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This collection documents the life and career of Edgar Allen Tafel: New York architect, Frank Lloyd Wright historian, and one of the original apprentices of the Taliesin Fellowship from 1932. The collection primarily documents Tafel's professional activities and his later independent architectural career which was most prominent from 1965-1985. The collection is made up of nine series: Personal Papers, Correspondence, Writings, Professional Papers, Office Records, Project Records, Photographs and Slides, Audio-Visual Material, and Printed Material.
1919-2005
The collection consists of nine series: Personal Papers, Correspondence, Writings, Professional Papers, Office Records, Project Records, Photographs and Slides, Audio-Visual Material, and Printed Material.
This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. Unique time-based media items have been reformatted and are available onsite via links in the container list. All original copies of audio / moving image media are closed. Email avery-drawings@columbia.edu for more information.
Edgar Tafel architectural records and papers, 1919-2005, Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
Source of acquisition--Edgar A. Tafel Living Trust. Method of acquisition--Donated;; Date of acquisition--2011. Accession number--2011.013.
Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
This collection was processed by Tania Franco, Edgar Tafel Project Archivist, 2012-2013.
2013-04-10 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Edgar Allen Tafel was born on March 4, 1912, in New York, NY, the second child of Samuel and Rose Tafel. Tafel's parents were both born in Russia and immigrated to New York in the early 1900s.
When Tafel was around 8 years old, the Tafel family moved briefly from New York to Stelton, New Jersey where they joined the Ferrer Association Modern School colony. The Ferrer Association was first established in New York City in 1911 and was named after the Spanish educator, Francisco Ferrer, who was killed in 1909 for his beliefs in anarchy and liberal education. The Modern School moved to Stelton, New Jersey in 1915 and remained a community until 1958, centering its beliefs on the school which promoted the development and creativity of the children. Tafel was a part of this progressive education that taught individualism and here his daily lessons revolved around carpentry, gardening, printing and setting type, weaving, and pottery. He also willfully enlisted the help of his peers to build an architectural model-sized village outdoors.
The Tafel family moved back to Manhattan where their high fashion clothing business, Tafel Gowns, was located at 15 East 56th Street. Tafel's mother designed gowns for many actresses, instilling in Tafel an appreciation for theater. In high school, Tafel joined a puppet group in the Village and worked in theaters. It was in his last year of high school also when Tafel was influenced to become an architect from discovering Lewis Mumford's Sticks and Stones and Louis Sullivan's Autobiography of an Idea.
Tafel enrolled in New York University's five-year architecture program and was accepted. During his first year at college, Tafel saw Frank Lloyd Wright's House on the Mesa exhibited in New York City at the Museum of Modern Art's Modern Architecture: International Exhibition from February to March 1932, the same year that Wright's Autobiography was published. Tafel was profoundly inspired by Wright's book, "The first chapters of the Autobiography echoed my entire childhood," he wrote in his book Apprentice to Genius.
In the summer of 1932 Tafel was taking summer courses at Rutgers and living with his aunt in New Jersey. She saved for Tafel a clipping from the Herald Tribune, Frank Lloyd Wright's announcement that he would start his own school of architecture and was seeking apprentices and teachers. Tafel sent his interest and received the application for the Taliesin Fellowship. Entrance into the Taliesin Fellowship required a tuition fee of $675, but Tafel could only afford $450, the same amount as his NYU tuition. He wrote to Wright and was accepted. Tafel left for Spring Green, Wisconsin, and arrived at Taliesin in September 1932. He would remain there for nine years as Wright's protégé.
Tafel's first years at Taliesin were spent drawing in the drafting room, assisting with maintaining and repairing Taliesin, and harvesting the land. Life at Taliesin also revolved around social gatherings, visitors, mass, and film and music evenings. Tafel was often asked by Wright to play the piano. Although there were many apprentices living at Taliesin, Tafel became one of Wright's most trusted apprentices. Tafel saw the construction of the Malcolm Willey house which was completed in 1934. He worked on the drawings of Fallingwater and supervised construction of the home in Mill Run, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1936. He also prepared sketches and supervised construction of the Johnson Wax Building. Tafel also worked on the Lloyd Lewis House, the Bernard Schwartz House, and Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona.
While Tafel was still an apprentice at Taliesin, he was approached by many clients looking for an architect to design their houses. He designed his first house on Lake Michigan while at Taliesin. Shortly after, Tafel was married to Jean. They would divorce in 1946.
Tafel's new independence as an architect caused him to leave Taliesin in the summer of 1941. He worked briefly in architectural firms in Chicago before enlisting in the army in August 1943, where he spent two years in the Army Photo Intelligence in India. Upon returning to New York, Tafel worked briefly for Walter Blum. He continued designing houses for several other clients in New York and Wisconsin, including a house for his parents in Westchester County, NY. He began his own practice from his home at 14 East 11th Street in New York City, later moving his office briefly to 74 Fifth Avenue. Tafel married Lucille Allman (1914-1972) in 1947.
During the course of Tafel's career from 1941 to the 1990s, he designed over 80 residences, including religious buildings, colleges, offices, and community buildings mostly in New York, but also in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, and other surrounding states. Tafel's design for the First Presbyterian Church House addition on Fifth Avenue and 12th Street in Greenwich Village won an award from the Fifth Avenue Association in 1960 for its modern adaptation of the Gothic style of the Church. Tafel planned and designed for colleges such as the State University of New York at Geneseo, Touro College, York College of the City University of New York, and the New School.
In addition to practicing architecture, Tafel was also the architect member of the New York City Interfaith Commission for the Study of Landmarking of Religious Buildings. Tafel was at the forefront in preserving the memory of Frank Lloyd Wright as well as his architecture: he was a part of the Fallingwater Advisory Committee and the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy; he played a fundamental role in preserving the Francis W. Little House library at the Allentown Art Museum in Pennsylvania and the living room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York ; and he proposed exhibits, programs, and produced films about Wright. Tafel authored two books: Apprentice to Genius: Years With Frank Lloyd Wright (published 1979) and About Wright: An Album of Recollections by Those Who Knew Frank Lloyd Wright (published 1993). Tafel toured internationally from the 1970s to the 2000s giving talks and slide lectures on Frank Lloyd Wright.
Edgar Tafel, FAIA, received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of New York at Geneseo in 2001, and established the Edgar Tafel Endowment in the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois in 2006.
Edgar Tafel died at the age of 98 on January 18, 2011.
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Series is comprised of three subseries. Subseries 1: Biographical Information contains biographies, certificates, interviews, and resumes. Subseries 2: General Files contains general personal files, medical records, and property records concerning Tafel's home. Subseries 3: Family Papers contains papers concerning Tafel's brother, Marten, and his parents, Rose and Samuel Tafel.
Box 1 Folder 1
Box 1 Folder 2
Box 1 Folder 3
Various drafts of biography and project lists.
Box 1 Folder 4
Written draft of biography up to around 1950
Box 1 Folder 5
Certificate to serve as a member of the Public Advisory Panel on Architectural Services for the General Services Administration
Box 1 Folder 6
"In recognition of his work as lecturer, biographer, and preserver of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright"
Box 1 Folder 7
Distinguised Service Award
Box 1 Folder 8
Charter Member certificate
Box 1 Folder 9
Transcript from an interview with Edgar Tafel and Wes Peters about Wright and Fallingwater
Box 1 Folder 10
From an issue ofDesigner
Box 1 Folder 11
Transcript of radio program, "Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar Tafel," given on National Public Radio
Box 1 Folder 12
"Working with Wright: A Student Remembers" 7 pages, probably meant for a newspaper article
Box 1 Folder 13 to 14
For the Smithsonian Institute Archives of American Art, includes correspondence and pamphlets. 128 pages
Box 1 Folder 15
An interview by Prairie Architects, Inc. about Wingspread
Box 1 Folder 16
Box 1 Folder 17
Includes list of office personnel and partial list of clients
Box 1 Folder 18
Box 1 Folder 19
Box 1 Folder 20
Resume of Tafel & Randall, Architects & Engineers, including office personnel lists
Box 1 Folder 21
Various copies of resumes, including lists of Frank Lloyd Wright endeavors
Box 1 Folder 22
Box 1 Folder 23
The Architectural Record (1922), An Autobiography of Frank Lloyd Wright, & The Complete Graphic Works of Ben Shahn
Box 1 Folder 24
Box 1 Folder 25
Box 1 Folder 26
Insurance, bank statements
Box 1 Folder 27
Memorial service booklet, remembrances by friends and family, obituaries
Box 1 Folder 28
Humorous letterhead designed by Edgar Tafel
Box 1 Folder 29
Box 1 Folder 30
Box 1 Folder 31
Box 1 Folder 32
Includes photocopies of health cards, statements, benefits information
Box 1 Folder 33
Correspondence with doctors
Box 1 Folder 34
Box 1 Folder 35
Box 1 Folder 36
Box 1 Folder 37
Box 1 Folder 38
Box 1 Folder 39
Publicity and real estate fact sheets for the sale of Tafel's redesigned cottage in New York
Oversize 2 Folder 21
Subway ad for hemorrhoidal ointment with Tafel's face and the title "Landmarks Preservation Commission" pasted on top
Box 1 Folder 40
Death certificate, estate, and obituary
Box 1 Folder 41
Box 1 Folder 42
Reprint fromVogue's Trade Edition
Box 1 Folder 43
Correspondence from Tafel to the US Department of Justice asking about his father's immigration
Box 1 Folder 44
Programme for a "Concert and Fashion Fete under the auspices of Mme. Tafel" at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Series contains personal and professional correspondence (letters, drafts, postcards) predominantly from 1970 to 1999. All correspondence is to or from Edgar Tafel unless otherwise noted. Notable correspondents include: Curtis Besinger, Victor Cusack, Robert Goodall, Donald Hoffman, Tom Wolfe, and Olgivanna Lloyd Wright. Also contains some original letters from Frank Lloyd Wright to others besides Tafel. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent except in some cases which are arranged by subject matter.
Box 1 Folder 45
2 letters including clippings from Abbott
Box 1 Folder 46
Box 1 Folder 47
Box 1 Folder 48
Correspondence and letters of recommendation for Olgivanna Wright's nomination for the 1984 Institute Honors in The American Institute of Architects
Box 1 Folder 49
Box 1 Folder 50
4 letters
Box 1 Folder 51
Box 1 Folder 52
1 letter from Tafel about Andrew's book on Sullivan
Box 1 Folder 53
Box 1 Folder 54
Lists, correspondence concerning sale or loan, and photos of Frank Lloyd Wright items in Tafel's collection
Box 1 Folder 55
Appraisal of Tafel's collection of Barney's drawings (sister of Frank Lloyd Wright)
Box 1 Folder 56
Correspondence with galleries and the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation concerning the donation of Tafel's collection of Barney drawings; includes biographical information on Barney
Box 1 Folder 57
Correspondence with galleries and the Metropolitan Museum of Art concerning the sale or donation of Tafel's Oriental sculpture and painting. Includes 3 photos and 3 strips of negatives
Box 1 Folder 58
Donation and appraisal of Arbit Blatas painting to the Ringling Museum, including Blatas exhibit catalogs
Box 1 Folder 59
Correspondence with Toyo Gallery, lists and appraisals of Tafel's Japanese prints
Box 1 Folder 60
3 letters from Aronoff and copies of his essay "Capitalizing on Buffalo's World-Class Architecture: Boosting Tourism Revenues and Buffalo's International Image"
Box 1 Folder 61
4 letters; includes press clippings
Box 2 Folder 1
1 letter from Tafel
Box 2 Folder 2
2 letters
Box 2 Folder 3
3 letters
Box 2 Folder 4
1 letter including clippings
Box 2 Folder 5
1 letter from Berlin, secretary of Anne Baxter (Wright's granddaughter)
Box 2 Folder 6
13 letters to and from Berndtson of The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Box 2 Folder 7 to 8
82 letters
Box 2 Folder 9
1 letter
Box 2 Folder 10
Lydia Bishop was the wife of apprentice Robert (Bob) Bishop
Box 2 Folder 11
1 letter
Box 2 Folder 12
1 letter from Tafel
Box 2 Folder 13
1 letter from Brooks
Box 2 Folder 14
2 letters
Box 2 Folder 15
4 letters
Box 2 Folder 16
1 letter from Bob Blust
Box 2 Folder 17
Correspondence requesting permission to use Tafel's photograph of Mies
Box 2 Folder 18
4 letters
Box 2 Folder 19
5 letters; includes a letter from Pedro E. Guerrero
Box 2 Folder 20
3 letters
Box 2 Folder 21
2 letters
Box 2 Folder 22
1 letter from Tafel
Box 2 Folder 23
2 letters
Box 2 Folder 24
1 letter from Ann Ffolliott
Box 2 Folder 25
116 letters
Box 2 Folder 26
1 letter
Box 2 Folder 27
2 letters from De Long
Box 2 Folder 28
6 letters
Box 2 Folder 29
1 letter
Box 2 Folder 30
1 letter from Dunlop
Box 2 Folder 31
1 letter from Tafel
Box 2 Folder 32
Jane F. Foster, Michael R. Foil, and Jane [Fanell?]
