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Theodore Conrad papers, 1937-1991

13 linear feet
Theodore Conrad (1910-1994) was an American architectural model maker. This collection is composed primarily of model photographs, press clippings and other documentation, drawings, and administrative papers. The visual materials mainly consist of model making documentation from Conrad's career as a professional model maker for major architecture firms, most notably Skidmore Owings and Merrill and Edward Durell Stone.
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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Andrew Sarris papers, 1945-1988, bulk 1965-1985

20.42 linear feet
The Andrew Sarris Papers are comprised of correspondence, drafts and manuscripts, clippings, printed ephemera, periodicals, monographs, photographs, and audio recordings related to the career and personal life of renowned film critic Andrew Sarris. The materials span several decades, from the inception of his career as a film critic and theorist in the mid-1950s to the last years of his long tenure at The Village Voice in the late 1980s..
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Subseries 1: Drafts, undated

As a majority of the drafts are fragments and virtually none are dated, this subseries is not arranged in any particular order, but is separated between complete and partial drafts. "Complete drafts" are defined as pieces that are essentially whole and whose titles can be identified, whereas partial drafts are more fragmented and thus difficult to classify by title.

  1. Series II: Drafts and manuscripts, 1961-1986, undated

Subseries 2: Manuscripts, 1961-1986, undated, 1961-1986, undated

The bulk of the material in this subseries is authored by others; however, there are three screenplay manuscripts written or co-written by Sarris:Promise at Dawn(1964),Justine(1964), and the undated Wickford Point. Manuscripts by others includes both screenplay and book manuscripts. Of note are two undated screenplays by King Vidor that were never produced as films. The manuscripts authored by others are separated between screenplays and books, and are arranged alphabetically by author.

  1. Series II: Drafts and manuscripts, 1961-1986, undated
Columbia University Archives

Andrew Cordier Papers at the Columbia University Archives, 1923-1974

11 Linear Feet
This collection consists of correspondence, both personal and professional, of Andrew Cordier from the late 1920s through 1974, as well as administrative records related to Cordier's tenure at Columbia University.
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Subseries 1: Personal, 1923-1945

This subseries consists of letters to and from Andrew Cordier before he began working at Columbia University. They include information on his other professional interests such as his work at Manchester College in the 1920s through the 1940s, his work with the American Friends Service Committee and Brethren Service Committee during World War II, assisting refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Some of the correspondence relates to particular refugees and includes their curriculum vitae and photographs; these photographs have remained in their original location. Correspondence from the early 1930s includes information about Cordier's involvement in various Indiana state elections. The folder "Personal, 1932" contains some of Cordier's speeches in addition to those found in Series IV. Speeches and Writings. Note that the personal correspondence is incomplete, with some years missing entirely.

  1. Series I: Correspondence, 1923-1974
C.V. Starr East Asian Library

Meg McLagan Collection on the Tibet Movement in Exile, 1989-2003

26 boxes
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Subseries 1: Monographs

Monograph books acquired with the collection that were not already owned by Columbia, have been cataloged and can be found by searching "Meg McLagan Collection" in CLIO.

  1. Series VI: Publications
Avery Drawings & Archives

Klaus Herdeg papers, 1963-1992

10 document boxes

This collection is composed primarily of correspondence, memoranda, course material, photographs, drawings and slides. Much of the material pertains to Herdeg's career as a professor at Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art and Planning as well as his career as a professor and subsequent department head at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation (GSAPP). Many of the photographs are proofs used in Herdeg's Formal Structure in Indian Architecture and Formal Structure in Islamic Architecture of Iran and Turkistan. The basis for the series and subseries order was developed from Herdeg's own groupings. For the majority of the collection, Herdeg's folder titles have been maintained and the material has been arranged chronologically.

