James T. Buck, Landscape Architectural Drawings and Plans, 1966-1984

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This accession consists of some of the surviving drawings and plans from the landscape architecture firm of James T. Buck. The format of most of the drawings is pencil on tracing paper, however, some Diazoprint duplicates and single copies are included in the collection. No corresponding client files, financial, or other business records are extant.

These drawings and a number of Buck's commissions were continuations of projects undertaken by his previous employer, Charles F. Gillette. Gillette died in 1967, and Buck completed or altered projects for Gillette's former clients. The style of the drawings are very similar to those produced in Gillette's office.

Biographical / historical:

James T. Buck graduated from the University of Massachusetts. A long-time assistant to well-known Virginia landscape architect Charles F. Gillette, Buck was the last in a host of professionals employed by Gillette. After his 1956-1967 stint with Gillette, Buck opened his own firm in Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Shelley Arthur, Richmond, Virginia, 11 May 2004.
Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by client name with unidentified drawings at the end.

Physical description:
Consists of 133 sheets of mostly pencil on paper and some Diazotypes (96.5 x 125 cm. and smaller).