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This collection consists of administrative papers related to the Centennial Celebration organiziational efforts. The collection is made up of 7 series: Departmental Files, The Making of an Architect, Exhibit, Mapping Project, Interviews, Photos, and Bulletins, Brochures, and Books.
1954-1982
This collection is arranged in six series: Departmental Files"Making of an Architect" Exhibit, Mapping Project, Interveiws, and Photos.
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Columbia University. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation : Centennial (1881-1991) Archive, 1954-1982, (bulk 1980-1981), Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
Accession number--1988.002.
Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
This collection was processed by Frank Dennis Jackson in 1989. The final arrangement was completed by Allison Carafa (Bibliographic Assistant) in 2013.
2013-04-13 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
The collection documents the centennial celebration of the Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture and Planning (1881-1981). There were two main parts of this celebration: a public exhibit held at the National Academy of Design from December 9, 1981 – January 30, 1982, and a catalog of this exhibit entitled The Making of an Architect. The exhibit's curator was Richard Oliver.
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This series consists of administrative papers related to the Centennial Celebration organiziational efforts.
Box 1 Folder 1
Original correspondence from the school of architecture to individuals participating in the centennial celebration, typewritten, arranged chronologically, 107 pp.
Box 1 Folder 2
Salaries and wages of people involved in the centennial celebration; exhibition, catalog, poster, and travel costs, 26 pp.
Box 1 Folder 3
Material such as resumes of people who worked on the centennial celebration, grant applications, and a statement of purpose of the exhibition, 17 pp.
The following papers consist primarily of drafts and galleys for the book The Making of an Architect which was written in honor of the centennial celebration of the Columbia University School of Architecture. The papers are arranged in the order in which the chapters appear in the final book. The larger number of drafts is due to the fact that drafts were circulated for comments to the other authors working on the book. The number of versions of drafts, galleys and footnotes is provided with the number of pages of the longest version. Some of the versions are incomplete. Some sections contain research material used for the chapter, photocopies of illustrations that were used or suggested for use in the chapter, correspondence concerning the writing of the chapter, chapter outlines, or bibliographies. When all versions of a draft, galley or set of footnotes have the same number of pages, that number is given. When there are various page lengths, the page number for the longest version is given. Of particular interest is the material on the 1968 strike which can be found in Chapter 12.
Box 1 Folder 4
1 draft copy, typewritten, 6 pp.
Box 1 Folder 5
2 draft copies, typewritten, 9 pp.
5 galleys, typewritten
1 set of footnotes, typewritten and handwritten, 6 pp.
Box 1 Folder 6
1 draft copy, typewritten and handwritten, 45 pp.
3 draft copies, typewritten, 17 pp.
1 set of footnotes, typewritten, 6 pp.
4 galleys.
Box 1 Folder 7
4 drafts, typewritten, 21 pp. (longest version)
4 sets of footnotes, typewritten, 12 pp. each
Photocopies of illustrations, 1 page
3 galleys
2 footnote galleys.
Box 1 Folder 8 to 9
6 draft copies, typewritten, 53 pp. (longest version)
3 sets of footnotes, typewritten, 31 pp. (longest version)
3 galleys
2 footnote galley.
Box 2 Folder 1 to 4
2 draft copies, typewritten, 132 pp.
2 final drafts, typerwritten, 91 pp.
4 galleys, 30 pp. (longest version)
6 sets of footnotes, 33 pp. (longest version)
photocopies of illustrations 21 pp.
Box 3 Folder 1
4 draft copies, typewritten, 132 pp.
2 final drafts, typewritten, 91 pp.
4 galleys, 30 pp. (longest version)
6 sets of footnotes, 33 pp. (longest version)
Photocopies of illustration 21 pp.
Box 3 Folder 2
5 draft copies, typewritten, 30 pp. (longest version)
1 final draft, typewritten, 29 pp.
2 sets of footnotes, typewritten, 7 pp. each
List of captions, typewritten, 2 pp.
5 galleys
3 footnote galleys.
Box 3 Folder 3 to 4
5 draft copies, typewritten, 21 pp. (longest version)
3 sets of footnotes, typewritten, 6 pp. (longest version)
Correspondence, typewritten, 3 pp.
Research on Dean Joseph Hudnut, typewritten, includes Oberlander's notes, copies of architecture department correspondence, reprints of articles, information about Joseph Hudnut, 239 pp.
4 galleys
4 footnote galleys.
Box 3 Folder 5
2 drafts, typewritten, 18 pp.
1 final draft, typewritten, 18 pp.
3 galleys, 7 pp.
Correspondence, typewritten, 1 page
Bibliography, handwritten, 47 3x5 cards
4 footnote galleys.
Box 4 Folder 1 to 2
3 draft copies, typewritten, 20 pp.
5 galleys, 8 pp.
4 footnotes, typewritten, 17 pp.
Research materials on Leopold Arnauld, typewritten, 18 pp.
Miscellaneous research materials including copies of architecture department correspondence, reprints of articles, etc., 134 pp.
Box 4 Folder 3
6 draft copies, typewritten, 37 pp. (longest version)
3 sets of footnotes, typewritten and handwritten, 4 pp. (longest version)
4 galleys
1 footnote galley.
Box 4 Folder 4 to 5
4 draft copies, typewritten, 26 pp. (longest version)
4 sets of footnotes, typewritten and handwritten, 21 pp. (longest version)
Research materials, 165 pp.
4 galleys
1 footnote galley.
Box 5 Folder 1 to 4
7 draft copies, typewritten, 58 pp. (longest version)
2 final draft copies, 52 pp.
6 galley
4 footnote gallyes
3 sets of footnotes, typewritten, 35 pp.
Correspondence, tyepwritten, 1 page
Outline of article, typewritten, 1 page
Research material including articles from theColumbia Daily Spectator, copies of architecture department correspondence.
Box 6 Folder 1
3 draft copies, typewritten, 21 pp. (longest version)
2 sets of footnotes, typewritten, 8 pp.
Correspondence, handwritten, 2 pp.
Research materials, 58 pp.
2 galleys
1 footnote galley.
Box 6 Folder 2
1 draft copy, typewritten, 29 pp.
2 sets of footnotes, typewritten, 18 pp.
3 galleys
2 footnote galley.
Box 6 Folder 3
Photocopies of footnotes on 3x5 cards.
Box 6 Folder 4
Memos to and from the authors concerning the catalog, handwritten and typewritten, 44 pp.
Box 6 Folder 5
22 pp.
Box 6 Folder 6, 12
Timeline of important events, photocopies of articles
Box 6 Folder 7
3 pp.
Box 6 Folder 8
Box 6 Folder 9
Box 6 Folder 10
Box 6 Folder 11
These papers relate to the exhibition which was held at the National Academy of Design from December 9, 1981 – January 30, 1982, and consist of correspondence to and from the school and the Academy, loan agreements, and drafts and galleys of the exhibition text.
Box 7 Folder 1
15 pp.
Box 7 Folder 2
8 pp.
Box 7 Folder 3
3 drafts, 11 pp. (longest version)
Galleys, 15 pp. (2 copies)
List of alumni, 7 pp. (2 copies)
The Mapping Project was part of the exhibition which identified buildings created by alumni of the Columbia University School of Architecture in the metropolitan New York City area. Related to this project are correspondence and a large section of lists of projects arranged by architect. The names are listed alphabetically. In addition to the list of projects many architects provided additional items such as resumes, transcripts of interviews, reprints form journals and newspapers, brochures, and copies of lectures and papers.
Box 7 Folder 4
Correspondence, 13 pp., 1 p. list of phone numbers on Mapping Project personnel, 1 p. list of resources for the Mapping Project (2 copies) 8 pp., and list of alumni from 1883-1973.
Box 7 Folder 5 a-j
(a) Abramovitz, Max : 17 pp. [MISSING]
(b) Armstrong, Leslie : 10 pp.
(c) Badgeley, C. Dale : 4 pp.
(d) Badia, Robert Jon : 4 pp.
(e) Birnbaum, Philip : 7 pp.
(f) Boell, Alfred : 8 pp. illus. brochure
(g) Brown, G.D. : 6 pp. and eight 8x10 photos
(h) Butter, Ann : 1 pp.
(i) Castro-Blanco, Piscioneri and Feder Architects (David Castro-Blanco, Robert J. Piscioneri, and Leslie Feder) : 21 pp.
(j) Chorney, Paul P. : 3 pp.
Box 7 Folder 6 a-e
(a) Colbert, Daniel L. : 1p
(b) David, Ellery L. : 20 pp. and 16 pp. illus. brochure
(c) Eisenman, Peter D. : 20 pp.
(d) Fernandez, Secundino : 14 pp.
(e) Freehof, Mortimer E. : 5 pp. and 3 pp. handwritten transcript of interview
Box 7 Folder 7-8
Freidin, Kleiman Architects : 5pp and 8 illustrated brochures
Box 8 Folder 1 a-i
(a) Geiger, David H. : 3 pp.
(b) Giurgola, Romaldo : 8 pp. and 1 8x10 b&w photo
(c) Glass and Glass Architects : 10 pp.
(d) Goldman, Sander : 4 pp.
(e) Goldstone, Harmon H. : 5pp.
(f) Grossi, Olindo : 1pp. And 39pp. Illus. booklet (f) Haines, Lundberg & Waehler : 7pp.
(g) Halsband, Frances : 2pp.
(h) Harmon, Arthur L. : 2pp.
(i) Harris, Cyril M. : 1pp.
Box 8 Folder 2 a-i
(a) Jacobs, Robert A : 3pp.
(b) James, John A : 2pp.
(c) Johansen, John M. : 1pp.
(d) Johanston, Steve : 2pp. Handwritten
(e) Kaminsky, Wallace : 40 pp. and two 8x10 b&w photos, two 8x10 color photos
(f) Kaplan, Saul : 2pp.
(g) Keller, Scott : 2pp. (h) Kerst, R. Duncan : 3pp.
(i) Krob, Russel : 7 pp. and 9pp. booklet on firm of Sharon, Kolb, & Murray
Box 8 Folder 3 a-c
(a) Lang, Jeremy P. : 3pp.
(b) Lapidus, Alan : 1 8pp. Illus. broshure (2 copies)
(c) Lewis, George S. : 1pp.
Box 8 Folder 4'
1 93pp. Paper, 1 67 pp. report, 1 20 pp. report, 1 c.v., 125 pp. various reprints of articles
Box 8 Folder 5 a-i
(a) May, Richard : 2 pp. (b) Merker, Joel : 4 pp.
(c) Murray, Charles J. : 2 pp. (d) O'Keefe, Suzanne : 1 pp.
(e) Oppenheimer, Herbert : 1 empty envelope
(f) Pippan, Paul W.T. : 4pp.
(g) Platt, Geoffrey : 26 pp.
(h) Polshek, James Stewart : 8 pp., one 6 pp. illus. booklet, and one 16 pp. illus. brochure
(i) Predock, Antoine : 16 pp.
Box 8 Folder 6 a-1
(a) Rambusch, Viggo F. E. : 7 pp. brochure (2 copies), 2 Rambusch reports 5 pp. each, 1 5 pp. illus. brochure, 1 8x10 color reproduction, 1 business card, 1 16 pp. brochure.
(b) Raymond, George M. : 2 pp.
(c) Rosenberg, Stanley R. : 3 pp.
(d) Ryder, Bond : 4 pp.
(e) Salo, Maurice Reinholt : 11 pp.
(f) Salvadori, Mario G. : 1 pp.
(g) Samton, Claude : 6 pp.
(h) Sanchis, Frank : 1pp
(i) Scofido, Ricardo : 2 pp.
Box 9 Folder 1 a-f
(a) Serra, E. M. : 4 pp.
(b) Severino, Renato : 3 pp. and one 18 pp. illus. brochure
(c) Sherwood, Thorne : 42 pp. and one 36 pp. illus brochure, one 24 pp. illus. brochure
(d) Shutze, Phillip : 6 pp., 2 pp. newspaper article.
(e) Siderakis, Dimitri E. : 35 pp.
(f) Sikor, Ron : 1 pp.
Box 9 Folder 2 a-f
(a) Solomon, Daniel : 8 pp.
(b) Stoughton, Arthur A. : 12 pp.
(c) Toro, Osvaldo : 4 pp.
(d) Turner, Francis Lee : 4 pp.
(e) Vichey, Constantine : 8 pp.
(f) Zabarkes, Arthur : 3 pp.
