Archival Collections Portal > Avery Drawings & Archives Collections > James Grote Van Derpool papers, 1944-1974, bulk 1962-1966
Subseries 1: Correspondence
Subseries 2: Manuscripts
Subseries 3: Miscellaneous Research Material
Subseries 1: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Subseries 2: Preservation
Subseries 3: New York's History and Landmarks
Subseries 4: Maine, Maryland, Virginia
Subseries 5: Manuscripts and Speeches
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Box 4 Folder 2 Clearance - City Sites, 1962 Jun 26
Includes
Box 4 Folder 3 LPC - Designations. Submissions for Hearing Calendar, 1965 Sep - Oct
Includes a proposal and approval of
Box 4 Folder 4 Designation List No. 3, 1962 - 1965
Includes lists of nominations decisions voted and designations made
Box 4 Folder 5 Finalized Designations, 1962 - 1963
Includes lists of buildings presented for nomination, proposed and votes; inscribed: "incomplete copy only."
Box 4 Folder 6 Miscellaneous, 1965 Oct - Nov
Includes calendar of Landmarks Preservation Commission; lists of buildings compiled by borough; a map: proposed boundary of
Box 4 Folder 7 Greenwich Village Historic District, 1969
Includes correspondence; press releases; invitations and a magazine
Box 4 Folder 8 Correspondence, 1962 - 1966
Arranged alphabetically by topics and thereunder chronologically.
Subjects include
Also included are letters (August 1965 - January 1966) regarding the arrangements for JGV's talk "The Landmarks of New York" at the Antique Forum (January 30 - February 4, 1966), Williamsburg, Virginia.
Box 5 Folder 1 Office Files, 1964 Dec 3
Includes copies of the statements at the hearing a bill before the Committee of the City Council by Geoffrey Platt, Chairman LPC; James G. Van Derpool, Executive Director; Harmon Goldstone, City Planning Commission
Box 5 Folder 2 Walking Tour - NYC, 1952 - 1962
Includes miscellaneous records:
Also included are offprints, postcards, magazines. Subjects traced are "landmarks" and "New Landmarks Commission."
Box 5 Folder 3 Miscellaneous, 1963 -1965
Subjects included are local laws of establishment of landmarks; "American Landmarks Week";
Box 5 Folder 6 The Edward Mooney House, New York City, 1969 - 1971
Includes miscellaneous documentation on restoration of the house
Box 6 Folder 4 New Paltz - Walloon Church and Pell St. NYC, 1971 - 1974
This group consists of correspondence; printed material; photographs; blueprints; and handwritten drafts by JGV of a speech on a proposed project of restoration of the
In addition to documentation on restoration of
There is a photograph of Professor James G. Van Derpool in a wheelchair in New Paltz, dated July 21, 1971
Box 5 Folder 4 Miscellaneous Printed Material, undated
Some of the traced subjects are: Historic Preservation; conference; winner award dinners
Box 5 Folder 5 Clippings
Some of the traced subjects are: Landmarks of New York City; preservation policies; a few articles on JGV's work on the Landmark Commission
Box 6 Folder 1 New York Landmarks - An index of architecturally notable structures in New York City. Fourth Edition - The Municipal Arts Society of New York, 1962 Mar
Included are two copies: working and office copies. According to Platt the handbook was a valuable source and was frequently used by the Landmarks Commission in their work
Box 6 Folder 2 Giovanni da Verrazano, the Discoverer of New York Bay - A graphic documentation of the discoveries by the great Florentine explorer and humanist of the Renaissance / Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov - New York, 1958
Box 6 Folder 3 The Grange. Relocation & Restoration - Two hundred anniversary of Alexander Hamilton 1757 - 1957 - American Scenic & Historic Preservation Society : New York City, 1957
Box 5 Folder 8 Typescript - Furniture plan for Hamilton Grange - New York City National Park Service Group : New York City, 1964 Aug
Box 5 Folder 7 Typescript - The Stadhuist : First City Hall of New Amsterdam, Later New York. Report for the downtown museum, City of New York / Kellerman, Regina - New York, 1968
Includes correspondence (April - August 1968), 4 letters regarding proposals for publications
Box 6 Folder 6 William Sheppherd Gray House, Salem, Maine, undated
Box 6 Folder 7 James Brice House, Annapolis, Maryland, 1959 - 1964
Includes miscellaneous records on History and restoration of the house
Box 6 Folder 5 St. Luke's Church, Smithfield, Virginia, 1955 - 1969
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence with John Forbes, editor; magazine, brochures with JGV's articles on the restoration of
Included are drafts of the speeches: "The restoration of Historic St. Luke's Church, Smithfield, Virginia", delivered on May 8, 1957 at Church ceremonies and a lecture at Williamsburg, Virginia for A.I.A. Centennial meeting.
Box 6 Folder 8 JGV - Historic Buildings on Manhattan Island, 1952 - 1962
Consists of typescripts, handwritten drafts, photos, correspondence
Includes typescripts of lectures:
Also included typescripts of speeches:
In addition there are, in this group, several handwritten drafts of unidentified speeches.
Box 6 Folder 9 Van Derpool - M.S.S., 1957 - 1968
Consists of typescripts of two lectures and five manuscripts of the articles; and photos of
Included are lectures:
There are typescripts for the following articles:
Box 6 Folder 10 Greenwich Village, 1964 - 1966
Includes notes for JGV's talk at Greenwich Village Symposium at new York University, in connection with American Landmarks Celebration Week in New York City.
Also includes a draft from Regina Kellerman:
Box 7 Folder 1 The Percy Pyne Project, undated
Includes a handwritten draft of a speech
Box 7 Folder 2 Miscellaneous, 1952 - 1965 ?
Includes a photocopy of a typescript of the following lectures:
Also included are handwritten drafts of the speeches:
Includes photos of views of New York (From New York Historical Archives).
Also included a speech by Robert William G. Vail on
Box 7 Folder 3 Photographs
Box 7 Folder 4 Phases of Development in English Domestic Architecture to 1830