James R. Doman Jr. architectural drawings and reports, 1970-2001

James R. Doman Jr. architectural drawings and reports, 1970-2001

Summary Information

Abstract

James R. Doman, American architect.

At a Glance

Bib ID:
10822993 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Doman, James R., Jr., 1937-2012
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
400 drawings (9 booklets and 400+ architectural drawings in 27 rolls); 1 manuscript box
Language(s):
English .
Access:

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Scope and Content

The archive includes architectural drawings and community studies, laying emphasis on Doman's belief that "architectural forms should reflect the cultural background and heritage of the people for whom they are designed." Approximately 25 projects are represented in the collection. The majority of projects are for housing complexes and urban development in New York City.

Publication Date

1970-2001

Arrangement

This collection is made up of two series: Series I: Architectural Drawings; Series II: Printed Material

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Restrictions on Use

Columbia University is providing access to the materials in the Library's collections solely for noncommercial educational and research purposes. The unauthorized use, including, but not limited to, publication of the materials without the prior written permission of Columbia University is strictly prohibited. All inquiries regarding permission to publish should be submitted in writing to the Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For additional guidance, see Columbia University Libraries' publication policy.

In addition to permission from Columbia University, permission of the copyright owner (if not Columbia University) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distributions, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. Columbia University makes no warranties as to the accuracy of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose.

Preferred Citation

James R. Doman architectural drawings and reports, 1970-2001, Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--This collection was donated by Jen Doman in 2014 (accession number 2014.005).

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Processing Information

This finding aid was produced by Shelley Hayreh, Avery Archivist, in 2014.

Revision Description

2014-06-12 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical sketch

The birth of Columbia architecture school graduate James Richard Doman, Jr. in 1937 coincided with the completion of New York City's first federally subsidized housing project. The Harlem River Houses, located at 151st Street and Harlem River Drive, was the architect's home from infancy until age 12. Doman's future mentor, John Louis Wilson, Jr., the first African American graduate of Columbia University's School of Architecture in 1928, was one of the primary architects of the housing complex.

By the early 1970s, Doman established James R. Doman and Associates, one of the largest architectural firms in the city headed by an African American. At the time, there were only eight such firms and as Doman stated in the Sept. 1976 Black Enterprise, in which he appears on the cover"There are so few of us in the field that a precise definition of Black architecture is impossible.".

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Place
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions
Subject
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans
Public housing -- Designs and plans
Public housing -- New York (State) -- New York

Series I: Architectural Drawings


Roll 7

(231 & 235 West 145th Street, New York, NY), 1992

20 drawings


Roll 18

Academic Center, Spelman College (Atlanta, GA), 1988

8 drawings


Roll 26 to 27

Alterations for Mary E. Waller (Bill Cosby Residence) (18 East 71st Street, New York, NY), 1987

118 drawings


Roll 9

Betsy Head Memorial, Pool and Playground (Brooklyn, NY), 1975

14 drawings


Roll 25

Bradhurst Condominiums (70 Bradhurst Avenue, New York, NY), 1995

41 drawings


Roll 8

Bradhurst (223 West 145th Street, New York, NY), 1993

20 drawings


Roll 24

Brighton Beach Competition (Brooklyn, NY), undated

5 drawings


Roll 17

Brooklyn Housing Project (Between Atlantic Avenue and Herkimer Street and Schenectady Avenue and Troy Avenue, Brooklyn, NY), undated

3 drawings


Roll 6

Bushwick Development Association, Proposed Housing Community & Commercial (Brooklyn, NY), undated

11 drawings


Roll 19 to 21

Faith Mission Alcoholism Crisis Center (114-40 Van Wyck Expressway, Queens, NY), 1990

100+ drawings


Roll 2

Graham Court (West 116th Street and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd, New York, NY), 1981

26 drawings


Roll 23

Hotel/Entertainment Center Complex, HUDC Proposal (New York, NY), 1980

36 drawings


Roll 14

Hudson Club Residential Development (Poughkeepsie, NY), 1996

6 drawings


Roll 22

Monolith Sculpture and Miscellaneous, undated

3 drawings


Roll 4

Morrisania Amphitheatre, Playhouse, Ice Skating Rink (Crotona Park, Bronx, NY), undated

11 drawings


Roll 5

Morrisania Housing (Crotona Park, Bronx, NY), 1971

5 drawings


Roll 15

Mr. and Mrs. James Farmer Summer Residence (Harmony, PA), 1969

9 drawings


Roll 11

New York College of Podiatric Medicine (1800 Park Avenue, New York, NY), 1993

7 drawings


Roll 3

Newark's Passaic Riverfront Development (Newark, NJ), 1986

13 drawings


Roll 10

Schermerhorn State Street Housing Design (Brooklyn, NY), undated

25 drawings


Roll 16

Solitude Farm, Dr. Melvine and Barbara Horwich House (Womelsdorf, PA), 1987

5 drawings


Roll 13

St. Nicholas Avenue, St. James Housing Development (West 141st Street, New York, NY), undated

9 drawings


Roll 12

St. Nicholas Avenue, Typical Facades (West 138th Street, New York, NY), undated

9 drawings


Roll 1

St. Nicholas Houses, Amphitheatre (New York, NY), 1970

5 drawings

Series II: Printed Material


Box 1

Study of Area of 145th Street, ca. 1973

Prepared for the City of New York Office of the Borough President, Community Planning Board No. 9 Manhattan


Box 1

Survey and Report, St. Nicholas Historic District, 1973 Feb

Prepared for the New York City Housing & Development Administration


Box 1

Booklet, The Doman Wilson Partnership, ca. 1977


Box 1

Survey and Report, Graham Court, 1979 Jul

Prepared for the Harlem Urban Development Corp.


Box 1

Abstract 89/90, Columbia Architecture Planning Preservation Journal, 1990


Box 1

Conceptual Design Report for New Residential Building at St. Nicholas Ave. & West 141st Street, 1997 Jul

Prepared for St. James Presbyterian Church


Box 1

Updated Condition Survey of the Site Development Potential, YWCA of Yonkers, 2001 Nov

Prepared for the YWCA of Yonkers' Board of Directors