Special Collections & Archives

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <?xml-model href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAA-SDT/EAD3/master/ead3.rng" type="application/xml" schematypens="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"?> <ead xmlns="http://ead3.archivists.org/schema/"> <control countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" relatedencoding="marc" repositoryencoding="iso15511" scriptencoding="iso15924"> <recordid instanceurl="">MS475</recordid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Larson and Larson Architects Collection </titleproper> <author>Processed by Stephanie Bennett and Towne Moores</author> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <address> <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline> <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline> <addressline localtype="business">336 758-5755</addressline> <addressline> <ref href="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" linktitle="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" show="new">http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/</ref> </addressline> </address> <date>2024</date> <num>MS475</num> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <maintenancestatus value="derived"/> <maintenanceagency> <agencyname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</agencyname> </maintenanceagency> <languagedeclaration> <language langcode="eng">English</language> <script scriptcode="Latn">Latin</script> </languagedeclaration> <conventiondeclaration> <abbr>dacs</abbr> <citation>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</citation> </conventiondeclaration> <localcontrol localtype="findaidstatus"> <term>completed</term> </localcontrol> <maintenancehistory> <maintenanceevent> <eventtype value="derived"/> <eventdatetime>2024-07-22T13:58:46-04:00</eventdatetime> <agenttype value="machine"/> <agent>ArchivesSpace v3.5.0</agent> <eventdescription>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on Monday July 22, 2024 at 13:58</eventdescription> </maintenanceevent> </maintenancehistory> </control> <archdesc level="collection"> <did> <unittitle>Larson and Larson Architects Collection</unittitle> <unitid>MS475</unitid> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/resources/2186</unitid> <repository> <corpname> <part>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</part> </corpname> </repository> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng">English</language> </langmaterial> <physdescstructured coverage="whole" physdescstructuredtype="spaceoccupied"> <quantity>0.21</quantity> <unittype>Linear Feet</unittype> </physdescstructured> <physdesc localtype="container_summary">1 half-document box</physdesc> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1954">1954</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1988">1988</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <unitdate datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive">1954, 1970-1988, undated</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_6739fbf4dd608f5b6c29c3fe3cc6a81f">In 1946, lead architect Jens Fredrick Larson, joined by his son Nils, was hired to develop architectural plans for the new Wake Forest College (WFC) campus under the patronage of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. This collection documents a small amount of the work that Jens F. Larson and his son Nils did on the Wake Forest University campus and in the Winston Salem area, as well as a WFU memoradum and biographical information.</abstract> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_22b85b596078f7130f76e5f691afdaf7"> <head>Historical Note</head> <p>In 1946, lead architect Jens Fredrick Larson was hired to develop architectural plans for the new Wake Forest College (WFC) campus under the patronage of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. Larson worked on significant projects at Dartmouth College, Colby College, Bucknell University, University of Paris, and University of Louisville campuses before working on Wake Forest's Reynolda Campus as the culmination of his career. He was a flying ace pilot in World War I before pursuing architecture through residence at Dartmouth College in 1919. Larson also competed in architecture art competitions held as part of the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, California.</p> <p>Larson and his team had two primary goals when designing Wake Forest's campus: retaining designs that reflected Wake Forest College's original campus and creating a pedestrian-friendly campus in which students can easily travel from one building to the next. This plan has been updated since then to address specific needs of the campus.</p> <p>Larson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 10, 1891, to Swedish immigrant parents. He married Elisabeth Goodale Frost on October 12, 1920, and together they had a son, Nils, who followed in his father's footsteps, and a daughter, Sara Larson Harper. Larson died on May 6, 1981, in Winston Salem. Both Elisabeth and Jens have markers in the Saint Paul's Episcopal Church memorial garden.</p> <p>Nils Fredrick Larson was born on June 10, 1922, in New Hampshire, and lived for many years in the Winston Salem area. He was married, first to Charlotte Grace Cruickshank and then Catherine, and had two children, Lorna and William. Nils Larson designed homes in the area as well as working on projects on Wake Forest's campus. Like his father, his death on April 7, 1986, is marked in the Saint Paul's Episcopal Church memorial garden.