Series I: Architectural Drawings

Scope and content:: This series includes 1,641 architectural drawings including renderings, plans, elevations, sections and details for 101 projects (both independent commissions and work completed by the firm Welch, Smith & Provot). The majority of the projects in this collection are for townhouses in New York City (often described in the finding aid as town house, city house, or more generally as house), however some office buildings, churches, country estates, and funeral monuments are also included. The dates of the drawings span from 1897 to 1921, and the bulk dates are 1901-1911. Each project was catalogued separately in the online catalog. This finding aid provides a link to each project's associated record. Sheet level description can be found in these project-level records. Each sheet is individually cataloged with numbers ranging from 1000.016.00197 through .01838. The drawings are arranged in this finding aid in the order they were cataloged. Drawings were cataloged by project in job number order, followed by miscellaneous projects in alphabetical order, and with unidentified drawings listed last.

Access and use

Parent 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:: Avery Drawings & Archives

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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.