Robert L. Bien Church and Railroad study photographs, 1983-2002

Summary Information

Description

Summary

This collection includes photographs taken by Robert Bien of historic and architecturally significant churches and railroads in New York City, New York State, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pensylvania, Québec, Rhode Island, Texas, and Toronto between 1982 and 2002.

Arrangement

Photographs of churches are arranged in rough chronological order in four volumes; additional loose church photographs are in a single cardfile box, arranged chronologically. Railroad photographs are arranged chronologically in one volume.

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

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

Robert L. Bien church and railroad study photographs. Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library. Columbia University, New York, NY.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift of the Estate of Robert L. Bien. Accession number--2003.002.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Biographical / Historical

Robert Bien (1924-2002) was a New York City architect best-known for designing apartment buildings in Manhattan during the 1950s and 1960s.

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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Subject
Architectural photography	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- California -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- Colorado -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- Connecticut -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- New Jersey -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- New York (State) -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- Québec (Province) -- Québec -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- Rhode Island -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- Texas -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Church buildings -- Washington (D.C.) -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Railroad stations -- Pictorial works	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID