This Series contains numerous prints and photographs Levi gathered throughout his life as a collector. Most of the material is comprised of European prints from various artists, as well as historic photographs of US buildings. Some photographs also correspond to exhibitions such as the Panama-California Exposition or the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, although is not clear if they were taken or acquired by Levi. Two New York City notebooks are also part of this Series, showing the life of New Yorkers at the end of the nineteenth century. Chapters include stories about the city -landmarks, public spaces, and buildings-, while others focus on special events such as the elections day, Christmas celebrations and the lifestyle of various city characters.
Box 15 Folder 1
Book's donation to Columbia University Libraries, Acquisition papers, 1955
Levi's architectural books acquisition photocopies dated March 11, 1955. Original files in Avery directory.
Box 15 Folder 2
New York City notebook, 1896, 1897, undated
Chapters: Election Day in New York, People in New York, The Normal College of the New York City, Merry Christmas in the Tenements, The New York Common Schools, Decoration in the Seventh Regiment Armory, Our Millionaires, The Myth of the Four Hundred, School Days at the Sacred Heart, Riverside Park, How Tweed was Detected, Tammanyunder John Kelly, New York in Summer, Ten Days with the Deaf and Dumb, Mr. Henry G. Marquand, The Cable Street-Railway, The Metropolitan Newspaper, Surpliced Choirs in New York
Box 15 Folder 3
New York City notebook, 1897, undated
Chapters: Bowery Saturday Night, A Day in Castle Gargen, The Pratt Institute, Heroes of Peace, Delmonico's Seen from its Kitchen, A view of New York, The Rise and Overthrow of the Tweed Ring, The Life of New York Fireman, The New York Police Force, Club Life among Outcasts, The Proposed Public Library of New York, Medical Education in New York, The New Parks of the City of New York, The Negotiations for the Obelisk, In Wall Street,
Box 15 Folder 4
Berlin Collection notebook
Box 15 Folder 5
Maps notebook, 1847, 1848, 1849, undated
Drawer 221 Folder 8
International European Exhibition Prints, 1812
Drawer 221 Folder 9
European Prints, 1894, undated
Drawer 221 Folder 10
European prints reproductions, undated
Box 16 Folder 1
Miscellaneous Prints, Drawings, undated
Box 16 Folder 2
Homewood, Baltimore, Photograph, 1803
Box 16 Folder 3
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, Photograph, undated
Box 16 Folder 4
Elizabeth Bas, Photograph, undated
Box 16 Folder 5
The Octagon, Washington DC, Photograph, undated
Box 16 Folder 6
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Photographs, undated
Box 16 Folder 7
Old Boston State House, Boston MA, Photograph, undated
Box 16 Folder 8
Ditmas House, Brooklyn NY, Photographs, undated
Box 16 Folder 9
Muse Finding Head of Orpheus Sculpture, Photograph, undated
1 Item: Sculpture by Edward Berge
Box 16 Folder 10
French Architectural Renderings, Photographs, undated
Box 16 Folder 11
Panama-California Exposition 1915-17, San Diego CA, Photographs, undated
Box 16 Folder 12
Exposition Universelle de 1900, La Salle des Fetes, Photograph, 1900
Box 16 Folder 13
International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, Papers, 1926
Box 16 Folder 14
International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, Photo album, 1925
Box 16 Folder 15
Unidentified Photographs, undated