Abie Harris oral history, 19 December 2016

Item information

Title:

Abie Harris oral history, 19 December 2016

Description:

This interview was conducted at the home of Edwin F. (Abie) Harris, in Raleigh, North Carolina on December 19, 2016. In the interview, Harris discusses: his childhood and growing up helping his father, an electrician, wiring old houses and working around his father’s shop; his education at the newly formed North Carolina State University’s School of Design; the influence of the Bauhaus on the curriculum at NCSU; mentors at the school such as Horacio Caminos; his military service; his work with Leif Valand; his work at NCSU and cultivating a creating on campus that demanded a better physical environment; the early work on Centennial Campus; setting up professional relationships between the university and architects and designing process for selecting design professionals and building guidelines for future work; his work for Penland School of Crafts; and his life post-retirement as an artist. [Preferred citation: Interview with Edwin "Abie" Harris by Virginia Ferris, 19 December 2016, North Carolina State University Oral Histories, MC 00449, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC]

Topics:

Architecture
People
University History

Subjects:

Architects
Interviews

Original Format:

Digital video recording, sound, color

Extent:

1:28:58

Item identifier:

mc00449-oh-harris-20161219

Interviewer:

Ferris, Virginia L. more info on Ferris, Virginia L. 

Interviewee:

Harris, Abie (Edwin F.) more info on Harris, Abie (Edwin F.) 

Created Date:

2016-12-19

Genre:

Oral histories (Document genres)

Names:

Harris, Abie (Edwin F.) more info on Harris, Abie (Edwin F.) 
North Carolina State University -- Alumni and alumnae more info on North Carolina State University -- Alumni and alumnae 

Location:

Raleigh (N.C.)

Digital Project:

NC State Institutional Histories