Box 9 Folder 3
173 pp. list of projects by number and title
9 pp. photocopies of various NYC buildings
5 random papers
Box 9 Folder 4
Camp Columbia Project, New Approach to Roof in Tension, from Architectural Record, September 1956, (3 copies)
Student paper on the project
Suspension Structures by Michael Esmay, Roland Scharfspitz, and Alan Spector
39 pp. Document of design and historic preservation
31 pp. list of various buildings with architects, date built, location and cost
29 pp. list of projects by The Eggers Group
Box 9 Folder 5 a-b
Photocopies of buildings for tracing and building tracings on trace and vellum
An important part of the research material that was gathered for the catalog and the celebration are the interviews which were done with a number of people who were related to the department in various ways over the years. Transcripts of these interviews are arranged alphabetically by the person interviewed. If the name of the interviewer and the date the interview took place is known, that information is also included below.
Box 9 Folder 6
20 pp. typed, interviewed by Richard Oliver.
Box 9 Folder 7
19 pp. typed, this is a transcript of a tape from Leopold to Dean James Stewart Polshek. The topic is the Centennial and Leopold's relationship to Columbia.
Box 9 Folder 8
27 pp. typed, interviewed by Richard Oliver.
Box 9 Folder 9
65 pp. types, interviewed by Richard Oliver, 2 copies and 1 incomplete copy (14 pp.).
Box 10 Folder 1
35 pp. typed, interviewed by Richard Oliver.
Box 10 Folder 2
37 pp. typed, interviews by Richard Oliver.
Box 10 Folder 3
45 pp. typed, interviews by Richard Oliver, 2 copies
Box 10 Folder 4
27 pp. typed, interviewed by Richard Oliver, 2 copies, December 18, 1980
Box 10 Folder 5
24 pp. typed, interviewed by Richard Oliver, 2 copies
Box 10 Folder 6
33 pp. typed, interviewed by Richard Oliver, July 6, 1981
Box 10 Folder 7
47 pp. typed, interviewed by Richard Oliver, February 1981
Box 10 Folder 8
31 pp. typed, interviewed by Richard Oliver, June 15, 1981
Box 10 Folder 9
17 pp. typed, interviewed by Richard Oliver
Box 10 Folder 10
21 pp. typed, interviewed by Richard Oliver, March 11, 1981
Photographs were gathered as illustrations for the book and for the exhibit. While many of these photographs are identified and arranged by chapter to correspond with the book, there are also many that are not identified. Many of the corresponding negatives are also included.
Box 10 Folder 11
9 photos, 8 pp. correspondence and notes
Box 10 Folder 12
8 pages of photos and photocopies with notes
Box 10 Folder 13
7 pages of photos and notes
Box 10 Folder 14
42 photos and notes
Box 10 Folder 15
21 photos and notes
Box 10 Folder 16 a-b
(a) 40 pp. of illustrations used in the book with handwritten captions
(b) 42 pp. of illustrations used in the book with 3 pp. handwritten notes by C. Boyer.
Box 10 Folder 17
27 8x10 b&w photographs,
6 35 mm color slides
Box 10 Folder 18
45 8x10 b&w photos
Box 10 Folder 19
5 8x10 b&w photos
Box 11 Folder 1
11 strips of contact prints (6 frames per strip) and negatives
Box 11 Folder 2
71 35mm color prints with negatives
Box 11 Folder 3
58 b&w negatives
Box 11 Folder 4
13 color transparencies
1 35mm slide
Box 11 Folder 5
9 11x14 b&w photographs of buildings, architect unknown
Box 11 Folder 6-10
Photos for the Book,The Making of an Architect,not arranged : 227 b&w prints (mostly 8x10) and 128 negatives
This series is made up of printed material produced by or concerning Columbia University's School of Architecture.
Box 12 Folder 1 to 2
Some years missing
Box 12 Folder 3
Program Journal Spring 1964
Box 13 Folder 1
Box 13 Folder 2
Box 13 Folder 3
Box 13 Folder 4
Box 13 Folder 5
Box 13 Folder 6
Box 13 Folder 7
Poster and verbatim record of symposium held at the School of Architecture from March to May 1961
Box 13 Folder 8
Box 13 Folder 9
Box 13 Folder 10