Avery Drawings & Archives Collections
 

William Robert Ware papers and photographs, 1834-1920

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID 3460595 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Ware, William R (William Robert), 1832-1915; Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947; Clark, Birge M. (Birge Malcolm), 1893-1989; Crock, Francis B; Danielson, Charles S; Davies, Milton J; Egbert, J. C. (James Chidester), 1859-1948; Goldsmith, Goldwin; Heuttin, F. R; King, Thomas; Laranoux, Maurice E; Lord, Austin Willard, 1860-1922; Lubschez, Ben J (Ben Jehudah), 1881-1963; Price, Thomas R; Rees, John K; Robin, Edwin J; Rood, Ogden N (Ogden Nicholas), 1831-1902; Sartain, William, 1843-1924; Sherman, Frank Dempster, 1860-1916; Tyson, Levering; Ward, Walker L; Warren, Charles Peck; Wilson, Walter F; Woodward, Robert Simpson, 1849-1924; Cabot, Edward; Anderson, William; Ripley, Hubert; University of the City of New York
Title William Robert Ware papers and photographs, 1834-1920
Physical Description 3 manuscript boxes (1.5 linear feet); 1 print 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 and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Summary

This collection includes a very small number of personal papers from Ware; photographs of students, faculty, and school buildings, 1880s-1920s; memorials and testimonials to Ware; and miscellaneous clippings (including clippings of articles about Marcia Mead, first woman graduate of the School of Architecture), invitations (including two invitations to the first commencement of the University of the City of New York, 1834), greeting cards and announcements.

Using the Collection

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

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

William Robert Ware papers and photographs. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift. Accession number--1000.056.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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"CUL Collections:"
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"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Architects Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Greeting cards Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
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"CUL Collections:"
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Architecture -- Study and teaching Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Chedonne, M. George Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Columbia University. School of Architecture Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Gould, Howard Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
McKim, Mead & White Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Mead, Marcia Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Peabody, Robert Swain, 1845-1917 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Schools of architecture -- New York (State) -- New York Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Women architects Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Architect. Ware was the founder of the School of Architecture at Columbia University, which began as the Department of Architecture in the School of Mines at Columbia College, New York, N.Y.