James Norman Pease papers

Collection

Identifier: MS0097

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains biographical information, drawings, and profiles. There is no correspondence. Items include drawings of Charlotte's Central High School, a transcript of an interview with Dean W. Colvard, and advertising brochures about the firm.

Dates

Creation: 1921, 1927, 1957, 1988
Creation: 1957 - 1983

Creator

Pease, J. Norman (James Norman) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Biographical / Historical

James Norman Pease, Sr. was born in Columbus, Ga., on November 1, 1885. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology (ca. 1900) and Washington and Lee University (1907). From 1917 to 1919, he served as a major in the U.S. Army, Quartermaster Corps. In 1920, Pease became managing partner of the Charlotte office of Lockwood Greene Company. In 1938, he founded J. N. Pease & Co. (renamed J. N. Pease Associates in 1962) with architect James Stenhouse. From 1942 to 1945, Pease served as colonel in the U.S. Army, 369th Engineers Regiment. Pease retired in 1975 and died in Charlotte on July 17, 1987.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 document box (shared) and 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Items relating to a prominent Charlotte architect and to J. N. Pease Associates, the firm he founded in 1938. Includes drawings of Charlotte's Central High School, a transcript of an interview with Dean W. Colvard, and advertising brochures about the firm.