Frank Lloyd Wright architectural drawings and papers, 1880-1959

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID	3460608 View CLIO record
Creator(s)	Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 ; Kaufmann, Edgar J., 1885-1955 ; Wright, John Lloyd
Title	Frank Lloyd Wright architectural drawings and papers, 1880-1959
Physical Description	2 cubic feet of papers; 1,000 drawings
Language(s)	English .
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Description

Summary

Approximately 1,000 architectural drawings, circa 1880-1959, with related correspondence, clippings, announcements, specifications, legal documents, and photographs. Major projects represented include Auldbrass Plantation, Yemasee, S.C; the Guggenheim Museum, New York City; Fallingwater (the Edgar J. Kaufmann residence), Bear Run, Pa.; and Wright's own home and studio in Oak Park, Ill. Also, Wright's correspondence relating to exhibits and publication of his work; other professional matters; and correspondence with his son, John Lloyd Wright, 1920s-1950s; manuscript, typescript, and printed versions of articles and addresses by Wright; photographs, programs, invitations, issues of SQUARE-PAPERS, and other materials, circa 1920s-1940s, relating to Taliesin; and miscellaneous invitations, programs, announcements, honors, appreciations, memorials, clippings, and other documents relating to various aspects of Wright's career.

Using the Collection

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Preferred Citation

Frank Lloyd Wright architectural drawings and papers. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, COlumbia University, New York, N.Y.

Related Materials

A larger more, comphrensive collection of drawings, photographs and records are found in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives also housed at Avery Drawings & Archives. Please search CLIO with "Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives" to find related collection records.

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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Genre/Form

Heading	"CUL Archives:" "Portal"	"CUL Collections:" "CLIO"	"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:" "ArchivedGRID"
Architects	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architectural drawings	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading	"CUL Archives:" "Portal"	"CUL Collections:" "CLIO"	"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:" "ArchivedGRID"
Architects -- Homes and haunts	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- Awards	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- Exhibitions	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- Illinois -- Oak Park	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Bear Run	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- South Carolina -- Yemassee	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Domestic -- Illinois -- Oak Park	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Domestic -- Pennsylvania -- Bear Run	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Art museum architecture -- New York (State) -- New York	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Art museums -- New York (State) -- New York	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Auldbrass (S.C.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Dwellings -- Illinois -- Oak Park	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Bear Run	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Fallingwater (Pa.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Frank Lloyd Wright House (Oak Park, Ill.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Frank Lloyd Wright Studio (Oak Park, Ill.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Taliesin (Spring Green, Wis.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Taliesin Fellowship	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Taliesin West (Scottsdale, Ariz.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID