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Date(s)
- 1960 (Creation)
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1 prospectus
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Administrative history
Waisman, Ross & Associates, Architects and Engineers, was an architectural firm established in Winnipeg, Manitoba, by University of Manitoba graduates Allan Harvie Waisman and Jack Mollison Ross in May 1953. The firm later merged with Blankstein Coop Gillmor Hanna in 1964. The firm was named Waisman Ross Blankstein Coop Gillmor Hanna and Associates for a short period before changing their name to Number TEN Architectural Group. Waisman, Ross & Associates designed numerous buildings in Manitoba, including the Winnipeg Builders Exchange Offices, New York Life Building, Thomson Municipal Building, Baxter Building, Imperial Oil Offices, and Premier Life Building.
Repository
Archival history
Accession was donated to the Canadian Architectural Archives by Leah Spafford on September 16, 2024.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Accession consists of a promotional prospectus for the Winnipeg-based architectural firm Waisman, Ross & Associates. The prospectus is dated 1960 and labelled Book Two, Volume One. It contains 34 b&w photographs of the firms' work by the respected architectural photographer Henry Kalen. The prospectus also includes project lists and 16 reprographic prints of presentation drawings.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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No further accruals are expected
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Open
Conditions governing reproduction
The University of Calgary fulfills requests for materials in our collections in accordance with Canadian copyright laws. The University of Calgary does not hold the copyright for the Waisman, Ross & Associates prospectus. The University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources may provide materials for individual study and research purposes under fair dealing and library exceptions in the Canadian Copyright Act. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use the content must be obtained for any works under copyright protection. Patrons are responsible for ensuring they use copyright-protected works in accordance with applicable laws.
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Related units of description
The Henry Kalen fonds held at the University of Manitoba Archives and Special Collections contains over 10,000 prints and close to 70,000 negatives of Kalen’s work.
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Note
Accessions: Includes archival material from accession 2024.38