John B. Trevor papers on Riverside Church, 1920-1956

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
14401986 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Trevor, John B. (John Bond), 1878-1956; Rockefeller, John D., Jr (John Davison), 1874-1960
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
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, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Content Description

Consists of correspondence, architectural drawings of Riverside Church, photographs of Riverside Church (models and religious figures), photo print of architectural drawings, financial papers, meeting minutes and newspaper clippings.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing 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, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated by Caroline Trevor in 2015.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Processing Information

This collection was surveyed by Daniela Trapani (Drawings Intern) in 2019.

Biographical / Historical

John B. Trevor was an American lawyer and one of Riverside Church's Advisory Building Committee members. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., financier and philanthropist, funded the construction of Riverside Church, which opened in 1930. Charles Collens and Henry C. Pelton designed the Church.

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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Genre/Form
Commercial correspondence CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Financial records CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
black-and-white photographs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Allen & Collens, Architects CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Marc Eidlitz & Son CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pelton, Henry C., 1867-1935 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Riverside Church (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Architects and patrons -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- Design and Plans -- United States. CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Church architecture -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID