The historical blueprints and the drawings of UM buildings are important components of the University Archives. The items in the collection are identified by building name, architect, location, types of materials, and date. Materials range in date from the earliest days of the University in the 1920s to current day materials.
This collection contains records from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Department of Ophthalmology, administrative documents, development documents, materials from the Eye bank, Allied papers, Edward W. D. Norton's papers, general files, architectural designs and planning documents, papers from other notable faculty and administrators, newsletters, promotional materials, photographs, awards, plaques, ephemera, and audio-visual materials.
This collection contains architectural drawings in color of the Richter library renovation proposed in 1999-2003, including the Dauer Clock Tower. The University undertook major renovations from 1999 to 2003, which saw the addition of the Dr. Maxwell and Reva B. Dauer Clock Tower in 2000. The Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion then opened in 2003 and now serves as the home of the Cuban Heritage Collection. The new design also added classrooms, conference rooms, and student group study rooms.
