Institute of International Education Kaufmann Conference Rooms architectural drawings and papers, 1961-1966

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
6322394 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
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, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Scope and Content

This collection contains original and reprographic correspondence, financial papers, black and white photographs, and reprographic architectural drawings relating to the commissioning, design, and construction of the Kaufmann Conference Rooms in the Institute of International Education's headquarters in New York City, N.Y., between 1961 and 1966.

Arrangement

This collection is organized in two series: Papers and Architectural Drawings.

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, 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

Institute of International Education, Kaufmann Conference Rooms architectural drawings and papers. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library. Columbia University, New York, NY.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Edgar J. Kaufmann, Jr.

Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Edgar J. Kaufmann, Jr. to Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library in the late 1960s or early 1970s. (1000.081)

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Processing Information

Papers Processed AvR 11/2007.

Revision Description

2007-11-14 File created.

2009-11-17 File revised.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Historical Note

In 1961, noted American architectural patron, curator and critic Edgar J. Kaufmann, Jr. commissioned the respected Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and his wife, architect Elissa Aalto, to design a suite of meeting areas on the 12th floor of the Institute of International Education's headquarters in New York City, across from the United Nations complex. Construction began in 1963 and was completed by 1966. The New York architectural firm Harrison & Abramovitz coordinated the design and construction and Artek Oy Ab manufactured the furnishings. Still extant, the Kaufmann Conference Rooms are among only four works completed by Aalto in the United States.

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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Name
Aalto, Elissa CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Artek Oy Ab CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Fitch, James Marston CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Harrison and Abramovitz CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Institute of International Education (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kaufmann, Edgar, 1910-1989 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID