Scope and Content Note
The archive includes many examples of Mullett's designs completed during his tenure as Supervising Architect of the Treasury as well as drawings for the Sun Building. Also includes a representative sample of A.B. Mullett & Co.'s output spanning the first quarter of the 20th century. The collection consists primarily of architectural drawings for buildings in Washington, DC (designed between 1875 and ca. 1942) and for US federal government buildings in various cities (designed between 1866 and 1874). The projects for Washington, DC include: residential buildings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, transportation buildings, religious buildings, and health care facilities. The federal government buildings include customhouses and post offices. Drawings for a skyscraper office building for the Baltimore Sun newspaper are also represented. Materials document various phases of the design process, from presentation drawings to working drawings and specifications relating to building projects. The archive also includes engineering drawings and source materials. Other creators represented in the collection include: Edward Clark ( 1822-1902); Leon E. (Leon Emil) Dessez ( 1858-1918); James G. Hill ( 1841-1913); Russell O. (Russell Ormond) Kluge ( 1894-1967); Henry H. Law; Robert Mills ( 1781-1855); Schulze and Goenner; Simmons & Cooper; Frank M. (Frank Miles) Snyder ( 1867-1939); Ammi B. (Ammi Burnham) Young ( 1799-1874) and the United States Department of the Treasury. Delineators are listed in the Notes field rather than the Related Names.
Specific media or processes represented include graphite, ink, blueprint, photographic print, and photomechanical print.
Some ADE UNITs have additional materials to the drawings that are filed separately. If present, these series are noted at the end of the ADE UNIT's summary with the following options: specifications, photographs, and/or miscellaneous supplementary materials. These materials are not item inventoried but can be requested from a librarian while doing research in the Reading Room.