Jan De Graaff residence architectural drawings and photographs, 1940s

Creator:: Neutra, Richard Joseph, 1892-1970
Extent:: 3 drawings, 14 photographic prints, 7 photographic negatives, and 1 printed paper
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: This collection contains original drawings by architect Richard J. Neutra and black and white interior and exterior photographs taken by an unidentified photographer of the Mr. and Mrs. Jan De Graaff residence in Portland, Oregon, designed by architect Richard J. Neutra in 1940. Also included is a portion of an article about the residence from House and Garden, February 1942.
Biographical / historical:: In 1940, Jan De Graaff, founder of Oregon Bulb Farms, commissioned California architect Richard J. Neutra to design a home for his family at 1900 Palatine Road in Portland, Oregon.

Acquisition information:: Source of acquisition--Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jan De Graaff. Accession number--1981.007.
Processing information:: Papers Processed AvR 12/2007.
Arrangement:: Drawings are listed first, followed by photographic materials, then printed paper.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Related material:: Richard J. Neutra / Kaufmann Desert House architectural drawings and photographs, Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

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.
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:: Richard J Neutra / Jan De Graaff Residence architectural drawings and photographs. Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library. Columbia University, New York, NY.

Location of this collection:: Avery Drawings & Archives

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