George Collins papers, 1838-1986, bulk 1949-1986

Series IV: Columbia History of Architecture

Series IV is comprised of material relating to the publication of the Columbia History of Architecture. There are files containing suggested chapters and authors, preliminary instructions to selected authors, chapters regarding prehistoric, primitive, and Pre Columbian architecture, the architecture of Egypt and the Far East, the Architecture of Greater India and South East Asia, Roman Architecture, Gothic Architecture, Mannerism and Classicism, Baroque architecture, the architecture of the United States, and modern architecture. There is also correspondence between Collins and various authors as well as correspondence between Collins and the editors at George Braziller, Inc.


Box 6 Folder 35 Suggested Chapters and Authors, undated


Box 6 Folder 36 Preliminary Instructions to Authors, 1962


Box 6 Folder 37 Prehistoric, Primitive, and Pre Columbian Architecture, undated


Box 6 Folder 38 Architecture of Egypt and the Far East, undated


Box 6 Folder 39 Architecture of Greater India and South East Asia, 1961


Box 6 Folder 40 Photographs, undated

Burma and Cambodia


Box 6 Folder 41 Roman Architecture, 1961


Box 6 Folder 42 Gothic Architecture, 1961


Box 7 Folder 1 Mannerism and Classicism, 1961


Box 7 Folder 2 Baroque Architecture, 1961


Box 7 Folder 3 Architecture of the United States, 1961


Box 7 Folder 4 Modern Architecture, 1961


Box 7 Folder 5 Correspondence, 1970, 1976

Correspondence with Peter Serenyi


Box 7 Folder 6 Correspondence, 1961

Correspondence with William B. Dinsmoor


Box 7 Folder 7 General Correspondence, 1956, 1960-1961, 1963-1965, undated


Box 7 Folder 8 Praeger INC., undated