Carrère & Hastings architectural drawings and papers, 1899-1930

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
3460615 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Carrère, John Merven, 1858-1911; Hastings, Thomas, 1860-1929; Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848-1909; Du Pont, Alfred I (Alfred Irénée), 1864-1935; Reed, David Aiken, 1880-1953; Carrère & Hastings
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
1295 items
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

Architectural drawings and photographs of architectural drawings with some related correspondence of residential and public buildings, churches, libraries, theaters, monuments, and bridges including: the Henry Hudson Bridge, Triborough Bridge, and the Manhattan Bridge in New York; Edward Henry Harriman's Arden House in Harriman, N.Y.; the Alfred I. Dupont mansion in Roslyn, N.Y.; the David A. Reed house in Washington, D.C.; the reconstruction of the Grand Army Plaza in New York City; the Memorial Amphitheater for Arlington National Cemetery; and various bicentennial buildings for Yale University. Of note are drawings of the grounds, details of buildings, and furniture for the New York Public Library, 1908-1909.

Arrangement

The collection contains one series: Series I: Architectural Drawings

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

Columbia University is providing access to the materials in the Library's collections solely for noncommercial educational and research purposes. The unauthorized use, including, but not limited to, publication of the materials without the prior written permission of Columbia University is strictly prohibited. All inquiries regarding permission to publish should be submitted in writing to the Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. In addition to permission from Columbia University, permission of the copyright owner (if not Columbia University) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distributions, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. Columbia University makes no warranties as to the accuracy of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose.

Preferred Citation

Carrère & Hastings architectural drawings and papers. Located in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Various gifts. Accession number--1000.003, 1992.005, 1996.003, 1996.009, 2004.017.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Revision Description

2009-06-25 File created.

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

Biographical / Historical

Architectural firm in New York City.

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
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
architectural drawings (visual works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Alfred I. Dupont mansion (Roslyn, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Arden House (Harriman, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.). Memorial Amphitheater CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
David I. Reed house (Washington, D.C.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
New York Public Library. Humanities and Social Sciences Library CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Yale University. Bicentennial Buildings CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Henry Hudson Bridge (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Manhattan Bridge (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Triborough Bridge (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Architectural firms -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- Details CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Harriman CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Roslyn CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Washington (D.C.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cemeteries -- Virginia -- Arlington CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
College buildings -- Connecticut -- New Haven CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Furniture -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Landscape architecture -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Monuments -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Public buildings -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Theaters -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID