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Subseries A: General Papers
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Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by title.
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| Drawer 179o |
Exhibition Diplomas., 3 items
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1925-1930 |
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Printed materials
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| Box 4: Folder 26 |
"Die neuzeitliche Wohnung." Wiener Sonn- und Montags-Zeitung.
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1928 Jun 18 |
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Printed materials
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| Box 4: Folder 13 |
"The Autobiography of a Fighting Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright Tells the Story of His Battle for a Humane Functionalism in Building." New York Times Book Review.
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1932 Apr 03 |
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Printed materials; autograph letter, signed
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| Box 4: Folder 14 |
Sedlmayr, Hans, Dr. "Der Karlsplatz, die Karlskirche und Wien." Neue Freie Presse.
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1936 Apr 05 |
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Printed materials
Originally filed with student drawings.
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| Box 4: Folder 24 |
Correspondence, Jean Wykoff to Sobotka.
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1945 Jan 17 |
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Typed letter, signed
Regarding Sobotka's induction into the University of Pittsburgh's Faculty Hall of Fame.
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| Box 4: Folder 22 |
Correspondence with Retail Home Furnishings magazine.
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1945 Feb 16-1945 Apr 13 |
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Typed letter, signed;typescript carbon
Regarding an article by Sobotka entitled "Putting Fashion In Its Place."
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| Box 4: Folder 20 |
Correspondence between Elizabeth B. Mock to Sobotka.
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1945 Jul 23 and undated |
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Typed letter, signed; autograph letter; typescript carbon
Regarding the exhibition "Tomorrow's Small House"; handwritten draft of Sobotka's response on verso.
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| Box 4: Folder 16 |
Correspondence with Display World Magazine.
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1946 Oct 29-1946 Nov 06 |
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Typed letter, signed
Regarding an article by Sobotka to be published on Nov. 15 1946.
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| Box 4: Folder 15 |
Correspondence, Stephen V. P. Amico to Sobotka.
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1947 Apr 01 |
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Autograph letter, signed
Regarding an article by Sobotka for Charette [perhaps regarding The Prefabricated House].
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| Box 4: Folder 19 |
Correspondence with Interiors Magazine.
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1950 Oct 13-1950 Oct 17 |
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Telegram;typed letter, signed;typescript carbon;typescript papers, with annotations
Regarding Tenth Anniversary number of Interiors.
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| Box 4: Folder 21 |
Correspondence, Bernhard Pfau to Sobotka.
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1951 Oct 05 |
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Typed letter, signed
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| Box 4: Folder 18 |
Correspondence, Eric N. Gilling to Sobotka.
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1951 Dec 18 |
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Typed letter, signed
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| Box 4: Folder 23 |
Correspondence with Retailing Daily.
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1952 Oct 07-1952 Oct 23 |
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Typescript carbon;Typed letter, signed;printed materials
Includes a newspaper article by Harry Martin and a bulletin from Wittenborn and Company, Books on the Fine Arts.
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| Four Flap no # |
Certificate honoring Sobotka's contributions to the University of Pittsburgh.
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1958 Jun 10 |
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Typescript paper, signed
Enclosed in plastic protective cover
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| Box 1: Folder 22 |
"Mitteilungen der Architekten-Vereinigung." Wiener Bauhütte
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1911 Dec |
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Printed materials
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| Box 4: Folder 17 |
Correspondence, Josef Frank to Sobotka.
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1931 Aug-1935 Oct 26 |
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Autograph letter, signed
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| Box 4: Folder 27 |
Notes on Vitruvius.
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undated |
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Holograph papers
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| Box 4: Folder 25 |
List of exhibitions.
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undated |
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Typescript paper
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Subseries B: Lectures
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Materials are arranged in chronological order, followed by undated papers arranged in alphabetical order by title.
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| Box 3: Folder 8 |
Untitled lecture [Development of Industrial Design] for the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh.
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1941 Nov 17 |
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Typescript papers, with annotations;holograph papers;typed letter, signed
Two copies and notes; also includes correspondence.
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| Box 3: Folder 9 |
Untitled lecture for K. K. T.
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1941 Winter |
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Typescript papers, with annotations
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| Box 3: Folder 11 |
"Commercial Taste and Interior Decoration." Lecture for Fourteenth Meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Education Conference.
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1942 Oct 09 |
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Typescript papers, with annotations;typescript paper;autograph letter, signed;typed letter, signed
Two copies of lecture; includes program and correspondence.
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| Box 3: Folder 10 |
"Architect and Interior Designer and Client." Lecture at the Carnegie Institute of Technology as part of a course on Professional Practice.
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1942 Oct 19 |
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Typescript papers, with annotations;typescript paper
Lecture to seniors of the architectural class 1942-1943 at Carnegie Institute of Technology; includes schedule of lectures.
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| Box 3: Folder 12 |
Lecture on "Display" at Robert Morris School.
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1944 Nov 28 |
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Typescript carbon
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| Box 3: Folder 13 |
"The Age of Distribution." Lecture given at Outlines, A Public Gallery.
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1945 Mar 25 |
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Typescript carbon, with annotations;typed letter, signed;typescript papers
Includes announcement and correspondence.
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| Box 3: Folder 14 |
"An Architects View of Housing Problems." Lecture given to The Ciloets.
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1945 Oct 01 |
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Typescript papers, with annotations;typed letter, signed;typescript carbon
Includes correspondence.
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| Box 3: Folder 15 |
Announcements for "A Popular Course of Study on The Contemporary Home," a class at the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
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1945 Oct 11-1946 May 16 |
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Printed materials
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| Box 3: Folder 16 |
"Theoretical Aspects on the Prefabricated House."
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1946 May |
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Typescript carbon
Lecture given before the Pittsburgh Chapter of the AIA on May 21, 1946.
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| Box 3: Folder 17 |
"Why Interior Decoration?" Lecture given to the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh.
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1947 Mar 09 |
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Typescript papers, with annotations;typescript carbon;holograph papers;autograph letter, signed
Includes, announcements and correspondence.
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| Box 3: Folder 18 |
Lecture outline on Architecture, for Outlines, A Public Gallery.
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1947 Spring |
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Holograph papers
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| Box 3: Folder 19 |
Correspondence, Daniel Hemmander to Sobotka
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1947 Dec 29 |
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Typed letter, signed
Regarding reimbursement for slides used in lecture at Swedish Forum.
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| Box 3: Folder 20 |
"What Is Tradition?" Lecture given to the College Club.
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1948 Jan 16 |
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Typescript papers, with annotations;typescript carbon, with annotations;autograph letter, signed
Two copies of lecture; includes newspaper announcements and correspondence.
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| Box 3: Folder 21 |
"The Human Side of Interior Decoration." Lecture given to the Women's Clan of the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
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1949 Jun 11 |
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Typescript papers, with annotations;autograph letter, signed;typescript papers
Includes announcements, correspondence and abbreviated resume.
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| Box 3: Folder 22 |
"Relation Between House and Garden." Lecture given to the Hilltop Garden Club.
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1949 Sep 08 |
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Typescript papers with annotations;typescript carbon
Two copies of lecture; includes announcements.
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| Box 3: Folder 23 |
Notes for lecture given to the Laurel Garden Club.
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1954 Nov 11 |
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Holograph papers
Includes list of names, perhaps of attendees.
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| Box 3: Folder 24 |
"Who, what makes up the mind of the consumer? 'Style versus Fashion.'" Lecture given to the American Association of University Women.
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1955 Jan 08 |
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Typescript papers, with annotations;typescript carbon;typed letter, signed;typescript papers
Includes announcements and correspondence.
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| Box 3: Folder 25 |
Speech upon retiring and becoming Professor Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh.
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1958 Jun 10 |
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Typescript papers with annotations;typed letter, signed;holograph paper
Includes correspondence and list of reservations for retirement dinner.
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| Box 3: Folder 26 |
Untitled lecture.
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undated |
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Holograph papers
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| Box 3: Folder 27 |
Original file folder containing lecture materials.
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undated |
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Holograph papers
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Subseries C: Prefabricated House
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Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by title.
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| Box 3: Fol. 40 |
Dahlberg, Bror. "The House of the Future." An address in Washington, D. C.
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1943 Feb 03 |
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Printed materials
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| Box 3: Folder 36 |
Correspondence with Publishers and Critics.
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1943 Jul 29-1949 Jul 30 |
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Typed letter, signed;typescript carbon;typed letter;holograph papers
Includes correspondence with Lewis Mumford and various publishers.
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| Box 3: Folder 37 |
"Description of the Prefabricated House." The Charette.
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1947 Apr-1947 May |
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Printed materials
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| Box 3: Folder 38 |
"Development and Assembly of the Prefabricated House." The Charette.