Box 2 Folder 33
Correspondence concerning William Harold Gilmore's nomination for the Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects
Box 2 Folder 34
Correspondence and reference written by Tafel for Walter E. Blum's nomination (he was an employee of Tafel's)
Box 2 Folder 35
Correspondence concerning creating an endowment fund in Tafel's name
Box 2 Folder 36
Box 2 Folder 37
1 letter
Box 2 Folder 38
2 letters
Box 2 Folder 39
1 letter
Box 2 Folder 40
6 letters including photocopies of correspondence from Tafel and Wright about the Schwartz house (1939-40), a draft of chapter 1 of Fox's thesis about the Schwartz house, and with photocopied excerpts from "Frank Lloyd Wright versus America: The 1930" by Donald Leslie Johnson
Box 2 Folder 41
5 letters
Box 2 Folder 42
2 letters from Friday
Box 2 Folder 43
1 letter
Box 2 Folder 44
10 letters
Box 2 Folder 45
2 letters from Gattuso
Box 2 Folder 46
Includes Gatz's CV; Tafel collected some of Gatz's paintings
Box 2 Folder 47
1 telegram from Geiger asking for Wright's "crane and kettle"
Box 2 Folder 48 to 49
Correspondence from Tafel
Box 2 Folder 50
5 letters
Box 2 Folder 51
Box 2 Folder 52
1 letter from Gollay, Tafel's domestic partner, and 2 letters from Tafel
Box 2 Folder 53 to 55
22 letters
Box 2 Folder 56
1 letter from the secretary of the Georgia Salvation Army
Box 2 Folder 57
1 letter
Box 2 Folder 58
2 letters from John Conlin and Craig Jensen concerning the Graycliff restoration; includes tour brochures
Box 2 Folder 59
1 letter from Vicki Weiner
Box 2 Folder 60
42 greeting cards and Christmas cards
Box 2 Folder 61
1 letter
Box 2 Folder 62
1 letter from Gregson and Thompson
Box 2 Folder 63
2 letters concerning tickets to Frank Lloyd Wright Day
Box 2 Folder 64
Guerrero was FLLW's photographer????
Box 2 Folder 65
2 letters
Box 2 Folder 66
7 letters
Box 2 Folder 67
Letters from Tafel to Florence Helfman, Richard Hart, Robert Hill, and Seymour Hyman
Box 2 Folder 68
11 letters; includes clippings, photocopies, research on Frank Lloyd Wright, and 3 photocopies of Taliesin photos with notes
Box 2 Folder 69
2 letters
Box 2 Folder 70
4 letters including catalogues featuring Hecker's work
Box 2 Folder 71
3 letters from two architects in Budapest
Box 2 Folder 72
6 letters including photocopies of the newspaper column "At Taliesin" that was printed between 1934-37 in many Wisconsin newspapers. Henning compiled them into a book
Box 2 Folder 73
1 letter from Hill
Box 2 Folder 74
Correspondence, bills, and one photograph concerning the restoration and consignment of Tafel's light fixture from Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House
Box 2 Folder 75
36 letters; includes clippings and Hoffmann's CV
Box 2 Folder 76
1 letter
Box 2 Folder 77
2 letters; includes a CV. Howard is Tafel's cousin
Box 2 Folder 78
6 letters
Box 2 Folder 79
2 letters from John Howe's wife
Box 2 Folder 80
Box 2 Folder 81
1 letter; Yen Liang was Hwa's uncle
Box 2 Folder 82
Box 2 Folder 83
1 letter from the curator, Izika Gaon, about Tafel's possible donation of a Frank Lloyd Wright window from 1904
Box 2 Folder 84
1 letter from Tafel
Box 2 Folder 85
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 1
5 letters, including a copy of a letter sent to Adolf Placzek of Avery Library concerning funding
Box 3 Folder 2
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence from the Chicago Institute for the Study of Architecture & Technology concerning Jiyu Gakuen, with computer printouts of pictures and a copy of the preogram (in Japanese) for the international symposium "To Whom the Cultural Heritage Belongs"
Box 3 Folder 4
2 letters
Box 3 Folder 5
1 letter from Johnson
Box 3 Folder 6
1 letter from Johnson
Box 3 Folder 7
1 letter and description of Tafel's interview with The Johnson Foundation, "Conversations from Wingspread"
Box 3 Folder 8
1 letter from Jones
Box 3 Folder 9
3 letters from Tafel to Dumont Kenny, Robert Ketter, and Michel G. Kasen
Box 3 Folder 10
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 11
1 draft to Betty from Tafel about a proposal to collect stories of Frank Lloyd Wright from those who knew him
Box 3 Folder 12
1 letter concerning Byron (Bob) Mosher; Keeler was a relative
Box 3 Folder 13
2 letters
Box 3 Folder 14
1 letter on behalf of Tafel from Carlie Hope Simon (his editor/assistant for Apprentice to Genius)
Box 3 Folder 15
2 letters
Box 3 Folder 16
1 letter from Kwapil
Box 3 Folder 17
5 letters
Box 3 Folder 18
14 letters
Box 3 Folder 19
1 letter (unsent?); a critique of Levine on Wright
Box 3 Folder 20
3 letters; includes 2 photos of Liang and Tafel
Box 3 Folder 21
1 letter from Lieb
Box 3 Folder 22
1 letter from Tafel
Box 3 Folder 23
2 letters
Box 3 Folder 24
1 letter from the manager of the Meyer May House
Box 3 Folder 25
4 letters
Box 3 Folder 26
1 letter and photocopies of McCoy's Wright postcard collection
Box 3 Folder 27
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 28
1 letter from McLinn with 2 photos of 1652 Parmenter Street, Middleton, Wisconsin
Box 3 Folder 29
5 pages including 2 drawings by Bradley McMurray for a lighthouse in Venice, Florida
Box 3 Folder 30
1 letter from Manny Jr. and his wife Maya
Box 3 Folder 31
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 32
1 email
Box 3 Folder 33
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 34
2 letters including an article by Masselink
Box 3 Folder 35
11 original letters to and from Tafel. Includes photocopies of letters from 1934-55.
Box 3 Folder 36
1 letter and a recommendation form for Massie
Box 3 Folder 37
1 letter from May
Box 3 Folder 38
1 letter asking for photograph permission
Box 3 Folder 39
2 letters with a book review of Meehan's book "The Master Architect: Conversations with Frank Lloyd Wright"
Box 3 Folder 40
3 letters
Box 3 Folder 41
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 42
11 letters
Box 3 Folder 43
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 44
1 letter from Sara-Ann Briggs of Domino's Farms Activities. Includes a list of the "Domino 30"
Box 3 Folder 45
1 letter and 1 photo of Tafel with a group at Taliesin
Box 3 Folder 46
1 letter from Netter at the Staller Center for the Arts
Box 3 Folder 47
3 letters
Box 3 Folder 48
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 49
Box 3 Folder 50
Letter from Glenn Fowler; letter to the editor from Tafel about Gurdjieff
Box 3 Folder 51
2 letters
Box 3 Folder 52
Correspondence with Okano, architect and director of the Japan Architecture Museum, about funding Frank Lloyd Wright projects including the film by Tafel and Sandpail Productions
Box 3 Folder 53
Box 3 Folder 54
Box 3 Folder 55
3 letters
Box 3 Folder 56
Correspondence to/from the Archivist for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Box 3 Folder 57
1 letter from Pollock
Box 3 Folder 58
4 letters
Box 3 Folder 59
32 postcards and cards to and from Tafel
Box 3 Folder 60
3 letters
Box 3 Folder 61
1 letter suggesting Tafel's archive be donated to the museum
Box 3 Folder 62
Box 3 Folder 63
1 letter from Randall about the Louis Sullivan Museum with press clippings and information on Sullivan
Box 3 Folder 64
2 letters from Randall
Box 3 Folder 65
2 letters from Rattenbury
Box 3 Folder 66
1 letter from Tafel proposing a book about Wright houses
Box 3 Folder 67
1 letter from Tafel; includes a poem written by Richards about Frank Lloyd Wright's funeral
Box 3 Folder 68
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 69
7 letters including clippings, publications, and an exerpt from Ken Burns'The Civil War
Box 3 Folder 70
1 letter from Rott, a Taliesin Architect. Includes 2 photographs of a house designed by Tafel at 1652 Parmenter Street, Middleton, Wisconsin
Box 3 Folder 71
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 72
6 letters from Dankmar Adler's grandaughter (of Alder and Sullivan Architects)
Box 3 Folder 73
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 74
2 letters
Box 3 Folder 75
11 letters to/from Tafel's aunt, uncle, and cousins
Box 3 Folder 76
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 77
19 letters to/from Tafel's cousin
Box 3 Folder 78
2 letters from Seaton
Box 3 Folder 79
5 letters
Box 3 Folder 80
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 81
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 82
5 letters
Box 3 Folder 83
1 letter from Sikora who bought the Malcolm Willey house in 2002; includes 7 colour printouts of the original plans and 1 photograph
Box 3 Folder 84
1 letter from Tafel
Box 3 Folder 85
1 letter from Smith
Box 3 Folder 86
5 letters from Tafel with an agreement for Tafel to serve as tour leader for "The Art and Architecture of Western Pennsylvania"
Box 3 Folder 87
2 letters with information about Wright's Walt Whitman quote in his studio
Box 3 Folder 88
2 letters to Tafel; includes an email copy of Bryan Walton's comments to Snoke on Tafel's Hillside photos, a letter by Snoke regarding research about the "Home Cottage of Richard and Mallie," a copy of a photo of the Home Cottage and building, and Hillside Home School timelines and research
Box 3 Folder 89
6 letters ; includes photocopies of sketches and photos of Ocotillo and a list of Frank Lloyd Wright executed works and projects in Wisconsin by Spencer
Box 3 Folder 90
Letter from Paul H. Mosher about the future of Tafel's Frank Lloyd Wright Collection
Box 3 Folder 91
Box 3 Folder 92
With press clippings
Box 3 Folder 93
3 letters from Stone
Box 3 Folder 94
1 letter from Storrer
Box 3 Folder 95
1 letter from Storrer
Box 3 Folder 96
2 letters from Stricker
Box 3 Folder 97
17 letters with copies of Sutnar's resume
Box 3 Folder 98
1 note from Swanson, a Jersey City priest, and press clippings about Swanson's conviction of misconduct
Box 3 Folder 99
1 note; Swanson sent Tafel a copy of 2 letters to her father, the Reverend Edward Randolph Welles, from Ralph Adams Cram, dated 1934 and 1935
Box 3 Folder 100
2 letters about Tafel possibly starting an association; includes 2 photos and lists of present owners of his houses
Box 3 Folder 101
1 letter to Lucille Tafel, Edgar Tafel's first wife, from "Sam and Rose"
Box 3 Folder 102
6 letters from Tafel's brother
Box 3 Folder 103
2 letters and a copy of the 1992 Taliesin Architects strategic plan
Box 3 Folder 104
Includes Taliesin information booklet and consultant contract between Taliesin and Tafel
Box 3 Folder 105
15 letters
Box 3 Folder 106
1 letter and 5 copies of architectural illustrations by Thias
Box 3 Folder 107
4 letters
Box 3 Folder 108
1 letter from Thomson
Box 3 Folder 109
3 letters
Box 3 Folder 110
3 letters from Trotter of Trotter & Associates Architects
Box 3 Folder 111
Draft of a letter from Tafel in response to a book by Twombly. Includes reviews
Box 3 Folder 112
19 letters
Box 3 Folder 113
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 114
Correspondence with R. Wayne Drummond, dean of the College of Architecture, concerning Tafel's films, lectures, and Frank Lloyd Wright material
Box 3 Folder 115
Correspondence and pamphlets concerning Tafel's gift to the libraries of his Frank Lloyd Wright material
Box 3 Folder 116
Correspondence and proposal to Tafel to donate his brownstone and collection to the University
Box 3 Folder 117
2 letters from Wayne Drummond
Box 3 Folder 118
1 letter and a description of the film "The Robie House"
Box 3 Folder 119
Box 3 Folder 120
3 letters
Box 3 Folder 121
1 letter from Tafel with an article by Grieshaber
Box 3 Folder 122
3 letters
Box 3 Folder 123
The Warehouse is the Frank Lloyd Wright designed warehouse from 1915 in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Contains a letter and press release
Box 3 Folder 124
1 letter
Box 3 Folder 125
2 letters from Webb
Box 3 Folder 126
10 letters to Tafel and a copy of a letter Weston sent to Bruce Pfeiffer
Box 3 Folder 127
1 letter to Tafel and Jean Gollay
Box 3 Folder 128
Correspondence concerning Tafel donating his Frank Lloyd Wright material to the Society. Includes a descriptive list of the Society's archives and Tafel's Frank Lloyd Wright material. The Society was previously called The State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Box 3 Folder 129
3 pages from Woffard to Tafel
Box 4 Folder 1 to 3
41 letters; includes clippings and sketches by Wolfe
Box 4 Folder 4
1 letter; includes a small photo of Woollcott (?), photo is inscribed on the back "Visiting Edgar Flagstaff" (?)
Box 4 Folder 5
Wrenn was the Archivist for the American Institute of Architectures Library and Archives. 3 letters
Box 4 Folder 6
Box 4 Folder 7 to 8
28 telegrams and letters, including "To the Young Man in Architecture", and a list and photocopies of letters to/from Wright and Tafel
Box 4 Folder 9
Contains 6 original letters from Frank Lloyd Wright to Edgar J. Kaufmann, Samuel Tafel (Edgar's father), Herbert Jacobs, Clinton B. Hunt (Guggenheim Museum), "Bob" [Robert Goodman?], Kahler Company, and one letter from Gillen Woodwork to Wright. Includes photocopies of letters from Wright to others.
Box 4 Folder 10
Correspondence and drawings concerning the remaking of the Darwin R. Martin chairs
Box 4 Folder 11
Concerning the appraisal and sale of the drawing of a barge that Wright gave Tafel. Includes 2 negatives
Box 4 Folder 12
Contains correspondence among Tafel, other apprentices, and the Foundation, including press clippings and Olgivanna Lloyd Wright's funeral program
Box 4 Folder 13
9 letters concerning Iovanna's autobiography, including a letter from Franklin Porter to Iovanna
Box 4 Folder 14
34 letters to and from Tafel
Box 4 Folder 15
1 letter of thanks
Box 4 Folder 16
6 letters
Box 4 Folder 17
1 letter
Box 4 Folder 18
2 letters to William Clark and William Wesley Peters concerning a proposal for the magazine "Your Church" to devote an issue to the churches of Frank Lloyd Wright
Comprised of three subseries which cover Tafel's research on architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright. Subseries 1: General contains book reviews, essays, and drafts. Subseries 2: Apprentice to Genius contains correspondence and administrative files relating to Tafel's first published book. Subseries 3: About Wright contains correspondence, drafts from contributors, and photographic reproductions related to Tafel's second published book. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject or contributor.
Box 04 Folder 19
Notes on a proposed article about the Wright houses in public ownership, correspondence with Frederick Gutheim, and press clippings
Box 04 Folder 20
Draft of an article about Tafel's beginning at Taliesin (7 pages)
Box 04 Folder 21
A list of satirical awards written by Tafel
Box 04 Folder 22
Tafel's article "The Tragedy of the Imperial"
Box 04 Folder 23
Draft about the Allentown Art Museum for National Art and Architectural magazines
Box 04 Folder 24
Draft of an article about Tafel's architectural education and correspondence with Oz, Journal of the College of Architecture & Design
Box 04 Folder 25
Reviews of books mainly about Frank Lloyd Wright
Box 04 Folder 26
Drafts of review of a book by Roger Kennedy, including his "Notes on the American Churches"
Box 04 Folder 27
Contains drafts and correspondence
Box 04 Folder 28
Box 04 Folder 29
Contains notes and a draft written forThe New York Timestravel section, and brochures and publications abour Wright's houses
Box 04 Folder 30
Box 04 Folder 31
Contains correspondence with Dennis Sharp who requested an article about Steelcase and of Wes Peters. Includes drafts and press clippings about Wes Peters
Box 04 Folder 32
"For William Marlin" about Frank Lloyd Wright
Box 04 Folder 33
Tafel's opinion piece "Stylishly Simple 'Cottages'"
Box 04 Folder 34
Contains drafts of a letter written after Tafel visited Fallingwater with students from Shadyside Academy, including correspondence, letters of thanks, 1 photograph, and 1 slide
Box 04 Folder 35
Notes and drafts for an article describing all 8 or 9 Wright houses in public domain, including brochures from foundations with information on the houses. Includes 6 black-and-white photos
Box 04 Folder 36
Drafts of an article or essay; possibly titled "Fellowship: Fulfilling the Mission"
Box 04 Folder 37
Tafel's article "Apprentice to Genius: Frank Lloyd Wright Remembered;" including a reprint inCongressional Record, 1968 Mar 14
Box 04 Folder 38
Drafts of an essay about Frank Lloyd Wright and correspondence with Mervyn Kaufman, editor ofHouse Beautiful
Box 04 Folder 39
2 pages
Box 04 Folder 40
2 pages
Box 04 Folder 41
Box 04 Folder 42
Box 04 Folder 43
2 written pages about thoughts on Sullivan
Box 04 Folder 44
Correspondence with Architectural Digest and drafts of Tafel's article on the Lovness house. Includes 18 color photos and 8 contact sheets
Box 04 Folder 45
Draft of an essay about the Barcelona Pavilion, including a list of "Barcelona requirements for NYC," press clippings, and a note from Harper's rejecting publication
Box 04 Folder 46
Box 04 Folder 47
Contains Tafel's original written draft amended by Frank Lloyd Wright, the original typed copy typed by Eugene Masselink, photocopies, and negatives
Box 04 Folder 48
A two-page memoir by Tafel
Box 04 Folder 49
Drafts of article "Wright Across the Country," notes and anecdotes about Fallingwater, correspondence with Reader's Digest, press clippings, and reference documents
Box 04 Folder 50
Draft of a review of a speech given about Wright at the Craft Museum (perhaps not intended for publication)
Box 04 Folder 51
Tafel's article "Windows by Frank Lloyd Wright"
Box 04 Folder 52
Tafel's article "The Important Function of Fireplaces in the Home"
Box 05 Folder 1
"Taliesin Scripts" is a reprint of an essay written at Taliesin in 1932, "Palace of the Soviets." Includes drafts, notes, copyright registration forms, typed copies, and photocopies of the original written "Palace of the Soviets"
Box 05 Folder 2
Draft of a response to David Roessler's article inSkyline, entitled "Tampering with Frank Lloyd Wright," including photocopies of the article and correspondence withSkylineand Roessler
Box 05 Folder 3
An article about the Hank Bookstaber house
Box 05 Folder 4
Contains an untitled, two-page draft of a piece about the Usonian houses and John Sargeant
Box 05 Folder 5
Tafel's article "How to Testify Before the Landmarks Commission"
Box 05 Folder 6
Box 05 Folder 7
Box 05 Folder 8
Box 05 Folder 9
Includes publication rights contract
Box 05 Folder 10
Includes contract
Box 05 Folder 11
Letter from R.J. Mock, "Answers to questions concerning my apprenticeship at Taliesin
Box 05 Folder 12
Contains correspondence with Verlag Architectural Publishers concerning a German translation of Tafel's book, including reviews in German
Box 05 Folder 13
Letter from the Buffalo library concerning Wright's signature in the Roycroft guestbook
Box 05 Folder 14
Box 05 Folder 15
Box 05 Folder 16
Application for the NYC/AIA Brunner Scholarship
Box 05 Folder 17
Box 05 Folder 18
Contains correspondence with Paul Hanna, 1938 tear sheets fromArchitectural Recordwith photos of the Honeycomb House, 3 black-and-white photographs and 2 slides
Box 05 Folder 19
Box 05 Folder 20
Contains correspondence and theJapan Society Newsletterwhere a portion of the book was reprinted
Box 05 Folder 21
Correspondence concerning a copyright litigation between Tafel and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Box 05 Folder 22
Box 05 Folder 23
Box 05 Folder 24
Box 05 Folder 25
Box 05 Folder 26
Letters obtaining rights to use photographs
Box 05 Folder 27
Box 05 Folder 28
Contains notes, address, correspondence, and reference material
Box 05 Folder 29
Includes reviews of the later paperback edition retitled "Years With Frank Lloyd Wright: Apprentice to Genius"
Box 05 Folder 30
Box 05 Folder 31
Box 05 Folder 32
Contains drafts and correspondence
Box 05 Folder 33
Box 05 Folder 34
Contains drafts of the subsections "Always Wanting to Help," "Déjà vu," and "Reunions," photocopies of a letter from Olgivanna Wright and Frank Lloyd Wright's dedication "to young men in architecture" also included in the book
Box 05 Folder 35
Drafts of a 42-page recollection (Baird was a client of Wright's), obituary, and note by Tafel
Box 05 Folder 36
Box 05 Folder 40
Box 05 Folder 41
Box 05 Folder 42
Box 05 Folder 43
Box 06 Folder 1
Correspondence soliciting publishers
Box 06 Folder 2
Correspondence and contract
Box 06 Folder 3
Contains correspondence with publishers, book edits, and notes
Box 06 Folder 4
Contains correspondence from Patrick J. Meehan requesting permission rights from Tafel's work
Box 06 Folder 5
Correspondence, reproduction rights contracts, and an address list
Box 06 Folder 6
Contains correspondence with the publisher, The Whitney Library of Design, an outline of the book, and contract material
Box 06 Folder 7
Contains correspondence concerning publicity, book review lists, and a press clipping
Box 06 Folder 8
Contains drafts, correspondence, and Devane's essay on Wright fromArchitectural Record
Box 06 Folder 9
Drafts of the introduction for the section of the book "Apprentices"
Box 06 Folder 10
Contains notes and a photocopy of the original programme
Box 06 Folder 11
Includes a photocopy of a letter from Frank Lloyd Wright to Elizabeth (Lloyd Wright?) concerning his will, 1957 Jan 27; and a letter from the editor ofThe Forumconcerning the RIBA Gold Medal, 1941 Jan 21
Box 06 Folder 12
Draft and notes
Box 06 Folder 13
Contains correspondence and photocopies of press clippings of an alleged assault by Taliesin apprentices in 1932 on C.R. Sechrest
Oversize 3
Contains reproductions of photos used in Tafel's book
Box 06 Folder 14
Annotated copies of a posting that was on the bulletin board of the Drafting Room in fall 1932. From the section of the book "In the Drafting Room"
Box 06 Folder 15
Contains documentation on the grant Tafel received from the Grant Foundation for his book
Box 06 Folder 16
Contains one letter from Tafel and drafts by Gutheim of "Notes on FLW for New School Program" (included in the book), "The Princeton Lectures," and "Frank Lloyd Wright Today"
Box 06 Folder 17
Box 06 Folder 18
Contains letters, drafts, and photocopies of a book
Box 06 Folder 19
Contains biography, drafts, and a photocopy of a photo of Hitchcock and Wright included in the book
Box 06 Folder 20
Exerpt from a speech, "Tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright"
Box 06 Folder 21
Contains a draft of the introduction and interview from the book, as well as 3 short pieces by Howe about the 2 Johnson houses (Wintertree and Partenwood), and the Howe house, Sankaku
Box 06 Folder 22
Contains interview transcripts, notes, biography of Hunting (Chairman of Steelcase Inc.), and 2 photographs
Box 06 Folder 23
Drafts and correspondence concerning Wolfe's foreword
Box 06 Folder 24
Contains correspondence and interview transcripts
Box 06 Folder 25
With notes
Box 06 Folder 26
Contains correspondence concerning a collaborative project with Tafel to create a list of original Taliesin apprentices; includes lists and addresses
Box 06 Folder 27
Contains photocopies of photos and drawings from European Wright exhibits and writings by Klumb
Box 06 Folder 28
Contains photocopies of the letters included inAbout Wright
Box 06 Folder 29
Box 06 Folder 30
Contains one letter from Liang, drafts, and 3 photographs
Box 06 Folder 31
Box 06 Folder 32
Includes a draft by Susan Jacobs Lockhart which is not included in the book
Box 06 Folder 33
Contains a short biography
Box 06 Folder 34
Contains correspondence, drafts, and photocopies of Manny's 1946 letters to Mary Alice [Manny's wife?] and William Marlin
Box 06 Folder 35
Contains drafts, biography, and notes
Box 06 Folder 36
Mock-ups
Box 06 Folder 37
Contains drafts, biography, and one letter
Box 06 Folder 38
Contains text and title page mock-ups
Box 06 Folder 39
Contains correspondence, notes, and 2 essays by Morrone on New York [Morrone helped Tafel with the book]
Box 06 Folder 40
Contains introduction by Arnold Vollmer, correspondence, transcript of a speech by Moses entitled "Robert Moses and Cousin Frank," and a photocopy of a press clipping
Box 06 Folder 41
Biography and drafts of Mosher's piece
Box 06 Folder 42
Correspondence with Indira Berndston, A. Sinclair Burlingham, Jose Luis Palanco Burgos (which includes writings by Mosher), Mosher, Martha J. Keeler (includes one photograph), and Freehand Architects
Box 06 Folder 43
CV, biography, press clipping, and obituaries
Box 06 Folder 44
Copies of the letter from Tafel (1985 Mar 5) to Mosher included in the book, including a letter from 1988 Sept 9
Box 06 Folder 45
Transcript of an interview with Mosher about the Pauson House
Box 07 Folder 1
Contains a speech, "Tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright," and "Making Bridges"
Box 07 Folder 2
Box 07 Folder 3
Box 07 Folder 4
Contains correspondence and drafts
Box 07 Folder 5
Box 07 Folder 6
Drafts of proposals for the book, called thenThe Frank Lloyd Wright We Knew
Box 07 Folder 7
Drafts, correspondence, transcripts
Box 07 Folder 8
Box 07 Folder 9
Box 07 Folder 10
Box 07 Folder 11
Box 07 Folder 12
Box 07 Folder 13
Contains a letter and photocopy of a photo to "Edmund"
Box 07 Folder 14
Includes 3 copies of a photograph
Box 07 Folder 15
Box 07 Folder 16
Contains correspondence and drafts
Box 07 Folder 17
Contains correspondence and drafts
Box 07 Folder 18
Includes 6 photographs of the David Wright House
Box 07 Folder 19
Drafts of biography by Tafel, timeline, and genealogy charts
Box 07 Folder 20
Contains correspondence with Iovanna, correspondence with Joe Satin and Dick Carney concerning the publication of Iovanna's piece, and notes
Box 07 Folder 21 to 22
Box 07 Folder 23
Contains biography and photocopies of a drawing of the Viscount Inouye residence
Box 07 Folder 24
Contains press clippings and a biography
Box 05 Folder 37 to 39
Contains biography, excerpts from and the complete letters from Bishop to his fiancee, 1934-35
Comprised of three subseries: Subseries 1: Lecture Files contains correspondence, notes, transcripts of lectures and talks, press clippings, and travel information (addresses, tickets, itineraries) related to Tafel's speeches, seminars, and events. Subseries 2: Associations and Committees contains correspondence, reports, and minutes of architectural and professional committees, including the New York State Interfaith Commission on Landmarking of Religious Property, of which Tafel was an architect member. Subseries 3: Other Projects contains correspondence and proposals for Tafel's other Wright-related projects including films, exhibits, and panel shows.
