Fred Fricke Architectural Drawings
Collection
Identifier: SWA-Fricke-Drawings
Scope and Content
The Fred Fricke Architectural Drawings collection includes architectural drawings and plans, primarily of a structural nature, created during his career as a structural engineer, 1951-1978. The majority of drawings are for the Albuquerque, New Mexico area, with one set for El Paso, Texas.
Items included in the collection are: James H. Rhodes & Co. Pumice Plant, Santa Fe, New Mexico (1951); Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co., Albuquerque, New Mexico (1956); University of New Mexico, 1,250,000 Gallon Reservoir, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1962); Mrs. Sheila Witte Residence, Surface Drainage Water System, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1970); Earth Resources Co./ Concrete Unloading Ramp, Bernalillo, New Mexico (1971); SEC Corporation, El Paso, Texas (1971); Mountain States Casualty Co., Albuquerque, New Mexico (1972); Presley Co. of NM /8’ Retaining Wall, Presley County, New Mexico (1973); Mira Construction Townhouses, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1974); Sandia Nazarene Church/Multi Purpose Bldg., Albuquerque, New Mexico (1974).
Items included in the collection are: James H. Rhodes & Co. Pumice Plant, Santa Fe, New Mexico (1951); Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co., Albuquerque, New Mexico (1956); University of New Mexico, 1,250,000 Gallon Reservoir, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1962); Mrs. Sheila Witte Residence, Surface Drainage Water System, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1970); Earth Resources Co./ Concrete Unloading Ramp, Bernalillo, New Mexico (1971); SEC Corporation, El Paso, Texas (1971); Mountain States Casualty Co., Albuquerque, New Mexico (1972); Presley Co. of NM /8’ Retaining Wall, Presley County, New Mexico (1973); Mira Construction Townhouses, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1974); Sandia Nazarene Church/Multi Purpose Bldg., Albuquerque, New Mexico (1974).
Dates
- 1951-1978
Creator
- Fricke, Fred (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biographical Information
In 1929, Fred Fricke graduated from the University of New Mexico with a B.S. in Engineering. Fricke’s professional experience began in 1929, as a structural steel detailer, on highway and railroad bridges in Pennsylvania. He went on to work for the Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Co., as a structural detailer on steel tanks and towers. In 1930, Fricke became a Junior Civil Engineer with the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, conducting research and investigative work regarding the cost of irrigation water to citrus growers of Southern California. From September 1930 to 1933, Fricke continued as a Civil Engineer with the Bureau of Agricultural Engineering in Austin, Texas, where he worked in a silt laboratory, doing theoretical work determining river silt discharge amounts. From 1933 to 1934, he worked with the U.S. Geological Topographic Branch in Amarillo, Texas.
In 1934, Fricke was named Chief Engineer for the Trinity River Survey in Texas, where he gained experience in making river discharge measurements to create rating curves. On the same river, he did cost and design estimates of lock and dams, and participated in a Flood Control Study (1935). Also in 1935, Fricke worked on construction of a concrete cap for the jetty at Corpus Christy, Texas. He continued similar work for the Tennessee Valley Authority from 1936-1938.
From 1938-1948, Fricke worked in structural steel design for government buildings. Most notably, Fricke became a structural engineer for E. I. Du Pont de Nemours Company (1940-1945), assisting with design of atomic energy structures in Hanford Works, Washington. By 1948, Fricke was working with the W.C. Kruger architecture firm at the Sandia Base in New Mexico. Fricke stayed in New Mexico establishing his own engineering practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico from 1949-1960.
In 1934, Fricke was named Chief Engineer for the Trinity River Survey in Texas, where he gained experience in making river discharge measurements to create rating curves. On the same river, he did cost and design estimates of lock and dams, and participated in a Flood Control Study (1935). Also in 1935, Fricke worked on construction of a concrete cap for the jetty at Corpus Christy, Texas. He continued similar work for the Tennessee Valley Authority from 1936-1938.
From 1938-1948, Fricke worked in structural steel design for government buildings. Most notably, Fricke became a structural engineer for E. I. Du Pont de Nemours Company (1940-1945), assisting with design of atomic energy structures in Hanford Works, Washington. By 1948, Fricke was working with the W.C. Kruger architecture firm at the Sandia Base in New Mexico. Fricke stayed in New Mexico establishing his own engineering practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico from 1949-1960.
Extent
1 drawer (0.5 linear ft.)
Abstract
The Fred Fricke Architectural Drawings collection contains structural drawings for commercial structures and residences in New Mexico, from 1951-1978. Also included are drawings for structures in El Paso, Texas.
Creator
- Fricke, Fred (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Fred Fricke Architectural Drawings, 1951-1978
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ellen Evans-Colburn
- Date
- © 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu