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*List of Selected Embassies and Other Foreign Buildings Built by the U.S. Government*
The Jane C. Loeffler Collection of Research Papers on American Embassies is made up of articles, notes, correspondence, clippings, publications, drawings, photographs, negatives, slides, and other reference materials she used throughout her professional career and research work. Throughout her career, Loeffler explored the interplay of architectural design of American embassies, the evolving legislative policies of the embassy building program, and the political ramifications of embassy construction, beginning with the inception of the U.S. embassy building program. With much of the material inaccessible elsewhere, this collection is larger than other such archives, including that of the U.S. State Department. The basis for the series and order was developed from Loeffler's own organizational system from her personal reference archive and, for the majority of the collection, her folder titles have been maintained and material sorted accordingly.
Series I: U.S. Embassy Research Files
The first series contains materials that reference United States diplomatic design abroad. Post files are arranged alphabetically by city, with the exception of Germany and the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (NIS). In addition to individual post files, this series contains materials that reference individuals and organizations affiliated with the U.S. State Department's foreign building program, not exclusively limited to American-born parties. Files are sorted according to the name of the individual or organization. Reference materials include articles, notes, clippings, photographs, negatives, slides, maps, and plans. In addition, there are two oversized folders, one containing Ralph Rapson drawings and one containing original embassy plan drawings.
Series II: Foreign Embassy Research Files
The second series contains materials that reference foreign diplomatic design, both internationally and in the United States. Reference materials include articles, notes, clippings, photographs, negatives, maps, and plans. Post files are arranged alphabetically by country, with foreign embassies abroad distinguished from foreign embassies in Washington D.C. In addition, there is an oversized folder containing schematic portfolios of Ethiopian and Swedish embassies.
Series III: Topical Research Files
The third series contains topical reference files regarding subjects, places, or structures affiliated with the State Department's foreign building program. Alphabetically sorted by subject matter, topics include art in embassies, diplomacy, embassy design, historic preservation, security, and terrorism. This series is primarily comprised of books, articles, notes, clippings, brochures, photographs, and negatives. Additionally, there is an oversized folder with urban design and planning portfolios.
Series IV: Office of Foreign Buildings Operations (FBO) Files
The fourth series contains documents received from either the FBO or the Office of the Historian. Spanning 1953 to 1980, these files primarily include correspondence and memos, as well as the meeting minutes of the FBO's advisory architects. Established in 1953 as the Architectural Advisory Committee (AAC), the AAC was renamed the Architectural Advisory Panel (AAP) in 1957; in the late 1970's, the AAP was briefly known as the Foreign Buildings Architectural Consultants but is currently known as the Architectural Advisory Board (AAB). Folders are sorted chronologically, keeping in accordance with Loeffler's original organization system. These records provide invaluable insight into the foreign building program, as these files are unavailable elsewhere.
Series V: JCL Professional Papers
The fifth series contains notes, correspondence, clippings, published articles, and collateral regarding professional lectures, organizations, and programs in which Loeffler participated. In addition, this series includes published scholastic articles written by Loeffler and course syllabi from the undergraduate courses she taught at the University of Maryland and George Mason University.
Series VI: Additional Donations
Contains related materials added to the collection at a later date.
The collection is made up of five series: Series I: U.S. Embassy Research Files; Series II: Foreign Embassy Research Files; Series III: Topical Research Files; Series IV: Office of Foreign Buildings Operations (FBO) Files; Series V: JCL Professional Papers; Series VI: Additional Donations
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Jane C. Loeffler Collection of Research Papers on American Embassies, 1920s-2010s, (bulk 1970s-2000s), Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
Source of acquisition--Jane Loeffler. Method of acquisition--Donated;; Date of acquisition--2014. Accession number--2014.004.
Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
This collection was processed by Catherine Fischer in 2014.
2015-02-21 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Jane C. Loeffler is the author of The Architecture of Diplomacy: Building America's Embassies, the extensive history of the U.S. State Department's foreign building program for which she was awarded its distinguished public service award. A noted architectural historian, she graduated from Wellesley College (1968) before earning a Master's in City and Regional Planning from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (1971) and a PhD in American Civilization from The George Washington University (1996).
