includes Emslie's resume, correspondence, a magazine and newspaper clipping, and an award.
Box 01 Folder 01 Resume, 1972
Box 01 Folder 02 Ketchum, Gina & Sharp, Architects C.V., 1952
Brief C.V. for all the architects at Ketchum, Gina & Sharp architecture firm, where Emslie worked, along with a list of commissions.
Box 01 Folder 03 Correspondence, 1952-1996
Includes assorted correspondence, along with a telegram and one pay order for a contract.
Box 01 Folder 04 Publicity, 1952-1964
Includes magazine and newspaper article mentioning Olive Emslie's work in Yorkdale Shopping Centre in North York, Canada and A.J. Frieman Ltd in Ottawa.
Box 01 Folder 05 Award, 1954
Small commemorative plaque from Columbia University in "Bicentennial Year 1954" for her work on "Man's Right to Knowledge" commission.
is mostly devoted to three major commissions: the two Pennsylvania Kaufmann's stores in Monroeville and Pittsburgh along with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The materials include floor plans and specifications, graphic studies, designs for signs, invoices, contracts, and conference reports for various projects. There are also interior renderings of numerous departments in the Kaufmann's stores, many of which are intricate and colorfully drawn with pencil and color samples. Although the bulk of the material belongs to the Kaufmann's store and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, there are also folders for other smaller projects, such as the Robert Simpson Co. Ltd., G. Fox & Co. Inc., and Columbia University's "Man's Right to Knowledge" campaign for their bicentennial. The Project Records series also includes Project Sample Boards, which include color and black & white photographs and images from various projects meant as a portfolio for presentation purposes, all backed on cardboard.
Box 01 Folder 06 A. J. Frieman Ltd. (Ottawa, Canda), 1951
2 floor plans.
Box 01 Folder 07 Columbia University, 1954
Includes photographic proofs for "Man's Right to Knowledge and the Free Use Thereof" commission for Columbia University's Bicentennial Anniversary along with one copy of final booklet and a page of pencil notes for layout.
Box 01 Folder 08 Hochschild Kohn Mall (Baltimore, MD), 1958
1 blue line print of mall elevation for Hochschild Kohn, Harundale.
Box 01 Folder 09 G. Fox & Co., Inc. (Hartford, CT), 1969
1 album of fabric samples and wallpaper, plus correspondence and notes for G. Fox & Co., Inc.
Drawer 204 Folder 04 G. Fox & Co., Inc. (Hartford, CT), 1965-1969
24 blue line floor plans.
Oversize 01 Project Samples - Boards, 1958-1970
Color as well as black and white photographs and images of various projects, including A.J Frieman's, Ottawa, Canada; Hochschild Kohn, Baltimore, MD; The Robert Simpson Co., Toronto, Canda; Kaufmann's, Pittsburgh, PA.
Drawer 204 Folder 01 The Robert Simpson Co. Ltd
4 blue line prints with color pencil and color samples; type: interior renderings of various departments.
Box 02 Folder 01 Correspondence, 1968-1969
Regarding the main level/first floor of Monroeville Kaufmann's store.
Box 02 Folder 02 Conference Reports, 1968
On the main level/first floor of Monroeville Kaufmann's store.
Box 02 Folder 03 Invoices, 1968
For work on main level of Monroeville Kaufmann's store; includes small ledger book listing expenses.
Box 02 Folder 04 Contract, 1968
contract for work on main level of Monroeville Kaufmann's store.
Box 02 Folder 05 Photographs, 1968
29 black and white photographs of each department on main level of Monroeville Kaufmann's; each photo numbered and corresponds to blue line prints of main level floor plans.
Box 02 Folder 06 First Floor Plans (1 of 4), 1968
9 blue line prints; 1 pencil on trace; floor plans for departments on main level/first floor of Monroeville Kaufmann's.
Box 02 Folder 07 First Floor Plans (2 of 4), 1968
12 blue line print; floor plans for departments on main level/first floor of Monroeville Kaufmann's.
Box 02 Folder 08 First Floor Plans (3 of 4), 1968
12 blue line print; floor plans for departments on main level/first floor of Monroeville Kaufmann's.
Drawer 204 Folder 03 First Floor Plans (4 of 4), 1968
1 blue line print of ceiling and lighting plan for the main level/first floor of Monroeville Kaufmann's.
Box 02 Folder 09 Bidding Proposal for Signage, 1968
Krimstock Brothers Corporation proposal bidding on the signing for the Monroeville Kaufmann's store; includes Emslie's signage designs on trace paper.