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1947 Jun-1947 Jul |
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Printed materials
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| Box 3: Folder 39 |
"House Folds Up Like Accordion For Shipment: Prefabricated Dwelling for Four Shown by Goodyear; Constructed of Plastics." New York Herald Tribune.
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undated |
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Printed materials
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| Box 4: Folder 1 |
"The Manufactured House."
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undated |
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Typescript papers, with annotations
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| Box 4: Folder 2 |
Notes on Housing and the Prefabricated House.
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undated |
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Holograph papers
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| Box 4: Folder 3 |
Original File Folder, Prefab House Korresp.
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undated |
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Holograph paper
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| Box 4: Folder 4 |
The Prefabricated House., Diazo print
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1944 Mar 3 |
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Typescript papers, signed
Includes signed statement by notary public and original envelope.
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| Box 4: Folder 5 |
"Walter Sobotka's Prefabricated House." [1 of 2]
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circa 1963 |
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Printed materials
Bound volume includes articles written by Sobotka for Charette on the Prefabricated House, January-July 1947.
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| Box 4: Folder 6 |
"Walter Sobotka's Prefabricated House." [2 of 2]
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1963 May 6 |
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Typed letter, signed;typescript papers;diazo print;printed materials
Bound volume includes drawings and articles written by Sobotka for Charette on the Prefabricated House, January-July 1947; also includes correspondence with publisher of Charette and a quotation from Alberti.
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Subseries D: Principles of Design
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Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by title.
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| Box 4: Folder 7 |
Changing Relations of Man to Nature and Their Reflection on Residential Architecture (Three phases in the fight of the artists against Classicism). [1 of 2]
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1971 Apr 9 and undated |
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Typescript carbon;typescript papers;typescript carbon;typescript carbon, signed
Part V. of Principles of Design;includes letter to publisher.
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| Box 4: Folder 8 |
Changing Relations of Man to Nature and Their Reflection on Residential Architecture (Three phases in the fight of the artists against Classicism). [2 of 2]
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undated |
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Typescript carbon;typed letter, signed
Part V. of Principles of Design; includes letter from publisher returning manuscript.
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| Box 4: Folder 9 |
Correspondence with Publishers. [1 of 2]
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1954 Nov 08-1965 Mar 06 |
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Typescript carbon, with annotations;Typescript carbon;typed letter, signed;autograph letter, signed
Includes resume, biography and list of publications.
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| Box 4: Folder 10 |
Correspondence with Publishers. [2 of 2]
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1954 Mar 29-1965 Sep 29 |
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Typescript carbon, with annotations;Typescript carbon;typed letter, signed;autograph letter, signed
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| Box 4: Folder 11 |
Original Envelope for Publisher Correspondence.
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undated |
| Box 4: Folder 12 |
"The Principles of Design."
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undated |
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Typescript papers
Contains part of the text in the three bound volumes.
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Subseries E: Writings
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Materials are arranged in chronological order, followed by undated papers arranged in alphabetical order by title.
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| Box 3: Folder 28 |
Sobotka, Georg Dr. "Sechs Exlibris von Walther Sobotka (Wien.)"
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1911 and undated |
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Printed materiautograph letter, signed
Sonderabdruck aus dem IX. Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Exlibris-Gesellschaft with insert stapled in; includes two loose drawings by Walter Sobotka for bookplates and the article "Sechs Neue Blätter von Walther Sobotka" which someone had inserted into the pages.
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| Box 3: Folder 29 |
"Vom Einrichten, vom Publikum und Architekten."
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1928 Feb 13 |
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Typescript carbon
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| Box 3: Folder 30 |
"On Redecoration of Obsolete Theatre Auditoriums."
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1944 Jun 13 |
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Typescript carbon
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| Box 3: Folder 31 |
"Better Taste and Decent Merchandise -- a Worthy Cause for a Promotion.
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1945 Apr 28 |
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Typescript carbon, with annotations
April 28, 1945, mailed to Mrs. Esther Kelly for Mr. W. Kaufmann.
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| Box 3: Folder 32 |
Monographs.
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1952 Mar 3 |
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Typescript papers
Proposals for Research Bureau for Retail Training.
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| Box 3: Folder 28 |
"Sechs Neue Blätter von Walther Sobotka."
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undated |
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Printed materials
Originally found inserted into "Sechs Exlibris von Walther Sobotka (Wien.)"
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| Box 3: Folder 33 |
A Stripfilm on Classical Tradition in three parts.
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undated |
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Typescript papers, with annotations
Two copies.
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