
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| Includes other companies' catalogues, correspondence, and other publications related to Birdair industry. | ||
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Arranged alphabetically by company name. |
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| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 3.1 |
Barton Malow,
1981; includes company's
newsletters and project profiles.
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| 3.2 |
Bethlehem Steel,
1968; includes cable
structure information and project profiles.
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| 3.3 |
Bioshelter,
undated; includes
business plan, and product catalogue.
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| 3.4 |
Buro Happold,
undated; includes company
catalogues.
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| 3.5-3.8 |
Chemfab (Chemical Fabrics Corporation),
1979-1992; includes
annual report, financial statements, business correspondence, company
catalogues, fabric samples, news bulletin, operating plan, 1983, underwriting
agreement in 1983, and Warren Cook's correspondence.
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| 9.2 |
Chemfab Fabric Samples,
undated; includes
SHEERFIL
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| 3.9-3.10 |
Du Pont,
1957-1976; includes
company catalogue,
Du Pont Magazine, Du Pont
technical data, and
Journal of Teflon.
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| 3.11 |
Geiger Berger,
1974-1975; includes
business correspondence, performance specifications, and project
profiles.
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| 3.12 |
Helios Industry,
undated; contains company
catalogues.
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| 3.13 |
HITCO,
1968; includes interim
report.
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| 3.14 |
KIB,
undated; includes company
catalogue.
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| 3.15 |
MOSS,
undated; includes company
catalogue.
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| 9.5 |
ODC,
1985; includes company
catalogue.
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| 9.6 |
Owens-Corning,
1979-1982; includes 1980
annual report, company catalogues, fact sheets, and product outline
specification.
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| 3.18 |
Pfelier,
1978-1984; includes
product profiles.
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| 3.19-3.21 |
Seaman Corporation,
1949-1999; includes
business correspondence, company catalogues, fabric samples, and
A History of Seaman
Corporation.
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| 9.3 |
Seaman Corporation Fabric Samples,
undated; includes
Shelter-Rite.
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| 3.22 |
SBICNY (Small Business Investment Company of New
York),
1964; includes annual
report .
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| 3.23 |
Schlaich & Partner,
1977-1982; includes
product profiles.
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| 3.24 |
Steelplex Corporation,
1978-1980; includes
company index, correspondence, and product design sketches.
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| 3.25 |
Subrella Canvas Fabric,
undated; includes company
catalog.
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| 3.26 |
Taiyo Kogyo Corporation,
1984-1997; includes
company profile, company catalogue, and correspondence.
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| 3.27 |
W. L. Gore & Associate, Inc.,
undated; contains company
information.
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| 3.28 |
Others,
undated; includes product
profiles.
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| 9.1 |
Other Unidentified Fabric Samples,
undated
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| Contains information on and correspondence about conference and awards. | ||
| Arranged chronologically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 3.29 |
1965-1967
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| 3.30 |
1971-1979
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| 3.31 |
1982-1986
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| 3.32 |
1993-1998
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| Contains industry books and magazines, conference papers and talks. | ||
| Arranged chronologically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 3.33 |
1943
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| 3.34 |
1952
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| 3.35 |
1955
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| 3.36 |
1959
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| 3.37 |
1960
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| 3.38 |
1961
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| 3.39 |
1966
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| 3.40 |
1967
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| 4.1 |
1969
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| 4.2 |
1970
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| 4.3 |
1971
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| 4.4 |
1972
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| 4.5 |
1973
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| 4.6 |
1974
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| 4.7 |
1975
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| 4.8-4.9 |
1976
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[see also 9.13 for Herzog's Pneumatic
Structures: A Handbook of Inflatable Architecture (Oxford)]
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| 4.10 |
1977
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| 4.11 |
1978
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| 4.12-4.13 |
1979
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| 4.14-4.15 |
1980
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| 4.16 |
1981
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| 4.17-4.18 |
1982
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| 4.19-4.20 |
1983
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| 4.11-4.22 |
1984
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| 4.23 |
1985
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| 4.25-5.1 |
1986
[2 folders] |
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| 5.2 |
1987
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| 5.3 |
1988
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| 5.4 |
1989
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| 5.5 |
1990
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| 5.6 |
1991
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| 5.7 |
1992
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| 5.8 |
1993
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| 5.9 |
1994
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| 5.10 |
1997
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| 5.11 |
1999
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| 5.12 |
2000
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| 5.13 |
2002
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| 5.14 |
Otto, Frie,
undated; includes Frie
Otto's presentation on tents (translated from German).
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| 5.15 |
Miscellaneous Guides,
undated; includes
Architectural Fabric Structures
Handbook,
Preliminary Marketing Assessment for
Anchor Phrase One, and
Stainless Steel Membrane
Roof.
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| 5.16-5.17 |
Miscellaneous Journals,
undated; includes
Air Conditioning Engineering Study,
Design Developments in Large Span Cabled Structure,
Engineering Discipline of Tent
Structures, Material on Plastic Covering for Air- Supported Greenhouses,
Some Thoughts on Future Demand,
and
Technical Aspects of
Fabrication.
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| 5.18 |
Others,
undated; includes
COMSAT, Designers West,
Megastructure, and
Stadio Olimppico.
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III. Publicity/Press Coverage,
1939-2004 |
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This series contain clippings from various magazines and newspapers collected by Bird. |
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This series arranged in four subseries: A. Birdair, B. Birdair Projects, C. Industry, and D. Miscellaneous. |
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| Includes newspaper and magazine articles featuring Birdair. | ||
| Arranged chronologically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 5.19 |
1950s
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| 5.20 |
1960s
|
|
| 5.21 |
1970s
|
|
| 5.22 |
1980s
|
|
| 5.23 |
1990s
|
|
| 5.24 |
2000-2006
|
|
| Box | Contents | |
| 11 |
Life Magazine,
November 11,
1957
|
|
| 11 |
Life Magazine, May
1, 1964
|
|
| 11 |
Life Magazine,
February 25,
1966
|
|
| 11 |
Life Magazine,
April 28,
1967
|
|
| 11 |
Jours : de France,
March 1, 1958
|
|
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 11 |
Parade,
August 4,
1974
|
|
| 11 |
Sunday,
July 12, 1964
|
|
| Contains press coverage of specific Birdair projects. | ||
| Arranged alphabetically by project name. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 5.25 |
Pre-Birdair projects,
December 16, 1959-April 3,
1961
|
|
| 5.26 |
Buenaventura Mall (Ventura, California),
April 10,
1983
|
|
| 5.27 |
CN Tower (Toronto Canada),
August 17, 1974-April 3,
1976
|
|
| 5.28 |
Dakota Dome (South Dakota),
January 19,
1979
|
|
| 5.29 |
Denver International Airport (Colorado),
March 11,
1991
|
|
| 5.30 |
Expo/World Fair ( Knoxville, Tennessee),
August 4,
1974
|
|
| 5.31 |
Haj Terminal (Saudi Arabia),
October 20, 1978-February 4,
1980
|
|
| 5.32 |
International Stadium Riyadh (Saudi Arabia),
October 4,
1983
|
|
| 5.33 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minneapolis, Minnesota),
October 2,
1981
|
|
| 5.34 |
Millennium Dome (London),
April 1, 1998
|
|
| 5.35 |
Pontiac Silverdome (Michigan),
April 28, 1975-January 24,
1982
|
|
| 5.36 |
St. Petersburg (Florida),
March 2, 1990-July 28,
1998
|
|
| 5.37 |
State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo, New
York),
October 3, 1974-May 5,
1975
|
|
| 5.38 |
Syracuse (Carrier Dome),
October 25,
1980
|
|
| 5.39 |
Walden Galleria (Cheektowaga, New York),
January 29,
1989
|
|
| 5.40 |
Others,
1981, undated; includes
Fortune
February 9, 1981, and
University of La Varne related articles.
|
|
| Newspaper articles and magazine clippings on the industry general are chronologically collected in this subseries. The subseries also contains clippings of industry professionals. | ||
| Specific files (such as those on industry professionals) follow the general files, arranged chronologically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 5.41 |
1950s
|
|
| 5.42 |
1960s
|
|
| 5.43 |
1970s
|
|
| 5.44 |
1980s
|
|
| 5.45 |
1990s
|
|
| 5.46 |
2000-2004
|
|
| 5.47 |
People,
1957-1992; includes
information on Walter Bird, Herric Carter, Betty Cook, Hilbert College
Graduates, Robert Kelso, Eugene O'Neil, John Renninger, and Frank Lloyd Wright
.
|
|
| 5.48 |
Others,
undated; includes
advanced encapsulated field house, Alaska's birthday plan, and featured
articles of air structured facilities.
