JOSEPH BELL DEREMER PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #744 (addition)

DATES: 1888-1982

SIZE: 13 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: This addition to the Joseph Bell DeRemer Papers was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Lee Furman, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on June 6, 2000 (Acc.#2000-2442).

ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This addition to the Joseph Bell DeRemer Papers consists of biographical material on DeRemer, correspondence, newspaper clippings, architectural sketches and drawings, schedules and specifications, and grant applications for DeRemer's projects. Also included are articles on DeRemer's building designs, pamphlets on help in architectural work, DeRemer's book plate, glasses, and tophat, and a scrapbook which contains mostly newspaper clippings about DeRemer and his work. There are also materials related to Lizzie DeRemer, Joseph DeRemer's wife, including newspaper clippings, her autograph book, and her black beaded blouse and skirt. Architectural sketches and drawings by Samuel T. DeRemer, the DeRemers' son, are also included. The material was arranged with Joseph Bell DeRemer's materials first, followed by Lizzie DeRemer material, and concluded with material related to Samuel T. DeRemer.

Nine oversize folders are included in this addition. Four oversize folders consist of drafts by Joseph Bell DeRemer, as well as his drawings and blue prints. Four oversize folders contain material by Samuel T. DeRemer, including his drafts, colored drawings, and black and white drawings. Also included is one folder of unidentified drafts and drawings by both Joseph and Samuel DeRemer.

Two books were separated and added to the North Dakota Book Collection:

Josiah Allen's Wife. Samantha at the World's Fair. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1893.
This title was given by DeRemer to his wife, Lizzie.

Palmer, Bertha Rachael. Beauty Spots in North Dakota. Boston: Richard Badger, 1928.
DeRemer's personal copy, which was signed by the author.

Seven bound periodical volumes were separated and added to the North Dakota Book Collection.
Each of the volumes was from Joseph DeRemer's personal library:
American Homes and Gardens: volumes 1-2, 1905-1906
American Homes and Gardens: volume 4, 1907
House and Garden: volumes 8-13, 1905-1908
House and Garden: volumes 13-15, 1908-1909
House and Garden: volumes 16-18, 1909-1910
House and Garden: volumes 19-20, 1911
Indoors and Out: volumes 3-5, 1905-1907

Thirty-nine photographs were separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.

BOX AND FOLDER LISTING

Box 1
Folder
Joseph Bell DeRemer Materials

20. Biographical Material: March 1845-November 1928
21. Correspondence: April 16, 1926; September 14, 1938; November 17, 1980
    
22. Newspaper Clippings: June 26, 1904; November 29, 1981
    
23. The Proposed New United Lutheran Church Program
    
24. Architectural Drawings
    
    1. Eagles Building-Crookston, Minnesota
       
    2. Filling Station-Kelly and Palmer
       
    3. Grade and High School-Hamilton, North Dakota
       
    4. Plot Plan for the New Grade and High School-Devils Lake, North Dakota
       
    5. New Ryan Hotel
       
    6. Park River Grade and High School
       
    7. The Proposed Home of Dr. P. W. Smith Esq.
       
    8. St. Catherine's Church-Lomice, North Dakota
       
    9. Wilshire Presbyterian Church: Title Insurance Building-Los Angeles, California
       
25. Postcards of Architectural Projects
    
26. Schedule and Specifications: Polk County Court House-May 1938 and Grand Forks County Court House-September 1938
    
27. Grant Applications-September 1938
    
28. Articles on Architectural Building Designs: 1879-1914
    
29. American Institute of Architects Certificate: August 1921
    
30. "The Fighting Governor: The Story of William Langer and the State of North Dakota"-Includes DeRemer's Designs of the Capitol Building: 1938
    
31. Oxford House-A Restoration Project: 1871-1941
    
32. Architectural Help and Figures Pamphlet
    
33. The Improvement Bulletin: The Construction News Weekly of the Northwest-May 19, 1928
    
34. Library Book Plate
    
35. Glasses
    
36. Miscellaneous: June 1904-May 1982

Lizzie DeRemer Materials

37. Newspaper Clipping: July 20, 1941
    
38. Autograph Book: January 9, 1887
    

Samuel T. DeRemer Materials

39. Architectural Drawings
    
    1. Scheme for Corner Market
       
    2. Larson-Olson Building
       
    3. The Nestor Tap Room: End Interior-F. J. Hughes, Owner
       
    4. South Side Elementary School
       
    5. St. Vincent's Hospital-Crookston, Minnesota
       
    6. St. Vincent's Hospital-Crookston, Minnesota
       
40. Unidentified Architectural Drawings by Samuel and Joseph DeRemer
    
    1. Five Unidentified Drawing

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding architectural projects of Joseph Bell DeRemer and Samuel T. DeRemer, 1909-1955

Box 2
Folder

1. Joseph DeRemer's spats
2. Lizzie DeRemer's beaded blouse
3. Lizzie DeRemer's black skirt

Box 3
Large Architectural Tools

Box 4
Small Architectural Tools

Box 5
Tophat box and black tophat

The following items were placed on the shelves adjacent to the Joseph Bell DeRemer Papers. All of the items were wrapped in scrim weave.
--Architectural tools
--Framed sketch of Joseph Bell DeRemer's book plate by Samuel T. DeRemer: 1922
--Framed sketch of the Bellevue Apartments-J. A. Dinnie Co. and Oscar C. G. Knudson, Owners; Sketched by Joseph Bell DeRemer: 1923
--Unidentified framed drawing by either Joseph or Samuel DeRemer: 1932

Oversize Folders

Folder 3. Drafts by Joseph Bell DeRemer

1. Interior Treatment for Elks Club
   -Main Club Lounge Looking Toward Entrance
   -Buffet Looking Toward Bar
   -Buffet Looking Toward Dining Room
   
2. Administration Building: Grand Forks Municipal Airport-Section
   
3. Administration Building: Grand Forks Municipal Airport-Ground Floor Plan
   
4. Administration Building: Grand Forks Municipal Airport-2nd Floor Plan
   
5. Decorative Scheme for United Lutheran Church
   
6. New State Theatre: Red Lake Falls, Minnesota-C.P. Knudson, Owner/Manager
   
7. Unidentified-First Floor Plan
   
8. Unidentified-Ground Floor Plan
   
9. Unidentified-First Floor Plan
   
10. Unidentified

Folder 4. Drawings by Joseph Bell DeRemer

1. Administration Building: Grand Forks Municipal Airport
   
2. East Front Elevation of Proposed Liberal Arts Building-University of North Dakota
   
3. Elks Lodge and Clubhouse-Thief River Falls, Minnesota
   -North Elevation
   -River Front
   -West Front Elevation
   
4. Grand Forks Steam Laundry Company
   
5. Gymnasium and Auditorium-Crookston, Minnesota
   
6. Gymnasium and Auditorium-Crookston, Minnesota
   
7. Joseph DeRemer-Age 17 and Age 37
   
8. Merrifield Hall-University of North Dakota
   
9. Modernizing Treatment: Hotel Crookston
   
10. New Chapter House for Epsilon Kappa of Sigma Nu
    
11. New State Theatre-Red Lake Falls, Minnesota: C. P. Knudson, Owner
    
12. Public School-Enderlin, North Dakota
    
13. School-Enderlin, North Dakota
    
14. Side Elevation of Proposed Filling Station
    
15. Street Front of Proposed Building for J. Lampert Esq.
    
16. Unidentified

Folder 5. Blue Prints by Joseph Bell DeRemer-Part 1

1. Administration Building: Grand Forks Municipal Airport-1
   -Front Elevation
   -Ground Floor Plan
   -Second Floor Plan
   -Section
   
2. Administration Building: Grand Forks Municipal Airport-2
   -Front Elevation
   -Ground Floor Plan
   -Second Floor Plan
   -Section
   
3. Cando Public School-1
   -East and West Elevations
   -First Floor Plan
   -Second Floor Plan
   -Foundation Plan
   
4. Cando Public School-2
   -East and West Elevations
   -First Floor Plan
   -Second Floor Plan
   -Foundation Plan
   
5. Plate 1: Plan of Bases
   
6. Plate 2: Framing Plan
   
7. Plate 3: Framing Plan
   
8. Plate 5: Cast Iron Base and Steel Column Connection
   
9. Plate 6: Cast Iron Base and Column Connection
   
10. Plate 7: Cast Iron Base and Phoenix Column Connection
    
11. Plate 8: Steel Base and Column Connection
    
12. Plate 9: Case Iron Column Connections
    
13. Plate 10: Cast Iron Column Connections
    
14. Plate 11: Cast Iron Details
    
15. Plate 13: Steel Column Connections
    
16. Plate 14: Steel Column Connections
    
17. Plate 16: Steel Column Connections for Curtain Walls
    
18. Plate 18: Phoenix Column Connections
    
19. The Corinthian Order
    
20. The Doric Order: Plan of Capital and Entablature
    
21. The Greek Orders
    
22. The Ionic Order
    
23. The Tuscan Order
    
24. Comparison of the Orders
    
25. Intercolumniation and Superposition
    
26. Pediments
    
27. Café and Lounge: Crookston Hotel

Folder 6. Blue Prints by Joseph Bell DeRemer-Part 2

1. Administration Building: Grand Forks Municipal Airport
   -Front Elevation
   -Ground Floor Plan
   -Second Floor Plan
   -Section
   
