Electus D. Litchfield architectural drawings and photographs, 1912-1940

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID	3460629 View CLIO record
Creator(s)	Litchfield, Electus D. (Electus Darwin), 1872-1952; Rogers, Pliny, 1882-1930; Gander, Gander & Gander; Tracy, Swartwout & Litchfield; Electus D. Litchfield & Rogers
Title	Electus D. Litchfield architectural drawings and photographs, 1912-1940
Physical Description	14 cubic feet
Language(s)	English .
Additional Description	https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/avery_assets/Litchfield.pdf
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

Architectural drawings and photographs of Litchfield's designs for Yorkship village (housing for ship workers during World War I near Camden, N.J.); Public Library, St. Paul, Minn.; memorial to Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.; 800 Park Avenue and other New York City apartment houses; Albany Post Office, Albany, N.Y. (designed by Gander, Gander & Gander, with Litchfield as consulting architect); and other projects.

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.

Preferred Citation

Electus D. Litchfield architectural drawings 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--Various gifts. Accession number--1942.001, 1947.001, 1950.003.

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
Photographic prints	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
architectural drawings (visual works)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading	"CUL Archives:" "Portal"	"CUL Collections:" "CLIO"	"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:" "ArchivedGRID"
800 Park Avenue (New York, N.Y.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Albany Post Office (Albany, N.Y.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Apartment houses -- New York (State) -- New York	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architectural design	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Domestic -- New Jersey -- Camden	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Historic sites -- New York (State)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Memorials -- New York (State) -- Oyster Bay	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Post office buildings -- New York (State)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Public buildings -- New York (State) -- Albany	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Public libraries -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Saint Paul Public Library	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Working class -- Dwellings	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Yorkship Village (Camden, N.J.)	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Architect. Litchfield was active in New York City. He worked independently, and in partnership with Pliny Rogers (1882-1930) as Electus D. Litchfield & Rogers, and with Tracy, Swartout & Litchfield from 1908-1912.