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Frederick J. Woodbridge architectural records and papers, 1921-1971, bulk 1921-1947 1 linear foot of papers
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- Church buildings -- Alaska -- Savoonga
Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Norton
Church buildings -- New York (State) -- Chappaqua - Creator
- Woodbridge, Frederick J (Frederick James), 1900-1974
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This collections includes architectural drawings, files and photographs of projects designed by Woodbridge and his various firms, circa 1928-1960s. These include buildings at Presbyterian Church, Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, Ala.; Cole Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL; Amherst College, Mass.; Smith College, Mass.; St. Mary the Virgin Church, Chappaqua, N.Y.; St. John's Chapel and Library, Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y.; the Keene Valley Congregational Church, Keene Valley, N.Y.; and the Brick Presbyterian Church and the Episcopal Church Center, both in New York City; as well as other churches, residences, and miscellaneous projects. Also, included are drawings done by Woodbridge while a student at the Columbia School of Architecture, early 1920s; photographs of some of Woodbridge's buildings taken mostly by the architectural photographer Samuel H. Gottscho; a small sample of Woodbridge's correspondence, 1941-1942, documenting his role as chairman of the American Institute of Architects Committee on Architectural Services, relating to the role architects could play in the war effort; sketchbooks of various international locations; and photographs and documents relating to archaeological excavations at Antioch in Pisidia, Turkey.
Shreve Lamb & Harmon architectural records, 1930-1989, bulk 1937-1965 985 drawings
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- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Hunter College -- : Buildings - Creator
- Smith, Clifton E
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This collection includes original and reprographic presentation, working, and rental drawings for projects in the New York City area, including the Ferris Booth Hall and Dormitory at Columbia University; the Empire State Building; Hunter College; the Johns-Manville Sales Corporation exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair; the Julliard School of Music; New York City Hall additions and renovations; National City Bank of New York; P.S. 302 and P.S. 307 in Brooklyn; and the United Engineering Center at the United Nations Plaza.
Louis Henry Sullivan collection, 1873-1910, bulk 1883-1895 147 drawings
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- Bank buildings -- Wisconsin -- Columbia
Bank buildings -- Minnesota -- Owatonna
Commercial buildings -- Minnesota -- Owatonna - Creator
- Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924
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Louis Henry Sullivan (1856-1924) was an American architect and partner in the Chicago architectural firm Alder & Sullivan. He is also known as a mentor to architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The core of the collection is made up of 122 drawings given to Frank Lloyd Wright by Louis Sullivan before Sullivan's death in 1924. The Avery collection represents the bulk of what remains of Sullivan's drawings. Most of the drawings in this collection are designs for ornament representing different stages of Sullivan's stylistic development. Some drawings are annotated by Wright. The collection also includes additional donations of drawings, objects, and papers collected over the years.
Ernest Flagg papers, 1888-1972 5 document boxes
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- . Flagg is also known for designing buildings for the U.S. Naval Academy, and many residences in New York
. Together, the two designed the Corcoran Gallery of Arts in Washington, D.C., and the Singer Building, which
was once the tallest building in New York. Flagg, a favorite of the Scribner family, designed the - Creator
- Flagg, Ernest, 1857-1947
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Ernest Flagg was an American architect in the Beaux-Arts style. The collection is made up of diaries, correspondence, photographs, project records, Flagg's writings, and clippings.
James Gamble Rogers architectural records and photographs, 1905-1980, bulk 1905-1937 5 manuscript boxes
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- Buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
photographs for other buildings at Columbia, including Bard Hall, Kent Hall, National Hall, South Hall, and
Low Library; as well as drawings for buildings elsewhere in the United States and El Salvador. - Creator
- Rogers, James Gamble
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Largely architectural drawings, photographs, and furniture designs for Butler Library and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City. Also, architectural drawings and photographs for other buildings at Columbia, including Bard Hall, Kent Hall, National Hall, South Hall, and Low Library; as well as drawings for buildings elsewhere in the United States and El Salvador.
