Herbert Jacobs and Frank Lloyd Wright correspondence, 1948

Collection context

Creator:
Jacobs, Herbert, 1903-1987 and Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Extent:
3 letters
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

This small collection consists of 3 letters between Herbert Jacobs and Frank Lloyd Wright concerning Jacobs' upcoming book We Chose the Country. The letters document a strained relationship between the architect and his former client, with the architect expressing disastifaction with how he is portrayed in Jacobs' publication.

Biographical / historical:

Herbert A. Jacobs (1903-1987) was a journalist and educator. Jacobs and his wife Katherine commissioned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright to design two houses in Wisconsin, including Wright's first Usonian design in 1936, and a second, semicircular home in 1944.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Location of this collection:
300 Avery Hall
1172 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027, USA
Before you visit:
Researchers are encouraged to request materials at least one month in advance. You will receive an email from the department within 2-3 business days confirming your request and currently available appointment times. Requests are limited to 8 boxes per day (or equivalent), with a maximum of 5 boxes for off-site materials, 5 folders of drawings, or 5 rolls or tube boxes.
Contact:
avery-drawings@columbia.edu