Russell Sturgis architectural drawings and papers, 1847-1932

Russell Sturgis architectural drawings and papers, 1847-1932

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
3460587 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909; Olcott, Dudley; Sturgis, Lyman; Benrimo, Tom, 1887-1958; Chambrun, Jacques; England, George Allan, 1877-1936; Gibbons, Herbert Adams, 1880-1934; Phillips, Frances L; Winwar, Frances, 1900-1985; Architectural League of New York; Architectural League of New York; Beacon Syndicate; Century Company
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
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 and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Scope and Content

This collection contains lectures, notes, photographs, correspondence, and architectural drawings documenting the work of Russell Sturgis, and, secondarily, his son, Lyman Sturgis. The materials were created between 1874 and 1932.

Items in the first gift, given by Lyman Sturgis or a close associate, include typescripts and manuscripts of lectures and addresses about architecture and fine art between 1884 and 1895, often accompanied by slide lists or notes. Occasionally, there are merely slide lists without corresponding lectures.

Also in the first gift is a small group of study photographs, including many images of French architecture, as well as examples of interior decoration. Additionally, there is one portrait photograph of Sturgis, dated 1905.

A second gift, known as the Olcott Papers, documents the planning and construction of the Mechanics' and Farmers' Bank in Albany, New York. The materials consist of five original architectural drawings and a group of more than 160 letters and telegrams, some of which contain small architectural sketches by Sturgis. The letters date from July 14, 1874 to July 16, 1875. Fifty-five of the letters are in Russell Sturgis' hand and the remainder are from the contractors and tradesmen involved in the construction.

Also received in the first gift is a small group of correspondence to and from Lyman Sturgis, a writer and literary agent for the Beacon Syndicate in New York City. This material relates to literary matters and dates from 1931 and 1932.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged in four series: Lectures; Photographs; Olcott Papers-Mechanics' and Farmers' Bank; and Lyman Sturgis Correspondence. Series I contains materials received grouped in envelopes based on where the lectures were given. The envelopes did not appear to be in any particular order. The material is now arranged in chronological order, as best it could be determined, often referring to what appeared to be Sturgis' own dating after the fact, as indicated by his question marks or "I think" annotations. This chronological ordering does not much change the received arrangement of the material. The collection inventory describes the subject of each item in what appears to be the words of Sturgis, as indicated by quotation marks, or with a few descriptive words supplied by the archivist. Each item had been numbered in either the upper or lower right corner, corresponding to the numbering noted in the inventory. All dates are taken from either the lecture or the corresponding envelope. An exception to the chronological order is the House Lectures. Since it is unknown what "House" refers to, and although the materials spans two years, the archivist has chosen to place the materials together as items 2 through 6. The slide lists or notes accompanying lectures are given sub-letters, rather than separate identifying numbers. Series II contains one portrait photograph and many small albumen print photographs, most of which have minor creases at the edges, kept with original envelope marked "duplicates – or at least reductions of larger photos." These study images are arranged alphabetically by supplied title. Series III, the Olcott Papers, is arranged in chronological order by month and year. The monthly folders have been retained and contain a monthly item count, with brief description of the contents of selected contents of each month's correspondence. These letters are generally in good physical condition. The Lyman Sturgis correspondence in Series IV is arranged in chronological order, with related outgoing and incoming correspondence kept together where appropriate.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on 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 and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.

Preferred Citation

Russell Sturgis architectural drawings and papers. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

Related Material

Russell Sturgis Photograph Collection, 1853-1903. University Archives, Dept. of Special Collections, Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.

Acquisition

This collection was a gift to Avery Library from two sources. The first group of materials appears to have been donated at an unknown date either by Lyman Sturgis, son of Russell, or by a relative of Lyman, perhaps his wife. A second group of materials, known as the Olcott Papers, was donated by Douglas W. Olcott in August 1962. Olcott was the grandnephew of Dudley Olcott, the original recipient of this collection and head of the Merchants' and Farmers' Bank in Albany, New York, at the time of Sturgis' architectural commission.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Louise Kurlick for the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, in 1977.

Much of the material in Box 1 was received in acidic brown envelopes. All the material was removed and placed in archival housing. If there was writing on the enveloped indicating the contents and assumed to be in the hand of Sturgis, those notes were excised, mounted on acid-free paper, and maintained with the contents of the envelope. The papers were generally in good condition, although the first and last sheets were in contact with the acidic envelopes and are usually badly discolored.

Revision Description

2007-10-15 File created.

2009-07-23 File revised.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Historical Note

Russell Sturgis (1836-1909), architect, art historian and writer, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating from the Free Academy (later the College of the City of New York) in 1856, he studied with architect Leopold Eidlitz and received further architectural education in Munich, Germany. He returned to New York City in 1863 to begin his career as an architect and resided there until his death.

Sturgis' architectural style has been described as "New-Grec" and "Victorian Gothic." Among his best-known buildings are the Farnam, Durfee, and Lawrence dormitories and the Battell Chapel at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut; the Flower Hospital in New York City; and the Mechanics' and Farmers' Bank in Albany, New York.

His legacy remains, however, more closely tied to his role as an art and architectural historian, writer, and lecturer. In fact, Sturgis virtually abandoned the practice of architecture for these other activities after the early 1880s. He served as president of the Architectural League of New York from 1889 to 1893 and of the Fine Arts Federation from 1895 to 1897. His writings were extensive and, in addition to writing for various magazines and journals, Sturgis was the author of European architecture: a historical study (1896); Annotated Bibliography of fine art: painting, sculpture, architecture, arts of decoration and illustration (1897) for the American Library Association; the multi-volume Dictionary of Architecture and Building (1901-1902); How to judge architecture; a popular guide to the appreciation of buildings (1903); and was co-translator of Wilhelm Luebke's Outlines of the History of Art (1904). His manuscript for The History of Architecture (1906-1915) was only partially complete at this time of Sturgis' death in 1909. Sturgis lectured widely for various audiences, including Columbia College, Barnard College, the Metropolitan Museum, the Peabody Institute, the American Institute of Architects, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the College of the City of New York, among many others.

Finally, Sturgis played a significant role in the founding and development of the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. Avery Library was founded on June 23, 1890, by Samuel Putnam and Mary Ogden Avery in memory of their son, Henry Ogden Avery, who had studied earlier with Sturgis. In forming the library, the Averys stipulated that there were to be three people responsible for the development of the collection—the librarian of Columbia College, the professor of the Architectural Department, and Russell Sturgis. It appears that the other two members of this committee usually deferred to Sturgis and he was later remembered as "the second most important factor in the formation of the [Avery] library."

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Architects
Photographic prints
Teachers
architectural drawings (visual works)
Name
Brooklyn Art Association
Mechanics and Farmers Bank (Albany, N.Y.)
Ware, William R (William Robert), 1832-1915
Subject
Architecture
Architecture -- Europe -- Pictorial works
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans
Art -- History
Art -- Study and teaching
Art historians
Bank buildings -- New York (State) -- Albany
Banks and banking -- New York (State) -- Albany
Commercial buildings -- New York (State) -- Albany

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.

Series 2: Photographs


Box 1 Item 44

Russell Sturgis, portrait photograph., 1905, 14.2 x 9.8 cm.

Gelatin silver print, mounted on board.


Box 1 Item 45

"La Prevoyance" building, possibly Paris, France., undated

Albumen print.

Exterior view with figures in doorway.


Box 1 Item 46

Palais du Trocadéro, Paris, France., circa 1878-1905

Albumen print.

Exterior view.


Box 1 Item 47

Unidentified Gothic building, possibly Paris, France., undated

Albumen print.

Showing street façade with main entrance portal.


Box 1 Item 47

Unidentified Gothic building, possibly Paris, France., undated

Albumen print.

Detail showing oriel window with pointed arches and polychromed voussoirs. 2 copies.


Box 1 Item 49

Unidentified parlor or hall interior., undated

Albumen print.

Showing draped archway and staircase.


Box 1 Item 50

Unidentified Romanesque building, possibly France., undated

Albumen print.

Showing apse, tower, and partial façade


Box 1 Item 51

Unidentified Stick-Style residence, probably United States., undated

Albumen print.

Possibly Sturgis' residence?


Box 1 Item 52

Unidentified townhouse, Paris, France., undated

Albumen print.

Noted on verso, "A house in wh. const. frame of wrought iron is let show."


Box 1 Item 53

Unidentified warehouse or factory building., undated

Albumen print.

Showing skylit arcade with tables.


Box 1 Item 54

Cabinet, seen against wainscoting and wallpaper., undated

Albumen print.

Illustration.


Box 1 Item 55

Cabinet, with man standing alongside., undated

Albumen print.

Illustration.


Box 1 Item 56

Carved door or wall panels., undated

Albumen print.

Depicting flowering vines climbing from a pot, in an Asian style.


Box 1 Item 57

Carved door or wall panels., undated

Albumen print.

Depicting flowering vines climbing from a pot, in an Asian style.


Box 1 Item 58

Carved four-paneled door or wall insert., undated

Albumen print.

Depicting flowering branches.


Box 1 Item 59

Fireplace and wall surround., undated

Albumen print.

