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Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds
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Medical Building for the University of Alberta

University building; brick and stone.
1 presentation drawing: exterior perspective
21 development drawings: floor plans, elevation
13 working drawings: block plan, foundation plan, floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections
21 detail drawings: elevations, terracotta (incl. plans, entrance hall, corridor), granite work, stonework, entrance, structure, plans and elevations of lecture theatres, ventilation, windows, staircases, plans and sections of students' reading room, common room and staff common room
4 Record drawings: block plan, first and second floor plans, elevation
26 photographs: 3 models; 4 elevations; 7 plans; 4 sections; 2 perspectives; 4 construction; 2 finished exteriors

House for G.W. Grier

File consists of architectural drawings for urban house (detached, basement, 2 floors, 4 bedrooms, 3 servant's rooms; brick and stone; wall bearing) and photographs of finished exteriors. Drawings include:
2 survey drawings: property plan
1 sketch drawing: fireplace
3 presentation drawings: exterior perspectives, exterior elevation
1 development drawing: fireplace
12 working drawings: block plan, foundation plan, floor plans, roof plan, elevations, section
57 detail drawings: windows, stairs, doors, terrace, balcony, chimney, eaves, staircase, fittings, flues, rooms, plaster cornices, lighting, leaded glass, tile work, cupboard, stonework (including windows, entrance doorway), ironwork (incl. fences, fire screen, grilles, railing), woodwork (including trims, panelling, carving, lamperkin)
1 shop drawing: cut stone
3 consultant drawings: structure
1 record drawing: floor plans

Macdonald Engineering Building

File consists of architectural drawings and blueprints for university building. Includes 8 measured drawings (floor plans, numbering of rooms), 7 presentation drawings (proposed elevation, front and back elevations, north and south elevations, sections), 3 development drawings (drafting room, floor plan, treads and nosing section), 16 working drawings (floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections), 76 detail drawings (room plans and elevations, sections, doors, structure, stairs, lettering, gallery, gables, corridor, entrance hall, windows, porch, ducts, sashes, theatre plan and sections, seats, staircase, marble work [including partitions and wall linings], fittings, lintels, lighting, terracotta [including porch, vestibule, door, hall, locker room], stonework [including windows, elevations, entrance, gables, panels]), 1 consultant drawing (roof diagram), 1 record drawing (elevation). Also includes 32 photographs (3 models, 2 construction, 6 finished exteriors, 18 finished interiors, 3 others).

Carillon Barracks Museum

File consists of architectural drawings for museum. Also includes a file folder of specifications. Drawings include:
29 measured drawings: site plan, floor plans, roof plan, sections, architraves, eaves, dormers, chimney, seating, fireplace, windows, ceiling, handrail, gallery and stair foundations, doors
10 detail drawings: site plan, floor plans, tea gallery, finishes, flue, woodwork (trim)
7 Record drawings: floor plans, elevations, section, doorway, trim, old barracks

Young Men's Christian Association

File consists of architectural drawings for recreational club (basement, 2 floors; brick and stone; composite) and 2 photographs (1 perspective and 1 finished exterior). Drawings include:
1 survey drawing: block plan
1 presentation drawing: exterior perspective
22 development drawings: floor plans, plasterwork (including end and corner panel), tennis courts, block plan, recreation field
10 working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections, structural plans
88 detail drawings: floor plans, elevations, doors, lighting, swimming pool, wall openings, stairs, entrance hall, room interiors and plans, ceiling plans, gym, mantels, tile work, fitting, windows, brickwork (including entrance, elevation, chimney stack), drains, showers, entrance hood, trims, copings, staircase, roof, screens, lettering, bronze grilles, flagpole, plasterwork (including cornices, architrave), wrought iron balconies, woodwork, stonework (including rondels, finials, chimney caps, buttress caps, entrance, steps, windows, copings)
12 shop drawings: pool, gym
9 consultant drawings: floor plans, roof plan, pool, stair
2 record drawings: floor plans

Houses for W.M. and J.H. Birks

File consists of architectural drawings for urban houses (semi-detached, basement, 2 floors, 4 bedrooms, 2 servants' rooms; stone; roughcast; composite) and photographs (1 plan, 1 finished exterior). Drawings include:
2 survey drawings: site contours, site plan
7 working drawings: block plan, floor plan, elevations, section
32 detail drawings: windows, block plan, stonework (including entrance doors), doors, eaves, woodwork (including brackets, verandahs, balconies, staircase, panel, skirting, post, trellis), stairs, vent hoods, plasterwork (incl. cornices), window, lighting, flower box, fittings
1 record drawing: floor plans

Store for Henry Birks and Sons (B.C.) Ltd.

File consists of architectural drawings for retail store, including 1 presentation drawing (exterior perspective of entrance) and 2 detail drawings (lettering, counter showcases). Also includes 2 photographs (1 finished exterior; 1 finished interior).

Alterations to Christ Church Cathedral

File consists of architectural drawings for church (alterations to chapel in transept), including:
2 measured drawings: piers and arches of nave, plan of chapel
1 presentation drawing: interior perspective of chapel in northwest transept
2 development drawings: figure base, embroidery
66 detail drawings: floor plan, wall diaper, screens, panelling, lettering, lamp, radiator enclosure, figure base, stair, furniture, floor plate, door hardware, ornament, money box, pipes, cross, woodwork (including furniture, ornaments, screens, clergy stall, cresting, angels, finials, tablet, altar rail, transept, reredos, retable), brass work (including tablet, base, cross), marblework, ironwork (including curtain rails, screen hangers, light fixture), stonework, decorations, finials, chalice
2 consultant drawings: chancel, spire
8 photographs: finished interiors

Alterations to Erskine and American United Church

File consists of architectural drawings for church, including:
18 measured drawings: floor plans, elevation, gallery seating, seating, section, gallery
1 sketch drawing: door panel
2 presentation drawings: glass for south window, remodelled ceiling
16 development drawings: floor plans, sections, finials, steps, lobby, chancel, furniture, lighting, exterior perspective, stained glass, gallery seating
124 detail drawings: seating (including plan), boiler room, kitchen, staircase, chancel, parlour, hall, coping, fittings, windows, ceiling, doors, verge of roof, lettering, trim, radiator fronts and enclosures, arcade, lighting, telephone niche, leaded glass panels, stained glass, porch, mouldings, narthex, furniture, pulpit, medallion, ironwork (including canopy rod, organ screens), plasterwork (including narthex, grilles, imposts, string course, cornices, curtain box, arches), marble work (including pulpit, stair, chancel floor parapet and table, communion table, steps, floor), stonework (including rondels), woodwork (including ornament, joists, trims, staircase, handrail, wainscot, stalls, canopy, hymn board, parlour, lecterns, panel, medallion)
9 shop drawings: lighting, stair, porch, chancel, lighting, floor layout, chancel floor parapet and table, pulpit, stonework
4 record drawings: floor plans
12 photographs: 1 plan, 11 finished interiors

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