Metropolitan Arts Center - Phase 1 -3 (Correspondence / notes /plans), 1990 -1991

The Dale D. Smith Architectural Collection comprises architectural drawings, plans and sketches, photographs, notes, correspondence and other paperwork pertaining mainly to projects worked on by Dale D. Smith at Dale D. Smith Associates. Some architectural drawings were created by Smith whilst working as a consultant for other companies. Within each series, the collection is ordered alphabetically by job title.

Series I, Commercial, contains architectural drawings, plans and sketches, photographs, notes, correspondence and other paperwork from projects such as the Metropolitan Arts Center, Dayton Area Board of Realtors building and NCR Country Club.

Series II, Residential Projects, consists of architectural projects dealing with residential projects, mainly around the Dayton, OH region, which includes the Anderson Residence, the Schiffler House and multiple residencies for Art Shone. The records are arranged alphabetically by project name. Included in the series are correspondence, project notes, specifications, sketches, plans, blueprints, photographs, various design samples, project resources and project tabulations.

Series III, Schools, consists of a number of projects including Antioch University, Brazie-Westminster Sylvan School, Hobart School, Miami Valley School, and the Ohio University School of Osteopathic Medicine Grandview Hospital. The projects consist of correspondence, blueprints, design plans, sketches, financial and legal documents, project reports, and specifications.

Series IV, Medical, consists of three projects. The first project is the Aspesos building project. Dr. James Aspesos was a plastic surgeon in the Dayton area. The second project is the AT&T Health Fitness Center and the third project is the Dayton Mental Health Center Building project (DMHC), which makes up the bulk of the series. The DMHC project had three phases and for each phase folders will indicate the phase number of the project. This series consists of correspondence, building inspection reports, legal and financial reports, design plans and blueprints, sketches, notes, specifications, information about contractors and subcontractors, pictures, and material samples.

Series V, Religion, consists of two projects. The first project is the Good Samaritan Chapel which includes correspondence, a sketch, and general notes about the project. The second project covers the Strader- Mousain Church project which includes correspondence, notes, and financial information of the project.

Series VI, City Planning, consists of various city projects. The folders contain correspondence, photographs, negatives, design plans, notes, sketches, magazine, business cards, floppy diskettes, carpet sample, concrete samples, and legal documents. A major project that Smith worked was remodeling a building for CityWide Development Corporation.

Series VII, Architectural Drawings, contains architectural drawings for a variety of projects which will be processed at a later date. These drawings are likely to relate to folders in other series of the collection.