Finding aid created by: Erin Gravley
Date: 2018
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| June 2023 | 7.5 linear feet of materials added (SS) |
| January 2024 | 0.25 linear feet of materials added to Box 8 (SS) |
Summary |
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| Creator: | Lee, Kermit J., Jr. |
| Title: | Kermit J. Lee, Jr. Papers |
| Dates: | 1953-1995 |
| Size: | 11.75 linear ft |
| Abstract: | Materials related to the professional and academic work of Syracuse University professor and alumnus Kermit J. Lee, Jr. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
Kermit J. Lee, Jr. (1934-2018) was a professor in the Syracuse University School of Architecture from 1966 to 1995. He was a lifetime fellow of the American Institute of Architects and served as chairman of the New York State Board for Architecture from 1986 to 1987. Also an alumnus of Syracuse University, Lee graduated magna cum laude in 1957 and later went on to study at the Technische Hochscule in Braunschweig, Germany as a Fulbright Fellow. In 1990, Lee received a citation from Governor Mario Cuomo for his work in the redevelopment of Times Square. In 1996, the School of Architecture at Syracuse University established an endowed scholarship in his name. After his retirement from the University in 1995, he returned to overseeing his architecture firm Kermit Lee Architects.
Among Lee’s specialties were urban planning, alternative energy, and resource recovery.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Lee was also notable for being the first African American graduate from the Syracuse University School of Architecture, as well as the first African American professor in the School of Architecture. He was at one point the only registered African American architect in Central New York.
The Kermit J. Lee, Jr. Papers is composed of content that includes his work as a professor at Syracuse University and his other professional and academic work. The collection is made up of five series:
Architectural drawings consist of architectural plans and materials made by Lee and his firm, Kermit Lee Architects. The drawings span a number of projects, including a Black River resource recovery facility and a pedestrian concourse for an Onondaga County Convention Center.
Correspondence consists of incoming and outgoing materials, including memorandums sent to Lee from other members of the University's School of Architecture.
Course materials contains content related to courses taught by Lee during his time at the University, such as syllabi, exams, assignments for students, and lecture notes.
Other professional work contains materials related to his work as an architect outside of the University, including job application materials and photographs of his sketches.
Writings and research consist of essays and other work by Lee for personal, academic, and professional projects. This series contains materials he produced as a student at the University, his work as a Fulbright Fellow, and other writings concerning architecture as a discipline. This series contains materials that users may find objectionable due to ableist language. The language contained in this series was conventional at the time of its creation, although no less harmful and inaccurate than it is today. It is preserved and presented for its historic and research value.
Access Restrictions:
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Some of the materials in this collection were acquired along with the materials in the African American Male Congress Records.
The University Archives holds the Syracuse University School of Architecture Records. The Archives also has a clippings file on Kermit J. Lee, Jr.
Names
Lee, Kermit J., Jr.
Kermit Lee Architects.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Syracuse University. School of Architecture.
Subjects
African American architects.
Architects.
Architecture teachers.
Architecture.
College teachers.
Higher education.
Types of Material
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Essays.
Letters (correspondence)
Memorandums.
Photographs.
Slides (photographs)
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Kermit J. Lee, Jr. Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Jerry Augustin in 2004 and the Lee family in 2023.
Processing Information
Materials were rehoused in acid free folders and placed in acid free boxes.
Materials are arranged in alphabetical order within series.
Architectural drawings
Correspondence
Course materials
Other professional materials
Writings and research
| Architectural drawings | |||||||||||
| MC 23-3 | Addition to Rowland residence 1992-1994 | ||||||||||
| MC 23-3 | Affordable housing plans 1991-1992 | ||||||||||
| MC 23-3 | Black River resource recovery facility circa 1985-1995 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | Labor Temple renovation 1991 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | Mills and Moss additions 1991 | ||||||||||
| MC 23-3 | Onondaga County Convention Center pedestrian concourse circa 1987-1994 | ||||||||||
| MC 23-3 | Onondaga County War Memorial signage contract work 1993 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Onondaga County War Memorial signage contract work 1993 | ||||||||||
| MC 23-3 | Plan at War Memorial circa 1987-1994 | ||||||||||
| MC 23-3 | Presentation/miscellaneous graphics undated | ||||||||||
| MC 23-3 | Proposed stadium - Inner Harbor circa 1990-1992 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | Victory Village/legacy school plans 1992 | ||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Architectural fellowship program 1980 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The Black Voice 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Comments on priority development process 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Faculty leave 1980 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Proposal to Van Nostrand Reinhold 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | NEH summer stipends for 1989 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | School of Architecture background 1979 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | School of Architecture memorandums 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Teaching technologies 1992 | ||||||||||
| Course materials | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | ARC 223 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | ARC 301 1968-1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | ARC 307/308 undated, 1984, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | ARC 308 January 1979 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | ARC 308/408 1972 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | ARC 332 1986-1992 - 3 folders | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | ARC 332 1986-1992 - 3 folders | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | ARC 361 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | ARC 362 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | ARC 500 1984, 1993-1994 - 3 folders | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | ARC 505 undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | ARC 507 1976, 1986, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | ARC 522 1991-1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | ARC 522 1991-1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | ARC 551 undated, 1984-1988, 1987-1988 - 3 folders | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | ARC 552 1982 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | ARC 552/602 1974, 1980 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | ARC 561 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | ARC 602 1974-1980 - 2 folders | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | ARC 602 1986, 1978 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | ARC 602 1975 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | ARC 602: Mykonos 1976 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | ARC 602: Naarden 1978 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | ARC 653 1972-1973 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Class B - 3rd year 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | EDI 343 1988, 1992-1994 - 4 folders | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | EDI 400 undated | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Environmental ethics undated | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Florence summer program 1975 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Foreign study subjects assignments 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Land use as architecture undated | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Miscellaneous notes undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Program materials 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Self-evaluation 1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Studio design 1972-1973 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Urban design 1978-1983, 1985 - 2 folders | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Vertical transportation loose notes 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Vertical transportation notebook undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Water sanitation system loose notes undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Water sanitation system notebook undated | ||||||||||
| Other professional materials | |||||||||||
| Box 5 | Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture meeting organization report 1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Course and writings list undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Lecture at Boston architecture center 1957-1958 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | LMC application materials undated | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Photographs of sketches undated | ||||||||||
| MC 23-3 | Project plan schedule 1965 | ||||||||||
| Writings and research | |||||||||||
| Box 6 | Report card from Houston 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Case studies and the development of methodology 1977-1981 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Closed loop undated | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Comments on the environment for the mentally retarded 1972 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Design and design process undated | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Design and research 1976 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Design is design, isn't it? undated | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Dialogue undated | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Diversity in practice: towards a global experience undated | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Essays for the idea of the city 1959 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Form follows understanding 6 April 1975 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Growth models in urban simulation undated | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | The idea of the city excerpt and notes undated | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Institute for the future: typical planning model for institutional planning at university undated | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | The lessons of history undated | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | The life of men in cities 27 April 1959 - draft | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Nature and character of human space 1960 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | The New York properties problem 1969 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Nomads 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Papers (faculty colloquia) and speeches 1966-1972 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Partial manuscript - Zähringer cities 1961, 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Patterns and forms in American cities February 1973 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Physical change, social change undated | ||||||||||
| Student work | |||||||||||
| Box 8 | Assignments 1953-1955 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Miscellaneous sketches undated | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Towards the new professional: essays in architecture 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Ugliness - taste and humanity 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Urban by design May 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Waste to energy development plan 29 August 1980 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | What is a city? 1960 - draft | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Zähringerstadte summary and proposal 1966 | ||||||||||