Russell Sturgis architectural drawings and papers, 1847-1932

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Series 1: Lectures



Box 1 Item 1 Lecture on architects and the legacy of the past. American Institute of Architects Convention., 1884? or 1885?, 22 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 2 Lecture on Roman sculpture. House Lecture., 1889 Mar 23, 7 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 3 Lecture on Venice. House Lecture., 1889 Lent, 14 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 4 Lecture on Greek sculpture. House Lecture., 1889? Lent, 12 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 5 Lecture on Greek non-architectural sculpture. House Lecture for ΑΔΦ?, 1889?, 11 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 6a Slide list for House Lecture on Venice., 1889 Apr 6, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 6b Slide list for House Lecture on Venice., 1889 Apr 20, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 6c Slide list for House Lecture on French architecture., 1889 Apr 27, 1 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 6d Slide list for House Lecture on Liber Studorium., 1889 Mar 01, 3 pages

Typescript and manuscript.



Box 1 Item 6e Slide list for House Lecture on Liber Studorium., 1890 Mar 01, 1 pages

Typescript.

Second copy.



Box 1 Item 6f Slide list for House Lecture on various artists., 1890 Mar 15, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 6g Slide list for House Lecture on various artists., 1890 Mar 29, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 6h Slide list for House Lecture on various artists., 1890 Mar 29, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 7 "First draft of address" on designs and designing., 1889 Oct, 28 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 8 "First draft of address" on designs and designing. Architectural League., 1889 Oct, 21 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 8a Notes., [1889 Oct], 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 8b Slide list., [1889 Oct], 6 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 9 Lecture on architecture and decoration. Brooklyn Institute; also delivered at Columbia or Barnard or both., 1889 Autumn-Winter, 29 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 10 Lecture on application of color to architecture. Columbia College, in Professor Ware's department., 1889, 9 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 11 Lecture on color applied to the decorative arts. Columbia College., 1889 Nov 14 or 1889 Dec 05, 15 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 12 Lecture on use of natural materials as pieces of color. Columbia College, School of Mines., 1889 Dec 05, 9 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 12a Slide list., [1889 Dec 05], 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 13 Notes for lecture., [1889] Mar 20, 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 14 Lecture on nature and use of color to assist architectural form. Columbia College., [1889], 8 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 14a Diagram., [1889], 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 15a Slide list for Columbia College lecture., 1889 Dec 02, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 15b Slide list for Columbia College lecture, with sketch on verso of last page., 1889 Dec 19, 4 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.

First page lacking.



Box 1 Item 15c Slide list for Columbia College lecture., 1890 Feb 06, 1 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 15d Slide list for Columbia College lecture., 1890 Feb 13, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 15e Slide list for Columbia College lecture., 1890 Feb 20, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 15f Slide list for Columbia College lecture., 1890 Apr 03, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 15g Slide list for Columbia College lecture., 1890 Apr 09, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 15h Slide list for Columbia College lecture., 1890 May 02, 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 16a Examination questions for Theory of Architecture course at Columbia College, ten questions., undated, 2 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 16b Examination questions for Theory of Architecture course at Columbia College, same as above with one extra question., undated, 2 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 16b Student grading sheet [presumably for Theory of Architecture course at Columbia College], showing 11 questions and thirty students., undated, 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 17 Acceptance speech for presidency of the Architectural League., 1889, 2 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 18 Slide lists and notes "On Tombs." Brooklyn Institute., 1890 Mar 07, 4 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 19 "Draft prepared for reporters, not used" on Japanese art. Alpine Club., 1890 Apr 18, 9 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 19a Slide list., [1890 Apr 18], 1 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 20 Lecture about application of color to sculpture. Archaeological Society of New York., 1889? or 1890?, 22 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 20a Slide list. Archaeological Society of New York., 1891 Mar 20, 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 21 Lecture on "The Nature Lover's and the Moralist's View of Art." Columbia College. Also given at the Brooklyn Art Association on April 22, 1891?, 1891 Jan 10, 33 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 21a Slide list., [1891 Jan 10], 2 pages

Manuscript on verso of Alpha Delta Phi Club invitation cards.



