| Description | Contains original plans used for booklets/magazines from Max Chenoweth's firm, Adelaide Plan Pty Ltd. The books were entitled 'Home Plans of Australia' and consisted of paperback booklets with numbered plans and their perspectives from which prospective builders, both commercial and amateur, could choose a plan for a house, flat or office. The booklets sold for 50 cents each and were produced during the 1966-69. Includes Vols. 1 to 5, and Vol. 7 (no Vol. 6). For definite dates see list of publications.
A slimmer booklet entitled 'Plans for Leisure' was also produced. All booklets contain the legend ‘As featured in The News, South Australia and the Sunday Times Western Australia’. A relationship existed with Myers Home Plan Service, or Myers Emporium (SA) LTD as these organizations are listed as a source for sets of plans. Plans from the booklets could be altered for $3.50 per square. Sets of plans for the houses shown in the booklets were available for $30 a set. This included 6 plans and 4 specifications. The plans were guaranteed as being acceptable to councils, banks and builders etc.
The unique number for each plan in the booklets is annotated on the original and has been faithfully kept in the series list. IE Plan no W26 in the booklets is listed in the series as S194/W26. NB 'W' is for West Australian Times Home Owners, 'A' is for Adelaide Plan Co.
Some plans were republished under another notation. This changed notation has been recorded on the plans and on the envelopes in which the plans are stored. IE S194/W452 was from A.P.C. 78 (Adelaide Plan Co) and C. 30. This was notated on the plan and on the envelope in which it is stored.
Most of the plans are ink on butter paper. Some have been processed onto a plastic film that has discoloured the butter paper it has been stored against. Polypropylene envelopes to prevent further transfer of colour and/or chemicals between the two now separate these items.
A copy of the booklets is kept with the plans in the archive boxes as an index. The box is notated as containing the index.
Architecture students contributed to the plans while employed by Max Chenoweth. Many plans are signed only with a given name, Debbie Steinert, Dianne, Kathy Wilson, Anthea Smith & Ross Bateup. Sample numbers for those identifiable to more fully named students are Langhorne, Jess (W47, H3); Smith, Anthea (W496); Nimanis, O (W125); Barratt, R (W393); Hall, W. (W297); Paynter, Graham (W63, W52); TAB (W34, W7, W52) (Town Clerk at Pt Pirie 1970-80s).
Includes 9 SubSeries. |