• Title
  Series 01 Part 04: Architectural plans for the centre section and south-east wing of the State Library of New South Wales, 1933-1954
• Call number
  PXD 363/ff.126-228B
  
• Level of description
  series
• Date
  
  1933-1954
• Type of material
  Architectural and Technical Drawings, Drawings
• Reference code
  1014786
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  116 architectural drawings
  
• Scope and Content
  1. Block plan 1933-08-18 - PXD 363/ff126
  2. Plan of first floor reading rooms and mezzanine 1910-01-24 - PXD 363/ff126A
  3. Site plan 1934-08-29 - PXD 363/ff127
  4. Site plan 1934-08-29 - PXD 363/ff128
  5. Southern elevation 1934-03-05 - PXD 363/ff129
  6. Northern elevation 1934-05-18 - PXD 363/ff130
  7. Basement plan 1934-05-18 - PXD 363/ff131
  8. Ground floor plan 1934-05-18 - PXD 363/ff132
  9. Southern elevation 1934-05-18 - PXD 363/ff133
  10. Site plan 1934-05-18 - PXD 363/ff134
  11. Site plan 1934-05-18 - PXD 363/ff135
  12. Excavation and filling 1934-07-13 - PXD 363/ff136
  13. Demolition plan for Richmond Terrace 1934-07-13 - PXD 363/ff137
  14. Survey plan 1934-08-31 - PXD 363/ff137A
  15. Survey plan 1934-08-31 - PXD 363/ff137B
  16. Pencil sketch of reading room frieze 1935-04-12 - PXD 363/ff138
  17. Southern elevation 1934-03-05 - PXD 363/ff139A
  18. Pencil sketch of reading room frieze 1935-04-12 - PXD 363/ff139B
  19. Floor plan 1935-11-12 - PXD 363/ff140
  20. Roof plan 1935-11-12 - PXD 363/ff141
  21. Northern and western elevation 1935 - PXD 363/ff142
  22. Basement floor plan 1935 - PXD 363/ff143
  23. Basement floor plan 1935 - PXD 363/ff144
  24. Ground floor plan 1935 - PXD 363/ff145
  25. Ground floor plan 1935 - PXD 363/ff146
  26. First floor plan 1935 - PXD 363/ff147
  27. First floor plan 1935 - PXD 363/ff148
  28. Eastern wing 1935 - PXD 363/ff149
  29. Roof plan 1935 - PXD 363/ff150
  30. Southern and eastern elevation and longitudinal section 1935 - PXD 363/ff151
  31. Floor level plans 1935 - PXD 363/ff152
  32. Longitudinal sections 1935 - PXD 363/ff153
  33. Steel roof trusses 1935-11-12 - PXD 363/ff154
  34. Basement floor plan 1935-11-12 - PXD 363/ff155
  35. Ground floor plan 1935-11-12 - PXD 363/ff156
  36. Longitudinal sections 1935-11-12 - PXD 363/ff157
  37. Reading room and stack room storage [1935?] - PXD 363/ff158
  38. Contract drawings 1936-03-20 - PXD 363/ff159
  39. Lay-out of basement bookstacks 1936-05-05 - PXD 363/ff160
  40. Lay-out of basement bookstacks 1936-05-05 - PXD 363/ff161
  41. Lay-out of basement bookstacks 1936-05-05 - PXD 363/ff162
  42. Lay-out of basement bookstacks 1936-05-05 - PXD 363/ff163
  43. Lay-out of basement bookstacks 1936-05-05 - PXD 363/ff164
  44. Lay-out of basement bookstacks 1936-05-05 - PXD 363/ff165
  45. Basement bookstacks 1940-05-21 - PXD 363/ff166
  46. Basement floor plan 1939-05-31 - PXD 363/ff167
  47. Detail of commemorative tablet east wall vestibule 1939-08-25 - PXD 363/ff167A
  48. Detail of commemorative tablet east wall vestibule 1939-08-25 - PXD 363/ff167B
  49. Detail of commemorative tablet east wall vestibule 1939-08-25 - PXD 363/ff167C
  50. Bronze stairways to galleries reading room 1939-08-02 - PXD 363/ff167D
  51. Elevation of clock on northern wall of reading room - PXD 363/ff167E
  52. Drawing of a griffin possibly for a frieze - PXD 363/ff167F
  53. Block plan showing services 1945-10-20 - PXD 363/ff168
  54. Block plan showing services 1945-10-20 - PXD 363/ff169
  55. Block plan for sewerage and drainage 1939-10-04 - PXD 363/ff170
  56. Detail of proposed layout of photographic room and dark room 1940-02-02 - PXD 363/ff171
  57. Proposed "Libra" type steel book stacks and elevations and floor plans of stacks 1940-07-12 - PXD 363/ff172
  58. Sectional elevation plan of proposed "Libra" type steel book stacks 1940-07-12 - PXD 363/ff173
  59. Proposed steel book stacks 1940-07-10 - PXD 363/ff174
  60. Elevation plan of proposed "Libra" type steel book stacks 1940-07-11 - PXD 363/ff175
  61. Elevation of bronze doors to southern entrance 1940-10-29 - PXD 363/ff175A
  62. Ground floor shelving - PXD 363/ff176
  63. Upper floor shelving 1941 - PXD 363/ff177
  64. Proposed amended boundaries 1941-01-16 - PXD 363/ff177A
  65. Watercolour of stained glass window in eastern wall 1941-06-30 - PXD 363/ff178
  66. Watercolour of stained glass window in eastern wall 1941-06-30 - PXD 363/ff179
  67. Watercolour of stained glass window in eastern wall 1941-06-30 - PXD 363/ff180
  68. Watercolour of stained glass window in board room 1941-12-29 - PXD 363/ff181
  69. Watercolour of stained glass window in board room 1941-12-29 - PXD 363/ff182