Shadrach Woods architectural records and papers, 1923-2008, bulk 1948-1973 45 manuscript boxes
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- Alps, French (France) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Berlin (Germany) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Frankfurt am Main (Germany) -- Buildings, structures, etc - Creator
- Woods, Shadrach, 1923-1973
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An American architect and urban planner, Shadrach Woods was a student of Le Corbusier and worked extensively throughout North Africa, France, Germany and New York City on projects ranging from low-cost housing developments to university campuses. Also highly regarded as a critic and theorist, Woods taught at Harvard and Yale and lectured and published widely. The collection represents the span of Woods' life and career through papers, photographs, architectural drawings, writings, and published materials. A small group of materials documents his childhood and education through personal papers and photographs. However, the bulk of the collections relates to his professional work and collaborations.
John M. Johansen architectural drawings and papers, 1939-2007 1,423 drawings
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- Greenwich (Conn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
New Caanan (Conn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
New Haven (Conn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc - Creator
- Johansen, John MacLane, 1916-2012
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John Maclane Johansen received his architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1942 where he studied under Walter Gropius. He worked under Marcel Breuer and at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill before opening his own private office in New Canaan, Connecticut, where he became known as one of the Harvard Five. He later formed a partnership with Ashok Bhavnani. Major projects include the Oklahoma (Mummers) Theater in Oklahoma City; the Goddard Library at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts; the Charles Center Theater Building (Mechanic Theater) in Baltimore, the United States Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, and the Island House and Rivercross apartments on Roosevelt Island, which he completed with Bhavnani. Johansen also designed numerous private residences in Connecticut and New York, and a series of conceptual projects such as the Leapfrog City project and the "Moon Module" house. The collection largely documents Johansen's professional career, and includes original and reprographic architectural drawings, photographs, negatives, professional papers, publications, reference files, and one scale model.
Columbia University architectural drawings, 1888-1957 1,000 drawings
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- Buildings -- Remodeling for other use
Buildings and Grounds Department; Howells and Stokes (designed St. Paul's Chapel); Reinhard, Hofmeister and
Wahlquist; and James Gamble Rogers. Drawings for buildings no longer in existence or never constructed and - Creator
- Columbia University
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Included are architectural drawings, surveys, maps, and site proposals, for Columbia's Morningside Heights campus, designed primarily by McKim, Mead & White. Other architects represented include Adams & Woodbridge; Arnold Brunner (who designed the School of Mines); Eggers & Higgins; the Columbia University Buildings and Grounds Department; Howells and Stokes (designed St. Paul's Chapel); Reinhard, Hofmeister and Wahlquist; and James Gamble Rogers. Drawings for buildings no longer in existence or never constructed and drawings for later alterations, are included. Architectural drawings of the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum, and surveys of the asylum site prepared for Columbia, 1888-1894. Also included are site plans and proposals, surveys, and maps, circa 1890s-1910s, showing the surrounding area, including such institutions as the Jewish Theological Seminary, St. Luke's Home, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Grant's Tomb, and others. Drawings for the Womans's Hospital in the State of New York (designed by Allen & Collens, erected 1903, demolished in the 1970s), circa 1903-1914, are also included. This building was used to house the Columbia School of the Arts in the 1960s since it was located near the campus.
Paul Philippe Cret architectural drawings, 1901-1936 1 print box
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- Public buildings -- Connecticut -- Hartford
Public buildings -- Washington (D.C.)
Included are photocopies of Cret's architectural drawings for the Hartford County Building - Creator
- Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945
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Included are photocopies of Cret's architectural drawings for the Hartford County Building, Hartford, Conn., 1926-1927; the Federal Reserve Building, Washington, D.C., 1936; the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., 1929; and miscellaneous projects. Also, Cret's sketches for monuments (including studies for the Quentin Roosevelt Fountain, 1919), covers and title pages for publications, a bridge, a bas-relief, a map, a medal, and a bookplate, circa 1901-1931. Includes one student drawing from the Ecole des Beaux Arts.