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This has little to do with the listserve, but I find it interesting when a
'lurker' emerges. That term reminds me of an interesting breed of dog, the
Lurcher. It is a UK dog primarily, used for hunting rabbits (see this tie in
to Easter!!??) (No correlation other than that of similar terminology
here..:)

Sharon Lee Butcher
Reference Librarian
AEDC Technical Library
100 Kindel Drive, Ste C212
Arnold AFB, TN  37389-3212
931-454-4430
Fax:  931-454-5421
sharon.butcher@arnold.af.mil


-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Lautzenheiser [mailto:LAUTZEF@CCF.ORG]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:10 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Architectural plans


In the case of architectural plans, I think we have to step outside of our
academic history orientation for a bit.  If you are a workman and are
digging into a wall or opening up a sidewalk you want to be damned sure you
know what's in there.  It has nothing to do with an overview of the
architectural history of the institution (which is nice too) and everything
to do with personal safety of workmen and avoidance of disasters.  If the
archives doesn't have room to keep the detailed plans, then arrangements
should be made for someone else to keep them (all of them).  Buildings,
especially in the urban environment, and particularly medical buildings, are
very complex and there are all sorts of tunnels, old vacuum systems, wiring,
built-in machinery, and (particularly dangerous in terms of disaster
possibilities) sewer connections, water supply lines, and gas lines, often
old/unused.  I would make every effort to make sure the plans (the more
detailed the better), no matter how old or seemingly out-of-date, are kept
in a safe location.

In our institution, the Archives only holds "historical" ones similar to
what you mention - overall building plans and so forth (and ours are copies)
- but the Construction Management Dept. has all the others, from the
beginning to the present.  A big problem are old buildings that the
institution has purchased and for which the plans are missing.  Even for
demolition you have to know where utility connections and such are.

Of course my personal interest is the architectural history of the
institution, but in this case, the practical interest must be kept in mind
at all times.  In the case of architectural records, you are just as likely
to be asked where the sewer was under a house that was demolished 10 years
ago, as who the architect of the new building is.  Luckily, we can refer all
such inquirers to the right place, and the plans have been carefully
preserved.

Detailed architectural records of all kinds are particularly necessary when
your institution is constantly tearing down, building, and renovating.
Sometimes they just want to know what the material on a particular wall
surface is.  And beware the JCAHO!  They will ask you ANYTHING at
accreditation time!

Fred Lautzenheiser
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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