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Creator: Pfeiffer, Carl, 1834-1888
Abstract Or Scope: The bulk of the collection (292 drawings) features original drawings for the 1889 publication of Carl Pfeiffer's designs for American mansions and cottages. These are a mix of ink on paper, linen and tracing paper, as well as pencil on trace. Also included are a set of 7 drawings for a private home on Madison at 25th Street -- these are in ink and watercolor on paper, with a great level of detail -- and an illuminated monogram in a fantasy landscape.

Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Abstract Or Scope: There are over 10,700 photographic items in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives related to Frank Lloyd Wright's personal life and the Taliesin Fellowship. This collection also includes portraits of Wright and his family members. Contact the department for further information.

Creator: Loeffler, Jane C., 1947-
Abstract Or Scope: Jane C. Loeffler (1947–) is an architectural historian and author of The Architecture of Diplomacy: Building America's Embassies. A graduate of Wellesley College and Harvard's Graduate School of Design, she holds a Ph.D. in American civilization from The George Washington University and has published numerous articles in Architectural Record, The Foreign Service Journal, The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, The New York Times, and elsewhere. In addition, Loeffler has provided expert witness testimony before House subcommittees on the importance of design within public policy and was twice awarded by the State Department for her public service. This collection consists mainly of reference materials related to embassy design and its cultural significance, as well as the architectural history of the United States foreign building program.

Creator: Schweinitz, Lewis David von (Ludwig Schweinitz), 1780-1834
Abstract Or Scope: Plans and elevation of a shop in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, 1797 with measurements and annotations in English, French and German. Also includes a folder with a handwritten note.

Creator: Cautley, Marjorie Sewell, 1891-1954
Abstract Or Scope: This collection contains landscape designs and planting plans for a significant housing development project in Radburn, New Jersey and for the Phipps Garden Apartments project in Sunnyside, Queens.

Creator: Rudolph, Paul, 1918-1997
Abstract Or Scope: Collection contains 2 rolls of photocopied working drawings for the Natural Science Building at SUNY Purchase (Purchase, N.Y.), as well as single perspective drawings for the following projects: Government Center (New Haven, Connecticut), O'Brien's Motor Inn (Waverly, New York), and Sarasota High School (Sarasota, Florida).

Creator: Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture
Abstract Or Scope: The collection documents the events and activities of The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture from the 1980s to the early 2000s. The collection consists of correspondence, board minutes [restricted], administrative and financial records, posters, reports, recordings of lectures and events.

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