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Abe H. Feder lighting records and papers, 1930s-1990s 83 document boxes
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- Public buildings -- Lighting
Washington, D.C.; several buildings for the 1967 World Exposition in Montreal; the University of Illinois
the GE/RCA building at Rockefeller Center, the Philhamonic Hall at Lincoln Center, and JFK Airport - Creator
- Feder, Abe H.
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This collection includes original and reprographic drawings, photographs, project files and office records documenting the professional life of architectural and theatrical lighting designer Abe Feder. Projects represented are primarily in the continental United States, with additional commissions in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Israel. Also included in this collection are substantial correspondence files and "data books" that record essential project information.
Max Abramovitz architectural records and papers, 1925-1990 14,000 drawings
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- Buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
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- Abramovitz, Max, 1908-2004
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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.
Charles H. Warner Jr. architectural records, 1940s-1990s 11 document boxes
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- Academic libraries -- United States -- Buildings
from 1954 to 1956. Warner designed many buildings on college campuses in the United States and abroad
designing "in context" or incorporating local culture and tradition into his buildings. Some of his more - Creator
- Warner, Charles H., Jr
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Charles H. Warner Jr. was a New York-based architect active from the 1940s through the 1990s. Warner designed many buildings on college campuses in the United States and abroad. Additionally, Warner built many hotels, working extensively with Hilton Hotels to build new establishments all over the world. His work in foreign countries underscores his core architectural principle of designing "in context," or incorporating local culture and tradition into his buildings. Some of his more well-known hotel projects include the Ramses Hilton in Cairo and the Caribe Hilton in San Juan.
Charles W. Stoughton architectural drawings, 1796-1937, bulk 1905-1937 9 folders of drawings
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- College buildings
. at Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1930-1934, and Pocantico Hills, Tarrytown, N.Y., 1929-1931; buildings
, Young Women's Christian Association, Pak Hok Tong, Canton, China, 1915; and buildings at the Polytechnic - Creator
- Stoughton, Charles W., 1871-1945
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Architectural drawings with miscellaneous photographs, prints, and reproductions executed by Charles Stoughton, or by the architectural firm Stoughton & Stoughton, formed by the partnership of Charles and Arthur Stoughton. Projects include bridge designs for the estates of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. at Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1930-1934, and Pocantico Hills, Tarrytown, N.Y., 1929-1931; buildings at the Canton Christian College at Hong Lok, Canton, China, 1905-1913; a residence for secretaries, Young Women's Christian Association, Pak Hok Tong, Canton, China, 1915; and buildings at the Polytechnic Institute at San German, Puerto Rico, 1918-1937. Also, a plan and elevations of the grounds, with the location of the house, of the Jumel Mansion, New York, n.d.; a general plan of a hospital, 1919; a photograph of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, New York; and miscellaneous maps of various sections of New York City, undated except for one dated 1796.
A. D. F. Hamlin architectural drawings and papers, 1835-1926 3 print boxes
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- Industrial buildings -- New York (State) -- Clear Stream
Architectural drawings for buildings designed by Hamlin including proposed alterations for the
of various unidentified buildings and architectural drawings; manuscripts of "ARCHITECTURAL SHADES - Creator
- Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926
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Architectural drawings for buildings designed by Hamlin including proposed alterations for the Charles Dudley Warner House, circa 1885; pumping station Clear Stream (or Clear Stream Station), Long Island, 1886; American Classical School, Athens, Greece, 1886-1888; proposed cottage for Mrs. R. Hoe at Sea Cliff, Long Island, 1887; an addition to Clinton Hall at Blair Presbyterian Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey, circa 1896; Soldier's Monument, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, circa 1904 (Hamlin was the architect and Herman A. MacNeil was the sculptor); and miscellaneous and unidentified structures. Also included are drawings done by Hamlin while a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1876-1877; sketches done by Hamlin on travels both in the United States and abroad, 1867-1923; photographs of various unidentified buildings and architectural drawings; manuscripts of "ARCHITECTURAL SHADES AND SHADOWS" with related drawings"History of American Art" (unfinished, in French), circa 1923, and "MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND THE CRITICS" circa 1923. Personal materials included undated photographs of A.D.F. Hamlin; a photograph of an 1835 portrait of Cyrus Hamlin; a volume containing condolences, 1926, on the occasion of A.D.F. Hamlin's death; and a scrapbook"Memoirs of Amherst, Class of '75" containing programs, invitations, clippings, notes, essays, exam questions, steamship passenger lists, and other materials.
Detlef Lienau architectural drawings and papers, 1835-1886 649 drawings
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- Buildings -- Europe
buildings; student drawings, and early European commissions; lecture notes, 1835-1837, from the Stadtische
; photographs, postcards, and prints showing various European buildings; clippings; certificates; typescripts of - Creator
- Lienau, Detlef
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Photographs and architectural drawings of Lienau's work, much of it in New York City and in New Jersey. Projects include the Gardner A. Sage Library for the General Theological Seminary in New Brunswick, N.J.; the Francis Cottenet Villa in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.; a house for Legrand Lockwood in South Norwalk, Conn., later owned by Mark Twain and now known as the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion; and the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences in Savannah, Ga. Also included are drawings of unidentified or unexecuted buildings; student drawings, and early European commissions; lecture notes, 1835-1837, from the Stadtische Gewerbeschule, Berlin; a partial list of of Lienau's work, 1848-1886; specifications; acounts; printed material; photographs, postcards, and prints showing various European buildings; clippings; certificates; typescripts of articles; and correspondence.
Charles Coolidge Haight architectural drawings and papers, 1874-1914 62 Sheets
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- Anglican church buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
buildings designed by Charles Coolidge Haight. These projects include General Theological Seminary; the
Centurion on Governors Island, New York; buildings at Yale University; and miscellaneous and unidentified - Creator
- Haight, Charles Coolidge, 1841-1917
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This collection contains architectural drawings by various delineators and photographs of completed buildings designed by Charles Coolidge Haight. These projects include General Theological Seminary; the School of Mines at Columbia University; Christ Church, built in 1860; St. Ignatius Chapel, built in 1902; and Trinity School--all in New York City. Also included are the Chapel of Saint Cornelius the Centurion on Governors Island, New York; buildings at Yale University; and miscellaneous and unidentified projects. Additionally found in the collection are a contract and specifications from 1881 for a hospital for contagious diseases to be built for the New York City Health Department on North Brother Island in New York City, as well as reproductions of architectural drawings for this hospital.
Hotel for D.O. Mills at West 39th Street and Seventh Avenue N.Y.C. / Copeland & Dole, 1905-1906 12 drawings
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- Elevations (building divisions)
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- Copeland & Dole
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Drawings show plans, elevations, and sections, and structural framing plan.
I. N. Phelps Stokes architectural drawings and papers, 1900-1933 1.6 cubic feet
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- Commercial buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago
York, 1904-1930. Also, miscellaneous designs; competition entries; designs for unidentified buildings
; designs for apartment buildings and housing projects; photographs of buildings by Stokes; landscape - Creator
- Stokes, I. N. Phelps (Isaac Newton Phelps), 1867-1944
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Architectural drawings for projects designed by Howells & Stokes, and by Stokes working independently, particularly, residence for Stokes' father, financier and philanthropist Anson Phelps Stokes (1838-1913) at Collender's Point, Darien, Conn., 1902-1905; a house for himself"High-Low House" Greenwich, Conn., 1901-1917; house for his wife at Indian Harbor, Greenwich, Conn., 1927, undated; outdoor pulpit for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, 1912-1915 (built in 1916); proposal for an apartment house at 953 Fifth Ave., New York, 1924-1926; competition entry for the Chicago Tribune Tower, undated (the competition, 1922, was won by Raymond Hood); and St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University, New York, 1904-1930. Also, miscellaneous designs; competition entries; designs for unidentified buildings; designs for apartment buildings and housing projects; photographs of buildings by Stokes; landscape designs done by the Olmsted Brothers firm for Stokes for an unidentified project or projects. Also included are documents relating to the planning, construction, and, later, repairs and the addition of memorial tablets to St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University, which was designed by Howells & Stokes and built in 1907. Correspondence, with related memoranda, estimates, specifications, accounts, contracts between Howells and Stokes or Stokes with Columbia University officials, and contractors and suppliers date from 1903 to the 1930s.