Edward V. Olencki was a practicing architect and a professor at the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning from 1949 to 1987. Prior to coming to Ann Arbor, Olencki worked as a designer and draftsman for prominent architect Mies van der Rohe while studying at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
This collection primarily reflects Olencki's work as a practicing architect, but also contains some materials related to his research interest in church design, and his association with Mies van der Rohe.