Loeffler began her work with the U.S. Office of Environmental Education, and then with planner and historian Frederick "Fritz" Gutheim, author of The Potomac and Worth of the Nation. In 1973, she became the curator for the Frederick Law Olmsted/U.S.A exhibition at the National Gallery of Art and, six years later, she was invited by Bates Lowry, the founding director of the National Building Museum, to become its first curator and help organize an inaugural exhibition celebrating U.S. embassy architecture.
Considered a pioneer in the field of diplomatic architectural history, Loeffler has published numerous articles for The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Architectural Record, The Foreign Service Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among others. As a visiting professor, Loeffler also taught courses in architectural history and landscape in the Honors College at the University of Maryland (College Park) and at the George Mason University. In addition to teaching and lecturing at embassies, in Washington D.C. and U.S. embassies abroad, she has also spoken at several universities, including Columbia, Harvard, MIT, the British School at Rome, and the Oslo School of Architecture.
In 2008, Loeffler testified as an expert witness before the House Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on Fortress America Abroad: Effective Diplomacy and the Future of U.S. Embassies and was later named to the 21st Century Embassy Task Force, developed by the American Institute of Architects to advise the State Department on the future of its foreign building program. While her research travels have taken her around the globe, touring U.S. embassies Athens, Ottawa, London, Dublin, Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen, Paris, Prague, The Hague, Brussels, Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Tokyo, and Beijing, Loeffler currently lives in Washington, D.C.
Sources:
Loeffler, Jane C. "About The Author." JaneLoeffler.com. Jane Loeffler, 6 May 2013. Web.
National Building Museum. "Jane Loeffler." National Building Museum: Biographies. National Building Museum, 18 May 2010. Web.
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The first series contains materials that reference United States diplomatic design abroad. Post files are arranged alphabetically by city, with the exception of Germany and the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (NIS). In addition to individual post files, this series contains materials that reference individuals and organizations affiliated with the U.S. State Department's foreign building program, not exclusively limited to American-born parties. Files are sorted according to the name of the individual or organization. Reference materials include articles, notes, clippings, photographs, negatives, slides, maps, and plans. In addition, there are two oversized folders, one containing Ralph Rapson drawings and one containing original embassy plan drawings.
Box 1 Folder 1
Box 1 Folder 2A
4 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 2B
Notes
Box 1 Folder 2C
Notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 2D
3 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 2E
1 photograph, articles, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 2F
Notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 2G
33 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 3A
Articles, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 3B
79 photographs, 1 negative, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 3C
Articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 4A
3 photograph, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 4B
Articles, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 4C
Articles, notes, newspaper clipings, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 4D
1 photograph, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 4E
1 drawing, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 5
Articles, notes, plans, newspaper clippings, brochures
Box 1 Folder 6
1 photograph, 3 negatives, articles, notes, plans, maps, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 7A
Image photocopy
Box 1 Folder 7B
4 photographs, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 7C
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 7D
Article
Box 1 Folder 7E
2 photographs, 1 portfolio, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 8A
1 photograph, notes, brochure, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 8B
5 photographs, 2 negatives, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 8C
1 photograph, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies. Includes information on failed embassy residence in Giza, Egpyt
Box 1 Folder 8D
Image photocopy
Box 1 Folder 8E
1 photograph, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 8F
Image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 9A
Image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 9B
Image photocopy
Box 1 Folder 9C
Notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 9D
1 photograph, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 9E
17 photographs, 1 negative, articles, notes, plans, brochures, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 9F
1 photograph, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 9G
1 photograph, notes
Box 1 Folder 10
8 photographs, articles, notes, plans, brochures, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 11A
2 photograph, articles, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 11B
Notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 11C
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 12A
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 12B
1 photograph, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 12C
Plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 12D
1 photograph, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 12E
3 photographs, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 12F
2 negatives, 2 photographs, articles, notes, plans, brochure, map, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 12G
1 photograph, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 13A
Image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 13B
3 photographs, articles, notes, plans, newspaper clipings, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 13C
10 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 13D
4 photographs, 1 negative, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 13E
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 13F
1 photograph, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 14A
3 photographs, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 14B
Notes, image photocopy
Box 1 Folder 14C
Articles, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 14D
Articles, notes
Box 1 Folder 14E
10 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 14D
Articles, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 15A
2 photographs
Box 1 Folder 15B
3 photographs, article, notes, image photocopies. Formerly known as Leopoldville
Box 1 Folder 15C
Articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 15D
2 photographs, articles, image photocopy
Box 1 Folder 15E
1 photograph, notes, image photocopy
Box 1 Folder 15F
3 photographs
Box 1 Folder 15G
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 15H
Notes, plans, brochure, image photocopies. Includes information on United States Information Service Building in Calcutta, India and United States Chancery in Rangoon, Burma
Box 1 Folder 16A
5 photographs, articles, notes, plans, newspaper clipings, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 16B
2 photographs, article, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 16C
Articles, notes
Box 1 Folder 17A
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 1 Folder 17B
28 photographs, articles, brochure, maps
Box 2 Folder 1A
4 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 1B
Articles, notes. See also Old Embassy Design Compeition.
Box 2 Folder 2
85 photographs, 25 negative, articles, notes, plans, brochure, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 3
1 portfolio, articles, notes, brochure, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 4A
1 photograph, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 4B
Articles, notes, image photocopy
Box 2 Folder 4C
1 photograph, articles, notes, newspaper clipings, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 4D
1 photograph, 1 negative, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 4E
1 photograph, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 4F
2 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 4G
3 photographs, 4 negatives, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 5A
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 5B
Notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 5C
Notes
Box 2 Folder 5D
1 photograph, articles, notes, brochure, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 5E
Articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 5F
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 5G
1 photograph, articles, notes, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 5H
Article, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 6
29 photographs, 3 negatives, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 7A
2 photographs, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 7B
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 7C
5 photographs, 1 negative, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 8
8 photographs, articles, notes, plans, brochure, image photocopies. Includes alternate design proposal by Ralph Rapson
Box 2 Folder 9A
3 photographs, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 9B
Notes
Box 2 Folder 9C
1 photograph, 1 negative, articles, notes, plans, maps, newspaper clippings, image photocopies. Includes information on Benjamin Thompson
Box 2 Folder 10
9 photographs, 1 drawing, articles, notes, plans, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 11A
2 photographs, articles, notes, plans, brochures, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 11B
2 photographs, articles, notes, brochure, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 12A
1 photograph, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 12B
Notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 12C
1 photograph, articles, notes, plans, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 12D
1 photograph, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 12E
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 12F
Notes, map, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 13A
3 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 13B
2 photographs, articles, notes, plans, brochure, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 13C
Notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 13D
2 photographs, articles, notes, newspaper clippings, image photocopies. Presently known as Ho Chi Min City
Box 2 Folder 13E
1 photograph, notes, newpaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 13F
Articles, notes, plans, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 2 Folder 14
14 photographs, 1 portfolio, articles, notes, plans, brochures, image photocopies. Includes information about Leonard Parker Associates
Box 3 Folder 1A
2 photographs, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 1B
1 photograph, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 1C
Image photocopy
Box 3 Folder 1D
Article, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 1E
Article
Box 3 Folder 1F
11 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 2A
5 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 2B
Notes, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 2C
4 photographs, articles, notes, maps, brochures, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 2D
2 photographs, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 2E
4 photographs, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 3A
Image photocopy
Box 3 Folder 3B
1 photograph, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 3C
5 photographs, articles, notes, plans, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 4
12 photographs, 1 portfolio (2 copies), articles, notes, plans, maps, brochures, image photocopies. Includes design proposal for new embassy building. Includes Waalsdorperlaan area survey for new embassy proposal
Box 3 Folder 5A
4 photographs, 2 negatives, notes, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 5B
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 5C
1 photograph, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 5D
7 photographs, articles, notes, plans, maps, brochures, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 5E
5 photographs, articles, notes, plans, maps, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 6A
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 6B
12 photographs, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 6C
6 photographs, articles, notes, plans, brochures, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 6D
Articles, notes, newspaper clipings, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 6E
Notes, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 6F
Articles, notes, newspaper clipings, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 6G
1 photograph, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 6H
Notes, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 6I
