Samuel Gottscho American architecture photographs and negatives, 1925-1939

Collection context

Creator:
Gottscho, Samuel H. (Samuel Herman), 1875-1971, Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937, Litchfield, Electus D. (Electus Darwin), 1872-1952, Atterbury, Grosvenor, Baum, Dwight James, 1886-1939, Pancoast, Russell T (Russell Thorn), 1899-1972, Weed, Robert Law, Volk, John L, Treanor & Fatio, and Peabody, Wilson & Brown
Extent:
30,000 items
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

Approximately 30,000 negatives and prints of buildings primarily on the East Coast, designed by various architects, including the Baltimore Museum of Art, Constitution Hall and the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., and several churches and houses, all designed by John Pope Russell; four houses by Electus D. Litchfield; houses and other projects by Grosvenor Atterbury; houses by Peabody, Wilson & Brown; the John Ringling mansion in Sarasota, Florida, among other houses, churches, and office buildings designed by Dwight James Baum; numerous houses and apartment buildings in Miami Beach, Florida, especially those by Russell T. Pancoast and Robert Law Weed; many other houses throughout Florida by architects such as John L. Volk and Treanor and Fatio; and many houses and estates located in suburbs of New York City, particulary Greenwich, Conn., Montclair, N.J., and Mt. Kisco, Locust Valley, Oyster Bay, and South Hampton, N.Y.

Biographical / historical:

Architectural photographer in New York City. Gottscho was also known for his photographs of flowers and gardens.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is unavailable for use due to conservation concerns. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.

Preferred citation:

Samuel Gottscho American architecture : photographs and negatives. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

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