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Hummel, Hummel and Jones Collection, 1939-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Hummel, Hummel and Jones Collection
- Dates
- 1939-1982 (inclusive)19391982
- Quantity
- 5.75 linear feet, (12 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MSS 041
- Summary
- Correspondence, specifications, estimates, contracts, construction budgets, materials lists, and other papers, chiefly in photocopy form, relating to projects the architectural firm performed for Boise Junior College and Boise State College (later Boise State University), located in Boise, Idaho, mainly in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
- Repository
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Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is available for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Many of the buildings on the Boise State University campus, especially those constructed while it was still Boise Junior College, were designed by the Boise architectural firm of Hummel, Hummel and Jones. In 1982 the firm (by then known as Hummel, Hummel, Jones and Shawver) allowed their files relating to Boise State University to be photocopied by Special Collections Department in conjunction with the university's Fiftieth Anniversary celebration. These files illustrate working relationships between the firm and the university and include correspondence, specifications, estimates, contracts, construction budgets, materials lists, and other papers. Except for a few sketches, no architectural drawings or plans are present. In 1940, the school and the firm remodeled the old Boise airport hangar into a gymnasium. Hummel, Hummel, and Jones designed the early residence halls, the original student union, the assembly building, the heating plant, and other buildings in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. These changes are also documented in the files. The latest changes recorded in these files are upgrades to the old Science Building in 1979.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, specifications, estimates, contracts, construction budgets, materials lists, and other papers, chiefly in photocopy form, relating to projects the firm did for Boise Junior College and Boise State College (later Boise State University), mainly in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. No architectural drawings are included. The major buildings constructed on campus during those decades are represented. Earliest records reflect the firm's prior name, Tourtellotte & Hummel; a few later records reflect its later name, Hummel, Hummel, Jones and Shawver. Architects represented include Frank Hummel and Charles F. Hummel.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[item description], Hummel, Hummel, and Jones Collection, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The files in this collection are arranged chronologically beginning in 1940 with the first structure built on the new Boise Junior College campus, the Administration Building.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Record of Buildings and Architects | 1982 |
| 1 | 2 | Insurance Evaluation Statements | 1945-1960 |
| 1 | 3 | Proposed Construction Budgets | 1940-1941 |
| 1 | 4 | Administration Building: Proposed Sketch | undated |
| 1 | 5 | Administration Building | 1940-1946 |
| 1 | 6 | Administration Building: Specifications | 1940 |
| 1 | 7 | Administration Building (II) | 1940-1946 |
| 1 | 8 | Administration Building (III) | 1940-1946 |
| 1 | 9 | Aeroplane Hanger Gym | 1926 1940 |
| 1 | 10 | Assembly Building | 1939-1940 |
| 2 | 1 | Health Clinic | 1942 |
| 2 | 2 | Health Clinic (II) | 1942 |
| 2 | 3 | Heating Plant | 1940 |
| 2 | 4 | Heating Plant | 1940-1941 |
| 2 | 5 | Landscaping | 1939-1941 |
| 2 | 6 | Student Union | 1941-1951 |
| 2 | 7 | Dormitory Sketch | 1950 |
| 2 | 8 | Dormitory Buildings: Specifications | 1950 |
| 2 | 9 | Dormitory Building | 1949-1950 |
| 2 | 10 | Dormitory Building | 1950-1951 |
| 2 | 11 | Bronco Stadium Inc. | 1949-1950 |
| 3 | 1 | Student Union Building: Addition and Remodeling | 1951-1961 |
| 3 | 2 | Assembly Building: Organ Installation | 1952 |
| 3 | 3 | Painting Bronco Stadium | 1955 |
| 3 | 4 | Campus School | 1953 |
| 3 | 5 | Campus School | 1953 |
| 3 | 6 | Assembly Building, Student Union; Re-roofing | 1953 |
| 3 | 7 | Heating Plant | 1953-1955 |
| 3 | 8 | Gymnasium | 1955-1956 |
| 3 | 9 | Gymnasium | 1955-1956 |
| 3 | 10 | Science Building | 1954-1956 |
| 3 | 11 | Science Building: Specifications | 1953 |
| 4 | 1 | Heating Plant | 1955-1956 |
| 4 | 2 | Heating Plant: Boiler | 1957 |
| 4 | 3 | Auto Mechanics Building: Welding Shop | 1957 |
| 4 | 4 | Fire Lines | 1958 |
| 4 | 5 | College Courts: Specifications | |
| 4 | 6 | College Courts: Pre Construction | 1959 |
| 4 | 7 | College Courts: Housing and Home Finance Agency | 1961 |
| 4 | 8 | College Courts | 1961-1962 |
| 4 | 9 | College Courts: Hot Water Mains | 1961 |
| 4 | 10 | Technical Education Building: Specifications | 1963 |
| 4 | 11 | Technical Education Building | 1963 |
| 5 | 1 | Fire Escapes | 1964 |
| 5 | 2 | Library: Specifications | 1963 |
| 5 | 3 | Library | 1961-1964 |
| 5 | 4 | Library (II) | 1961-1964 |
| 5 | 5 | Library (III) | 1961-1964 |
| 5 | 7 | Heating Plant | 1964 |
| 6 | 1 | Science Building: Specifications | 1961 |
| 6 | 2 | Science Building: Specifications Addendum | 1961 |
| 6 | 3 | Science Building | 1965 |
| 6 | 4 | Science Building (II) | 1965 |
| 6 | 5 | Science Building--Addition: Specifications | 1965 |
| 7 | 1 | Liberal Arts Building: Specifications | 1966 |
| 7 | 2 | Liberal Arts Building | 1965-1966 |
| 7 | 3 | Liberal Arts Building (II) | 1965-1966 |
| 7 | 4 | Liberal Arts Building | 1966 |
| 7 | 5 | Liberal Arts Building, January-May | 1967 |
| 7 | 6 | Liberal Arts Building, June-December | 1967 |
| 7 | 7 | Liberal Arts Building | 1968 |
| 8 | 1 | Technical Education Building--Addition: Contracts | 1965-1967 |
| 8 | 2 | Technical Education Building: Correspondence | 1966 |
| 8 | 3 | Technical Education Building: Specifications | 1965 |
| 8 | 4 | Telephone Terminal Building | 1966 |
| 8 | 5 | Power Distribution System | 1966 |
| 8 | 6 | New Student Union; Chaffee Hall: Pre Construction | 1966 |
| 8 | 7 | New Student Union; Chaffee Hall: Payments | 1966-1967 |
| 8 | 8 | Student Union Building: Specifications | 1966 |
| 8 | 9 | Student Union Building: Specifications (II) | 1966 |
| 9 | 1 | New Student Union and Chaffee Hall | 1967-1969 |
| 9 | 2 | New Student Union and Chaffee Hall (II) | 1967-1969 |
| 9 | 3 | Water Development Study, Condensing Water Supply System | |
| 9 | 4 | Old Student Union--Remodeling Interior for Drama and Music Department | |
| 9 | 5 | Old Student Union--Remodeling: Specifications | 1967 |
| 9 | 6 | Morrison and Driscoll Halls: Repainting and Relighting | |
| 9 | 7 | Morrison and Driscoll Halls: Repainting and Relighting | 1967 |
| 9 | 8 | Paving, Walks and Exterior Lighting | 1967 |
| 9 | 9 | Information Processing Center | undated |
| 10 | 1 | Administration Building: Specifications | 1967 |
| 10 | 2 | Administration Building | 1968 |
| 10 | 3 | Administration Building | 1968 |
| 10 | 4 | Electrical Distribution System: New Primary Switchgear | |
| 10 | 5 | Library | 1967 |
| 10 | 6 | Administration Building | 1968 |
| 10 | 7 | Old Student Union: Remodeling | 1968 |
| 10 | 8 | Old Student Union | 1968 |
| 10 | 9 | Business Building | 1967-1969 |
| 10 | 10 | Business Building: Pre-Construction | 1968-1969 |
| 10 | 11 | Business Building: Meeting Minutes | 1970 |
| 10 | 12 | Library: Addition | 1971 |
| 11 | 1 | Library Addition: Pre-Construction | 1968-1970 |
| 11 | 2 | Library Addition: Correspondence | 1970 |
| 11 | 3 | Library Addition: Furnishing; General Correspondence | 1971 |
| 11 | 4 | Library Addition: Change orders | 1971-1972 |
| 11 | 5 | Library Addition: Correspondence | 1972 |
| 11 | 6 | Library Addition | 1972 |
| 11 | 7 | Library Addition: Furnishings | 1972 |
| 11 | 8 | Library Addition: Minutes | 1970-1973 |
| 11 | 9 | Library Addition: KAID-TV | 1974 |
| 12 | 1 | Campus Lighting Plan | 1969 |
| 12 | 2 | Heating Plant Addition | 1968-1970 |
| 12 | 3 | Apartment Complex | 1977 |
| 12 | 4 | Masonry Renovation | 1978 |
| 12 | 5 | Old Science Building: Elevator | 1978-1979 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Architectural firms
- Architecture
- Boise State University
- Historic buildings
- Public buildings
- Universities and Colleges
Personal Names
- Hummel, Charles, 1925-2016
- Hummel, Frank
Corporate Names
- Boise Junior College
- Boise State University
- Hummel Architects (Boise, Idaho)
- Tourtellotte & Hummel
Form or Genre Terms
- Church architecture
Processed by Mary Carter
1995; updated 2023
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