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Architectural drawings with miscellaneous photographs, prints, and reproductions executed by Charles Stoughton, or by the architectural firm Stoughton & Stoughton, formed by the partnership of Charles and Arthur Stoughton. Projects include bridge designs for the estates of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. at Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1930-1934, and Pocantico Hills, Tarrytown, N.Y., 1929-1931; buildings at the Canton Christian College at Hong Lok, Canton, China, 1905-1913; a residence for secretaries, Young Women's Christian Association, Pak Hok Tong, Canton, China, 1915; and buildings at the Polytechnic Institute at San German, Puerto Rico, 1918-1937. Also, a plan and elevations of the grounds, with the location of the house, of the Jumel Mansion, New York, n.d.; a general plan of a hospital, 1919; a photograph of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, New York; and miscellaneous maps of various sections of New York City, undated except for one dated 1796.

This collections includes architectural drawings, files and photographs of projects designed by Woodbridge and his various firms, circa 1928-1960s. These include buildings at Presbyterian Church, Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, Ala.; Cole Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL; Amherst College, Mass.; Smith College, Mass.; St. Mary the Virgin Church, Chappaqua, N.Y.; St. John's Chapel and Library, Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y.; the Keene Valley Congregational Church, Keene Valley, N.Y.; and the Brick Presbyterian Church and the Episcopal Church Center, both in New York City; as well as other churches, residences, and miscellaneous projects. Also, included are drawings done by Woodbridge while a student at the Columbia School of Architecture, early 1920s; photographs of some of Woodbridge's buildings taken mostly by the architectural photographer Samuel H. Gottscho; a small sample of Woodbridge's correspondence, 1941-1942, documenting his role as chairman of the American Institute of Architects Committee on Architectural Services, relating to the role architects could play in the war effort; sketchbooks of various international locations; and photographs and documents relating to archaeological excavations at Antioch in Pisidia, Turkey.

Architectural drawings for residence, public and commercial buildings, churches, university buildings, and other structures, ca. 1880s-1925, many of which are located in Maine. These were done by Stevens while working independently, in partnership with his son John Howard Stevens, and while a member of architectural firms Fassett and Stevens (with offices in Portland, Maine and Boston, Mass.) and Stevens and Cobb. One unidentified photograph of a house is included. Also included are drawings Stevens did for the book EXAMPLES OF AMERICAN DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE.

Architectural drawings and photographs of buildings designed by the firm dating approximately from its founding to the 1950s. Among those represented are buildings at the World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893; Pennsylvania Railroad Station, New York, 1906-1910; restoration, 1903, of the White House, Washington, D.C.; buildings at Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus, New York; Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass.; E.W. Morgan mansion; Municipal Building, N.Y.; Col. Elliott Shepherd House, Scarborough, N.Y.; buildings at Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.; Bellevue Hospital, New York; various New York City residences; and others. Also included are competition drawings for the New York Public Library; miscellaneous drawings and sketches; photographs of the partners and of other members of the firm; lists of the firm's work; clippings of articles about the firm; lists of the firm's employees; billing records, 1953-1955; account books, 1940s-1950s; bank books, 1895-1955; award certificates; and other office miscellany.