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Presbrey-Leland Inc. records, 1925-1995

10 document boxes
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This collection contains extensive photographs and a large sample of historical project files from Presbrey-Leland Inc., a company producing burial memorials and monuments based in Valhalla, New York. The 10 boxes of project files are arranged in order by project number assigned by Presbrey-Leland (project numbers range from 21321 to 95029), and contain sketches, architectural drawings and blueprints, correspondence with clients, invoices and estimates, and photographs. There is no corresponding project list for this collection. The 14 boxes of photographs are arranged in groupings by numbers 1 thru 51, with each grouping containing photographs from many different projects. Photographs are of headstones, memorials, mausoleums and other architectural burial monuments at various cemeteries. Additional miscellaneous files in the collection include 3 binders of photographs of drawings of various architectural elements (including tablets, headstones, and garden furniture), 1 small binder of sketches with project numbers, and files on Lettering and Trinity Church, Church of the Intercession.

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Slade Memorial at the Gate Of Heaven Cemetery (Mount Pleasant N.Y.) / Warren & Wetmore, 1924-1941

0.1 linear foot
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This small collection of correspondence, 17 photographs, and 1 blueprint plan documents the construction and maintenance of the Slade Memorial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Mount Pleasant, N.Y.). The papers provide an account of the working relationship between architect and client, as well as detail the many complications encountered when commissioning a built work.

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Woodlawn Cemetery records, 1863-1999

300 linear feet
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The Woodlawn Cemetery archive documents the history of the grounds, mausolea, monuments, and operations of Woodlawn Cemetery, founded in 1863 in The Bronx, New York, and one of the largest in the United States. The collection includes architectural designs records, maps, photographs, correspondence, construction and maintenance records, and other historical documents, spanning 140 years of the cemetery's operations.
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