Professor F. Blair Reeves served as a member of the faculty of Architecture at the University of Florida from 1949 to 1987
when he became a professor emeritus. Throughout his academic career Dr. Reeves was very active in the area of architectural
preservation both in teaching and in professional organizations. For instance, he was an active participant in HABS (Historic
American Building Survey) which was founded in 1933 and through careful documentation recorded over 17,000 historic American
sites. During the summer months Dr. Reeves involved his students in projects which were organized to locate and preserve
buildings uniquely valuable for their historic and architectural significance to the state of Florida that would otherwise
be lost through reckless renovation or razing as a consequence of the rapidity of Florida's development. He also served on
the executive committee to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a private institution designed to secure funding
for the renovation of structures owned by the private sector and other facets of national heritage that were not receiving
appropriate governmental attention. Dr. Reeves served as chair of the UF Bicentennial Committee and in this capacity planned
and oversaw many projects undertaken at the University of Florida as well as the community at large. He was involved with
teaching, planning, and supervising the annual summer program at Nantucket known as Preservation Institute: Nantucket (PI:N).
Dr. Reeves first took his students to Nantucket in 1970 as part of the HABS work two years before the Institute was founded.
The Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP), a multi-disciplinary approach, which became the
focus for the study of architectural preservation was yet another program to which Dr. Reeves devoted his time and effort
as director from 1983 to 1986.
This collection contains reports, grant applications, correspondence, class materials (as course descriptions and requirements),
committee information (as agendas and memoranda), professional organization materials, and projects (including many student
projects). In addition to folders there are 17 loose leaf binders dated from 1970 to 1987 which document through correspondence,
descriptions, reports, lists of student participants, itemized budgets, projects, schedules of events, and sometimes photographs
the summer program at Preservation Institute: Nantucket (PI:N). This program is an accredited academic program which teaches
architectural preservation to advanced college students. Nantucket, which founded the institute serves as a laboratory for
study because of the uniqueness of its heritage.
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item], F. Blair Reeves Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University
of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
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Reeves Papers
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Box 1 |
National Trust for Historic Preservation
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Florida Board of Archives and History |
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Capitol Center Planning Commission |
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State Review Committee |
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Forest Capitol State Park |
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Florida Committee on Historical Development and Restoration |
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Florida Project Review Council |
Box 2 |
Architectural Preservation - History
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Committees-- Ad Hoc- Correspondence |
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Committees-- Ad Hoc Preservation Committee Report |
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Committees-- UF Bicentennial. 1973 |
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Committees-- UF Bicentennial. 1974 |
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Committees-- UF Bicentennial. 1975 |
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Committees-- UF Bicentennial. 1976 |
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Committees-- UF Bicentennial. Teaching Syllabus and Grant |
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Committees-- Committee for a Fine Arts Center for Tropical Cultures |
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Conferences-- Conference on Environmental Design For the Future of the Caribbean |
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Consultants |
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Correspondence - Henry Willet. Sept. 1970-June 1971 |
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Correspondence. June-Sept. 1974 |
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Correspondence. 1976- August 1978 |
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Correspondence. January-August 1979 |
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Correspondence. October 1979-February 1981 |
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Correspondence. 1983- |
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Correspondence. Daily File. January-Dec. 1977 |
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Correspondence. Daily File. Sept.- Dec. 1978 |
Box 3 |
Courses. AE 436. 1971-1972
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Courses. AE 581. 1974 |
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Courses. AE 581. 1975 |
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Courses. AE 581. 1976 |
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Courses. AE 633. 1971 |
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Courses. ARC 6801. 1985 |
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Courses. Preservation. 1976-1977 |
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Courses. Preservation. 1978 |
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Courses. Preservation. 1980 |
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Courses. Preservation. 1982 |
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Courses. Preservation. 1984 |
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Courses. Preservation. 1985 |
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Courses. Preservation. 1986 |
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Courses. Preservation. 1988 |
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Courses. Preservation Option. |
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Florida Association for Architecture/American Institute of Architects (FA/AIA). Historic Building Committee. 1964-65 |
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Florida Association for Architecture/American Institute of Architects (FA/AIA). Historic Building Committee. 1966-71 |
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Florida Association For Architecture/American Institute of Architects (FA/AIA). 1965; 1985; 1988-90 |
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Florida Association for Architecture/American Institute of Architects (FA/AIA). 1991 |
Box 4 |
Florida Association for Architecture/American Institute of Architects (FA/AIA). 1992
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Grants. National Conservation Advisory Council (NCAC) |
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Grants. National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) |
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Grants. Preservation Institute: Nantucket- NEA. 1972-74 |
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Grants. Preservation Institute: Nantucket (PI:N)-NEH. 1970-71, 1974 |
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Historic American Building Survey (HABS) |
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Historic American Building Survey (HABS). Library Automation Project. |
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Historic American Building Survey (HABS). Proposal for Consultants. |
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Lectures |
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Meetings. Caribbean Schools of Architecture |
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Preservation Institute |
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Preservation Institute: Caribbean (PI: C). 1980 |
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Preservation Institute: Caribbean (PI: C). 1981, 1982-84, 1986 |
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Preservation Institute: Caribbean (PI: N) |
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Preservation Program (Curriculum and Courses). 1976-78, 1980-81 |
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Programs-- H.A.B.S. Puerto Rico. 1965-66 |
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Projects. Ameriva the Beautiful Fund. Wardlow-Smith House (Madison) and Bath House (White Springs) |
Box 5 |
Projects. Capitol Building.
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Projects. Drayton Hall. Correspondence. |
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Projects. Drayton Hall. Reports. |
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Projects. George Spencer House. |
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Projects. Guide to the Historic Architecture of Florida. 1980-84 |
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Projects. Guide to the Historic Architecture of Florida. 1985-89 |
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Projects. Guide to the Historic Architecture of Florida. Guides. |
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Projects. Heritage Trail: A Windshield Survey. |
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Projects. Jacksonville and Eric Hill Associates. |
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Projects: Maitland Art Center. |
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Projects: Pilot Teaching Program and Whiddon Log Cabin. |
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Projects: St. Augustine. |
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Reports. Gulf Coast. |
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Reports: Puerto Plata. |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). 1983-86 |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). 1989-90 |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). Advisory Board. |
Box 6 |
Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). Beginnings. 1970
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). Faculty. |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). Grant Proposals. 1977-78 |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). Informational Material. |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). Lectures. |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). NCAC Grant. 1980 |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). NTHP Grant. 1979 |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). Projects. |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). Report of 1985. |
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Research and Education Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP). Scholarships. |
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Scholarships |
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Symposium: Florida Historic Preservation Planning. 1971 |
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Walden Trust Fund. |
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Workshop. Architectural Preservation. 1968 |
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Workshop. Architectural Preservation. 1970 |
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Workshop. Architectural Preservation. 1972 |
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Workshop. Architectural Preservation. 1974 |
Box 7 |
Drayton Hall-Final Report
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Pre PI:N (Preservation Institute: Nantucket) Binder. 1970 |
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Pre PI:N Binder. 1971 |
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PI:N Binder. 1972 |
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PI:N Binder. 1973 |
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PI:N Binder. 1974 |
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PI:N Binder. 1975 |
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PI:N Binder. 1976 |
Box 8 |
PI:N Binder. 1978-79
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PI:N Binder. 1980 |
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PI:N Binder. 1981-1984 |
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PI:N Binder. 1985 |
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PI:N Binder. 1986 |
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PI:N Binder. 1987 |
Box 9 |
PI:N Binder - Misc. 1973-82
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PI:N Binder - Grants |
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PI:N Binder - Fundraising |
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Architectural Preservation Yearbook. 1971 |
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Architectural Preservation Yearbook. 1976-77 |
