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Series V: Collected Documents

Julian Clarence Levi architectural drawings and papers, 1895-1963

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Series I: Student Work

This Series contains primarily small to large scale watercolor drawings developed by Levi during his years as an architecture student. It is divided into two main subseries: drawings created at Columbia University and the drawings produced at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris (the majority correspond to the latter). As some of the drawings do not necessarily specify school origin, dates and language differences were taken into account to establish this ordering. The collection provides an incredible insight into the architecture educational legacy of the École des Beaux-Arts at the end of the 19th century. Drawings show classic building representation techniques, including plans, elevations and sections, metal and timber details, perspectives and descriptive geometry studies. Drawings are divided by date, and, when stated, divided by the distinct professor in charge of the class, such as Atelier Godefroy and Freynet, Lucien Magner, Victor Laloux and Scellier de Gisors.

This Series also include a collection of coursework sketchbooks, travel notebooks, study albums and tracing paper sketches; as well as photographs taken during the time.

Sub-series 1: Columbia University, 1895-1897


Box 17 Folder 1 B.A. and School of Architecture tracing paper sketches, 1895, 1896, undated

75 Items: 68 Tracing papers, 6 Drawings, and 1 Cardboard drawing. Sketches are mainly focused of Egyptian and Greek statues and monuments..


Drawer 150 Folder 1 School of Architecture student drawings, 1896, 1897

7 Items: Drawing plates of churches, military buildings and houses. Drawings are classified as "Columbia Drawings" because of date and language.


Box 17 Folder 2 "Facades" sketches album, undated

1 Item. Classical facade's pencil sketches. Mainly Elevations.


Box 17 Folder 3 "Doors and Windows" sketches album, undated

1 Item. Classical window's pencil sketches. Mainly elevations.

Sub-series 2: École des Beaux-Arts, 1897-1904

ATELIER GODEFROY & FREYNET CLASS DRAWINGS


Drawer 150 Folder 2 1897 Student drawings, 1897

12 Items. Watercolor & ink study boards of classical buildings, showing elevations, plans, and sections. Fragile.


Drawer 150 Folder 2 1898 Student drawings, 1898

17 Items. Watercolor & ink study boards of classical buildings, showing elevations, plans, and sections. Fragile.


Drawer 150 Folder 2 Undated Student drawings, undated

2 Items. Watercolor & ink study boards of classical buildings, showing elevations, plans, and sections. Fragile.

PROFESSOR LUCIEN MAGNER CLASS DRAWINGS


Drawer 150 Folder 3 1901 General History of Architecture class drawing, 1901

1 Item

PROFESSOR VICTOR LALOUX CLASS DRAWINGS


Drawer 150 Folder 3 Timber Building Detail drawing, undated

1 Item

PROFESSOR SCELLIER DE GISORS CLASS DRAWINGS


Drawer 150 Folder 3 1898-1904 Student drawings, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904

19 Items. Watercolor & ink study boards of classical buildings, showing elevations, plans, and sections. Fragile. 5 drawings from 1898, 3 drawings from 1899, 1 drawing from 1901, 7 drawings from 1902, 1 drawing from 1903 and 2 drawings from 1904.


Drawer 150 Folder 4 Calculus and Descriptive Geometry, 1899, undated

11 Items


Drawer 150 Folder 5 Elevation watercolors, undated

3 Items


Drawer 150 Folder 6 Metal and Timber Details, undated

12 Items. Details and structural calculations plans of timber projects.


Drawer 151 Folder 1 Elevations, Sections and Plans, undated

17 Items divided in 2 folders. Watercolor & ink drawings of classical buildings, showing elevations, plans, and sections.


Drawer 151 Folder 2 Human Model, undated

1 Item: Study model on board. Very fragile.


Box 17 Folder 4 Project Prints, undated

7 Items

UNSPECIFIED CLASS DRAWINGS


Drawer 151 Folder 2 Details, undated

6 Items


Drawer 151 Folder 3 Elevations, Sections and Plans, undated

22 Items divided in 2 folders


Drawer 151 Folder 4 Tracing paper sketches, undated

81 Items divided in 2 folders. Drawings show architectural details, human statue studies, calculations


Drawer 151 Folder 6 Du Theatre de Marcellus a Rome Drawing (Levi?), undated

1 Item. Unclear if it belongs to Julian C. Levi

NOTEBOOKS


Box 1 Folder 1 "Problemes de Geometrie descriptive", 1898

1 Item


Box 1 Folder 2 "Sketches of Descriptive Geometry", 1899

1 Item


Box 1 Folder 3 "Cours de Construction", 1900

1 Item. Professor Monsieur Monduit course.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF STUDENT DRAWING


Box 2 Folder 1 Photos, undated

24 Items. Mention Honorable project drawings (1904?). See also Scrapbook 1.


Box 2 Folder 2 Glass negatives, undated

8 Items


Box 17 Folder 5 Photo Album, undated

1 Item. Very fragile.

MISCELLANEOUS


Box 17 Folder 6 Atelier's group photograph, undated

1 Item. Fragile.


Box 17 Folder 7 1899 "Cours de Geometrie descriptive" Exam, 1899

1 Item


Box 2 Folder 3 Studio photo, undated

1 Item


Box 2 Folder 4 Scellier de Gisors Atelier, Photo postale, undated

2 Items


Box 2 Folder 5 Scellier de Gisors' drawing sketch, undated

1 Item


Box 2 Folder 6 Professor M. Leon Ginain portrait and photo, 1985, undated

2 Items


Box 2 Folder 7 Party and Dinner invitations, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903

10 Items

Sub-series 3: Notebooks and Travel Watercolors


Drawer 151 Folder 5 Sketches and watercolors, 1903, 1904, 1905, undated

17 Items


Box 3 Folder 1 Travel log drawings, 1897

1 Item


Box 3 Folder 2 Travel log drawings, 1897, 1899

1 Item


Box 3 Folder 3 Travel log drawings, 1901, 1902

1 Item


Box 3 Folder 4 Notebook, 1897, 1898

1 Item