Philip Dole papers

Series I: Personal Papers includes biographical information, personal correspondence and samples of Dole’s work as a student. Subseries D contains information on Ben Childs, Dole's great-grandfather. Files are ordered alphabetically.

Series II: Professional Papers contains material from his professional correspondence, presentations given by Dole, reference files for historical and architectural associations and committees Dole was affiliated with (such as the Vernacular Architecture Forum and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office), awards, national register forms of historic places, and reference files on Dole’s areas of interest (e.g. paint preservation and lumber). Subseries A includes professional correspondence arranged in alphabetical order. Subseries D contains documents from architecture-related committees and associations Dole was actively involved with, arranged alphabetically by title. Subseries C consists of materials from presentations by Dole, as well as those he attended, arranged alphabetically by title. Subseries E is comprised of the awards Dole earned that funded and aided his research, arranged alphabetically. Subseries F is composed of the national historic property registration forms, mainly of places in the Pacific Northwest, arranged alphabetically by place. The largest subseries is Subseries G, which includes numerous subjects such as paint preservation, historic barns throughout the northwest, Hawaii plantations, etc. Subseries B was converted into Series IV due to the large amount of files about project-specific references.

Series III: Faculty Papers is composed of the administrative files, course materials and lecture notes for classes taught by Dole. Subseries A contains files regarding Dole’s service as UO faculty. Subseries B includes handouts for students in the classes he taught. Subseries C contains works by students taught by Dole. Subseries D consists of notes and note cards on lectures Dole instructed.

Series IV: Projects/Works/Writings comprises the reference files for the major projects and publications Dole worked on throughout the United States, as well as the publications Dole referenced for his works and classes. The bulk of the projects were focused in the Pacific Northwest and major projects included are the Wolf Creek Tavern, The Belknap Settlement, Balloon Frames and Barn Again. Projects are sorted alphabetically, reference publications are in no particular order.

Series V: Project Notebooks/Datebooks (1973-2005) consists of field notebooks and datebooks Dole used for many of his projects and daily life.

Series VI: Large Format Drawings consists mostly of Dole’s own drawings of his many projects. Also included are posters and topographical maps of the areas surrounding the various projects Dole had worked on.

Series VII: Photographs contains photos from Dole's projects, as well as many of Dole's students' projects.

Series VIII: Publications, Articles and Pamphlets is composed of a wide range of publications, including works by Dole, pamphlets, guidebooks, maps, booklets and articles from/about houses or areas Dole researched.

Series IX: Audio Materials is composed of recordings of an interview with Sam Brown regarding his work with Dole.