Box 1 Item 22 Lecture on "The Art Lover's View of Art." Columbia College. Also given at the Brooklyn Art Association on April 22, 1891?, 1891 Jan 17, 22 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 22a Slide list., [1891 Jan 17], 2 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 23 Notes or slide list. Brooklyn Art Association., 1891 Feb 18, 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 24 Lecture on "Sources of Modern Art in the Graeco-Roman Mold." Barnard College, also Brooklyn Institute., 1891 Apr 03, 24 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 24a Slide list., [1891 Apr 03], 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 25 Lecture on "Sources of Modern Art – Middle Ages." Barnard College, also Brooklyn Institute., 1891 Apr 10, 24 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 25a Slide list., [1891 Apr 10], 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 26 Lecture on "Sources of Modern Art – Early Renaissance." Barnard College, also Brooklyn Institute., 1891 Apr 17, 7 pages

Manuscript in outline form.



Box 1 Item 26a Slide list., [1891 Apr 17], 7 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 27 Program announcement for Brooklyn Institute lectures on "The Sources of Modern Art.", 1891 Apr, 1 pages

Printed paper.

With 2 copies.



Box 1 Item 28 Lecture on the requisites of a museum for the people. Brooklyn Institute., 1891 Dec 16, 24 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 28a Slide list., [1891 Dec 16], 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 29 Lecture on color in architecture. Architectural League., 1892 Feb 01, 13 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 30 Lecture on the nature of the Architectural League. Architectural League., 1892 Feb 08, 8 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 31a Slide list and notes on interior design, monumental and stately. Brooklyn Art Association., 1892 Feb 26, 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 31b Slide list and notes on interior design, domestic. Brooklyn Art Association., 1892 Mar 04, 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 31c Slide list and notes on furniture. Brooklyn Art Association., 1892 Mar 11, 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 31d Slide list and notes on small portable objects. Brooklyn Art Association., 1892 Mar 18, 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 32 Lecture on "How Styles Originate and Grow…Dress." Museum of Art for Columbia College., 1893 Jan 07, 38 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 33 Lecture on style. Museum of Art for Columbia College., 1893 Jan 14, 29 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 33a Slide list., [1893 Jan 14], 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 34 Lecture on "How Styles Express Nature." Museum of Art for Columbia College., 1893 Jan, 22 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 35 Lecture on "Greek Architecture for Modern Uses." Archaeological Society of New York., 1893 Apr 12, 37 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 35a Slide list and notes., [1893 Apr 12], 4 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 36 Lecture on the nature of architecture. Brooklyn Institute., 1893 Winter-1893 Spring, 6 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 37 Lecture on Greek Architecture. American Institute of Architects., 1894 Oct 15, 14 pages

Typescript, with manuscript annotations.



Box 1 Item 37a Note about lecture., [1894 Oct 15], 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 38 Chronological listing of people and places from 1547-1786. Architectural League., 1894 Nov, 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 38a-cc Assorted notes., [1894 Nov], 30 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 39 Lecture on J.M.W. Turner., 1895 Dec 14, 63 pages

Manuscript in blue pencil.



Box 1 Item 39a Slide list of notes., [1895 Dec 14], 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 40 Lecture on J.M.W. Turner, second lecture., 1895 Dec 21, 21 pages

Typescript.



Box 1 Item 41 Lecture on J.M.W. Turner, second lecture., [1895 Dec 21], 63 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 42 Unidentified slide list., [1890 Fall?], 1 pages

Manuscript.



Box 1 Item 43a-b Program announcement for lectures on "The Application of Ancient Architecture for Modern Uses." Columbia College., [18?? Feb-18?? Mar]

Printed papers.

2 copies.