Concrete Designs Inc. records

This collection contains materials collected by Keith Martin who founded Concrete Designs Inc. in 1958 and also served as its president and principle designer. The collection has seven series. The first series contains business records of Concrete Designs Inc. and consists of office memos, financial documents, legal documents, designs, catalogs, brochures, reports, and photographs that document products manufactured by Concrete Designs Inc. as well as commissioned projects. The second series contains financial reports, financial statements, price lists, stock transfer information, and materials documenting the sale of the company to Irish firm Oldcastle. The third series contains designs of products and commissioned projects. The fourth series contains newsletters produced by the company which were intended for internal circulation. The fifth series contains three dimensional objects and consists of an ornamental design made from foam and a company T-shirt. The sixth series contains black and white prints, color prints, negatives, and slides of products and worksite. The seventh series contains Hope Mining and Milling Corporation materials that were collected by Keith Martin during his tenure working for the company as an exploration geologist in Arizona and the Southwest. This series contains correspondence, office memos, meeting minutes, topographic maps, and business arrangements with other mining companies regarding specific mining sites in southern Arizona.