Henry Shriver Architectural Drawings, circa 1950s-1960s

Collection Overview

Title: Henry Shriver Architectural Drawings, circa 1950s-1960s

ID: 001/01/MSS 2016-061

Creator: Shriver, Henry Vannier (1927-2011)

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in alphabetical order.

Date Acquired: 07/30/2016

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Thirteen watercolor architectural drawings created by Henry V. Shriver during his time as an architecture student at Virginia Tech in the early 1950s. This collection also contains two circa 1960s photographic renderings of Norfolk Regional Airport, which is now Norfolk International Airport. The renderings were created by Shriver and Holland Associates of Norfolk, Virginia.

The collection also includes an 1850 nautical chart of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, published in New York by E. and G. W. Blunt.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Purchase

Preferred Citation: Henry Shriver Architectural Drawings, MSS 2016-061, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed August 3, 2016.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Architectural Drawings (Folder 1 of 3), circa 1950s

Item 1: A Beach Club, circa 1950s: Pledged H. V. Shriver.
Item 2: Church Entrance, circa 1950s: Pledged H. V. Shriver.
Item 3: Custom Tailor Shop, circa 1950s: Pledged H. V. Shriver. (1955 Modern).
Item 4: A Custom Tailor Shop, circa 1950s: Pledged H. V. Shriver.

Folder 2: Architectural Drawings (Folder 2 of 3), circa 1950s

Item 1: A Diving Tower, circa 1950s: Pledged H. V. Shriver.
Item 2: A Manufacturers Exhibit, circa 1950s: Pledged H. V. Shriver. Includes cartoon that was previously attached to the original mounting.
Item 3: An Office Building, circa 1950s: Pledged 9 hour sketch, H. V. Shriver.
Item 4: An Office Interior, circa 1950s: 2 pieces.

Folder 3: Architectural Drawings (Folder 3 of 3), circa 1950s

Item 1: A Theatre Shopping Center For Blacksburg, circa 1950s: On honor I have not worked over 9 hours on this sketch. H. V. Shriver.
Item 2: April Frankfort Hauptbahanhof, circa 1950s: Shriver. Includes mount.
Item 3: An Auto Showroom, 1950 March: Pledged 9 hour sketch problem. Henry V. Shriver. Buchanan Sales-Service, Kurtis Offy.
Item 4: A Shop Front: Design II, Sketch Problem II, circa 1950s: Pledged H. V. Shriver. Hardy's Jewelry. Includes mount.
Item 5: Open Wayside Chapel: ARCH 322, Sketch Problem I, circa 1950s: On honor I have neither given or received aid on this work. Henry V. Shriver. Note: a 15" x 20" sketch problem mounted. Unmounted it explodes!!!! Includes mount.

Folder 4: Photographs, circa 1960s

Item 1: Norfolk Regional Airport Terminal Building, circa 1960s: Shriver & Holland, Architects. Includes page of consultants that was previously attached to the original mounting.
Item 2: Norfolk Regional Airport, circa 1960s

Box 2

Folder 1: Nautical Chart, Entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, 1850: Edmund Blunt, "American Coast Pilot," 16th edition, New York: E. & G. W. Blunt, 1850, 11791.