The Francisco Arumí-Noe Papers, held at the Alexander Architectural Archive were processed in two batches by student groups. The group of which I was a part presented on our work processing half of the collection.

1. Francisco Arumí-
Noe Papers
Processed by Katie Conn, Francesca
Giannetti, Laura Norris, and
William Vanden Dries
Tuesday, April 30, 13

2. About the Creator
Francisco (Paco) Arumi-Noe,
1940-2005
Born in Valparaiso,
Chile
PhD in Physics, 1970,
UT Austin
Transitioned to
architecture in 1971
Early proponent of CAD,
passive solar energy
Tuesday, April 30, 13

3. About the collection
Spans 3
decade
career
Course
materials
Mostly
DEROB
Tuesday, April 30, 13

4. About the collection
Spans 3
decade
career
Course
materials
Mostly
DEROB
Tuesday, April 30, 13

5. About the collection
Spans 3
decade
career
Course
materials
Mostly
DEROB
Tuesday, April 30, 13

6. Formats
Paper
Audio cassettes
Transparencies
Slides
Photographs
Tuesday, April 30, 13

7. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

8. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

9. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

10. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

11. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

12. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

13. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

14. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

15. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

16. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

17. Challenges
Holy subroutine,
Batman!
Original order?
DEROB learning
curve
Moldy bits
Lots of printed
subroutines
Lots of math
Tuesday, April 30, 13

18. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

19. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

20. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

21. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

22. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

23. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

24. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

25. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

26. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

27. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

28. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

29. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

30. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

31. Challenges (2)
Flowcharts and
notes written on
acidic folders
Notes taped to
binders
Thermal paper,
fragile
transparencies
Tuesday, April 30, 13

32. Actions taken during
processing
Approach to moldy materials
Transparencies & photos
Large quantity of reference materials
Separations
Restricted items
Research to identify DEROB components
Tuesday, April 30, 13

33. The Arrangement
A. Faculty Papers
A1.Professional &
Administrative Papers
A2.Course Materials
A3.Research Notes
A4.Students’ Works
B. Computer Programs and
Software
B1.DEROB R&D
B2.DEROB Components
B3.Other Simulation
Programs
C. Research and Reference
Materials
Tuesday, April 30, 13

34. Origins, Subroutine
& Program Names
ALKAZAM (we’re assuming a contraction
of “alakazam!”...)
Paco’s Pandora
SOD (Son of DEROB)
SIVEO, VEAMOS (“Yes, I see” & “We
might see” in Spanish)
Tuesday, April 30, 13

35. Collection
Highlights
Tuesday, April 30, 13

36. Collection
Highlights
Tuesday, April 30, 13

37. Onionskins and other
obsolete media
Tuesday, April 30, 13

38. Interesting e-mails
Tuesday, April 30, 13

39. “While you were out”
from Santa Claus
Tuesday, April 30, 13

40. Exquisite Drawings
Tuesday, April 30, 13

41. Questions?
Tuesday, April 30, 13