JOE M. COX BLUEPRINTS
September 1963
East Tennessee State University
University Archives
P. O. Box 70295
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614
E-mail: archives@etsu.edu
Telephone: (423) 439-4338
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INTRODUCTION
Title: Joe M. Cox Blueprints
Collection Number: Accession No. 46
Physical Description: 1 file folder
Creator: Joe M. Cox
Repository: University Archives, East Tennessee State University
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Provenance: The Joe M. Cox Blueprints were donated by Joe M. Cox to the Sherrod Library in September 1963. They were transferred to the Archives of Appalachia in 1979.
Access: The collection was opened to researchers on February 12, 1992.
Processing Information: M.Garant and S.Schwartz completed processing the collection in 1992.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Joe M. Cox was an architect in Johnson City, Tennessee, from c. 1958 until his retirement
in 1989. Cox and his wife, Ella A., had one son, Joe M. Cox, Jr., who also became an
architect in Johnson City. Joe M. Cox, Sr. began operating Cox Architecture, located on
East Main Street, c. 1960. His son joined the company c. 1970 and opened a second office
on North Boone Street in Johnson City. In addition to his work at Cox Architecture, Cox,
Sr. apparently did "sub-contract" work for Beeson and Beeson Architects, Johnson
City, between c. 1975 and c. 1979. Cox Architecture continued operation until c. 1989.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Joe M. Cox Blueprints consists of 39 blueprints created by Johnson City architect Joe
M. Cox in September 1963. The blueprints illustrate the general floor plan, electrical and
plumbing layouts, heating and ventilation design, and the specifications for the facade of
East Tennessee State University's Industrial Education Building, Wilson-Wallis Hall. The
blueprints are arranged in numerical page order.
Important Subjects Covered in this Collection include
East Tennessee State University--Buildings--Designs and plans
East Tennessee State University. Wilson-Wallis Hall
ITEM INVENTORY
1. Joe M. Cox Blueprints: Wilson-Wallis Hall, ETSU, September 1963.