Box 07 Folder 25
Box 07 Folder 26
Contains list of equipment requirements for Tafel's lectures and a one-page biography
Box 07 Folder 27
Outline for a class The Problem of Innovation vs. Tradition: Frank Lloyd Wright; Tafel was a guest lecturer
Box 07 Folder 28
Slide list for Tafel's talk with descriptions
Box 07 Folder 29
Transcription (52 pages)
Box 07 Folder 30
Transcript of a talk
Box 07 Folder 31
Contains correspondence and lecture solicitations by Tafel, including lecture series proposals and descriptions
Box 07 Folder 32 to 33
Box 07 Folder 34
Contains correspondence and press release
Box 07 Folder 35
Contains correspondence
Box 07 Folder 36
Contains correspondence
Box 07 Folder 37
Contains lists of current and past lectures with descriptions of lectures
Box 07 Folder 38
Letters of appreciation for Tafel's lectures, presentations, and tours
Box 07 Folder 39
Contains correspondence and drafts of proposals for the six panel travelling exhibit, accompanied by a curriculum vitae of Alan Gowans
Box 07 Folder 40
Contains news releases
Box 07 Folder 41
Contains correspondence, press clippings, and press releases
Box 07 Folder 42
Contains correspondence and notes
Box 08 Folder 1
An 8-session course co-taught with George A. Dudley
Box 08 Folder 2
Contains a letter and Johnson Wax bulletin
Box 08 Folder 3
Contains transcripts of speeches by Tafel, Anne Baxter, Frederick Gutheim, and a speech from 1957 given by Frank Lloyd Wright in Florida, as well as press releases, correspondence, a list of participants, and notes by Tafel
Box 08 Folder 4
Contains course information on the 6 session course taught by Tafel, including lecture introductions by Frederick Gutheim
Box 08 Folder 5
Contains press releases
Box 08 Folder 6
Contains correspondence, press releases and clippings, and Tafel's speech "Concerning the Allentown Art Museum"
Box 08 Folder 7
Contains correspondence with Steelcase Inc., press clippings, press releases, and notes
Box 08 Folder 8
Contains correspondence and press clippings
Box 08 Folder 9
Contains press releases for Tafel's tour of Oak Park and lecture, press clippings, and an Oak Park brochure
Box 08 Folder 10
Contains proposals for a panel for the 25th anniversary of Wright's death, and correspondence
Box 08 Folder 11
Contains travel documentation, correspondence, and press clippings
Box 08 Folder 12
Contains correspondence
Box 08 Folder 13
Contains flyers, notes, introduction and biography for lecture, and publicity material
Box 08 Folder 14
Contains correspondence and lists of Taliesin apprentices in the New York area concerning a Frank Lloyd Wright commemmoration initiated by Tafel
Box 08 Folder 15
Contains press releases, correspondence, and 3 photographs
Box 08 Folder 16
Contains press releases and a National Academy of Design bulletin
Box 08 Folder 17
Contains a transcript of a speech
Box 08 Folder 18
Box 08 Folder 19
Contains registration forms for a one session course co-taught with Tom Wolfe
Box 08 Folder 20
Contains correspondence and programs from a symposium on Frank Lloyd Wright
Box 08 Folder 21
Box 08 Folder 22
Contains correspondence concerning lectures sponsored by Steelcase
Box 08 Folder 23
Box 08 Folder 24
Box 08 Folder 25
Contains panel agendas, research, press clippings, and notes
Box 08 Folder 26
Contains press releases, biographical information, and notes from Tafel's lecture for the New York chapter of Architects, Designers, and Planners for Social Responsibility
Box 08 Folder 27
Contains correspondence with Domino's Farms Archives & Galleries concerning Tafel's six panel exhibit
Box 08 Folder 28 to 29
Includes of a complete transcript of Tafel's talk (22 pages)
Box 08 Folder 30
Box 08 Folder 31
Contains a letter and press releases
Box 08 Folder 32
Contains correspondence and press releases and clippings for Tafel's lecture presented at the Long Island Modern exhibition
Box 08 Folder 33
Contains notes and correspondence
Box 08 Folder 34
Notes and correspondence for a proposed seminar
Box 08 Folder 35
Contains a transcript of the lecture
Box 08 Folder 36
Contains correspondence and employment agreement for a two-session course taught by Tafel
Box 08 Folder 37
Box 08 Folder 38
Contains a letter, notes, and travel information
Box 08 Folder 39
Contains correspondence and notes
Box 08 Folder 40
Contains correspondence
Box 08 Folder 41
Box 08 Folder 42
Contains correspondence, unidentified sketches, and press releases
Box 08 Folder 43
Box 08 Folder 44
Contains correspondence and press releases concerning multiple lectures by Tafel
Box 08 Folder 45
Contains correspondence, invitations, and clippings
Box 08 Folder 46
Contains travel documentation and correspondence of a Yale alumni tour of the Aegean Tafel took and also lectured at the Istanbul Technical University
Box 08 Folder 47
Contains correspondence and press releases
Box 08 Folder 48
Includes 2 copies of the Wisconsin Society of Architects magazine
Box 08 Folder 49
Contains correspondence, press clippings and releases, and drafts of Tafel's speech "The Springfield Dana House Revisited"
Box 08 Folder 50
Box 08 Folder 51
Contains correspondence and press clippings
Box 08 Folder 52
Contains correspondence concerning lectures sponsored by Steelcase and includes 2 postcards
Box 08 Folder 53
Contains press releases and clippings
Box 08 Folder 54
Contains correspondence and press clippings
Box 08 Folder 55
Contains correspondence and press releases
Box 09 Folder 1
Contains correspondence regarding possible lectures
Box 09 Folder 2
Box 09 Folder 3
Contains correspondence, press releases, information on the Pope-Leighey house, and a proposal to the National Endowment for the Humanities for a grant to support the Pope house
Box 09 Folder 4
Contains press clippings and releases
Box 09 Folder 5
A lecture about Taliesin, Fallingwater, and Wingspread. Contains correspondences
Box 09 Folder 6
Correspondence, clippings, and travel documentation about Tafel's lectures "Organic Architecture" and "My Years With Frank Lloyd Wright" in India
Box 09 Folder 7
Contains correspondence and information on the panels Tafel created for an exhibition
Box 09 Folder 8
Correspondence
Box 09 Folder 9
Box 09 Folder 10
Box 09 Folder 11
Contains press release and a brochure
Box 09 Folder 12
Contains correspondence, press releases, and lecture notes
Box 09 Folder 13
Correspondence with the Ringling Museum of Art
Box 09 Folder 14
Letters confirming various lectures on Frank Lloyd Wright in 1994
Box 09 Folder 15
Box 09 Folder 16
Notes by Tafel about the Geneseo program and additions to his "Frank Lloyd Wright and Me" lecture
Box 09 Folder 17
Includes a transcript of the introduction by Karen Kelly
Box 09 Folder 18
Correspondence to the Florida Planning & Zoning Association and the Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Box 09 Folder 19
Contains clippings and correspondence about a lecture and the Wright Spirit Award given to Tafel
Box 09 Folder 20
Box 09 Folder 21
Contains correspondence
Box 09 Folder 22
Contains correspondence and travel documentation
Box 09 Folder 23
Contains correspondence
Box 09 Folder 24
Includes a transcript of the introoduction speech by McGill's president
Box 09 Folder 25
Contains correspondence and clippings concerning various talks
Box 09 Folder 26
Contains correspondence
Box 09 Folder 27
Contains correspondence and press releases
Box 09 Folder 28
Contains travel documentation and correspondence
Box 09 Folder 29
Contains correspondence
Box 09 Folder 30
Contains correspondence with the AIA and the owners of a Tafel-designed home in Scarsdale, New York, at 8 Overlook Road
Box 09 Folder 31
Box 09 Folder 32
Box 09 Folder 33 to 35
Box 09 Folder 36
Box 71 Roll 158
Box 09 Folder 37 to 38
Contains correspondence and Tafel's application
Box 09 Folder 39
Press releases and letters of congratulations
Box 09 Folder 40
Contains correspondence and lists of addresses
Box 09 Folder 41
Contains an office memorandum and a brochure for a proposed housing development in Central Park North
Box 09 Folder 42
Contains correspondence, memos, and a list of fellows
Box 09 Folder 43 to 44
Contains minutes, memos, and correspondence
Box 09 Folder 45
Contains correspondence, newsletters, and an annual report
Box 10 Folder 1 to 5
Contains correspondence of the Taliesin Council and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, including reports and press clippings
Box 10 Folder 6
Contains a leaflet about the archives and includes an update on the Foundations' programs and projects
Box 10 Folder 7
Box 10 Folder 8
Contains annual reports, the newsletter "Wright Angles," invitations, correspondence, gift and book catalogs, and list of education programs
Box 10 Folder 9 to 10
Box 10 Folder 11
Contains meeting minutes, notes, correspondence, and press clippings
Box 10 Folder 12
Box 10 Folder 13
Box 10 Folder 14
Published by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Box 10 Folder 15
Contains press clippings, correspondence, and notes concerning the landmarking of the Guggenheim Museum
Box 10 Folder 16 to 17
Contains press clippings, news releases, correspondence, and reports
Box 10 Folder 18
The Albany bill was to exempt churches from state and local landmark laws
Box 10 Folder 19
Testimonies and correspondence concerning St. Bartholomew's Church
Box 10 Folder 20
Contains press clippings, news releases, correspondence, and reports
Box 10 Folder 21
Correspondence, testimonies, notes, and press clippings concerning St. Bartholomew's Church
Box 11 Folder 1
Box 11 Folder 2
Correspondence from George J. McCormack of Cusack & Stiles attorneys at law
Box 11 Folder 3
Contains memos, news releases, correspondence, and reports from 1983
Box 11 Folder 4
Contains court documents and drafts of testimonies
Box 11 Folder 5
Box 11 Folder 6
Box 11 Folder 7
Contains a memorandum for a certificate of appropriateness from Tufo & Zuccotti, attorneys at law, and includes 2 photographs of St. Bart's (1 of a model)
Box 11 Folder 8
Contains reports, transcript of testimony, and space analysis study of St. Bartholomew's Church
Box 11 Folder 9
The Flynn/Walsh bill was to insist that no local landmarking ordinances be complied unless the congregation of the religious building consented
Box 11 Folder 10
Information on New York landmark laws
Box 11 Folder 11 to 17
Contains reports and application to demolish the church
Box 11 Folder 18
Box 12 Folder 1 to 2
Box 12 Folder 3
Box 12 Folder 4
Box 12 Folder 5
Roster of pre-registrants for the annual meeting in Madison, Wisconsin
Box 12 Folder 6
Tafel was the Eastern USA representive for the new school in New Delhi, India. Contains correspondence with Mansinh Rana and others, press releases, press clippings
Box 12 Folder 7
Box 12 Folder 8
Includes two short writings by Tafel on Taliesin, "Fellowship: Fullfilling the Mission" and "Legacy"
Box 12 Folder 9
Contains newsletters and the report "Background Information and Orientation to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation"
Box 12 Folder 10
Contains correspondence, press releases and clippings, travel information, and photocopies of "Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright" by Brendan Gill
Box 12 Folder 11
Box 12 Folder 12
Correspondence with Alden Dow and license agreement to use Dow's 1933 film of Taliesin. Tafel frequently showed this film in his lectures
Box 12 Folder 13
5 letters to the Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Non-Objective Art, and the Guggenheim Museum, concerning Tafel selling Frank Lloyd Wright's Museum house/Usonian Model House from a Wright exhibition
Box 12 Folder 14
The Prairie Archives of the Milwaukee Art Center received a grant from the Ford Foundation to photograph unpublished Frank Lloyd Wright drawings. Contains correspondence, press releases, proposal, and press clippings
Box 12 Folder 15
Contains correspondence with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, grant invoices and expense reports
Box 12 Folder 16
Contains correspondence, proposal for a film "The Scale of Man: Frank Lloyd Wright", and descriptions and texts for Frank Lloyd Wright panels
Box 12 Folder 17
Panels with information about Frank Lloyd Wright, Tafel, the Fellowship, Fallingwater, etc.