Partially rendered elevation.


Box 1 Item 60

Living room or parlor wall, undated

Albumen print.

Showing wall decoration and arrangement of framed art, rendered elevation.


Box 1 Item 61

Stair rail., undated

Albumen print.

With carved birds on newel post, elevation. Noted on verso, "R Sturgis Sandier's drawing for stairs for A H Roosevelt abt 1872."


Box 1 Item 62

Stair rail., undated

Albumen print.

With carved lizard on newel post, elevation.


Box 1 Item 63

Stair rail., undated

Albumen print.

With carved peacock on newel post, elevation


Box 1 Item 64a-c

Stair rail., undated

Albumen print.

With lamp on newel post, and outline of woman ascending stairs, two elevations. 3 copies. One print noted on verso "R. Sturgis. Sandier's drawing for stairs for A. H. Roosevelt, abt. 1872."


Box 1 Item 65

Stair rail., undated

Albumen print.

With lamp on newel post, and outline of woman ascending stairs, two elevations. 3 copies. One print noted on verso "R. Sturgis. Sandier's drawing for stairs for A. H. Roosevelt, abt. 1872."

Series 3: Olcott Papers, Mechanics' and Farmers' Bank, Albany, New York


Box 2 Folder 1

Cashier's Room., [circa 1874-1875], 50 x 30.1cm. Scale= 1/4 full size.

Ink and watercolor on linen.

Brick arch of ceiling, section detail.


Box 2 Folder 1

Cashier's Room., [circa 1874-1875], 31.3 x 25.7cm. Scale 1/2"=1'.

Ink and watercolor on wove paper.

Marble flooring, plan.


Box 2 Folder 1

Director's Room., 1874 Nov, 41.9 x 24.7cm.

Ink and watercolor on linen.

Marble flooring, plan.


Box 2 Folder 1

Entrance doors on James Street., [circa 1874-1875], 12 x 21.8cm.

Graphite, watercolor, and gold ink on brown wove paper.

Doors to Director's Room, and Door to Cashier's Room, elevations.


Box 2 Folder 1

Unidentified section detail., [circa 1874-1875], 20.5 x 24.5 cm.

Ink and watercolor on linen.


Box 2 Folder 2

Correspondence regarding vault and safe., 1874 Jul, 10 items

Includes two items with architectural sketches.


Box 2 Folder 3

Correspondence regarding heating, stonework, and iron doors., 1874 Aug, 12 items

Includes one item with architectural plan sketch.


Box 2 Folder 4

Correspondence regarding heating., 1874 Sep, 15 items

Includes one item with architectural sketch.


Box 2 Folder 5

Correspondence regarding stonework., 1874 Oct, 8 items


Box 2 Folder 6

Correspondence regarding chimney and vault, 1874 Nov, 14 items

Includes one item with architectural sketch.


Box 2 Folder 7

Correspondence regarding chimneys, vaults and doors., 1874 Dec, 29 items

Includes three architectural sketches of flues, chimneys, and doorway.


Box 2 Folder 8

Correspondence regarding lobby door., 1875 Jan, 9 items

Includes three architectural sketches of flues, chimneys, and doorway.


Box 2 Folder 9

Correspondence regarding ironwork, staircase, ornamental glass windows, and marble counter., 1875 Feb, 20 items

Includes one item with sketch of a drawer.


Box 2 Folder 10

Correspondence regarding marble counter, tiles, and doors., 1875 Mar, 7 items

Includes one item with sketch.


Box 2 Folder 11

Correspondence regarding marble counters and iron doors., 1875 Apr, 13 items


Box 2 Folder 12

Correspondence regarding fireplace, vault, teller's cage, and glass., 1875 May, 21 items

Includes one item with sketch of fireplace.


Box 2 Folder 13

Correspondence regarding chairs and glass., 1875 Jun, 13 items


Box 2 Folder 14

Correspondence regarding tile base., 1875 Jul, 1 item


Box 2 Folder 15

Correspondence regarding approval for aspect of design., undated


Box 2 Folder 15

The New England Patent Self-Supporting Drawer Company., circa 1874-1875

Advertising prospectus.

Series 4: Lyman Sturgis Correspondence


Box 2 Folder 16

Correspondence between Lyman Sturgis and various correspondents., 1931-1932, 30 items

Correspondents include Thomas Benrimo, the Century Company, Jacques Chambrun, George Allan England, Herbert Adams Gibbons, Frances Phillips of William Morrow and Company, and Frances Winwar.

Subjects relate primarily to Sturgis' work as a literary agent and editor for the Beacon Syndicate, New York, New York.