Drawer 204 Folder 02 Graphic Studies, 1968
16 graphic studies and signage designs for various departments.
Box 02 Folder 10 Sign Designs, 1967-1969
Pencil on trace drawings numbered 1-69, with numerous unnumbered pages of designs and drafts; includes index referencing design numbers and revisions.
Box 02 Folder 11 Miscellaneous Notes, 1968
5 pencil on trace; 9 blue line prints; miscellaneous notes and designs for cabinetwork and floor plans.
Box 02 Folder 12 Set of Interior Renderings and Department Plans with Master Floor Plan, 1968
33 blue line prints with color pencil and color samples; interior renderings and floor plans for the individual departments of the Monroeville Kaufmann's main; each rendering and floor plan is numbered on the bottom corner of paper's reverse side; includes a master plan of the entire main floor with numbers corresponding to the renderings and floor plans (media: brown line print with pencil).
Box 01 Folder 10 Interior Renderings and Signage, 1964
Interior drawings with color pencil on trace paper of various departments on third floor of Kaufmann's and designs for signage.
Box 01 Folder 11 Third Floor Design Packet, 1964
Designs for signage as well as color and wallpaper samples for third floor of Pittsburgh Kaufmann's.
Box 01 Folder 12 Travel Expenses Book, 1964
Spiral-bound notebook listing travel expenses.
Box 01 Folder 13 Correspondence and Expense Reports, 1964
Expense reports and correspondence found in a folder labeled "1964 Emslie-Baldon" (Robert Baldon of Associated Store Designers, a NY design firm where Emslie worked); also includes several black and white photos of Pittsburgh Kaufmann's interior.
Box 01 Folder 14 Third Floor Plans, 1963-1964
Blue line floor and fixture plans for various sections (Boys, Girls, Infant Furniture, Teens, etc.).
Box 01 Folder 15 Fifth Floor Drawings, 1967
26 pencil drawings on trace paper; type: cabinetwork and interiors of departments on fifth floor and one drawing of fitting rooms
Box 01 Folder 16 Plane Tickets, 1967
Box 01 Folder 17 Correspondence, 1967
Regarding the fifth floor of Pittsburgh Kaufmann's store.
Box 01 Folder 18 Conference Reports, 1967
Regarding the fifth floor of Pittsburgh Kaufmann's store.
Box 01 Folder 19 Contract, 1966-1967
For the fifth floor of Pittsburgh Kaufmann's store.
Box 01 Folder 20 Invoices, 1967
For work on the fifth floor of Pittsburgh Kaufmann's store.
Box 01 Folder 21 Fifth Floor Graphic Study, 1967
1 trace paper graphic study of peacock feather for baseboard; 1 watercolor on paper version of the same pattern.
Box 01 Folder 22 Fifth Floor Plans, 1967
includes blue line preliminary studies and floor plans for various sections - Women's Dresses, Sportswear, Maternity Shop, Junior Accessories, etc. - on the fifth floor of the Pittsburgh Kaufmann's store
Box 01 Folder 23 Fifth Floor Design Packet, 1967
packet labeled on first page "5th FL Kaufmann's Pittsburgh, PA Jan 1967 - Sept 6 (last trip) complete," includes color and fabric samples for various sections
Box 02 Folder 13 Specifications, 1971
2 copies of specifications for cabinet work & millwork as well as electrical work; one copy includes detailed blue line prints of cabinetwork.
Box 02 Folder 14 Information Packet, 1971
Includes correspondence, notes, floor plans, and cabinetwork dimensions.
Box 02 Folder 15 Print Department Drawings Set, 1976
18 blue line print drawings of Metropolitan Museum of Art's Print Department; includes three paint samples of Print shop ceiling and wall.
Box 02 Folder 16 First Floor Plan, 1978
1 drawing.
Box 02 Folder 17 Sales Desk and Office, 1971
Design plans and specifications on trace paper for Metropolitan Museum of Art sales desk and sales office.
Box 02 Folder 18 Book Shop Offices, 1971
Floor plans and specifications on trace for Metropolitan Museum of Art book shop offices.
Box 02 Folder 19 Print Shop Relocation, 1978
Blue line prints and pencil on trace drawings.
Box 02 Folder 20 Correspondence, 1972-1978
Box 02 Folder 21 Slide Display, 1973
Box 02 Folder 22 Notes, 1978-1979
includes a small box of architectural tools and Emslie's husband's architectural degree and certificate.