Box 12 Folder 18
Layout of the exhibit of Pedro E Guerrero photos with text for panels
Box 12 Folder 19
Letter to Victor Hammer and Oglivanna Lloyd Wright about the proposal for the Hammer or Knoedler Galleries to publish Frank Lloyd Wright drawings
Box 12 Folder 20
1 letter to Peter Blume (?) with a list and drawings by Tafel of his Wright items available for the "Wright/Tafel Memorabilia Show" with 2 slides
Box 12 Folder 21 to 22
Contains correspondence concerning prospects for different Frank Lloyd Wright films, proposals, and clippings
Box 12 Folder 23
Correspondence with the Metropolitan Museum of Art concerning a proposal for a film about Frank Lloyd Wright's Francis W. Little House in Minnesota
Box 12 Folder 24
Correspondence with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Mansinh M. Rana, and Donald Hoppen, with invitations and notes for the Taliesin Fellowship Sixty Year Reunion
Box 12 Folder 25 to 26
Tafel was involved with two symposia for the preservation of the Jiyu Gakuen School. Contains correspondence, program notes, drafts of speeches, and 11 photographs
Box 12 Folder 27
A British production of a documentary film about Frank Lloyd Wright and the Guggenheim in which Tafel is interviewed. Contains correspondence
Box 12 Folder 28
Proposal by Tafel to replicate and rebuild the Jiyu Gakuen School at Florida Southern College. Includes correspondence, photocopies of drawings
Box 12 Folder 29 to 30
Proposals and correspondence with Sandpail Productions concerning a 60-minute video on Frank Lloyd Wright with interviews of Tafel, Aaron Green, Kenneth Lockhart, and John Rattenbury
Box 12 Folder 31 to 32
Contains correspondence with Sandpail/Gone West Productions and others concerning their documentary film
Box 12 Folder 33
Box 12 Folder 34
Box 12 Folder 35
Contains correspondence with David Niles and Ed Stanton of Captain Video Production and proposal notes for a Frank Lloyd Wright "House Program" about Wright's house projects
Box 12 Folder 36
Personal release agreement for Alternate Currents Inc. to reporoduce Tafel in their documentary "Frank Lloyd Wright - Master Architect"
Box 12 Folder 37
Correspondence and notes concerning other Fallingwater films
Box 12 Folder 38
Correspondence with Florentine Films (Lynn Novick, Ken Burns, Peter Miller) about their documentary filmFrank Lloyd Wrighton which Tafel helped, including a script of "Frank Lloyd Wright" by Geoffrey C. Ward
Box 12 Folder 39
Box 12 Folder 40
Correspondence with Chris Seaton and World Architecture
Box 13 Folder 1
Contains press clippings and correspondence with Dan Smith of the Murphy Entertainment Group who made a documentary about Monona Terrace
Box 13 Folder 2
Proposal to interview Tafel about his knowledge of Frank Lloyd Wright. Contains proposal, topic questions, and correspondence
Box 13 Folder 3
Correspondence with George Nelson and others concerning the panel exhibit
Box 13 Folder 4
Correspondence with the Asian Cultural Council and proposal by Rik van Glintenkamp
Consists of administrative files, architectural registration files, legal files, project publicity files (press releases and clippings), general office correspondence, and documentation of Tafel's partnership with Marshall Erdman and Associates as consulting architect, and his partnership with Richard Snibbe and Einar Lindholm.
Box 13 Folder 5
Box 13 Folder 6
Contains correspondence and transmittals
Box 13 Folder 7
Contains correspondence and transmittals
Box 13 Folder 8
Contains correspondence and transmittals
Box 13 Folder 9
Contains correspondence and transmittals
Box 13 Folder 10
Box 13 Folder 11
Contains correspondence
Box 13 Folder 12
Contains miscellaneous correspondence
Box 13 Folder 13
Box 13 Folder 14
Contains correspondence
Box 13 Folder 15
Contains correspondence and the agreement which states that Tafel will act as consulting architect for Marshall Erdman & Associates in certain Eastern states
Box 13 Folder 16 to 17
Box 13 Folder 18
Box 13 Folder 19
Correspondence concerning the advisory panel on architectural services
Box 13 Folder 20
Contains correspondence and motion papers
Box 13 Folder 21
Contains legal documents, correspondence, and copies of agreement
Box 13 Folder 22 to 24
Contains correspondence, legal documents, notes, and invoices concerning an arbitration against Tafel concerning the residence of Andria and Donald Elmendorf
Box 13 Folder 25
Contains correspondence and reference material concerning a complaint for professional misconduct that Tafel filed against Schiffer
Box 13 Folder 26
Contains correspondence concerning a case against the engineers for the Brooklyn School for Special Children
Box 13 Folder 27
Contains correspondence relating to the project and litigation
Box 13 Folder 28
Letters of reference about Tafel from employers and from Tafel for his employees
Box 13 Folder 29
Contains registration forms and correspondence
Box 13 Folder 30
Contains programme, invitation lists, and song lyrics for Tafel office parties
Box 13 Folder 31
Contains letters of agreement from Tafel to consultants and two applications for employment
Box 13 Folder 32
Press releases and clippings about Tafel's projects (arranged alphabetically)
Box 13 Folder 33
Box 13 Folder 34
Box 13 Folder 35
Box 13 Folder 36
Box 13 Folder 37
Box 13 Folder 38
Box 13 Folder 39
Box 13 Folder 40
Box 13 Folder 41
Box 13 Folder 42
Box 13 Folder 43
Box 13 Folder 44
Box 13 Folder 45
Box 13 Folder 46
Box 13 Folder 47
Box 13 Folder 48
Box 14 Folder 1
Box 14 Folder 2
Contains correspondence, resumes, and drafts of agreement for the partnership between Richard Snibbe, Edgar Tafel, and Einar Lindholm. The partnership used to include Rolf Myller
Box 14 Folder 3
Contains correspondence, drafts of agreement, and notes
The Project Records document Tafel's career as an architect, from his early residential projects in the late 1940's to larger-scale projects up to the late 1990's while being predominant between 1965 and 1985. Most documentation for Tafel's early projects in the 40's and 50's can be found in the project photographs and slides. The series consists of three subseries: Drawings, Files, and Photographs.
Projects are arranged geographically by state and then city. Domestic projects are listed first, followed by international projects. Projects with no specified location are listed last.
Tube 14 Folder 62
8 drawings
Box 94 Roll 128
30 drawings
Box 16 Roll 23
29 drawings
Tube 16 Roll 24
14 drawings
Box 14 Folder 65
10 drawings
Box 68 Rolls 98
59 drawings
Tube 14 Folder 44
1 drawing
Box 14 Folder 16
1 drawing
Box 3 Rolls 5
13 drawings
Box 14 Folder 16
14 drawings
Box 14 Folder 42
2 drawings
Tube 27 Roll 44
20 drawings
Tube 44 Roll 68
26 drawings
Tube 37 Roll 57
41 drawings
Box 14 Folder 14
16 drawings
Tube 86 Roll 156
1 drawing
Box 14 Folder 17
2 drawings
Tube 25 Roll 39
33 drawings
Tube 97 Roll 135
17 drawings
Tube 98 Roll 137
38 drawings
Tube 2 Folder 9
1 drawing; Contains a floorplan blueprint
Tube 33 Roll 51
51 drawings; 3 sets of plans for 2 buildings on the same lot for Marshall Erdman & Associates
Tube 86 Roll 156
3 drawings; Site plans drawn by Tafel
Tube 48 Roll 73
30 drawings
Tube 3 Roll 8
11 drawings; Diazotypes; drawings are ripped
Tube 38 Roll 58
42 drawings
Box 14 Folder 29
1 drawing
Tube 39 Roll 59
71 drawings
Tube 53 Roll 81
29 drawings
Tube 54 Roll 82
58 drawings
Box 14 Folder 76
3 drawings
Tube 44 Roll 67
13 drawings; Blueprints
Tube 22 Roll 35
53 drawings
Tube 29 Roll 45
23 drawings
Tube 49 Roll 74
101 drawings
Box 14 Folder 63
7 drawings
Box 14 Folder 47
2 drawings
Box 14 Folder 72
4 drawings
Box 14 Folder 68
10 drawings
Tube 64 Roll 94
30 drawings; Architectural drawings on mylar
Tube 65 Roll 95
27 drawings; Mechanical, structural, and plumbing plans
Box 14 Folder 11
2 drawings
Box 14 Folder 66
3 drawings
Tube 55 Roll 84
45 drawings
Tube 56 Roll 85
64 drawings
Tube 61 Roll 130
11 drawings; Addition to the previous Moses residence?
Box 14 Folder 35
2 drawings
Tube 23 Roll 36
61 drawings
Tube 42 Roll 64
10 drawings
Tube 50 Roll 75
22 drawings
Tube 37 Roll 57
33 drawings; Includes 2 projects: a proposed addition (1958), and a new sanctuary (1969)
Box 14 Folder 75
2 drawings
Tube 15 Roll 25
22 drawings
Tube 15 Roll 26
17 drawings
Tube 17 Roll 27
68 drawings
Tube 18 Roll 28
78 drawings
Tube 19 Roll 29
21 drawings
Box 14 Folder 15
3 drawings
Box 14 Folder 30
3 drawings
Box 14 Folder 53
1 drawing
Tube 61 Roll 91
46 drawings
Tube 62 Roll 92
64 drawings; Also known as Magnetic Resonance Imaging Corporation
Tube 52 Roll 80
40 drawings
Tube 45 Roll 69
60 drawings
Tube 63 Roll 93
91 drawings
Tube 77 Roll 108
77 drawings; Also known as Tapawingo Lodge. Includes plans for a classroom and lounge for Camp Sharparoon.
Box 14 Folder 43
3 drawings; Contains sketch plans
Tube 82 Roll 129
8 drawings
Tube 35 Roll 61
6 drawings
Tube 15 Roll 22
17 drawings
Box 2 Folder 8
6 drawings
Tube 50 Roll 77
7 drawings; Contains original and addition plans (copies) from 1949, 1955, and 1969
Tube 82 Roll 115
25 drawings; Contains site plans and campus plans
Tube 87 Roll 120
41 drawings
Tube 83 Roll 116
36 drawings
Tube 91 Roll 124
47 drawings
Tube 92 Roll 125
57 drawings
Tube 73 Roll 126
27 drawings
Tube 93 Roll 127
43 drawings; Contains Stage 13 structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing drawings
Tube 84 Roll 117
26 drawings
Tube 85 Roll 118
41 drawings; Structural & mechanical plans
Tube 86 Roll 119
51 drawings; Architectural plans
Tube 88 Roll 121
58 drawings
Tube 89 Roll 122
47 drawings
Tube 90 Roll 123
37 drawings
Tube 35 Roll 54
3 drawings
Box 14 Folder 37
2 drawings
Tube 31 Roll 50
12 drawings
Box 14 Folder 31
3 drawings
Tube 46 Roll 71
24 drawings
Box 14 Folder 48
5 drawings
Tube 13 Roll 21
4 drawings
Box 14 Folder 70
4 drawings
Tube 26 Roll 24
63 drawings
Tube 27 Roll 41
15 drawings
Box 14 Folder 24
22 drawings
Box 14 Folder 36
7 drawings
Tube 22 Roll 34
18 drawings
Box 14 Folder 20
3 drawings
Tube 96 Roll 134
73 drawings
Box 14 Folder 69
13 drawings; Shop drawings
Tube 52 Roll 113
10 drawings
Box 14 Folder 5
3 drawings
Tube 57 Roll 102
2 drawings
Box 14 Folder 58
18 drawings; Contains negatives of drawings
Tube 108 Roll 153
12 drawings
Tube 108 Roll 151
9 drawings; Mechanical drawings
Tube 109 Roll 152
49 drawings
Tube 110 Roll 154
31 drawings
Box 14 Folder 40
4 drawings
Tube 38 Roll 58
9 drawings
Tube 39 Roll 59
26 drawings
Box 14 Folder 41
28 drawings
Box 14 Folder 46
4 drawings
Tube 3 Roll 7
18 drawings
Tube 14 Roll 20
34 drawings
Tube 1 Roll 1
9 drawings; Includes photocopies of original plans from 1964 by Okamoto & Liskamm Architects
Tube 1 Roll 2
3 drawings
Box 14 Folder 49
5 drawings
Tube 1 Roll 3
31 drawings
Tube 3 Roll 6
drawings
Box 14 Folder 12
5 drawings
Tube 4 Roll 9
69 drawings
Tube 13 Roll 19
22 drawings
Box 14 Folder 22
4 drawings
Tube 24 Roll 37
41 drawings
Tube 25 Roll 38
13 drawings
Tube 27 Roll 42
51 drawings
Box 14 Folder 25
11 drawings
Tube 28 Roll 43
28 drawings; Blueprints
Box 14 Folder 26
5 drawings
Tube 31 Folder 47
43 drawings
Tube 32 Folder 48
22 drawings
Box 14 Folder 28
4 drawings
Tube 72 Roll 131
17 drawings
Box 14 Folder 39
2 drawings
Tube 40 Roll 60
60 drawings
Tube 86 Roll 156
2 drawings; Elevation and perspective (diazotypes) with colored pencil drawn by Tafel
Box 14 Folder 45
5 drawings
Tube 46 Roll 70
31 drawings; Includes original building plans by Robert J. Bridges
Tube 50 Roll 76
14 drawings; Original roll marked: "Adjacent to Touro College Site"
Box 14 Folder 50
5 drawings
Tube 51 Roll 78
29 drawings
Box 14 Folder 51
1 drawing
Box 14 Folder 52
12 drawings
Oversize 19 Roll 32
40 drawings
Tube 14 Folder 19
5 drawings
Box 14 Folder 54
6 drawings
Tube 57 Roll 86
49 drawings; Multiple projects including Hayden Residence Hall, Vanderbilt Hall, and Edmond Cahn Room
Box 14 Folder 55
1 drawing
Box 14 Folder 56
2 drawings
Box 14 Folder 57
6 drawings
Tube 66 Roll 96
58 drawings
Tube 74 Roll 105
64 drawings; Originals on mylar
Tube 75 Roll 106
76 drawings; Contains sketches, design development drawings, and a final set
Box 14 Folder 60
4 drawings
Box 14 Folder 61
91 drawings
Tube 76 Roll 107
105 drawings
Tube 69 Roll 99
72 drawings; Includes an as-built set and casework sets
Tube 70 Roll 100
35 drawings
Tube 71 Roll 101
39 drawings
Tube 72 Roll 103
34 drawings
Tube 73 Roll 104
27 drawings
Tube 111 Roll 132
86 drawings
Tube 103 Folder 143
5 drawings; Contains original renderings
Tube 103 Roll 144
46 drawings
Box 14 Folder 73
21 drawings
Box 14 Folder 74
6 drawings
Tube 105 Roll 147
57 drawings
Tube 106 Roll 148
61 drawings
Tube 107 Roll 149
31 drawings
Tube 52 Roll 87
8 drawings; Humorous sketches of buildings and scenes
Tube 34 Roll 52
40 drawings
Box 14 Folder 34
3 drawings
Tube 35 Roll 55
14 drawings
Tube 36 Roll 56
80 drawings
Box 14 Folder 38
17 drawings; Contains preliminary plans
Tube 6 Roll 11
98 drawings
Tube 7 Roll 12
50 drawings; Includes plans for the original Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate which became the manor house. Includes plans for The Pallatine Fathers' storage and utility building
Tube 5 Roll 10
184 drawings
Tube 11 Roll 16
91 drawings
Tube 10 Roll 15
122 drawings
Tube 9 Roll 14
74 drawings
Tube 8 Roll 13
96 drawings
Tube 104 Roll 151
14 drawings; A theatre addition
Box 14 Folder 21
5 drawings
Tube 104 Roll 146
21 drawings
Box 14 Folder 4
5 drawings
Box 14 Folder 33
14 drawings; Contains sketches
Tube 34 Roll 53
21 drawings
Tube 32 Roll 49
32 drawings
Tube 95 Roll 133
63 drawings
Tube 15 Roll 22
2 drawings
Tube 35 Roll 56
26 drawings
Tube 51 Roll 79
7 drawings
Box 14 Folder 67
3 drawings
Tube 55 Roll 83
19 drawings
Tube 67 Roll 97
40 drawings
Box 14 Folder 32
4 drawings
Tube 58 Roll 88
49 drawings
Tube 59 Roll 89
61 drawings
Tube 60 Roll 90
39 drawings; Progress prints
Tube 94 Roll 142
18 drawings
Tube 20 Roll 30
35 drawings
Tube 21 Roll 31
33 drawings
Box 14 Folder 18
9 drawings
Tube 47 Roll 72
112 drawings
Tube 12 Roll 17
37 drawings; 8 drawings are original blueprints by Aaron L. Resnick, House for Mr. & Mrs. Al Liss, 1951
Tube 61 Roll 114
8 drawings; With copies of original plans by Krauss/Barclay/Associates
Tube 41 Roll 62
62 drawings
Tube 42 Roll 63
63 drawings; Originals
Tube 43 Roll 66
68 drawings
Tube 103 Roll 145
95 drawings
Tube 43 Roll 65
8 drawings
Tube 14 Folder 6 to 10
62 drawings
Box 2 Roll 4
54 drawings
Tube 78 Roll 109
43 drawings; Drawings and plans for scheme C and E of theatre wing
Tube 79 Roll 110
46 drawings; Schematic drawings for a new theatre and music wing
Tube 80 Roll 111
69 drawings; Contains blueprints of the original 1953 Memorial Hall by Francis W. Swem, and plans for a new classroom wing
Tube 81 Roll 112
31 drawings; Blueprints
Tube 86 Roll 156
3 drawings; Theatre plans redrawn by Tafel
Box 104 Folder 150
2 drawings
Box 97 Folder 136
22 drawings
Tube 99 Roll 138
100 drawings; Contains preliminary sketches
Tube 100 Roll 139
41 drawings
Tube 101 Roll 140
59 drawings; Schematic drawings, window and reflected ceiling studies
Box 102 Roll 141
42 drawings; Also known as Smith Mountain Conference Center. Contains design development drawings
Box 14 Folder 71
1 drawing
Box 30 Roll 46
55 drawings
Tube 29 Roll 45
22 drawings
Box 14 Folder 27
4 drawings
Tube 86 Roll 156
3 drawings; Site plans drawn by Tafel
Tube 86 Roll 156
2 drawings; Site plan drawn by Tafel
Tube 86 Roll 156
2 drawings; Plans redrawn by Tafel showing new room functions
Tube 90 Roll 155
11 drawings; Copies of maps and plans redrawn by Tafel
Tube 86 Roll 156
3 drawings; Theatre plans (diazotypes) redrawn by Tafel, including a reproduction of Wright's drawing inscribed to Professor Takeda
Box 14 Folder 23
22 drawings
Tube 35 Roll 61