  70. Watercolour of stained glass window unfinished - PXD 363/ff183
  71. Proposed layout of tables & seating in reading room 1941-04-16 - PXD 363/ff184
  72. Proposed layout of tables & seating in reading room 1941-04-16 - PXD 363/ff185
  73. Reading room attendant's enclosure 1941-06-20 - PXD 363/ff186
  74. Details of amended design for reading room attendant's rostrum 1941-08-29 - PXD 363/ff187
  75. Newspaper reading room and table layout [1941?] - PXD 363/ff188
  76. Newspaper tables and furniture 1941-11-10 - PXD 363/ff189
  77. Newspaper tables and furniture 1941-11-10 - PXD 363/ff190
  78. Sloping and flat top reader tables and furniture 1941-11-10 - PXD 363/ff191
  79. Students table furniture 1941-11-10 - PXD 363/ff192
  80. Students table furniture 1941-11-10 - PXD 363/ff193
  81. Students table furniture 1941-11-10 - PXD 363/ff194
  82. Readers table furniture 1941-11-10 - PXD 363/ff195
  83. Details for remodelling of island bookcase to take bronze bust and incised tablets - PXD 363/ff195A
  84. Cubicle switchboard framework 1941-11-13 - PXD 363/ff196
  85. Panels and copperwork for electric boiler control switchboard 1941-11-13 - PXD 363/ff197
  86. Location of switchboard and boilers 1941-11-13 - PXD 363/ff198
  87. Completion internally of dark room, and photography unit 1942-11-13 - PXD 363/ff199
  88. Completion internally of dark room, and photography unit 1942-11-13 - PXD 363/ff200
  89. Completion internally of dark room, and photography unit 1942-11-13 - PXD 363/ff201
  90. Details of benches, fittings etc. for dark room and photography room 1943-01-08 - PXD 363/ff202
  91. Benches and fittings for photography room 1943-01-11 - PXD 363/ff203
  92. Conversion of basement manuscript room into four common rooms 1943-03-11 - PXD 363/ff204
  93. Conversion of basement manuscript room into four common rooms 1943-03-11 - PXD 363/ff205
  94. Roof blind to dark room 1943-02-12 - PXD 363/ff206
  95. Roof blind to dark room 1943-02-12 - PXD 363/ff207
  96. Terrazzo partitions for new layers on bridge 1943-03-07 - PXD 363/ff208
  97. Terrazzo partitions for new layers on bridge 1943-03-07 - PXD 363/ff209
  98. Photographic rooms and duct work layout 1943-07-03 - PXD 363/ff210
  99. Photographic rooms chilled water service filters and light proof relief vents 1943 - PXD 363/ff211
  100. Photographic rooms chilled water service filters and light proof relief vents 1943 - PXD 363/ff212
  101. Sketch designs for seal of the Library Board 1944 - PXD 363/ff213
  102. Sketch designs for seal of the Library Board 1944 - PXD 363/ff214
  103. Provision of outside seating 1950-07-21 - PXD 363/ff215
  104. Proposed book cleaning room 1950-09-13 - PXD 363/ff216
  105. Proposed book cleaning room 1950-09-13 - PXD 363/ff217
  106. Wall shelving 1954-12-21 - PXD 363/ff218
  107. Extension part of ground floor - PXD 363/ff219
  108. External notice board sketches - PXD 363/ff220
  109. Catalogue cabinets - PXD 363/ff221
  110. Westeele-fitted casements to bridge lays - PXD 363/ff222
  111. Design data for air conditioning - PXD 363/ff223
  112. Lockers in common room - PXD 363/ff224
  113. Doors in bindery - PXD 363/ff225
  114. Roof details - PXD 363/ff226
  115. Doorway from corridor to bridge lavatory - PXD 363/ff227
  116. Plan of glazed doors - PXD 363/ff228
  117. Drawing of glazed door bronze frames - PXD 363/ff228A
  118. Drawing of glazed door bronze frames - PXD 363/ff228B
  119. Floor plan south eastern wing - PXD 363/ff229
  120. Floor plan south eastern wing - PXD 363/ff229A
  121. Floor plan south eastern wing - PXD 363/ff230
  122. Floor plan south eastern wing - PXD 363/ff230A
  123. Floor plan south eastern wing - PXD 363/ff231
  124. Floor plan south eastern wing - PXD 363/ff231A
  
  Plans for the centre section and south east wing which was opened in 1942. Includes plans after 1942.
• Finding Aids
  Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -
• Description source
  
  Guide to the Architectural plans etc. for the State Library of New South Wales, State Library archives collection, PXD 363
• General note
  
  The collection "State Library of New South Wales architectural drawings for the centre section of the Mitchell Wing, 1939" located at Call No.: PXD 1502, contains outsize architectural drawings which may originally have been part of this collection
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1019759
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Smith, Edwin
  Parkes, Cobden
  Wormald Brothers
  Australian General Electric Co. Ltd.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE8493736

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