Article, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 7A
Box 3 Folder 7B
Box 3 Folder 7C
Box 3 Folder 7D
Box 3 Folder 7E
Box 3 Folder 7F
Box 3 Folder 7G
Box 3 Folder 7H
Box 3 Folder 7I
Box 3 Folder 7J
Box 3 Folder 7K
Box 3 Folder 8A
Includes supplemental information about US Embassies in Germany, India, Iran, and Pakistan. Harlan served as US Consul General in Frankfurt, Germany (1971-1975)
Box 3 Folder 8B
Includes drawings of plans for Accra, Athens, Bremen, Dublin, Frankfurt, The Hague, Havana, Kobe, London, Oslo, Paris
Box 3 Folder 8C
4 photographs
Box 3 Folder 9
Articles, notes
Box 3 Folder 10A
Articles, notes
Box 3 Folder 10B
Articles, notes
Box 3 Folder 10C
Notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence
Box 3 Folder 10D
Articles, notes, correspondence
Box 3 Folder 10E
Articles, notes
Box 3 Folder 11A
Articles, notes
Box 3 Folder 11B
Notes, correspondence
Box 3 Folder 11C
Notes, correspondence
Box 3 Folder 11D
Articles, notes, newspaper clippings
Box 3 Folder 11E
Notes, correspondence
Box 3 Folder 11F
Articles, notes
Box 3 Folder 12A
Articles, notes
Box 3 Folder 12B
Notes, newspaper clippings
Box 3 Folder 12C
Articles, notes, correspondence
Box 3 Folder 12D
Articles, notes, maps, brochures, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 12E
Correspondence
Box 3 Folder 13A
Articles
Box 3 Folder 13B
Articles, notes, correspondence
Box 3 Folder 13C
Articles
Box 3 Folder 13D
1 photograph, articles, notes, brochures, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 13E
Notes, correspondence
Box 3 Folder 13F
Notes, newspaper clippings
Box 3 Folder 13G
Notes
Box 3 Folder 14A
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 14B
Articles, notes
Box 3 Folder 14C
Notes
Box 3 Folder 14D
Correspondence
Box 3 Folder 15A
Notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 3 Folder 15B
Brochures, correspondence
Box 3 Folder 15C
Articles, notes, correspondence
Box 3 Folder 16
Articles, notes, brochures, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 1A
Brochures, newspaper clippings
Box 4 Folder 1B
Articles, notes
Box 4 Folder 1C
1 negative, articles, notes, correspondence
Box 4 Folder 1D
Articles, notes, correspondence
Box 4 Folder 1E
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 2A
Notes
Box 4 Folder 2B
Notes
Box 4 Folder 2C
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 2D
Articles, notes, newspaper clippins, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 3
Notes, brochures
Box 4 Folder 4A
Notes
Box 4 Folder 4B
Notes, correspondence
Box 4 Folder 4C
Notes, correspondence
Box 4 Folder 4D
1 photograph, 1 portfolio, articles, notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 5
Articles, notes, brochures, correspondence, image photocopies. Includes CD-ROM with virtual tour of Rapson's 1962 home for Philip W. Pillsbury
Oversize Folder 1
Includes Copenhagen, Paris, Oslo, Stockholm
Box 4 Folder 6A
10 photographs, 1 negative, articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 6B
2 photographs
Box 4 Folder 6C
9 photographs, 1 negative, plans, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 6D
3 photographs, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 6E
14 photographs, 3 negatives, plans, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 6F
Plans, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 6G
16 photographs, 1 negative, plans, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 7A
Articles, correspondence
Box 4 Folder 7B
Articles
Box 4 Folder 7C
Notes
Box 4 Folder 7D
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 8A
Drawings, Yale's Saarinen archival record
Box 4 Folder 8B
Correspondence
Box 4 Folder 8C
Articles, notes
Box 4 Folder 8D
Articles, notes, plans, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 9
Articles, notes, correspndence, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 10A
Notes
Box 4 Folder 10B
Articles, notes, correspondence
Box 4 Folder 10C
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 10D
Articles, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 10E
Notes, correspondence
Box 4 Folder 10F
Articles, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings
Box 4 Folder 10G
Correspondence
Box 4 Folder 11A
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 11B
Articles, notes, maps, correspondence
Box 4 Folder 11C
Notes, correspondence
Box 4 Folder 11D
Articles, notes, brochures, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 4 Folder 11E
Correspondence
Box 4 Folder 12
Articles, notes, correspondence. Includes reviews of JCL published work
Box 4 Folder 13
2 notebooks. Includes index of JCL research notebooks
Box 4 Folder 14
3 notebooks. Please note there is no notebook #5
Box 4 Folder 15
2 notebooks. Please note there is no notebook #5
Box 4 Folder 16
2 notebooks
Box 5 Folder 1
Embassy Slides Reference Guide, 1 CD
Box 5 Folder 2
12 pages, 212 slides
Box 5 Folder 3
13 pages, 233 slides
Box 5 Folder 4
11 pages, 176 slides
Box 5 Folder 5
11 pages, 189 slides
Box 5 Folder 6
Oversize Folder 2
The second series contains materials that reference foreign diplomatic design, both internationally and in the United States. Reference materials include articles, notes, clippings, photographs, negatives, maps, and plans. Post files are arranged alphabetically by country, with foreign embassies abroad distinguished from foreign embassies in Washington D.C. In addition, there is an oversized folder containing schematic portfolios of Ethiopian and Swedish embassies.
Box 5 Folder 7A
Articles, notes, plans, brochures, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 7B
Articles
Box 5 Folder 7C
Articles, brochures, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 7D
Articles, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 7E
Articles, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 7F
Articles,plans, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 7G
Articles, notes, plans, brochures, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 7H
Notes
Box 5 Folder 8
4 books, articles, brochures
Box 5 Folder 9
Brochures
Box 5 Folder 10A
Articles, notes, plans, maps, brochures, newspaper clippings, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 10B
Articles, notes, maps, brochures, newspaper clippings, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 11A
Articles, notes, plans, maps, brochures, newspaper clippings, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 11B
Articles, plans, maps, brochures, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 11C
5 photographs, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 12A
Articles, notes, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 12B
1 book, articles, notes, maps, brochures, newspaper clippings, correspondence
Box 5 Folder 13
Articles
Box 5 Folder 14A
5 photographs, 1 CD, articles, notes, plans, maps, brochures, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 14B
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 15
1 book, articles, notes, plans, maps, brochures, newspaper clippings, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 15
DVD: "Architectural Secrets at the Embassy of Finland"
Box 5 Folder 15
DVD: ""The Jewelry Box' on Embassy Row"
Box 5 Folder 16A
Articles, notes, brochures
Box 5 Folder 16B
8 negatives, articles, notes, brochures, newspaper clippings, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 16C
Articles, brochures
Box 5 Folder 16D
Articles, newspaper clippings
Box 5 Folder 17
2 photographs, 1 CD, articles, notes, maps, plans, brochures, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 18A
12 photographs, articles, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 18B
Articles, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 18C
Brochures, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 5 Folder 18D
2 photographs, 1 negative
Oversize Folder 3
2 portfolios. Includes: Ethiopia and Sweden
The third series contains topical reference files regarding subjects, places, or structures affiliated with the State Department's foreign building program. Alphabetically sorted by subject matter, topics include art in embassies, diplomacy, embassy design, historic preservation, security, and terrorism. This series is primarily comprised of books, articles, notes, clippings, brochures, photographs, and negatives. Additionally, there is an oversized folder with urban design and planning portfolios.
Box 6 Folder 1
2 books, articles, notes, brochures, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 2A
1 book
Box 6 Folder 2B
1 book
Box 6 Folder 2C
1 book
Box 6 Folder 2D
Brochure
Box 6 Folder 2E
Articles, notes, brochures, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 2F
1 book, articles, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 3A
2 books
Box 6 Folder 3B
1 book
Box 6 Folder 3C
1 book
Box 6 Folder 3D
2 books
Box 6 Folder 3E
1 book
Box 6 Folder 3F
1 book
Box 6 Folder 4A
1 book
Box 6 Folder 4B
1 book
Box 6 Folder 4C
1 book
Box 6 Folder 4D
1 book
Box 6 Folder 4E
1 book
Box 6 Folder 4F
1 book
Box 6 Folder 4G
1 book
Box 6 Folder 5A
1 book
Box 6 Folder 5B
1 book
Box 6 Folder 5C
1 book
Box 6 Folder 5D
1 book
Box 6 Folder 5E
1 book
Box 6 Folder 5F
2 books
Box 6 Folder 5G
1 book
Box 6 Folder 5H
1 book
Box 6 Folder 6A
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 6B
Articles, notes, brochure. Includes CD-ROM with US Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection
Box 6 Folder 6C
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 7A
3 books, articles, image photocopies. Includes 1900 Chicago Embassy Competition and 1914 Tokyo embassy design proposal by Frank Lloyd Wright
Box 6 Folder 7B
1 book, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 8
Articles
Box 6 Folder 9A
Articles, notes, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 9B
1 book, atricles, notes, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 10A
2 books, articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 10B
Articles, notes, maps, plans, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 11
2 books, articles, notes, brochures, newspaper clippings, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 12
Articles, notes, brochures, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 13
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 6 Folder 14
2 photographs, 1 negative, 1 book, articles, notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 1
Articles
Box 7 Folder 2
Articles, notes, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 3
Articles, notes, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 4
Articles, notes
Box 7 Folder 5
Articles, notes
Box 7 Folder 6
4 booklets
Box 7 Folder 7
5 booklets
Box 7 Folder 8A
1 book
Box 7 Folder 8B
1 book, articles, notes, correspondence
Box 7 Folder 8C
Articles, notes, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 9
1 book, articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 10
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Oversize Folder 4
3 portfolios
The fourth series contains documents received from either the FBO or the Office of the Historian. Spanning 1953 to 1980, these files primarily include correspondence and memos, as well as the meeting minutes of the FBO's advisory architects. Established in 1953 as the Architectural Advisory Committee (AAC), the AAC was renamed the Architectural Advisory Panel (AAP) in 1957; in the late 1970's, the AAP was briefly known as the Foreign Buildings Architectural Consultants but is currently known as the Architectural Advisory Board (AAB). Folders are sorted chronologically, keeping in accordance with Loeffler's original organization system. These records provide invaluable insight into the foreign building program, as these files are unavailable elsewhere.
Box 7 Folder 11A
Articles, notes
Box 7 Folder 11B
Articles, notes
Box 7 Folder 11C
Articles, notes
Box 7 Folder 11D
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 12
Articles, notes, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 13
Articles, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 14
Articles, notes, correspondence
Box 7 Folder 15
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies. Includes JCL 1990 Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians publication
Box 7 Folder 16
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 17
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 18
Articles, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, image photocopies. Includes August 1985 Report of the Inspector General
Box 7 Folder 19A
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 19B
Articles, notes, correspondence. Includes 1955 Hoover Commission Report on Foreign Real Property Management
Box 7 Folder 19C
Notes, drawings, image photocopies. Includes JCL chronological timeline
Box 7 Folder 20A
Articles, notes
Box 7 Folder 20B
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 7 Folder 21
Transcripts, notes. Includes 1960, 1971, 1973, and 1975 hearings
Box 7 Folder 22
Transcripts, notes. Includes 1959, 1978, and 1986 hearings
Box 7 Folder 23
Transcripts, notes. Includes 1960, 1971, 1973, and 1975 hearings
Box 8 Folder 1
Transcripts, articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies. Organization originally established as Architectural Advisory Committee (AAC) in 1953 and renamed Architectural Advisory Panel (AAP) in 1957
Box 8 Folder 2
Transcripts, articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 8 Folder 3
Transcripts, articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies. Members of AAP were known as Foreign Buildings Architectural Consultants from 1967 to 1971 until organization ultimately renamed Architectural Advisory Board (AAB)
Box 8 Folder 4
Transcripts, articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 8 Folder 5
Transcripts, articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies. Includes JCL meeting minutes notation and CD-ROM of 1954-1980 advisory meeting minutes
Box 8 Folder 6
Articles, notes, dawings
Box 8 Folder 7
Transcripts, articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 8 Folder 8
Transcripts, articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 8 Folder 9
Transcripts, articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 8 Folder 10
Transcripts, articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
The fifth series contains notes, correspondence, clippings, published articles, and collateral regarding professional lectures, organizations, and programs in which Loeffler participated. In addition, this series includes published scholastic articles written by Loeffler and course syllabi from the undergraduate courses she taught at the University of Maryland and George Mason University.
Box 9 Folder 1
Articles, notes, correspondence. Includes reviews of published work
Box 9 Folder 2A
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 9 Folder 2B
Articles, notes
Box 9 Folder 2C
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 9 Folder 3
Articles, notes, image photocopies
Box 9 Folder 4
Articles, notes, brochures, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 9 Folder 5
Articles, notes, brochures, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 9 Folder 6
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 9 Folder 7
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 9 Folder 8
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 9 Folder 9
Articles, notes, correspondence, image photocopies
Box 9 Folder 10
Articles, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, image photocopies
Box 9 Folder 11
Box 9 Folder 12
Includes courses at George Mason Univesity and University of Maryland
Box 9 Folder 13
[Accession 2016.002]
Includes correspondence and notebooks primarly related to the development of the exhibition "Diplomacy and Architecture: America Builds Abroad"