Avery Drawings & Archives Collections
 

Grosvenor Atterbury papers and photographs, 1900-1994

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID 6318572 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Atterbury, Grosvenor
Title Grosvenor Atterbury papers and photographs, 1900-1994
Physical Description .25 linear feet
Language(s) English .
Additional Description https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/avery_assets/Atterbury.Grosvenor.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

This small collection includes correspondence and photographs relating to Atterbury's residence in Southampton, N.Y., designed by New York architect Stanford White; also a clipping and photograph of Atterbury.

General Note

Designs by Grosvenor Atterbury are also found several other collections held by the Department of Drawings & Archives, including the Palmer Shannon cameragraphs of architectural renderings, circa 1921-1929; the Samuel Gottscho American architecture: photographs and negatives, circa 1925-1939; and the Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company/George Collins architectural records and drawings

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

Grosvenor Atterbury papers and photographs. Located in Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift. Accession number--1994.022.

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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Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Grosvenor Atterbury residence (Southampton, N.Y.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
White, Stanford, 1853-1906 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Grosvenor Atterbury (1869-1956) was a New York City architect, urban planner and writer. A graduate of Columbia University's School of Architecture, he worked in the office of McKim, Mead & White before opening his own practice.