Avery Drawings & Archives Collections
 

York & Sawyer architectural drawings, 1921-1931

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID 3463986 View CLIO record
Creator(s) York & Sawyer
Title York & Sawyer architectural drawings, 1921-1931
Physical Description 340 Sheets
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

Architectural drawings for projects designed by the firm. The drawings, mostly blueprints, documents Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge, N.J.; The Department of Commerce Building, Washington, D.C.; The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, N.Y.; Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, N.Y.; and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

General Note

The architectural drawings in this collection are cataloged separately by project in CLIO. Please search under this creator in CLIO to locate these additional 7 records. The CLIO ID numbers are NYDA96-F557 through -F563. The accession numbers are 1992.002.00001 through.00341

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

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

York & Sawyer architectural drawings, Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift of Leonard and Amy Zehnwirth. Accession number--1992.002.

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"
Architectural drawings -- American Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Banks (buildings) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Colleges Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Detail drawings (drawings) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Federal reserve banks Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Government office buildings Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Schools Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Universities Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- New Jersey -- Glen Ridge Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Hospitals Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Mountainside Hospital (Glen Ridge, N.J.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
New York Academy of Medicine Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
R. Guastavino Company Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
U.S. Department of Commerce building (Washington, D.C.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
University of Michigan. Campus entrance cloister Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Architectural firm in New York, N.Y. formed by the partnership of Edward P. York (1865-1928) and Philip Sawyer (1868-1949).