|
|
| Miscellaneous publications such as foreign publications and Expo and World's Fair guide books are complied. | ||
| Arranged alphabetically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 5.49-5.51 |
Foreign Publications,
1962,
1973,
1979
|
|
| 5.52-5.53 |
Guidebooks,
1939,
1967-1974,
1983; includes New York
World's Fair, Expo 1967, Expo 1970, Expo 1974, and official souvenir book from
The Stadium
|
|
|
IV. Walter Bird Personal Papers,
1952-2001 |
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|
This series mainly contains records documenting Bird's personal and professional activities after his retirement in 1981.( Personal correspondence contains his earlier letters from 1952.) |
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|
General files are listed before five subseries: A. Consulting, B. Financial, C. Personal Correspondence, D. Publications, and E. Teaching. |
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| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 6.1 |
Bird's house, design sketch,
undated
|
|
| 6.2 |
Name tags and buttons,
undated
|
|
| Includes correspondence with people in the industry, Birdair's contracts and consulting invoices, and sketches and notes after his retirement. | ||
| Arranged chronologically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 6.3 |
1981
|
|
| 6.4 |
1982
|
|
| 6.5 |
1983
|
|
| 6.6 |
1984
|
|
| 6.7 |
1985
|
|
| 6.8 |
1986
|
|
| 6.9 |
1987
|
|
| 6.10 |
1988
|
|
| 6.11 |
1989
|
|
| 6.12 |
1990
|
|
| 6.13 |
1992
|
|
| 6.14 |
1993
|
|
| 6.15 |
1998
|
|
| 6.16 |
Contract,
circa 1980-1981;
includes deferred compensation agreement, a draft letter to Warren Cook (circa
1980), and 1981 Bird consulting agreement.
|
|
| 6.17 |
Invoices,
1982-1983; includes
standard consulting invoice forms.
|
|
| 6.18 |
Notes and Sketches,
1983; includes
retractable roof ideas, business draft letters, and design
sketches.
|
|
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 6.19 |
Financial documents,
1962,
1966,
1976,
1993,
2001; includes life
insurance policy review, stock transfer documents, Stock Option Agreement, and
Tensar Structures, Inc.
|
|
| A collection of his personal correspondence after his retirement as well as various certifications, invitations for conferences, and his own notes for recollection. | ||
| Arranged chronologically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 6.20 |
Pre 1979,
1952-1958,
1966; includes letters
from Cornell Laboratory (1952, 1958), Frei Otto (1966), and Walter's Bird's son
(1955).
|
|
|
[see also oversized papers 9.8 and 9.9]
|
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| 6.21 |
1980-1981; includes
letters from Dean of School of Architecture and Environmental Design at State
University of New York at Buffalo (1980) Frei Otto (1980), Farewell letters to
Bird's colleagues in Birdair (1980), and a protest letter to ABC Television
(1981).
|
|
| 6.22 |
1982-1984; includes
letters regarding various conferences, from Frei Otto, University of Bath,
1983-1984.
|
|
| 6.23 |
1985-1987; from
Architectural Fabric Structures Institute (1985), National Research Council
(1985), and Bud Clevett (1987).
|
|
| 6.24 |
1990-1999; from American
Society of Civil Engineers (1991), University of La Verne (1993), and Centre
George Pompidou (1996).
|
|
| 6.25 |
From
2000-2001; Fabric
Structures Incorporated (2000), Centre George Pompidou (2000), Sean Topham
(2001), and draft of letters (circa 2001).
|
|
| 6.26 |
Certifications,
1941-1986
|
|
| 6.27 |
Others,
undated; his own notes
for recollection, and a greeting with Bird's photo.
|
|
| Bird's industry publications and talks, 1960-1998. Lecture notes and drafts and published autobiographical sketches are also complied with subject. | ||
| Bird's publications arranged chronologically, followed by lecture drafts and notes arranged alphabetically by topics. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 6.28 |
Air Structures --- A New Concept in
Engineering Design, An ASME Publication: Erie, Pennsylvania,
August 3,
1960
|
|
| 6.29 |
Air Structures for Military
Applications, Pacific Air Force Civil Engineering Conference: Tokyo,
Japan,
March 21-23, 1966
|
|
| 6.30 |
Air Structures: A New Architectural
Concept, Massachusetts Institute Technology Conference, Plastics in
Architecture: Boston, Massachusetts,
June, 1966
|
|
| 6.31 |
The Development of Pneumatic Structures,
Past, Present and Future, The Colloquium on Pneumatic Structures:
Stuttgart, Germany,
May, 1967
|
|
| 6.32 |
Informal Lectures on Air-Inflated
Structures, The Stuttgart, Germany,
May 19, 1967
|
|
| 6.33 |
The Development of Pneumatic Structures,
Past, Present and Future, Massachusetts Institute Technology, Boston,
Massachusetts,
June 23,
1967
|
|
| 6.34 |
Design Notes on Air Structures,
1968
|
|
| 6.35 |
The Use of Air Structures in
Architecture, North Dakota University, North Dakota,
February 3,
1971
|
|
| 6.36 |
Inflatable Plastic Structures, Seminar
on Plastics in Building and Construction, Brooklyn, New York,
February 23,
1971
|
|
| 6.37 |
Introduction to Air Structures,
May, 1971
|
|
| 6.38 |
Application of Air Structures to Meet
Space Requirements, 48th Annual International Conference, Council of
Educational Facilities Planners,
October 4,
1971
|
|
| 6.39 |
Application of Plastics in Air
Structures, The Society of The Plastic Industry, Inc. National
Conference,
November 4,
1971
|
|
| 6.40 |
Air Structures Span Space in Building
Revolution II, Rubber World,
February,
1972
|
|
| 6.41 |
Air Supported Structures, The American
Association for Textile Technology Seminar in Industrial Fabrics, New
York City,
May 3, 1972
|
|
| 6.42 |
Economic Considerations in the Use of
Air Structures, International Symposium of Pneumatic Structures, Delft,
Netherlands,
September 20,
1972
|
|
| 6.43 |
Application for Plastic Coated Textile,
November 1972
|
|
| 6.44 |
A New Generation of Air
Structures, The BRI National Technical Conference, Columbia, Maryland,
May 22-24,
1973
|
|
| 6.45 |
Experience in the Design,
Fabrication and Installation of Large Membrane Structures,
International Symposium Wide Span Surface Structures, University of Stuttgart,
Germany,
April 8, 1976
|
|
| 6.46 |
Fabrication of Large Custom Designed Air
Structures, The Air Structures Seminar, Toronto Canada,
April 14-15,
1977
|
|
| 6.47 |
Role of the Fabricator- Large Fabric
Structures, American Society of Civil Engineers Spring Convention and
Exhibit, Dallas, Texas,
April 25-29,
1977
|
|
| 6.48 |
Teflon-Coated Fiberglas, Outstanding New
Material For Fabric Structures,
1978 Symposium of the
International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures
|
|
| 6.49 |
The Role of the Fabricator in Building:
Wide Span Membrane Structure in the United States of America, 2nd
International Symposium, Stuttgart, West Germany,
May, 1979
|
|
| 6.50 |
Special Requirements of the Design,
Fabrication and Installation of Fabric Structures, The Monaco Sports
Summit,
1979
|
|
| 6.51 |
Permanent Fabric Structures--Birth of A
new IndustryTechnology Utilization Session of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers' Annual Meeting, New York City,
December 3,
1979
|
|
| 6.52 |
Talks,
1980s
|
|
| 6.53 |
Early Development of Fabric
Structure, drafts,
1984
|
|
| 6.54 |
Early Development of Large Fabric
Structures,
undated
|
|
| 6.55 |
Lightweight Fabric Shelters in the
Cold,
1982
|
|
| 6.56 |
The History and Development of Fabric
Structures, The School of Architecture at Florida A&M University,
November 4,
1992
|
|
| 6.57 |
Air Supported Radome Design
Considerations Relating to Reliability,
undated
|
|
| 6.58 |
Air Supported Structures in the United
States in America,
undated
|
|
| 6.59 |
Buildings Supported by Air,
undated
|
|
| 6.60 |
Large Air Supported Radome For Satellite
communications Ground Stations,
undated
|
|
| 6.61 |
SHEERFILL: Permanent Architectural
Fabrics and Structures From CHEMFAB,
undated
|
|
| 6.62 |
Airstructures - Early Development and
Outlook, drafts,
undated
|
|
| 6.63 |
Teflon coated Fiberglass Unique New
Material for Fabric Structures,
undated
|
|
| 6.64 |
There are Difference Among Air Supported
Structures,
undated
|
|
| 6.65 |
Fabric Structures, Lectures at University at Buffalo,
1983-1985; Walter Bird's
lecture talk, 1983 and his note of Fabric Studies.
|
|
| 6.66 |
University at Buffalo, Talks and Notes,
circa
1983-1998
|
|
| 6.67 |
Air Supported Structure,
undated drafts
|
|
| 6.68 |
Energy Efficiency,
undated
drafts
|
|
| 6.69 |
Fabric Structures,
undated
drafts
|
|
| 6.70 |
Fabric Studies,
undated
drafts
|
|
| 6.71 |
Tensioned Fabric Structure,
undated draft
|
|
| 6.72-6.73 |
Others,
undated; includes lecture
notes, design sketches, and drafts of talks.
|
|
| 6.74 |
Biographical Sketches,
undated
|
|
| Contains correspondences between Bird and the Department of Architecture at the University at Buffalo as well as the other institutions at which he gave lectures after his retirement. Related materials such as the department information, teaching contract, syllabus, and lecture flyers are included. | ||
| Arranged chronologically. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 6.75 |
1981
|
|
| 6.76 |
1982
|
|
|
[see also 9.7 for a textbook,
ARC 345/545 Building System Technology
3]
|
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| 7.1 |
1983
|
|
| 7.2 |
1984
|
|
| 7.2 |
1985
|
|
| 7.3 |
1986
|
|
| 7.4 |
1987
|
|
| 7.5 |
1988
|
|
| 7.6 |
1989
|
|
| 7.8 |
1991
|
|
| 7.9 |
1992
|
|
| 7.10 |
1993
|
|
|
V. Photographs/Slides/Other Media,
1948-2002 |
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|
Scope and Content: Contains early projects by Walter Bird and Birdair in photographs, slides, glass slides and other recording media. The later part of the series contains Bird's photo exhibits at various institutions along with correspondence between Bird and museum staff. |
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|
This series arranged in four subseries: A. Photograph, B. Slides, C. Exhibits and Others, and D. Recording Media. |
||
| Includes photographs and negatives related to Birdair products and projects. Laboratory testing photographs and recollections of projects are also contained in the subseries as well as some family and professional photographs. | ||
| Arranged alphabetically by project or subject name. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 7.11 |
59 Street Tennis Club,
undated; includes
photographs of tennis court.
|
|
| 7.12 |
407 Dual Wall/Huges Prototype,
undated; includes
photographs of antenna area and foam between fabrics.
|
|
| 7.13 |
5548 Waneta Place (Sarasota, Florida),
1980; includes
photographs of Bird's Florida residence.
|
|
| 7.14 |
Air Supported Structure Warehouse,
undated; includes 5 x 7
photographs of base and blower.
|
|
| 7.15 |
Antioch College (Columbia, Maryland),
undated; includes
different angles of the dome.
|
|
| 7.17 |
Barber-Greene,
undated; includes
photographs and negatives of Airshelter and blowers.
|
|
| 7.18 |
Beaver Dam,
1968; includes
photographs of dome.
|
|
| 7.19 |
Birdair Market Demonstration photographs,
undated; includes
Atoms-for-Peace and a variety of inflated warehouses.
|
|
| 7.20 |
Bird, Donald J.,
June 1974; includes
photographs and a card.
|
|
| 9.10 |
Bird, Walter,
circa 1945-1978; includes
his professional photographs and group photographs at Birdair.
|
|
| 7.21 |
Birmingham,
undated; includes
pictures and negatives of inflated sports facility.
|
|
| 7.22 |
Blow Out Roof Test,
undated
|
|
| 7.23 |
Cable Model Test and Cable Tensioned Structure,
undated
|
|
| 7.24 |
Canadian Coust Shelter,
1971; includes
photographs of attaching blower, building foundation, and sawing the fabrics
with sawing machine.
|
|
| 7.25 |
Carrier Dome (Syracuse, New York),
1979-1980; includes
photographs of building stadium seats, interior of dome, and metal cross joints
and negatives of fabric installation.
|
|
| 7.26 |
CIDAir (Chicago),
undated; includes
photographs of competitors' works.
|
|
| 7.27 |
CN Tower (Toronto, Canada),
circa 1975; includes
photographs and negatives of the SkyPot.
|
|
| 7.28 |
Courtyards Oak Park,
undated; includes a
negative and photographs.
|
|
| 7.29 |
Dan's Children,
1973
|
|
| 7.30 |
Dakota Dome (University of South Dakota),
September 1978; includes
photographs and negatives of inside and outside of the dome, installation, and
attachments.
|
|
| 7.31 |
Donald M. Dedmon Recreational Center (Radford,
Virginia),
1980; includes
photographs and negatives of inside and outside of the dome and attachments.
|
|
| 7.32 |
Dual Wall Warehouse,
undated; includes
negatives of depicting inflation.
|
|
| 7.33 |
Exhibit of the Architectural League of New York,
August 1998; includes
exhibit photographs of Bird's contribution The Inflatable Realm (see also
Subseries C: Exhibit and Others in this
Series, and actual exhibit 0.5+).
|
|
| 7.34 |
Expo 1970 (Osaka, Japan),
1970; includes
photographs of Pentadome, Sub-Gate, and Mush Balloon.
|
|
| 7.35 |
Family Photographs in winter,
undated; includes
photographs of Bird's Williamsville, New York residence, his grandchildren.
Also includes negatives.
|
|
| 7.36 |
First Radome,
September 15, 1948;
includes a photograph of Cornell Laboratory's first radome.
|
|
| 7.37 |
Florida Festival,
November 1979; includes
photographs of black groove cover, folding part of umbrella, gutter cables,
groove joints, supporting poles, and umbrella rib.
|
|
| 7.38 |
France-Paris,
1961; includes the
photographs of various architectures and military tents.
|
|
| 7.39 |
Franklin Park Zoo (Boston, Massachusetts),
1986-1988; includes
photographs of joint stitches between fabric roofs.
|
|
| 7.40 |
Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia),
undated
|
|
| 7.41 |
Good Year Greenhouse,
1969; includes
photographs of outside sprinkler boxes, top roof joints, and wires along with
boxes.
|
|
| 7.42 |
Haj Terminal (Saudi Arabia),
undated
|
|
| 7.43 |
Hannover Park (Illinois) - New York Frame Structure,
1976
|
|
| 7.44 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Inflation,
1981; includes
photographs and negatives of people on the roof before and after inflation and
interior of the dome.
|
|
| 7.45 |
Ice Covered Roof,
undated
|
|
| 7.46 |
Indoor Sports Facilities,
undated; includes early
photographs of Birdair's indoor sports facilities.
|
|
| 7.47 |
Installing Fabrics,
undated; includes
negatives of workshop, working crews, and related equipment.
|
|
| 7.48 |
King Fahd International Stadium (Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia),
circa 1987; includes
photographs of the construction site.
|
|
| 7.49 |
Laboratory Test in Stub Roof Section,
circa 1961
|
|
| 7.50 |
Laboratory Testing,
1956-1958; includes
photographs of Cornell Laboratory facilities.
|
|
| 7.51 |
Lewis Stadium (Oklahoma State University) model,
undated
|
|
| 9.11 |
Life Magazine Photographs,
1948; includes oversized
photographs of fabric and interior of spheroid radome.
|
|
| 7.52 |
Lightweight Structures in Architecture,
1986; includes photographs of the
conference.
|
|
| 7.53 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
undated; includes
information on inflated sports facility.
|
|
| 7.54 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Storm Damage,
1971; includes
photographs and negatives.
|
|
| 7.55 |
Mendon Valley (Rochester, New York),
1992; includes
photographs and negatives of inflation device and entrance of the warehouse.
|
|
| 7.56 |
Merger,
1979; includes
photographs of a meeting on Birdair/Chemfab's merger.
|
|
| 7.57 |
Mexico Bull Ring and Vilna,
undated; includes
photographs and negatives of the buildings.
|
|
| 7.58 |
Milligan College (Tennessee),
1992; includes
photographs and negatives of inside and outside of gym and a letter from R.E.
Shaeffer.
|
|
| 7.59 |
Milligan College (Tennessee) Storm Damage,
undated; includes
photographs and negatives of fabrics of the dome.
|
|
| 7.60 |
Military Applications-Early Experiments,
circa 1948-1958; includes
negatives of first wind tunnel model radome and photographs of the experiment
site.
|
|
| 7.61 |
Military Applications,
undated; includes early
photographs of Birdair works, Atoms-for-Peace, Canadian government Department
of Transport, and mobile shelter.
|
|
| 7.62 |
Military Boat Cover,
circa 1971; includes
photographs of construction cranes around the boat, circuit box and wires, and
interior of boat.
|
|
| 7.63 |
Mobile Shelter Test,
undated
|
|
| 7.64 |
Models,
circa 1986; includes
architectural models of cable dome, Canada Harbour Place, and Haj
Terminal.
|
|
| 7.65 |
Oak Park,
undated; includes a
photograph and negative of indoor sport facility.
|
|
| 7.66 |
Ontario Province Pavilion, Expo
1967
|
|
| 7.16 |
Otto, Frie - Architect,
1971; includes
photographs of Frie Otto's architecture in 1971.
|
|
| 7.68 |
The Pentadome Exhibit,
undated; include
photographs of exterior and interior of Pentadome, doors, and
frames.
|
|
| 7.67 |
People,
1937-1975; includes 25th
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reunion and other occasional meeting
photographs.
|
|
| 7.69 |
Pentadome Installation,
undated; includes
photographs of the construction site from delivery of fabrics to completion of
the project.
|
|
| 7.70 |
Philadelphia Construction Site/Exhibit,
1976; includes the
photographs, and a negative of construction sites, exhibit itself, design
stages.
|
|
| 7.71 |
Pontiac Stadium (Michigan),
undated; includes
photographs and negatives of interior and exterior of the building.
|
|
| 7.72 |
Pontiac Stadium cable/clamp distortion,
May 1976; includes
negatives and photographs of the areas of distortion, and inside and outside of
construction sites.
|
|
| 7.73 |
Presentation of Walter Bird's works,
circa 1954-1985; includes
photographs and negatives of his early Cornell Laboratory works to his latest
Duval County Regional Service Center, and his scripts for the
presentation.
|
|
| 7.74 |
Press Release,
circa 1980-1982; includes
the photographs and press release of Bullock's Department Store, Carrier Dome,
and Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
|
|
| 7.75 |
Rome Radome Accident,
undated; includes
photographs and negatives of distorted fabrics.
|
|
| 7.76 |
Saudi Arabia,
undated; includes
photographs of air-supported sports facility and negatives.
|
|
| 7.77 |
SheltAir's Potomode,
undated; includes
photographs of competitors' works.
|
|
| 7.78 |
Side Walls lifted,
undated
|
|
| 7.79 |
Snow Load Test,
1967; includes data
behind the photographs.
|
|
| 7.80 |
Sports Facilities,
1972
|
|
| 7.81 |
Sprinkler,
1976
|
|
| 7.82 |
Suncoast Dome Construction (St. Petersburg, Florida),
1989; includes
photographs of construction sites and scenery of St. Petersburg.
|
|
| 7.83 |
Sun Dome (University of South Florida),
1979; includes
photographs of the construction site and a negative.
|
|
| 7.84 |
Super Dome (New Orleans, Louisiana) Construction Site,
circa 1974; includes a
negative and photographs of inside and outside frames of the dome.
|
|
| 7.85 |
Swimshelters,
undated; includes various
photographs of different swimshelters used for marketing purposes.
|
|
| 7.86 |
Swimshelters at Bird's Estate,
1957-1969
|
|
| 7.87 |
Telstar Project (Perrus-Guirec, France),
1961
|
|
| 7.88 |
Tennis Bubble (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania),
1969
|
|
| 7.89 |
Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania),
1969; includes
photographs of construction site.
|
|
| 7.90 |
Uni-Dome (University of North Iowa) Construction Site,
1975
|
|
| 7.91 |
Uni-Dome (University of North Iowa) Storm Damage,
1975; includes
photographs and negatives of holes in the roof, and outer frame
rails.
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| 7.92 |
University of Laverne Campus Center,
circa 1973; includes
photographs and negatives of holes in the roof, and outer frame
rails.
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| 7.93 |
University of Santa Clara,
1975; includes
photographs and negatives of installation with a construction crane, spreading
fabric on the roof, and interior of the dome.
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| 7.94 |
Wall Street Racquet Club,
1972; includes
photographs of front door, lighting and court.
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| 7.95 |
Warehouse,
1957-1978; includes
photographs of building warehouse from foundation.
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| 7.96 |
Other negatives,
undated; includes
negatives of radome, swimshelter, family, and scenery.
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|
| 7.97-7.98 |
Other,
circa 1970-1983;
includes photographs of La Varne Model, Hoor repair technique, Boston Pavilion,
Duval County Regional Service Center, Florida Festival, nettering, and
University of Laverne.
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| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 8.1 |
AEP Slide Show,
undated; includes slides
of charts for solar spectrum and Sheerfill comparative energy chart, Sherway
Garden, Rolling Oaks Mall.
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| 8.2 |
Air Supported Structure-Fabric Installation,
undated
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| 8.3 |
Birdair Projects,
undated; includes slides
of Jacksonville International Airport, radomes, and Super Dome (New
Orleans).
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| 8.4 |
Brass Rail Fire and Wind Damage at The New York
World's Fair,
1964
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| 8.5 |
Construction Site (unidentified),
undated; includes 2 ¾ x
2 ¾ slides of building frames of warehouse and the same images of 2 ½ x 2 ½
glass plates.
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| 8.6 |
Denver International Airport,
circa 1995
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| 8.7 |
Don's Farm,
1971; includes slides of
Crammas and Jennt.
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| 8.8 |
Dual Walls, Non-Military,
undated
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| 8.9 |
Expo 70,
1970; includes slides of
competitors.
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| 8.10 |
German Radome,
1963; includes slides of
various stages of the construction.
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| 8.11 |
Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia),
1992; includes slides of
cables and fabric installation.
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| 8.12 |
Long Warehouse, Amish (Connecticut),
undated
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| 8.13 |
Haj Terminal (Saudi Arabia) construction site,
1974-1980
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| 8.14 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota),
1982; includes slides of
depicting construction site.
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| 8.15 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome,
April 1982; includes
slides of depicting inflation of dome, interior of dome and galleries.
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| 8.16 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 30th
Reunion,
undated
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| 8.17 |
Modern Fabric Structure,
undated; includes slides
of Brass Rail, fabric installations, Duval County Regional Service Center,
Telester, and a draft of presentation.
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| 8.18 |
Otto, Frie - Architect
1955-1968
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| 8.19 |
Park Stable "Airena" and Tank Covey,
circa
1960-1968
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| 8.20 |
Pentadome Erection,
circa 1961-1962;
includes slides of other construction stages.
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| 8.21 |
Presentation Slides I,
undated; includes slides
of Milligan College, Florida Festival, Haj Terminal, fabric patching process,
and equipment at the construction site.
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| 8.22 |
Presentation Slides II,
undated; include slides
of Florida Festival, Eastland Mall, and Birdair shop facilities.
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| 8.23 |
Presentation Slides III,
1972-1973; includes
slides of Georgia Dome, Haj Terminal's roofs, Playland, and Taiyo Kogyo's
work.
