Survey of Significant Interiors, 1984-1985

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
8150510 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Junior League of the City of New York
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

The Significant Interiors Survey (1984-1985) was conducted by The Junior League of the City of New York, Inc. in an effort to document interior spaces of significant buildings in New York City. The collection contains the surveys conducted by The Junior League as well as colored slides of the 14 buildings. The buildings represented include American Telephone & Telegraph Company Building, Carnegie Hill School, Charles Scribner Residence, The Cloisters, Hotel Plaza. The Jewish Museum, Manhattan Country School, Moran's Chelsea, New York Public Library's Main Branch Building, Saks Fifth Avenue, Salmagundi Club, St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Sunar Hauserman Showroom, and the Trump Tower. The collection also contains a copy of "Preserving a Fragile Art: A Manual for Surveying Significant Interiors" published by the American Society of Interior Designers and the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Publication Date

1984-1985

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

Columbia University is providing access to the materials in the Library's collections solely for noncommercial educational and research purposes. The unauthorized use, including, but not limited to, publication of the materials without the prior written permission of Columbia University is strictly prohibited. All inquiries regarding permission to publish should be submitted in writing to the Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. In addition to permission from Columbia University, permission of the copyright owner (if not Columbia University) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distributions, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. Columbia University makes no warranties as to the accuracy of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift of The Junior League of the City of New York, Inc. Accession number--1986.007.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
color slides CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Cloisters (Museum) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Plaza Hotel (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Saks & Company (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Salmagundi Club CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Trump Tower (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Interior architecture -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID