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McLean and MacPhadyen fonds [architectural drawing]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1900-1990.

Reference:

R13089-0-2-E

Type of material:

Architectural and technical drawings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

204415

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McLean and MacPhadyen fonds
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Fonds includes:

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Date(s):

1900-1990.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

ca. 7752 architectural drawings
1 set of specifications

Language of material:

English

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The fonds consists of roughly 7752 drawings pertaining to some 879 architectural projects mainly located in eastern Ontario, with a significant portion in western Quebec. A very broad range of building types are represented, including single dwellings or multiple residential buildings (122 projects), schools (80 projects), hospitals (68 projects), churches, senior citizens' residences, office and commercial buildings. Most projects were new construction and roughly a third are essentially renovations and alterations to existing structures.

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McLean & MacPhayden

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McLean & MacPhayden : The fonds title reflects the ultimate partnership, which has no successor, at the time when the National Archives first strated acquiring their records. The firm has known numerous name changes in almost a century's existence. It took roots in 1907 when United States born architect, Ernest M.A. Machado (1868-1907) joined with Arthur LeBaron Weeks ( of St. John N.B.). Machado died before the end of 1907 and Weeks associated with Allan Keefer (1883-1952) between 1908 and 1910. Weeks then worked alone until 1914 when Cecil Burgess (1888?-1967), his main draughtsman, became his associate (another Cecil Burgess was professor of architecture at the University of Calgary). By the following year Weeks' name disappears and is replaced by Richard H. Millson, previously of C.J. Burritt's firm also in Ottawa. Albert James Hazelgrove, briefly joined the partnership in 1923-24.

Burgess was alone until 1929 when he entered in a partnership with Edwin Alexander Gardner (1902-). Their collaboration ended in 1942 when Gardner entered the federal public service (he became chief architect at the Department of Public Works from 1952 to 1963 ). Cecil Burgess was again alone until J. Malcolm McLean joined him in 1952. Murdoch MacPhadyen became a partner in 1958. After Burgess died in 1967, McLean and MacPhadyen remained sole associates. When Mclean retired in 1989, MacPhadyen remained alone until his own retirement. The firm has no successor.

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(No finding aid) Each series has its own finding aid. Some finding aids are general project lists others are detailed itemized listings (99: Closed pending processing)

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General note:

On account of the huge amount of records, one series was created for each of the accessions. Researchers are advised that drawings for a single project could therefore possibly be located in more than one series.

Custodial history:

Some of the accessions that constitute this fonds were transferred directly from the offices of the partnership, others were transferred from the residence of Mr. MacPhadyen..

Source:

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