2. Cando Grade and High School
   -Elevation of Precast Concrete Panels
   
3. Cando Public Schools
   -East and West Elevations
   -First Floor Plan
   -Second Floor Plan
   -Foundation Plan
   
4. Grand Forks County Jail and Sheriff's House
   -Front Elevation-I
   -Basement Plan-II
   -First Floor Plan-III
   -Second Floor Plan-IV
   -Typical Floor Plan: Third and Fourth-V
   -Transverse Section-VI
   
5. Renovation and New Elevator: Grand Forks County Court House
   -First Floor Plan-VII
   -Second Floor Plan-VIII
   -Third Floor Plan-IX
   
6. The Composite Order
   -Plan of Capital and Entablature
   
7. The Corinthian Order
   -Plan of Capital and Entablature
   
8. The Doric Order
   -Plan of Capital and Entablature
   
9. The Greek Orders
   
10. Mouldings
    
11. Pedestals and Pilasters
    
12. Plate 4: Section
    
13. Plate 19: Phoenix Column Connections
    
14. Plate 20: Details of Framing
    
15. Plate 21: Plate Girders
    
16. Plate 22: Box Girders
    
17. Plate 24: Details of Bracing

Folder 7. Drafts by Samuel T. DeRemer

1. Lealos: Elevation Plan
   
2. Lukkason's Bar, Lounge, and Café-East Grand Forks, Minnesota
   -East Wall of Cocktail Lounge and Dining Lounge
   -Dining Lounge and Cocktail Lounge Looking West
   -Folding Doors: End Wall of Dining Lounge-Front End Cocktail Lounge
   
3. Lukkason's Bar, Lounge, and Café
   -Lunch Room Looking Toward Kitchen
   -Doors to New Lounge
   -Lunch Room Looking East
   -Lunch Room Looking Toward Alley
   -Floor Plan of Lunch Room
   -Ceiling Plan of Lunch Room
   
4. Lukkason's Bar, Lounge, and Café
   -Basement Plan
   -East Wall of Rumpus Room
   -West Wall of Rumpus Room
   
5. Lukkason's Bar, Lounge, and Café
   -First Floor Plan
   
6. The Nestor Tap Room: Side Interior 1- F. J. Hughes, Owner
   
7. The Nestor Tap Room: Side Interior 2- F. J. Hughes, Owner
   
8. The Nestor Tap Room-F. J. Hughes, Owner-Fargo
   
9. The Nestor Tap Room: Reflected Ceiling Plan- F. J. Hughes, Owner
   
10. Oscar's: Elevation Plan

Folder 8. Colored Drawings by Samuel T. DeRemer

1. DeSoto/Goebel Motors/Plymouth
   
2. First Presbyterian Church-Grand Forks, North Dakota: Color Scheme 'A'
   
3. First Presbyterian Church-Grand Forks, North Dakota: Color Scheme 'B'
   
4. Four Schemes for Decorating of Bobby's Café
   
5. Home for L. M. Mondry
   
6. Hotel Frances
   
7. New Gymnasium Building-Petersburg, North Dakota
   
8. Unidentified

Folder 9. Black and White Drawings by Samuel T. DeRemer-Part 1

1. Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant-Grand Forks, North Dakota
   
2. Elementary School-Grand Forks, North Dakota
   
3. Hotel Francis
   
4. Memorial Building-Lakota, North Dakota
   
5. New Hotel Francis-East Grand Forks, Minnesota
   
6. Winship Elementary School-Grand Forks, North Dakota
   
7. Unidentified
   
8. Unidentified
   
9. Unidentified
   
10. Unidentified

Folder 10. Black and White Drawings by Samuel T. DeRemer-Part 2

1. Empire State Building
   
2. Unidentified
   
3. Unidentified
   
4. Unidentified

Folder 11. Unidentified Drafts and Drawings by Joseph and Samuel DeRemer

Drafts

1. First Floor Plan
   
2. Second Floor Plan
   
3. Unidentified-A
   
4. Unidentified-B
   

Drawings

1. East Elevation
   
2. East Elevation-Color
   
3. Front Elevation
   
4. Home of L. M. Mondry Esq.: West Front
   
5. Ascending and Descending: Lithograph-March, 1960
   
6. Polk Country State Bank
   
7. Unidentified
   
8. Unidentified-Color
   
9. Unidentified-Color
   
10. Unidentified
    
11. Unidentified
    
12. Unidentified-Color
    
13. Unidentified-Color
    
14. Unidentified-Color
    
15. Unidentified
    

SEPARATIONS RECORD

Thirty-nine photographs were separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.OGL#744-34 Cando School

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