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William A. Delano scrapbook, 1895-1959
79 LeavesThis scrapbook includes correspondence, typescripts, printed materials, black and white photographs, postcards, and other ephemera relating to the life, work, and personal interests of William Adams Delano and his architectural partnership with Chester H. Aldrich.
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Walter Curt Behrendt papers, 1910-1945
3 manuscript boxesWalter Curt Behrendt (1884-1945) was a German-American architect and an active advocate of German modernism. The collection is composed primarily of lectures and writings.
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Clippings, 1925-1944 Box 02, Folder 13
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- Contains two reports from the American Institute of Architects, one on the Committee on Economics
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Contains two reports from the American Institute of Architects, one on the Committee on Economics of Site-Planning and Housing and one on the Committee on Community Planning; and a pamphlet "Between Ourselves" issued by the Publicity Department of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Félix Candela architectural records and papers, 1950-1984
1876 drawingsFelix Candela (1910-1997) was a Spanish-born architect and engineer who gained a worldwide reputation for designing complex concrete structures, especially thin concrete shell structures, many times involving double curvature (hyperbolic paraboloid). This collection contains materials related to Candela's personal, professional, and academic lives, overarching all periods of his career. Project records document the full range of his work of both his Mexican and American periods. The collection contains extensive correspondence with personal friends, clients, and professional and academic colleagues; a large number of reference files relating to architecture, design, urbanism, technology, sociology, anthropology, and current events, compiled throughout Candela's professional life; architectural drawings and photographs from his work; and writings by and about Candela.
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1968, 1968 Oversize ref box 1, Folder 04
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- "Economic and Financial Highlights of President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz' Report to the People of México
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"Economic and Financial Highlights of President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz' Report to the People of México," Fortune, May 1968; "Una encuesta sobre arquitectura," Siempre, Mayo 22 de 1968.
James Rossant papers, 1950s-1990s
8 document boxesJames Stephan Rossant (1928-2009) was an American architect and urban planner principally active in New York City, working from 1956 until 1967 at the office of Mayer and Whittlesey, from 1967 to 1995 in partnership with William J Conklin, and from 1995 until his death as James Rossant Architects. The collection includes his project records, original and reprographic architectural drawings, professional papers, electronic media, records related to Rossant's teaching and artistic practices, as well as a small number of personal papers of biographical interest.
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Student Papers: Harvard GSD Planning Material, 1951-1952 Box 7, Folder 29
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- of Technology, from courses on Urban Land Economics (Leo Grebler) and others, including drafts of
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lecture notes and student papers from Harvard Graduate School of Design and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from courses on Urban Land Economics (Leo Grebler) and others, including drafts of paper on the automobile nad the development of miami, with extensive marginalia and cartooning including sketches of modular housing and automobiles, and early references to Colette Rossant
Student Papers: "Harvard GSD Lecture Notes 1951-52", 1951-1952 Box 7, Folder 28
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- of Technology, from courses on Land Economics (Leo Grebler), Government and the Conservation of
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lecture notes and student papers from Harvard Graduate School of Design and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from courses on Land Economics (Leo Grebler), Government and the Conservation of Natural Resources (no instructor listed), Seminar in Policy and Administration (John M. Gaus) and others, including notes on New Towns and planning, intermixed with technical coursework and extensive marginalia and cartooning (particularly of automobiles)
Daniel C. Dunham papers, 1955-2021, bulk 1960s-1990s
8 document boxesDaniel C. Dunham (1929-2000) was an architect, consultant, inventor, and educator best known for his architectural works in East Pakistan/Bangladesh and his consultancy work in developing nations throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He was a professor at Columbia University and the City College of New York where he taught courses on solar energy, urban planning and tropical architecture. This collection documents Dunham's long-spanning and multi-faceted career. The collection consists primarily of papers from his consultancy and university work, though his early architectural work is present, mainly in photographic formats.
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1950s Articles, 1957, 1959 Box 3, Folder 19
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- Includes original copies of a United Nations publication, New Sources of Energy and Economic
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Includes original copies of a United Nations publication, New Sources of Energy and Economic Development, and copies of an article on Harvard University's Architectural Construction Workshop, in which Daniel Dunham participated.
Solar Cooking Field Study Proposal, Columbia University, 1974 Dec Box 4, Folder 16
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- determine the cultural, economic, and environmental consequences of using solar fuel for domestic cooking
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Includes research project proposal for Solar Cooking Field Study for a duration of 18 months to determine the cultural, economic, and environmental consequences of using solar fuel for domestic cooking with two faculty and 2-4 students submitted to the Columbia University Center for Advanced Research in Urban and Environmental Affairs. Goal of project was to generate reports for the Bangladeshi government and aid organizations. (3 items)
Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company architectural records, 1866-1985, bulk 1890-1942
40.1 linear feetThis collection is made up of architectural drawings, correspondence, specifications, contracts, invoices, minutes, financial statements, patents, advertisements, photographs, photograph album, test results and reports, memoranda, tile samples, factory order cards, and other materials pertaining to The Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company's projects. The dates of the materials span 1866-1985, with bulk dates 1890-1942. The architectural records include structural, decorative, and acoustical sample products and fragments. Also included are materials added to the files by George Collins (1917-1993), Professor of Art History at Columbia University. Prof. Collins secured the donation of this archive in 1963, and remained its custodian until it was transferred to the Drawings and Archives Collection at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library in 1988. The records document Prof. Collins' research efforts, as well as the Company's projects in forty states (including District of Columbia), four Canadian provinces, and eleven other foreign countries.