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| 8.24 |
Presentation Slides VI,
circa 1952-1980; includes
slides of Carrier Dome, CN Tower, Expo 70 in Osaka, Sea World Park Orlando,
Telstar, and University of Santa Clare.
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|
| 8.25 |
QM Warehouse,
undated; includes slides
of construction site, and interior of the warehouse.
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|
| 10 |
Radome Glass Plate I,
undated; includes glass
plate slides of graphs, sketches, and short description of each
slide.
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|
| 10 |
Radome Glass Plate II,
undated; includes slides
of constructing Radome with wind tunnel method.
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|
| 10 |
Radome on Military Truck,
undated
[3 ½ x 4 glass plate] |
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| 8.26 |
Storage in York,
undated; includes slides
of Storaway.
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| 8.27 |
St. Petersburg and Suncoast Dome (St. Petersburg,
Florida),
undated
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| 8.28 |
Telstar Project (Perrus-Guirec, France),
1961; includes Milton B.
Punneett's personal recollection of the project.
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| 8.29 |
Tension Structure Tents,
1952-1968
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| 8.30 |
Tent,
undated; includes slides
of construction site, and installation of fabrics.
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|
| 9.12 |
Transparencies,
circa 1948
|
|
| 8.31 |
Walden Galleria (Cheektowaga, New York),
undated; includes slides
of Southgate Mall (Sarasota, Florida), St. Petersburg, Sunshine Skyway Bridge,
and Suncoast Dome.
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|
| 8.32-8.33 |
Walter Bird I,
circa 1958- 1981;
includes slides of Atlanta project's sketches and graphs, Birdair engineers'
shop, and cable stadium models.
[slides originally housed in a binder] |
|
| 8.34-8.35 |
Walter Bird II,
circa 1967-1985; includes
slides of Expo 67, 70, 74, 84, Stadiums and Recreation Structures, and
Tensioned Fabric Structures in Laverne, Hanover Park, and Queeny Park
[slides originally housed in a binder] |
|
| 8.36-8.37 |
Walter Bird III,
circa 1974-1990; includes
slides of Birdair/Chemfab facilities, competitors, shopping mall projects, and
Saudi Arabian projects.
[slides originally housed in a binder] |
|
| 8.38 |
Warehouse in Taiwan and Thailand
circa 1960; includes
images of mobile shelters.
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|
| 8.39 |
West Seneca Plan,
1960; includes images of
a house and a business planning letter from Carl Koch.
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|
| 8.40 |
Others,
undated; duplicated
slides and unidentified dual-wall warehouse.
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|
| Scope and Content : Contains information on Bird's photograph exhibits at various institutions along with correspondence and loan agreements between Bird and institution staff, and exhibit catalogues. Descriptions on the verso of some photographs were transcribed by archivist when post-it note descriptions were removed from these photographs for preservation reasons. | ||
|
Arranged alphabetically by names of institution and names of people, then chronologically. |
||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 8.41 |
The Architectural League of New York,
1998; includes
correspondence regarding
The Inflatable Moment: Pneumatics and
Protest in 68, exhibit catalogues and photographs, and loan
agreement.
|
|
| 8.42 |
The Architectural League of New York,
1999; includes
correspondence regarding loan request for The Royal Institute of British
Architects Gallery.
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|
| 8.43 |
Otto, Frei,
1986; include
correspondence from Otto along with photographs of his work.
|
|
| 8.44 |
Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, France),
1996; includes initial
correspondence from the Centre and loan request.
|
|
| 8.45 |
Centre Georges Pompidou,
1997; includes exhibit
catalogue and photographs along with correspondence.
|
|
| 8.46 |
Grimaldi Forum Monaco,
2000; include a request
letter for using Bird's exhibit pictures to make Air-Air celebrating
inflatables exhibition catalogue and photocopies of his exhibit.
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|
| 8.47 |
Prestel (London, England),
2002; includes
correspondence regarding his Blow-up publication and Bird's
photograph.
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|
| 8.48 |
Topham, Sean,
2001; includes various
photographs along with Bird's handwritten description.
[Further exchanges between Bird and Topham's are in
6.25]
|
|
| Contains cassette tape and films. | ||
| Arranged numerically then, alphabetically by subject name. | ||
| Box-folder | Contents | |
| 10 |
26797 Film 1,
undated
[16 mm film] |
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| 10 |
26797 Film 2,
undated
[16 mm film] |
|
| 10 |
26797 Film 3-Birdair Missile Shelter,
undated
[8 mm film] |
|
| 10 |
Walter Bird,
April 20,
1982
[ninety minute cassette tape] |
|
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog:
Conversations in the Arts featuring Walter Bird has been removed to University Archives Video Collection.