1 drawing
Tube 13 Roll 18
1 drawing
Tube 13 Roll 18
13 drawings
Box 14 Folder 13
2 drawings
Tube 22 Roll 33
8 drawings
Box 14 Folder 59
1 drawing
Box 15 Folder 26
Contains time sheets and correspondence with John Howe which also mentions the Bill Boswell residence
Box 17 Folder 25
Contains one page of notes about the Stanley house which Frank Lloyd Wright designed in 1955 (the original name is Rayward Residence, Rayward-Shepherd House, or Tirranna), letter of transmittal, bill for professional services, list of Tafel/Wright projects, and two brochures about the residence
Box 17 Folder 24
Master plan
Box 18 Folder 7
Contains correspondence and time sheets
Box 15 Folder 10
Contains feasibility studies for a proposed office building, correspondence, and notes
Box 17 Folder 23
Contains correspondence and photocopies of scaled-down drawings of typical Boca Raton plans by James Trunzo, architect
Box 16 Folder 26
Contains correspondence
Box 16 Folder 27
Contrains client correspondence, contract, and furnishings list
Box 16 Folder 33
Contains a letter from Tafel to Milman, and two photocopied sketch plans
Box 15 Folder 17
Master plan proposal
Box 15 Folder 18
Contains correspondence, drafts of agreements, transmittals, architect's report, and a schematic parking plan
Box 15 Folder 19
Schematic design presentation by Taliesin Associated Architects (2 copies)
Box 15 Folder 12
Contains correspondence and time sheets
Box 15 Folder 13
Contains preliminary program notes, press release, memos, annotated sketches on paper, and photocopies of perspective drawings
Box 15 Folder 14
Contains correspondence and press clippings
Box 16 Folder 10
Contains correspondence and time sheets
Box 17 Folder 26
"Comprehensive Campus Plans: Outline for Report" (2 copies)
Box 16 Folder 5
Contains correspondence concerning contract, drafts of agreement
Box 16 Folder 2
Contains a draft of Information for Bidders and specifications
Box 15 Folder 29
Contains a draft of building remarks by Tafel and the contractors, including a letter from the building contractors, Cuzzi Bros. & Singer, Inc.
Box 16 Folder 30
Contains notes and photocopies of drawings
Box 19 Folder 2
Contains correspondence and drafts of contract
Box 16 Folder 31
Contains notes, zoning map, and a zoning resolution analysis
Box 16 Folder 8
Contains client correspondence concerning a possible apartment complex and reference material
Box 16 Folder 29
Contains photographs and brochures from Sotheby's International Realty for the sale of the house
Box 16 Folder 9
Contains real estate ads
Box 17 Folder 3
Contains correspondence, lists of furniture needed, notes, and a grant proposal
Box 17 Folder 4
Also called Camp Minisink. Contains annual reports, program reports, press releases, drafts of publicity pamphlets which include scaled-down drawings, and correspondence
Box 17 Folder 20
Contains two letters, list of space requirements, brochures, and site plans (See Tapawingo Lodge in drawings)
Box 15 Folder 27
Contains correspondence, sketches, and a schematic drawing showing proposed addition
Box 16 Folder 22
Contains sketch plans by Tafel on lined paper, job work orders, directions, and a site map
Box 16 Folder 23
Contains correspondence, 2 floor plans by Tafel, notes, product catalogs, transmittals
Box 15 Folder 25
Contains correspondence with William (Bill) Boswell and John Howe, invoices, transmittals, notes, photocopied maps, and an application for building permit
Box 18 Folder 13
Contains correspondence and transmittals
Box 17 Folder 27
Contains annotated drafts of Geneseo community analyses
Box 18 Folder 1
"Guide for Campus Planning: Design and Development Phase" (2 copies) and "Procedure for Campus Planning" by the State University Construction Fund
Box 18 Folder 2
"Comprehensive Campus Plan"
Box 18 Folder 3
"Guide for Campus Planning" by the State University Construction Fund
Box 18 Folder 4
Comprehensive site plan report
Box 18 Folder 5
Contains initial correspondence and letters of interest from Tafel, including press clippings, press releases, and notes
Box 16 Folder 35
Contains general and contractor correspondence
Box 18 Folder 29
Contains a church bulletin and letter
Box 18 Folder 12
Contains memos, letters of transmittal, product catalogs, and photocopies of details of plans
Box 18 Folder 14
Contains memos, program for the School of Law, transmittals, and notes
Box 18 Folder 15
Contains memos, reduced site plan and floor plans, reference material, notes, and catalogs for wheelchair lifts
Box 18 Folder 16
Contains copies of correspondence from Thomas C. Fisher, law professor, to "John, Sol and Richard"
Box 18 Folder 17
Contains press clipping and press release
Box 18 Folder 18
Contains letters of transmittal and three photographs
Box 18 Folder 19
Contains 3 memos and a photocopied site plan showing proposed dormitories
Box 18 Folder 20
Contains contractor correspondence, transmittals, work orders, applications for payment, and a report
Box 18 Folder 22
Contains drawings transmittals, notes, and 2 plans
Box 18 Folder 23
Contains correspondence, notes, transmittals, product literature, negatives, and plans
Box 18 Folder 24
Contains memos, invoices, and notes concerning interior design
Box 18 Folder 25
Contains furniture catalogs, paint samples, and carpet samples
Box 18 Folder 26
Contains notes and correspondence concerning requirements for explanding library, photocopies of sketch plans, student handbook, and a carpet sample
Box 18 Folder 27
Contains memos, invoices, and notes
Box 17 Folder 6
Contains a project description and press release
Box 17 Folder 7
Contains notes, product literature, invoices, and correspondence all concerning the chapel interiors
Box 17 Folder 8
Contains correspondence, invoices, notes, and product literature
Box 19 Folder 6
Site selection study report: part 3 Jamaica study
Box 19 Folder 7
Master Plan 1975 proposal: Space Program Requirements
Box 19 Folder 8
Master Plan 1975 proposal
Box 16 Folder 21
Master plan report
Box 18 Folder 6
Contains drafts of a feasibility study and correspondence
Box 15 Folder 23
Contains correspondence, contract, and a schematic design report
Box 15 Folder 24
Contains client and contractor correspondence concerning structural reports on the roof
Box 15 Folder 1
Contains duplicates of the executed lease and certificate of occupancy
Box 15 Folder 2
Contains punch lists
Box 15 Folder 3
Contains drafts of specifications for landlord's work and student residences at the New School and Parsons School of Design, and product literature
Box 15 Folder 11
Contains correspondence, notes, transmittals, and carpet samples
Box 15 Folder 15
Contains correspondence with contractor and roof truss corrective work orders
Box 15 Folder 16
Contains contracts, work orders, and contractor's invoices
Box 15 Folder 28
Contains letters to contractors, notes, 2 paint samples, and one exterior photograph
Box 15 Folder 30
Contains a proposal from the New School for Social Research to convert the Women's House of Detention site
Box 16 Folder 1
Contains correspondence, photocopies of perspectives and plans for a combined center for city affairs and Jefferson Market Library Annex, including information on the NYC House of Detention for Women which occupied the same block
Box 16 Folder 3
Contains lighting fixture catalogs, invoices, notes and correspondence concerning lighting, 2 photographs of fixtures, and a fabric sample
Box 16 Folder 4
Contains correspondence, notes, and press releases
Box 16 Folder 6
Contains correspondence, drafts of contract, draft inspection reports, and sketches on loose-leaf paper
Box 16 Folder 7
Contains correspondence, transmittals, notes, reference material, and photocopies of plans
Box 16 Folder 12
Contains correspondence, notes, one sketch plan, and reference material
Box 16 Folder 15
Alteration study containing drawings, outline specifications, and cost estimates
Box 16 Folder 17
Contains contractor correspondence and invoices, with construction photographs
Box 16 Folder 18
Contains correspondence, notes, instructions to bidders, progress reports
Box 16 Folder 19
Contains bids and reference material
Box 16 Folder 20
Contains a work and materials flow chart
Box 16 Folder 24
Contains correspondence, history of the first 100 years of the church (1885-1985), and Tafel's alteration/restoration proposal which includes plans and perspectives
Box 16 Folder 25
Contains a proposal with a perspective drawing and plans
Box 16 Folder 32
Contains a project proposal with plans
Box 16 Folder 34
Contains correspondence, design and construction budget estimate, construction outline, and roofing guarantees
Box 16 Folder 36
Contains notes, lists of materials and budget prices, invoices, existing main entrance plan and proposed renovation perspective, and negatives
Box 16 Folder 37
Contains notes and correspondence concerning the budget for the lovvy renovation, with a construction contract for the proposed information center
Box 16 Folder 38
Contains notes, lists, and correspondence concerning the budget amounts for the lobby information center
Box 17 Folder 2
Contains correspondence, invoices, notes, product literature, and samples
Box 17 Folder 5
Contains correspondence, notes, and plans
Box 17 Folder 12
Contains correspondence, press releases, and reports concerning a fire damage investigation
Box 17 Folder 13
Contains client correspondence
Box 17 Folder 14
Contains drafts of owner/architect contracts, correspondence concerning contract, and project descriptions
Box 17 Folder 15
Contains invoices and product literature
Box 17 Folder 16
Contains correspondence and notes
Box 17 Folder 17
Outline specifications
Box 17 Folder 19
Contains correspondence, contract, and time sheets
Box 17 Folder 22
Contains notes, list of material, photocopy of a floor plan, and product literature
Box 18 Folder 9
Contains correspondence, plans for fire stairs, 3 photographs, and catalogs
Box 18 Folder 11
Contains two pages of notes and photocopies of floor plans
Box 18 Folder 21
Contains memos, invoices, and notes concerning interior design
Box 18 Folder 28
Contains correspondence, notes, and product catalogs
Box 18 Folder 8
Contains client and contractor correspondence, contractor agreements, and notes
Box 18 Folder 10
Contains building notes, correspondence, and notes concerning a proposed building on the Lincoln Square Synagogue site
Box 18 Folder 30
Contains a master planning and space study
Box 19 Folder 4
Contains notes, correspondence, catalogs, sketches on paper, press clippings by Wolfe, and 10 slides of exterior views of the building
Box 19 Folder 5
Contains correspondence and notes concerning repairs at Wolfe's apartment
Box 15 Folder 20
Contains correspondence, notes, statements
Box 15 Folder 21
Contains sheets showing floor plans for publicity
Box 15 Folder 22
Contains correspondence, notes, press releases for Benedetto's investment firm, and plot plans
Box 19 Folder 1
Contains correspondence and proposals and plans from Swedish Wooden House
Box 16 Folder 16
Contains letters of interest and brochures from contractors, with 2 furniture shop drawings
Box 16 Folder 13
Contains time sheets, correspondence, and drawings and floor plans
Box 16 Folder 14
Contains correspondence, annotated plans, and 2 photographs
Box 17 Folder 18
Contains correspondence, design contracts, construction contracts, evaluation of professional services, and notes
Box 17 Folder 10
Contains 2 copies of a proposal with resumes
Box 17 Folder 1
Contains correspondence, meeting notes, field reports, transmittals, time sheets, and photocopies of plans
Box 16 Folder 28
Contains correspondence, letters of interest, resumes, memos, press clippings, and notes concerning the development project
Box 19 Folder 3
Contains correspondence and roofing bids and specifications
Box 15 Folder 4
Proposal including plans and photographs of the Frank Lloyd Wright Room
Box 15 Folder 5
Contains two subsurface investigation reports
Box 15 Folder 6
Contains new building net areas, design development phase report, and photocopies of design development drawings
Box 15 Folder 7
Contains product literature
Box 15 Folder 8
Specifications
Box 15 Folder 9
Contains correspondence and letters of transmittal
Box 17 Folder 21
Contains correspondence and photocopies of drawings
Box 16 Folder 11
Contains correspondence, notes, and drafts of agreements
Box 17 Folder 11
Proposal and faculty list
Box 17 Folder 9
Contains transmittals, one alternate site plan, and reference material
Box 20 Folder 38
(390 slides)
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(487 slides)
Box 20 Folder 39
(206 slides)
Box 19 Folder 26
14 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 27
2 photographic items; 2 contact sheets and 6 negative strips
Box 20 Folder 25
18 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 4a
8 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 31
1 photographic items
Box 22 Folder 4
31 photographic items; includes negatives
Box 20 Folder 24
11 photographic items; 1 contact sheet, prints and 3 negative strips
Box 19 Folder 9
16 photographic items; Includes negatives
Oversize 1 Folder 1
7 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 10
4 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard
Oversize 1 Folder 2
40 photographic items; Includes negatives
Box 19 Folder 12
44 photographic items; Includes negatives
Box 19 Folder 13
8 photographic items; Includes negatives
Oversize 1 Folder 3
3 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 14
1 photographic items; Photograph mounted on cardboard
Box 19 Folder 15
12 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 16
7 photographic items; Photos of dining hall
Box 19 Folder 17
58 photographic items; Photos of college dormitories
Box 19 Folder 18
40 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 19
32 photographic items; Includes negatives
Box 19 Folder 20
15 photographic items; Includes negatives
Box 19 Folder 21
10 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 22
12 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 23
24 photographic items; Includes 25 negatives and 4 contact sheets
Box 19 Folder 24
111 photographic items; Includes negatives
Box 19 Folder 25
10 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 28
56 photographic items; Interior and construction photos
Box 19 Folder 29
26 photographic items; Exterior photos
Box 19 Folder 30
3 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard
Box 19 Folder 31
78 photographic items; Includes a project description and negatives
Box 19 Folder 32
31 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 33
16 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 34
Includes negatives
Box 19 Folder 35
16 photographic items; Site photos of the Frederic Edwin Church residence, perhaps used as research by Tafel for the Columbia-Greene Community College which shared the site
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30 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 36
Contains negatives
Box 19 Folder 37
1 photographic items; Photograph mounted on cardboard
Box 19 Folder 38
12 photographic items; Includes 8 negatives
Box 19 Folder 39
22 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 40
21 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 41
25 photographic items
Box 19 Folder 42
33 photographic items
Oversize 1 Folder 5
Includes 9 negatives
Box 19 Folder 43
1 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 1
2 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 2
26 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 3
13 photographic items