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The 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition/ Entry by Rafael Guastavino Sr. on model houses, 1876, 1960s-1970s Box 01 (admin), Folder 15 (housed in the project file series)
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- the exposition, particularly the entry by Rafael Guastavino on plans "for economical houses for
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26 items: Many copies of primary and secondary documents relating to the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Correspondence to Dr. Collins during the 1960's and 1970's containing information on the exposition, particularly the entry by Rafael Guastavino on plans "for economical houses for working men."
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : manuscripts, 1894-1959, bulk 1894-1959
20 linear feetManuscripts of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright contain his working drafts and final versions of his writings (published and unpublished), lectures, and talks dating from 1894 until his death in 1959. The collection consists of approximately 2,785 drafts amounting to over 31,000 sheets. The manuscripts range from handwritten drafts to heavily corrected typescripts and galley proofs. Included in this comprehensive collection of writings are a large number of unpublished pieces which expand upon Wright's published ideas on architecture, art and aesthetics, and which provide further insights into the architect's views on politics, religion, morality and various other topics.
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[T-Square Paper] To Beat The Enemy, 1941 Item 2401.252
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- corrected from "To Beat The Coming Economics"
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A: [T-Square Paper] To Beat The Enemy, [undated]. Typescript : Ink corrections ; (2pp.) / Title corrected from "To Beat The Coming Economics"
Proposed Building of the Metropolitan Opera House / Benjamin W. Morris, Architect, 1926-1930
100 drawingsConsists of two framed renderings of the Proposed Metropolitan Opera house, one of the front elevation of the building and one of the interior perspective view of the Auditorium. In addition to the renderings, included are approximately 100+ photo stat and blueprint floor plans, site plans, and elevation drawings.
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Wallace K. Harrison architectural drawings and papers, 1913-1986, bulk 1930-1980
22 manuscript boxesThe Wallace K. Harrison architectural drawings and papers consists of architectural drawings, photographs, correspondence, notes, speeches, manuscripts, press releases, clippings, memoranda, printed material, job lists, curriculam vitae, contracts, articles, and other material related to Harrison's architectural projects. The collection also contains a significant amount of material regarding Harrison's position as director of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, director of planning of the United Nations Headquarters and biographical material. Approximately a third of the collection is made up of photographs. Photographers include Wendy Barrows, Shirley Burden, George Cserna, Y[uzo] Nagata, and Ezra Stoller, among many others. There is also a collection of 148 art books that belonged to Harrison referred to as his "doodle books." A list of these books with brief descriptions of where Harrison drew in them is contained in the finding aid. Projects documented include Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera House, Rockefeller Center, Albany Mall (Empire State Plaza), United Nations, X City, ALCOA building, Corning Glass building, First Presbyterian Church, La Guardia Airport, Socony-Mobil building, Battery Park City, Radio City Music Hall, New York World's Fair (1939 and 1964), Institute for Advanced Study, National Academy of Science, Pahlavi National Library Competition, Oberlin College's Hall Auditorium, Pershing Memorial, Rockefeller University, Hopkins Center, The Anchorage, Avila Hotel, and numerous other buildings and residences.
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D.C. during WW II, 1944-46, 1948, 1975, undated Box 01 (collection ii), Folder 5
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- 3 typescripts regarding the American International Association (AIA) for Economic and Social
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Speeches, correspondence, memo
Publicity 1933-55 with gaps, 1933, 1936-38, 1943-45, 1954-55, undated Box 02 (collection ii), Folder 1
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- War in Economic, Other Fields," The Journal of Commerce and Commercial New York[?], 16 April 1945
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correspondence, clippings, notes, periodicals
Chester H. Aldrich correspondence, 1897-1963
260 itemsThis collection primarily contains original correspondence--including letters, telegrams, and postcards-- to California architect Robert D. Farquhar from Chester A. Aldrich. Also included is a small group of letters from Amey Owen Aldrich to Farquhar. Most letters are accompanied by envelopes; a very few contain photographs, clippings and other ephemera. Matters discussed in the correspondence vary widely from intimate personal subjects to observations and reports on the work of Carrère & Hastings and Delano & Aldrich, the American Red Cross and its work with soldiers in Italy during World War I, the rise of Fasicsm in Italy, economic hardships during the Depression, and the state of American and European architecture.
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