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Avery Drawings & Archives

Chip Lord papers on Ant Farm, 1965-2014

11 linear feet
Chip Lord (1944–) is an architect, media artist, and Professor Emeritus of Film & Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Lord is best known for his work with the art and architecture group Ant Farm, which he co-founded with Doug Michels (1943–2003) in 1968. This collection, gathered by Lord, includes correspondence and material produced between 1968 and 1978, when the group disbanded following a fire at their Pier 40 studio in San Francisco, CA. In addition, the collection includes correspondence and material produced in the following decades that document Ant Farm-related products, anniversary celebrations, exhibitions, lectures, and publications, as well as material documenting litigation (including several cases of copyright infringement over use of Cadillac Ranch), licensing, and royalties.
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Subseries 1: Correspondence

Subseries 1: Correspondence> includes requests and inquiries sent to the group from a variety of individuals, publications, universities, and cultural institutions, and a collection of correspondence from Ant Farm member Doug Michels.

  1. Series III: Ant Farm papers

Subseries 1: Projects

Subseries I: Projects contains all the project records, arranged in chronological order, with the exception of Cadillac Ranch, which is the subject Series II. Media Burn, the 1975 media event at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA, in which two "artist dummies" drove the Phantom Dream Car through a wall of flaming television sets, is represented in slightly greater detail with a few drawings, photographs, and select ephemera from the event. In most instances, material pertaining to individual projects is limited.

  1. Series I: Project Records
Avery Drawings & Archives

Walker O. Cain architectural records and papers collection, 1892-1994, bulk 1960-1994

12.5 manuscript boxes
Walker O. Cain (1915-1993) was an American architect associated with the firms of McKim, Mead & White (1940-1961), Steinmann, Cain & White (1961-1965), Steinmann & Cain (1965-1967), Walker O. Cain & Associates (1967-1978), and Cain, Farrell and Bell (1978-1986). Collection consists chiefly of travel sketches, cartoons, invitations, and other ephemera. The collection also includes correspondence with Alexander Calder and photographs of the sculptor and his works; photographs and printed materials related to the firm of McKim, Mead & White; Scrapbooks; Medals; and a few architectural drawings.
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Avery Drawings & Archives

Haus Cramer architectural records and papers, 1911-2004, bulk 1911-1955

226 drawings

This collection primarily contains original and reprographic architectural records, photographs, correspondence and personal and professional records related to the design, construction, and ownership of the Haus Cramer in Dahlem, Berlin, Germany, designed by German architect Hermann Muthesius in 1911-1913 for Hans and Gertrud Cramer, with later additions by Muthesius and other architects. A significant portion of the collection also documents the Cramer family's efforts to obtain restitution after World War II for the seizure of the house in the 1930s. Also included are records documenting the restoration and reuse, an effort led by noted architectural historian Julius Poesner.

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Avery Drawings & Archives

James Grote Van Derpool papers, 1944-1974, bulk 1962-1966

10 manuscript boxes
This collection documents, though partially, the professional life of architectural and art historian, librarian, and preservationist James Grote Van Derpool (1903-1979). Generally, this collection contains correspondence, office files, printed materials, photographs, slides, literary productions, and legal documents. A large portion of this collection consists of papers that reflect the activities of Van Derpool as "defender of the architectural treasures," including records and papers relating to research done for the National Parks Service. Also in the collection are records of lectures on the history of American architecture given at educational institutions, clubs, societies, business organizations, and religious and cultural group meetings. There are also papers relating to Van Derpool's research on the history of Avery Library at Columbia University and the life and work of Italian architect Leon Battista Alberti. Additionally, there is a group of records of the Advisory Committee of the University of Illinois for the time period when Van Derpool was chairman. Van Derpool's book collection was incorporated into the permanent collection of Avery Library after his death.
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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Pare Lorentz papers, 1914-1994, bulk 1932-1960

80 linear feet
These papers contain photographs, correspondence, business records, research notes, and press clippings related to the career of Pare Lorentz, a documentary filmmaker and journalist.
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Subseries 1. Correspondence, 1914-1990, undated

. There is some correspondence here between Lorentz and Jogn Steinbeck, as well as material related to Lorentz's chapter on his relationship with Steinbeck for his autobiography, FDR's Moviemaker. Letters between Lorentz and Elizabeth Meyer, his second wife, appear here. The Frederic Delano folders contain correspondence between Delano – uncle to the President – and his acquaintances, not with Lorentz himself.

  1. Series X: General, 1914-1994, undated