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Architectural drawing for a post office ("U.S. Post Office"), 1931-1973
Creator: Drayer, Donald H. (Donald Hudson), 1909-1973, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1656
Extent: 1 item : ink and graphite ; in folder(s) 71 x 102 cm.
Note: Architect's name based on provenance.
Note: Date based on span of years that Drayer was active as an architect.
Summary: Preliminary drawing showing post office as perspective projection.
Front perspective
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1656, no. 1 (D size)
Extent: 1 item : ink/graphite on illustration board
Architectural drawings for miscellaneous buildings, 1933-1972
Creator: Drayer, Donald H. (Donald Hudson), 1909-1973, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657
Extent: 10 items : graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, and watercolor ; in folder(s) 51 x 61 cm. or smaller
Summary: Includes drawings showing unidentified houses, cathedral, one-story building; street scene of Chicago including the Art Institute of Chicago; also includes caricatures of men's heads; historical sailing vessel; architectural ornament; chart showing D.C. zoning regulations as details and perspective projections; sketches and renderings; photographs.
Cathedral tracing of print?
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657, no. 1 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : charcoal on tracing paper
Perspective - Art institute of Chicago
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657, no. 2 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : charcoal/graphite on tracing paper
One story brick building, front elevation, between 1933 and 1972
Creator: Drayer, Donald H. (Donald Hudson), 1909-1973, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657, no. 3 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Perspective - two houses, between 1933 and 1972
Creator: Drayer, Donald H. (Donald Hudson), 1909-1973, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657, no. 4 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite, color pencil, charcoal, and watercolor on tracing paper
Caricature sketches
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657, no. 5 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on paper
Decorative detail
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657, no. 6 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on graph paper
Misc. supp. - zoning regulations of D.C.
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657, no. 7 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
"High seas" - Rendering of ship at sea
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657, no. 8 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : watercolor/graphite on paper
Note: Notations on verso
Perspective of dwelling
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657, no. 9 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : watercolor/charcoal/graphite on tracing paper attached to illustration board
Note: Notations on verso
Perspective of dwelling
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1657, no. 10 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : watercolor/charcoal/graphite on tracing paper attached to illustration board
Note: Sketch on tracing attached to verso
Architectural drawings for alterations to house for Donald H. Drayer, 2028 Hillyer Place, N.W., Washington, D.C., 1963-1965
Creator: Drayer, Donald H. (Donald Hudson), 1909-1973, architect
Related Names: Drayer, Donald H. (Donald Hudson), 1909-1973, client
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1658
Extent: 8 items : graphite ; in folder(s) 71 x 102 cm. or smaller
Summary: Includes working drawings showing house as sections and details; maps.
Vicinity map
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1658, no. 1 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on graph paper
Zoning & traffic map of square 93
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1658, no. 2 (D size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Map
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1658, no. 3 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on graph paper
Jamb & sill sections & details
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1658, no. 4 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on graph paper
Radiator cover tops
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1658, no. 5 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on graph paper
Guard post
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1658, no. 6 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on graph paper
White pine shelf
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1658, no. 7 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on graph paper
Inscription
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1658, no. 8 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on graph paper
Architectural drawing for a house in a housing development ("low-cost housing development"), 1936
Creator: Drayer, Donald H. (Donald Hudson), 1909-1973, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1659
Extent: 1 item : graphite and colored pencil ; in folder(s) 35 x 46 cm.
Note: Possibly related to unidentified drawing for a house, which was found interfiled and processed as ADE - UNIT 1660.
Summary: Preliminary drawing showing house as plan.
Ground floor plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1659, no. 1 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite/colored pencil on tracing paper
Architectural drawings for a house, 1937
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1660
Extent: 3 items : graphite ; in folder(s) 35 x 46 cm.
Note: Possibly related to Drayer's drawing for a house, which was found interfiled and processed as ADE - UNIT 1659.
Summary: Includes preliminary drawings showing house with attached garage as plans.
Basement plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1660, no. 1 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
1st floor plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1660, no. 2 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
2nd floor plan
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1660, no. 3 (A size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Architectural drawings for alterations to an office building for C.J. Hynning and Arnold & Porter, 1901-1903 N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 1961-1967
Creator: Drayer, Donald H. (Donald Hudson), 1909-1973, architect
Related Names: Hynning, Clifford J. (Clifford James), -1913, client
Related Names: Arnold & Porter, client
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1661
Extent: 25 items : graphite, colored pencil, and diazo print ; in folder(s) 71 x 102 cm. or smaller
Note: Commission no. 6114.
Summary: Includes preliminary and working drawings showing office building as plans, elevations, sections, details, and diagrams; schedules; structural, electrical systems, mechanical systems, and HVAC drawings.
Floor plans
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1661, no. 1 (D size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Floor plans
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1661, no. 2 (D size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Floor plans
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1661, no. 3 (D size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
Front elevation, sliding window details
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1661, no. 4 (D size)
Extent: 1 item : graphite on tracing paper
1st floor plan, door schedule, load comps.
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 1661, no. 5 (D size)
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