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{moo <br />14 <br />RECEiv <br />� U J1 �l L i 6 i�-2 <br />North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources <br />James G. Martin, Governor <br />Patric Dorsey, Secretary ' <br />13 July 1992 <br />Mr. Marvin Collins <br />Orange County Planning Department <br />Hillsborough, NC <br />Dear Marvin: <br />Division of Archives and History <br />William S. Price, Jr., Director <br />As we discussed today on the telephone, here, briefly, are comments on the <br />people who have expressed interest in the Orange County Survey Project. <br />Scott Brown has survey experience primarily in industrial sites and communities, <br />mostly in northern states, and based on his interview and various materials, <br />Michael Southern and I agree that he does not have the knowledge of southern <br />vernacular architecture needed to conduct the Orange County survey with maximum <br />effectiveness. <br />Jennifer Martin has good background in southern vernacular architecture and would <br />be qualified to conduct the survey, but she was first choice for the Duplin County <br />project and has verbally accepted their offer. <br />Todd Peck and Jody Carter, whom you have not interviewed yet, have good background <br />in southern vernacular architecture, and would probably be strong candidates for <br />the project, though they would have to spend some time getting a little better <br />grounding in early and mid - nineteenth century architecture, particularly traditional <br />architecture. They have a solid knowledge of later nineteenth and early twentieth <br />century southern popular and vernacular architecture. <br />Dan Pezzoni and Rhonda Lafever as a team bring a solid knowledge of southern vernacular <br />architecture and survey methodology to the project.. Although Rhonda's experience <br />would not qualify her to begin and complete the survey absolutely on her own from <br />the beginning, her education at Mary Washington (and her excellent record there) <br />have convinced Michael and me that, working as a team with Dan Pezzoni, she has <br />the promise to move into a more independent role in the manner they propose. Dan <br />Pezzoni's proposal and involvement in the project make this team a strong one, for <br />as you know, Dan is a highly experienced, responsible, absolutely first -rate <br />surveyor. The approach they propose seems to us to be a very workable one, with <br />Dan working intensively with Rhonda at the outset, and at frequent intervals <br />throughout the project. I have checked Rhonda's references at Mary Washington and <br />find them excellent. Although we would all like for Dan to do all of the project, <br />109 EastJones Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 -2807 <br />