Oversize 1 Folder 6
33 photographic items
Oversize 1 Folder 7
9 photographic items
Oversize 1 Folder 8
5 photographic items
Oversize 1 Folder 9
21 photographic items; (Tafel's apartment)
Box 20 Folder 4b
7 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard
Box 20 Folder 5
66 photographic items; Includes negatives
Box 20 Folder 6
1 photographic items; Photographs and a newspaper article mounted on cardboard
Box 20 Folder 7
3 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 8
2 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 9
11 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 10
13 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 11
14 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 12
6 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 13
41 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 14
24 photographic items; Includes a project description
Oversize 1 Folder 10
34 photographic items; Includes negatives
Box 20 Folder 15
107 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 16
12 photographic items; Contains site photos and negatives
Box 20 Folder 17
4 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 18
Contains negatives
Box 20 Folder 19
17 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 20
8 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 21
32 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 22
32 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 23
2 photographic items; Includes a project description
Oversize 2 Folder 1
Includes negatives
Box 20 Folder 26`
7 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 29
7 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard
Box 20 Folder 32
11 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 34
2 photographic items; Tafel designed this house for his parents. Contains newspaper blowups.
Box 20 Folder 35
2 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard
Box 20 Folder 36
28 photographic items; 2 contact sheets and 3 signs
Box 20 Folder 37
2 photographic items; Includes negatives
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6 photographic items
Oversize 2 Folder 4
9 photographic items
Oversize 2 Folder 5
Box 22 Folder 5
23 photographic items; Includes negatives
Box 22 Folder 6
39 photographic items; Includes negatives
Box 19 Folder 11
2 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard
Box 20 Folder 33
9 negative strips and 2 contact sheets
Box 20 Folder 30
8 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard
Box 20 Folder 27
2 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard
Box 20 Folder 28
23 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 40
1 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 41
Contains negatives
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11 photographic items
Box 20 Folder 40
13 photographic items
Box 21 Folder 1
25 photographic items
Box 21 Folder 2
1 photographic items; Photograph mounted on cardboard
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3 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard
Box 21 Folder 3
1 photographic items; Photograph mounted on cardboard
Documents Tafel's personal life, travels, and collection of Frank Lloyd Wright-related material. Subseries 1: Frank Lloyd Wright contains photographic material related to Wright, Wright's architectural projects, and Taliesin East and West. Consists of original photos and reproductions, some of which are reproduced in Tafel's books. Subseries 2: Tafel Personal contains portraits of Tafel, friends and family photos, and documentation of Tafel's world travels. Subseries 3: Other contains photographs of architecture not related to Tafel or Wright.
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Contains an enlarged copy, signed by Tafel (1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 4
Contains negatives of Wright photos and projects
Box 21 Folder 5
(55 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 50
Contains copies of photos related to Louis Sullivan projects (18 photographs)
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Black-and-white photo mounted on cardboard, signed by Olgivanna (1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 51
(30 photographs)
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Enlarged copies of portraits, one signed to Tafel from architect Roger D'Astous (3 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 6
(16 photographs)
Box 22 Folder 1
Contains slides of Wright portraits and pictures of Wright and Cheney graves (39 slides)
Box 22 Folder 2
(317 slides)
Box 22 Folder 3
(358 slides)
Box 21 Folder 7
(1 photograph of the interior of a theater)
Box 21 Folder 8
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 9
(4 photographs)
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(7 black-and-white photographs)
Box 21 Folder 10
(36 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 11
(2 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 12
(5 photographs)
Oversize 2 Folder 20
(2 black-and-white photographs)
Box 21 Folder 13
(11 photographs)
Oversize 2 Folder 15
(1 black-and-white photograph)
Box 21 Folder 14
(3 photographs)
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Enlarged color negatives, includes negatives (1 contact sheet)
Box 21 Folder 15
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 16
(5 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 17
Contains 1 photo of a Wright drawing
Box 21 Folder 18
(5 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 19
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 20
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 21
(6 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 22
(7 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 23
(17 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 24
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 25
(10 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 26
Includes negatives (39 photographs)
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(1 black-and-white photograph)
Box 21 Folder 27
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 60
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 28
(5 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 29
1 photograph of Tafel's model
Box 21 Folder 30
1 photograph of a model
Box 21 Folder 31
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 32
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 33
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 34
(3 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 35
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 36
(4 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 37
(6 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 38
(4 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 39
(2 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 40
(3 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 41
(4 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 42
(39 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 43
(39 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 44
(37 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 45
(1 photograph)
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(1 black-and-white photograph)
Oversize 2 Folder 19
(1 black-and-white photograph)
Box 21 Folder 46
(5 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 47
(1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 48
Includes contact sheets (4 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 49
(2 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 50
Contains copies of photos related to Louis Sullivan projects (18 photographs)
Oversize 2 Folder 13
Black-and-white photo mounted on cardboard, signed by Olgivanna (1 photograph)
Box 21 Folder 51
(30 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 57
Early family photos (25 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 58
(79 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 52
(128 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 53
(84 photographs)
Box 21 Folder 54
(60 photographs)
Box 22 Folder 7
Contains slides of Tafel and Jean Gollay (60 slides)
Box 21 Folder 55
Contains contact sheets with photos taken (by Tafel?) during Tafel's time at Taliesin. Photos of Tafel, people at Taliesin, and project photos, including construction photos
Box 21 Folder 56
Contains negatives with photos taken (by Tafel?) during Tafel's time at Taliesin. Photos of Tafel, people at Taliesin, and project photos, including construction photos
Box 22 Folder 8
(304 slides)
Box 22 Folder 9
(38 slides)
Box 23 Folder 10
(466 slides)
Box 23 Folder 1
(317 slides)
Box 23 Folder 2
(104 slides)
Box 23 Folder 3
(273 slides)
Box 23 Folder 4
(357 slides)
Box 23 Folder 5
(152 slides)
Box 23 Folder 6
(53 slides)
Box 23 Folder 7
(162 slides)
Box 23 Folder 8
(46 slides)
Box 23 Folder 9
(96 slides)
Box 23 Folder 10
(63 slides)
Box 23 Folder 11
(161 slides)
Box 23 Folder 12
(567 slides)
Box 23 Folder 13
(12 slides)
Box 23 Folder 14
(128 slides)
Box 23 Folder 15
(89 slides)
Box 21 Folder 59
(2 photographs)
Box 23 Folder 16
Contains slides of Louis Sullivan, Frank Geary, Howard, Kaufmann, and Greene & Greene buildings (53 slides)
Oversize 2 Folder 10
Photo of a residence, mounted on cardboard, signed and with a note from architect R. [?] (1 photograph)
Audio-Visual Material is arranged in series by subject matter and contains video cassettes, audio cassettes, film reels, and audio reels. Titles are recorded as they are labeled. Subseries 1: Frank Lloyd Wright contains copies of Alden Dow's 1933 Taliesin home movie, a copy of the recorded footage of testing the Johnson Wax columns, edits and versions of Kenneth Love's film Fallingwater: A Conversation with Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. , recordings of programs on Wright, and films on Wright. Subseries 2: Interviews and Lectures consists of recordings of Tafel's interviews, lectures, and speeches at events. Subseries 3: Other consists of films on miscellaneous subjects other than Wright or Tafel.
Oversize 5
Film reel
Film reel of Dow's original film from 1933 of Taliesin
Oversize 5
Film reel
Film reel of Dow's original film from 1933 of Taliesin (in a canister)
Oversize 5
Film reel
Film reel of Dow's original film from 1933 of Taliesin (in a canister)
Box 30 Folder 1
Videocassette
VHS of the original recording
Box 30 Folder 2
Videocassette
VHS of Dow's original film from 1933 of Taliesin
Box 30 Folder 3
Videocassette
VHS of Dow's original film from 1933 of Taliesin. Cassette reads "Edited by Edgar Tafel"
Box 30 Folder 4
Videocassette
Draft of Kenneth Love's film
Box 30 Folder 5
Videocassette
Draft of Kenneth Love's film
Box 30 Folder 6
Videocassette
Draft of Kenneth Love's film
Box 30 Folder 7
Videocassette
Draft of Kenneth Love's film
Box 30 Folder 8
Videocassette
Draft of Kenneth Love's film
Box 30 Folder 9
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 10
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 11
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 12
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 13
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 14
Videocassette
Includes interviews with the Johnson family
Box 30 Folder 15
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 16
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 17
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 18
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 19
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 20
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 21
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 22
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 23
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 24
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 25
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 26
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 27
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 28
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 29
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 30
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 31
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 32
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 33
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 34
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 35
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 36
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 37
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 1
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 2
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 3
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 4
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 5
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 6
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 7
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 8
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 9
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 10
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 11
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 12
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 13
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 14
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 15
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 16
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 17
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 18
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 19 to 20
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 21
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 22
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 23
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 24
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 25
Audio cassette tape
Box 24 Folder 26
Audio cassette tape
Box 24
Audio reel
Box 24
Audio reel
Box 24 Folder 27
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 28
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 29
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 30
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 31
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 32
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 33
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 34
Videocassette
Recorded at the Golden Rondelle Theater
Box 24 Folder 35
Videocassette
Presented at the awards banquet of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference
Box 24 Folder 36
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 37
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 38
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 39
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 40
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 41
Videocassette
Box 24 Folder 42
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 38
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 39
Videocassette
Box 30 Folder 40
Videocassette
Contains Tafel's collected material documenting information about Frank Lloyd Wright, Tafel's architectural projects, and general architecture. Comprised of three subseries: Subseries 1: Reference Files consists of essays, excerpts, research files, blank postcards, and lists; Subseries 2: Press Clippings consists of news articles related to Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar Tafel, and general architecture; Subseries 3: Publications consists of architectural magazines, journals, booklets, and pamphlets.
Box 25 Folder 1
First published 1923
Box 25 Folder 2
A 12-page essay
Box 25 Folder 3
Box 25 Folder 4
Box 25 Folder 5
Includes a signed photo of a print of the Columbus Center
Box 25 Folder 6
Four-page essay by Gerard van Baarsel, project architect for Edgar Tafel
Box 25 Folder 7
Box 25 Folder 8
Photocopies of pages 568-589
Box 25 Folder 9
Photocopies from the book edited by Eric Bentley
Box 25 Folder 10
Box 25 Folder 11
2 small maps of the United States with cities and 5 Frank Lloyd Wright projects circled by Tafel
Box 25 Folder 12
Poem about moving Frank Lloyd Wright's remains
Box 25 Folder 13
2 photocopied photos of the Potala (home of the Grand Lama) from the 1905 book by Perceval Landon
Box 25 Folder 14
Box 25 Folder 15
Photocopies of excerpts from Whitman's poem, some with annotations by Tafel. Frank Lloyd Wright had quotes from this poem in his studio
Box 25 Folder 16
Recollections of David Levitan on the history of Erdman
Box 25 Folder 17
Introduction and chapter 1,Myonichikan and its Background(47 pages), from a book about Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan
Box 25 Folder 18
Photocopies; first published in 1896
Box 25 Folder 19
Reproduction fromFrank Lloyd Wrightby H. De Fries with text, black-and-white photos and plans
Box 25 Folder 20
Catalog of books from J. B. Muns Books in Berkeley, California
Box 25 Folder 21
Photocopies from a book
Box 25 Folder 22
An excerpt fromReminiscences of Old East Hampton by the Seaby Thomas M. Edwards, 1929
Box 25 Folder 23
ca. 100 art and architectural postcards, many probably collected during Tafel's travels
Box 25 Folder 24
Unsigned thank you note with the note "In Dad's pocket when he passed away" photocopied on the same page
Box 25 Folder 25
Box 25 Folder 26
Coloured ink and gold paint on a sepia print. Designed by ?
Box 25 Folder 27
Photocopies from 1934 of 3 articles written by Tafel for the Spring Green or Wisconsin Home News, and one article by Frank Lloyd Wright about Tafel ("Joke Boy")
Box 25 Folder 28
2 copies; 4 page typed essay
Box 25 Folder 29
Annotated and corrected copy of building instructions for Frank Lloyd Wright's Lewis House in Chicago, Illinois
Box 25 Folder 30
Photocopied proclamation from Richard J. Daley, mayor of Chicago
Box 25 Folder 31
4 photocopied pages from the article originally in Architectural Record
Box 25 Folder 32
Photocopies
Box 25 Folder 33
Box 25 Folder 34
Book with documentation and inscription to Tafel
Box 25 Folder 35
From Maginel Wright Enright's autobiography
Box 25 Folder 36
Proposal for a college in Iowa by Wm. L. Beuttler, with correspondence from Wendell Q. Halverson and written notes for a theatre
Box 25 Folder 37
Booklet with documentation of Tafel's synagogue
Box 25 Folder 38
Draft of analysis (by Tafel?) and lighting report by Jules G. Horton Lighting Design Inc.
Box 25 Folder 39
Box 25 Folder 40
Box 25 Folder 41
From a Japanese journal
Box 25 Folder 42
Box 25 Folder 43
Note from Heckscher with his article from The Burlington Magazine
Box 25 Folder 45
Box 25 Folder 46
Box 25 Folder 47
Box 25 Folder 48
Photocopies and notes by Tafel; includes a list of addresses
Box 25 Folder 49
Box 25 Folder 50
6-page list with a description of Frank Lloyd drawings. On the stationery of Max Protech
Box 25 Folder 51
Box 25 Folder 52
Note by Tafel: "May be incomplete"
Box 25 Folder 53
From the Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin
Box 25 Folder 54
Photocopies from an Arts and Crafts journal of Irma Strauss' letter to the editor about Chicago and Frank Lloyd Wright
Box 25 Folder 55
Photocopies of Frank Lloyd Wright's will, Olgivanna Lloyd Wright's will,
Box 25 Folder 56
Contains press clippings and photocopies
Box 25 Folder 57
Excerpts of the book by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
Box 25 Folder 58
48 pages; draft ofFrank Lloyd Wright: Architecture and Nature
Box 25 Folder 59
Box 25 Folder 60
Booklet with color photos published by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Box 25 Folder 61
Box 25 Folder 62 to 65
Photocopies of correspondence fromAn Index to the Taliesin Correspondence,by Anthony Alofsin, to and from Tafel and Wright, from 1932-56
Box 25 Folder 66
David Hanks and Sara Briggs' interview with Virginia Lovness regarding the Lovness house in Stillwater, Minnesota
Box 25 Folder 67
Photocopies:The Bonfire of the Vanities, Stalking the Billion-footed Beast
Box 25 Folder 68
6-page essay
Box 25 Folder 69
Draft
Box 26 Folder 1
By the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture
Box 26 Folder 2
Photocopy from Wendingen, 1925, pages 85-89
Box 26 Folder 3
Includes report, The Baker Engineer Magazine, and two topographic surveys of Fallingwater
Box 26 Folder 4
Transcript mentions Tafel. Simon was a partner of Connecticut Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Box 26 Folder 5
Box 26 Folder 6
A concept for a national traveling exhibition for the City of Scottsdale Hospitality Commission
Box 26 Folder 7
Pages 1-35 of an essay fromThe Midwest in American Architectureedited by John S. Garner
Box 26 Folder 8
Box 26 Folder 9
Includes information on current projects
Box 26 Folder 10
By Taliesin Architects
Box 26 Folder 11
Photocopies with an inscription to Tafel
Box 26 Folder 12
Report by the Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Box 26 Folder 13
Transcript of a speech (11 pages) by Huxtable; the Blashfield Address given to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
Box 26 Folder 14
Letters from Tafel, Herbert Fritz, and William Wesley Peters rejecting the design for the visitors center in Wisconsin, with press clippings
Box 26 Folder 15
Transcript (42 pages) of interview by Indira Berndtson and Greg Williams
Box 26 Folder 16
Report by Rolland Ristine; Tafel was present and made some comments
Box 26 Folder 17
Packets containing correspondence, forms, Summer 1992 issue of the Journal of the Taliesin Fellows, address and phone book, and a Frank Lloyd Wright project list of projects from 1885-1959
Box 26 Folder 18
From Florida Southern College Roux Library, Ringling Museum Library
Box 26 Folder 19
Interview from 1979; pages 165-169, with a note from Naomi (?)
Box 26 Folder 20
Box 26 Folder 21
Photocopies of an article from Hawaii Contractor about the Clubhouse which was based on Frank Lloyd Wright's design for a house for Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe and redesigned by Taliesin Architects. With 4 photographs
Box 26 Folder 22
A school founded by Mansinh Rana in New Delhi, India
Box 26 Folder 23
Includes an interview with Tafel (78 pages, pages 64-73 missing)
Box 26 Folder 24
Annotated and highlighted photocopy of an essay
Box 26 Folder 25
Photocopies from the book
Box 26 Folder 26
Includes page 6-49 with one page of comments from Mark [?]
Box 26 Folder 27
An essay about Daniel Urban Kiley from The New Yorker
Box 26 Folder 28
Review essay from the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
Box 26 Folder 29
Excerpt from Forbes magazine
Box 26 Folder 30
Conclusion from the book, pages 333-335
Box 26 Folder 31
A 3-page essay,Pictures of a Tragedy,about Stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit, by Edwards Park
Box 26 Folder 32
34-page essay
Box 26 Folder 33
Box 26 Folder 34
Contains correspondence and floor plan for a residence in Muttontown, NY
Box 26 Folder 35
Box 26 Folder 36
English I Honors essay by Julia Schwartz
Box 26 Folder 37
Box 26 Folder 38
From National Architectural Trust
Box 26 Folder 39
Annotated photocopy of a draft of the book by Doug Moe and Alice D'Alessio (175 pages)
Box 26 Folder 40
111 pages, with Friends of the Modern School newsletters
Box 26 Folder 41
Drafts of a fifty-page essay
Box 26 Folder 42
Compiled by Eric Lundquist, Jr.
Box 26 Folder 43
Box 26 Folder 44
Box 26 Folder 45
Box 26 Folder 46
Box 26 Folder 47
Box 26 Folder 48
Box 26 Folder 49
Box 27 Folder 1
Box 27 Folder 2
Box 27 Folder 3
Box 27 Folder 4
Tafel's work and projects, and efforts to preserve Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings
Box 27 Folder 5
Box 27 Folder 6
Box 27 Folder 7
Box 27 Folder 8
Box 27 Folder 9
Box 27 Folder 10
Box 27 Folder 11
Box 27 Folder 12
Box 27 Folder 13
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Box 27 Folder 16
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Box 27 Folder 18
Box 27 Folder 19
Box 27 Folder 20
Box 27 Folder 21
Box 27 Folder 22 to 23
Box 27 Folder 24
Box 28 Folder 1
Box 28 Folder 2
Box 28 Folder 3
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Box 28 Folder 6
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Box 28 Folder 11
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Box 28 Folder 14
Box 28 Folder 15
Box 28 Folder 16
Box 28 Folder 17
Box 28 Folder 18
Box 28 Folder 19
Box 28 Folder 20
Box 28 Folder 21
Oversize 4
Contains 12 folders
Box 28 Folder 23
Box 29 Folder 1
Lawrence Institute of Technology
Box 29 Folder 2
Contains pages of Coonley House and Larkin Building
Box 29 Folder 3
State University of New York, Buffalo
Box 29 Folder 4
Article by William Oliver, reprinted from the Autumn 1964 Issue of Wisconsin Tales and Trails
Box 29 Folder 5
Box 29 Folder 6
A special section of America West Airlines Magazine
Box 29 Folder 7
Box 29 Folder 8
Box 29 Folder 9
Box 29 Folder 10
In Japanese
Box 29 Folder 11
Box 28 Folder 22
Box 29 Folder 12
Box 29 Folder 13
The Wright Legacy Evaluated: Spiral Forms, from Architectural Record.Seeking Roots in New York, from The Architectural Review.Profile Catherine Ingrahamfrom NYC AIA OCULUS.
Box 29 Folder 14
Box 29 Folder 15
2 copies
Box 29 Folder 16
With supplement document
Box 29 Folder 17
Unbound
Box 29 Folder 18
Handwritten dedication on cover
Box 29 Folder 19
Box 29 Folder 20
4 copies
Box 29 Folder 21
Box 29 Folder 22
In Japanese
Box 29 Folder 23
Box 29 Folder 24
Box 29 Folder 25
Box 29 Folder 26
2 copies
Box 29 Folder 27
Box 29 Folder 28
Box 29 Folder 29
Box 29 Folder 30
Box 29 Folder 31
Box 29 Folder 32
Box 29 Folder 33
Box 29 Folder 34
Box 29 Folder 35
A Louis Sullivan Museum Guide
Box 29 Folder 36
Box 29 Folder 37
3 copies
Box 28 Folder 25
Photocopies with annotations by Tafel
Box 29 Folder 38
Box 29 Folder 39
Box 29 Folder 40
In Japanese, photocopies
Box 29 Folder 41
Box 29 Folder 42
Box 29 Folder 43
With color plates and supplement document
Box 28 Folder 24
Box 29 Folder 44
Books on Frank Lloyd Wright, The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Frank Lloyd Wright List 91-3, J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books.
Box 29 Folder 45
Box 29 Folder 46
Box 29 Folder 47
Box 29 Folder 48
Box 29 Folder 49
Box 29 Folder 50
Box 29 Folder 51
Box 29 Folder 52
Box 29 Folder 53
Oversized
Box 29 Folder 54
2 copies
Box 29 Folder 55
5 copies
Box 29 Folder 56
Box 29 Folder 57
Box 29 Folder 58
Consists of miscellaneous additional accessions.
Box 31 Folder 1
Correspondence between Tafel and Jack Quinan primarily regarding a film project "Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo"
Box 31 Folder 2 to 3
Includes correspondence with Andy Rooney, Arthur Miller, Masami and Yoshiko Tanigawa, clippings, awards and honors, publicity, oral history transcript, and other papers
Box 31 Folder 4
Correspondence between Tafel and Jack Quinan primarily regarding a film project "Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo"
Box 32 Folder 1 to 2
Event programs (including 1992 Taliesin Fellowship Reunion and Beth El Synagogue Dedication in New Rochelle) ; Project related material including The Edgar Tafel Courtyard at SUNY Geneseo publicity booklet and photographs from a 2003 renovation of the Schwartz House ; Army discharge papers ; Frank Lloyd Wright ephemera ; and Linn Ann Cowles' An Index and Guide to An Autobiography