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Avery Drawings & Archives

George Cserna photographs and papers, 1937-1978

10,260 photographic items

This collection is photograph archive of the works of architectural photographer George Cserna. Images include interior and exterior shots of prominent New York buildings primarily during the 1960s. The collection has been arranged alphabetically by the client or architect of the building. Some of George Cserna's most notable work in this collection includes photographs of Ulrich Franzen's Agronomy Building, Emerson Hall, and Goddard Library at Cornell University; Haines, Lundberg, and Waehler's U.S. Trust Building and Schering-Plough Headquarters; Victor Lundy's I. Miller Store and IBM Headquarters; and I. M. Pei's John Hancock Tower, Mount Royal Bank and Ville Marie Complex, and MIT Chemistry Building. The collection also contains photographs of exhibitions and openings at the Museum of Modern Art in the 1960s and 1970s, such as The Responsive Eye and Toward a Rational Automobile. Finally, the collection has photographic portraits of notable persons including John dos Passos, W.H. Auden, and William Faulkner.

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C.V. Starr East Asian Library

Lama Anagarika Govinda papers, 1945-1993

1.25 Linear Feet

The Lama Anagarika Govinda Papers contain biographical materials, correspondence, articles and book publications, photos and interviews related to Lama Govinda. These were collected primarily by biographer Ken Winkler. The letters include correspondence written to and by Lama Govinda, as well as letters to the biographer by personal friends and certain institutions who offer details regarding the teacher's life.

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Avery Drawings & Archives

Leopold Arnaud papers and architectural drawings, 1914-1980, bulk 1914-1945

1 print box
Leopold Arnaud was a member of the Columbia University's School of Architecture faculty for 31 years and dean from 1937 to 1960. The collection consist of architectural drawings, correspondence, student photographs, student sketchbooks and papers documenting the 1944-1945 Architectural Competition for Permanent Building Construction at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
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Avery Drawings & Archives

Félix Candela architectural records and papers, 1950-1984

1876 drawings
Felix Candela (1910-1997) was a Spanish-born architect and engineer who gained a worldwide reputation for designing complex concrete structures, especially thin concrete shell structures, many times involving double curvature (hyperbolic paraboloid). This collection contains materials related to Candela's personal, professional, and academic lives, overarching all periods of his career. Project records document the full range of his work of both his Mexican and American periods. The collection contains extensive correspondence with personal friends, clients, and professional and academic colleagues; a large number of reference files relating to architecture, design, urbanism, technology, sociology, anthropology, and current events, compiled throughout Candela's professional life; architectural drawings and photographs from his work; and writings by and about Candela.
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Subseries 1: Drawings

Drawings are arranged alphabetically by state/country and city, and therein alphabetically by project title. Materials without locations are listed at the end of the inventory in alphabetical order.

  1. Series I: Project Records
Avery Drawings & Archives

Daniel C. Dunham papers, 1955-2021, bulk 1960s-1990s

8 document boxes
Daniel C. Dunham (1929-2000) was an architect, consultant, inventor, and educator best known for his architectural works in East Pakistan/Bangladesh and his consultancy work in developing nations throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He was a professor at Columbia University and the City College of New York where he taught courses on solar energy, urban planning and tropical architecture. This collection documents Dunham's long-spanning and multi-faceted career. The collection consists primarily of papers from his consultancy and university work, though his early architectural work is present, mainly in photographic formats.
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C.V. Starr East Asian Library

The Tharchin Collection, 1901-1975, bulk 1923-1963

7.58 linear feet

The Tharchin Collection consists primarily of correspondence, publications and drafts, photographs, daybooks and financial accounts, and autobiographical materials. The geographic coverage of the collection spans both sides of the Himalayas, in particular, the activities of intellectuals, officials, missionaries, and other historical figures in India, Sikkim, and Tibet.

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Avery Drawings & Archives

Max Abramovitz architectural records and papers, 1925-1990

14,000 drawings
Max Abramovitz (1908-2004) was an American architect, whose firm Harrison & Abramovitz was one of the leading architectural practices in post-war America. Major commissions include Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall and the United Nations complex. The collection contains over 14,500 drawings, over 5,000 photographs, 24 boxes of manuscript material, 7 boxes of oversize material, 23 boxes of financial records, 5 boxes of reprint tear sheets, 36.75 linear feet of specification notebooks, photo albums, sketchbooks, art and artifacts.
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Subseries 1: Correspondence

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically. Arrangement is by name of personal correspondent/organization or by subject when a substantial number of letters constitute a clearly defined topic or category, such as Autograph Requests. Titles listed under Contents are either supplied or taken from handwritten annotations on letters. All folders contain incoming and outgoing correspondence. General correspondence includes letters on a variety of topics. Highlights from each folder are noted. Files may include clippings and photographs. Some correspondence was duplicated and may appear in more than one folder

  1. Series V: Professional Papers
Avery Drawings & Archives

The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture records

24 document boxes
The collection documents the events and activities of The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture from the 1980s to the early 2000s. The collection consists of correspondence, board minutes [restricted], administrative and financial records, posters, reports, recordings of lectures and events.
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J. Max Bond Jr. papers, 1955-2009

28 document boxes

This collection documents the life and career of J. Max Bond, Jr., one of the most influential and prominent African-American architects and educators in the United States. The collection primarily documents Bond's professional activities rather than his building projects; however, the collection does contain project records and office records. The collection is made up of six series: Office Records, Personal Papers, Faculty Papers, Professional Papers, Project Records, and Reference Materials.

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Columbia University Archives

Buildings and grounds collection, 1755-2011, bulk 1880-2000

15.85 linear feet
This collection includes floor plans, maps, correspondence, reports and press clippings pertaining to Columbia University campuses and buildings. The bulk of the collection is divided by building name; general maps, reports and correspondence relating to the Morningside Heights campus are filed separately.
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Subseries 1: Buildings

is comprised of maps, floor plans, press clippings, press releases, correspondence, reports, pamphlets, memoranda, notes, proposals, and brochures relating primarily to the buildings (past, present and proposed but never built) located on the Morningside Heights campus. This series also has files of information concerning campus planning and development, as well as files detailing specific features found on the Morningside Heights campus – such as artwork, sculpture, gates, landscaping, and walkways.

  1. Series III: Morningside Heights Campus

Subseries 2: Correspondence

is primarily photocopies of correspondence to and from university president Seth Low discussing the planning and development of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. Correspondence is mainly with the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, who designed this campus, but also includes some letters between President Low, Columbia administrators and architecture professors. There is also one file of correspondence, again primarily photocopied, from President Low's successors discussing aspects of continued campus development.

  1. Series III: Morningside Heights Campus

Subseries 3: Maps and Floorplans

consists of photocopied maps of Columbia University's various campuses and real estate holdings (e.g. Reid Hall in Paris, France and Camp Columbia in Connecticut) as collected by the Facilities Department. Also include maps detailing the surrounding neighborhood in Morningside Heights. Floor plans are original and arranged by building name for a particular year. Both maps and floor plans were removed from the binders in which they were originally kept.

  1. Series III: Morningside Heights Campus