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_9791a0d25097fbd84c82eea70cd6d19b"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>This collection documents a small amount of the work that Jens F. Larson and his son Nils did on the Wake Forest University campus and in the Winston Salem area. A memorandum by former University archivist John Woodard regarding Larson files is also included. A small amount of biographical information about Jens and Nils has been collected and included as well.</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_b8d0f2d30d46b207038ef12ec0089a61"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Larson and Larson Architects Collection (MS475), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="aspace_a6dd28eebcab0b91073bc85cb94b3cc8"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>This collection is open to researchers.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_700f86bbb3ad61f7af6c7bb8482bd539"> <head>Copyright Notice</head> <p>The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.</p> </userestrict> <relatedmaterial id="aspace_6db3ab29c6f758b0062febc54a44af7e"> <head>Related Materials</head> <p>More materials created by Larson Architects for Wake Forest's Winston Salem campus are included in Z. Smith Reynolds Library's Special Collections and Archives holdings: see <ref actuate="onrequest" href="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/28102">Buildings and Grounds Department. Reynolda Campus Records (RG28.3)</ref> and <ref actuate="onrequest" href="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38654">Plans and Blueprints Records (RG32.0)</ref>. Jens Larson has a file in the <ref actuate="onrequest" href="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/63691">University and N.C. Baptist Biographical Files Collection</ref> and a speech, <ref actuate="onrequest" href="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/93003">"Building a Home for Wake Forest College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,"</ref> which is part of the Baptist State Convention of N.C. collection.</p> </relatedmaterial> <controlaccess> <persname source="naf"> <part>Larson, Jens Fredrick, 1891-</part> </persname> </controlaccess> <dsc> <c id="aspace_21984e36570e763f567aa5ead0ddd3fc" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Bills and receipts</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189182</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1970">1970</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1975">1975</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <container altrender="Half document box" id="aspace_c6193b79940e6983f485745e287c35dd" label="Text" localtype="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_769dd4ef4c452d360ca1719536d1ee37" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_c6193b79940e6983f485745e287c35dd">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_fae34fba03499e385f298344ac3b7177" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Carswell Hall (Law School Building) addition notes and change correspondence</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189183</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1978">circa 1978</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container altrender="Half document box" id="aspace_ceef02c77b66a37d44398bfa8fbe5c59" label="Mixed Materials" localtype="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_6833c2dcc1b713b417f59d5c6d5d20f3" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_ceef02c77b66a37d44398bfa8fbe5c59">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_bfa35b5ac2fa0245db09665295ee57fb" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Larson, Jens and Nils, biographical information materials</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189421</unitid> <unitdate datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive">undated</unitdate> <container altrender="Half document box" id="aspace_cd1360ba18c80cf095d88893c06d15c4" label="Mixed Materials" localtype="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_c82b210d3892d569dbbb30a5bfa0d59f" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_cd1360ba18c80cf095d88893c06d15c4">5</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_adc3e034280642324ffc0547e72708da" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Memorandum regarding Larson files in Reynolda from WFU archivist John Woodard</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189184</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1988-07">1988 July</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container altrender="Half document box" id="aspace_3fbb4c55012b03239e3a609669dd6e4b" label="Text" localtype="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_118f51bcd36f1a54a213d4fe61b83200" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_3fbb4c55012b03239e3a609669dd6e4b">4</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_e8c83498a51ddee0a5815ce97d820255" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Revised general development plan report from Larson regarding parking</unittitle> <unitid localtype="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/189170</unitid> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1954-07">1954 July 9</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container altrender="Half document box" id="aspace_0fba315c76ace8c09731cce384382b07" label="Text" localtype="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_8fc48bbc357a8e18abea34df2a9982f8" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_0fba315c76ace8c09731cce384382b07">1</container> </did> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>