Plant and Office Building for Gillette Safety Razor Co.

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• Fonds: Ross & Macdonald fonds, 1902-1982
•    Series: Projects, 1902-1972
•      Project: Plant and Office Building for Gillette Safety Razor Co., 1953-1956

People

• Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (creator)
• Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (architectural firm)
• Gillette Company (client)
• Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

Title

Plant and Office Building for Gillette Safety Razor Co.

Dates of creation

1953-1956

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• 149 drawings including reprographic copies
• 0.06 l. m. of textual records

Scope and Content

File documents an executed project for a factory and office building in the Town of Mount Royal, Québec. Material in this file was produced between 1953 and 1956.

File contains index cards, survey drawings, preliminary drawings, preliminary sketches and drawings, preliminary and design development drawings, working drawings, detail drawings, structural drawings, mechanical drawings, and textual documents.

Reference Number

AP013.S1.D430

Arrangement

Material in this series is not arranged.

Location

Town of Mount Royal Island of Montréal Québec Canada

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44434
  • Title: Street map of the Town of Mount Royal, property plan, site development plan and details
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  3 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • drawings, measured

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 graphite on tracing paper, 2 diazotypes

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-01L

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44437
  • Title: Owner's drawings for laboratory and manufacturing area layouts, pits and trenches, reinforced concrete slab by CNR
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  21 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • preliminary drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 17 diazotypes, 3 blueprints, 1 photostat

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-01L

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44458
  • Title: Elevations, perspectives, plans, structural details
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  21 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • preliminary drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 19 graphite on tracing paper (some with coloured pencil), 2 diazotypes

  Drawing Type:

  • sketch

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-02M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44479
  • Title: Perspectives, plans, elevations, sign, entrance, general data
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  13 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • preliminary drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 11 graphite on tracing paper, 2 ink on tracing paper

  Drawing Type:

  • sketch

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-03S

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44492
  • Title: Plans, plant layouts, elevations, site plans, office layouts
  • Form: drawings
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  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  18 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • preliminary drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 18 drawings

  Drawing Type:

  • sketch

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-04M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44510
  • Title: Office building floor plans, column layout for plant, oil tank and transformer location, kitchen layout, alarm valve pits, concrete stair, drains, compressor bases, kitchen ventilation and electrical
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  15 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawing
  • preliminary drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 12 graphite on tracing paper, 3 sepias

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-05M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44525
  • Title: Locker base, showcase, lobby floor pattern, pneumatic tube system, partitions, vision panel
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Description:

  locker base, showcase, lobby floor pattern, pneumatic tube system, partitions, vision panel, switchboard and reception desk, map case, partition and drinking fountain recess, gaugeboard, cafeteria, floor drain, flyscreens for windows

  Quantity / Object type:

  15 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawing
  • preliminary drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 15 drawings

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-06M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44540
  • Title: Plant and office plans and details, elevations and sections, wall sections in plant, office building section and details, finish schedule
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  5 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • working drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 5 drawings

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-07M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44545
  • Title: Partition layout, cafeteria, door schedule and entrance, truck dock, washroom, site development details, compressor bases, trenches, doors, office area roof plan, ceiling plan
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  13 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 13 drawings

  Method of Projection:

  • detail drawings (drawings)

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-07M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44558
  • Title: Colour schedules
  • Form: drawings
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  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  2 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 2 reprographic copies

  Method of Projection:

  • detail drawings (drawings)

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-08M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44560
  • Title: 6 diazotypes, 1 blueprint; structural foundation plan and details, structural steel plans and details
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  11 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • structural drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 11 drawings

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-08M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44571
  • Title: Mechanical plans, boiler room, lighting and power plans, transformer vault, switching tower
  • Form: drawings
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  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  12 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • mechanical drawing (building system drawing)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 12 drawings

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-09M

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44583
  • Title: Building specifications (copy no. 2)
  • Form: textual records
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  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-10T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44584
  • Title: Building specifications (copy no. 6)
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  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-11T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44585
  • Title: Lists of shop drawings
  • Form: textual records
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  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.06 l. m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-12T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44586
  • Title: Structural calculations
  • Form: textual records
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  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  2 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-13T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44588
  • Title: Process piping diagrams, list of departments, sketches, notes, clearance diagram, 2 diazotypes (floor plans)
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 file

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-14T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44589
  • Title: Accounts, contracts
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 file

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-15T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH44590
  • Title: Material related to project #1042 - reports on soil and borings for Ross, Fish, Duschenes & Barrett, 1960
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 file

  Credit line:

  Ross & Macdonald fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Folder Number:

  13-430-16T