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The collection consists primarily of correspondence, photographs, project records, architectural drawings, legal documents, periodicals, news clippings and exhibition materials. The material held in this collection relates to architectural projects for Edgar J. Kaufmann by Frank Lloyd Wright, and the bulk of the material relates to Kaufmann's home, Fallingwater, at Bear Run, Pennsylvania. The collection documents the professional and personal relationship between the Kaufmann family and Wright, from the 1930s until the years preceding Wright's death in 1959.
1909-1976
This collection is arranged in four series: Correspondence, Fallingwater (Pa.), Other Projects, and Other Papers.
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.
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Edgar J. Kaufmann papers on Fallingwater, 1909-1976 (bulk 1932-1955), Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural Fine Arts and Architecture Library, Columbia University.
Source of acquisition--Edgar Kaufmann. Method of acquisition--Donated;; Date of acquisition--1974. Accession number--1974.008.
Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Processed; Katharine Rovanpera 2011.
2011-09-02 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Edgar J. Kaufmann was born on November 1, 1885 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended the Shady Side Academy and later spent a year studying at Yale University before embarking on an apprenticeship program in retail. In 1909 he married his first cousin, Liliane Kaufmann. That year he discovered Bear Run, which would become the site of their famed residence Fallingwater designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Kaufmann took charge of his family's department store in 1910, the same year that his son, Edgar Junior, was born. He quickly established himself as a formidable businessman, and Kaufmann's grew to become the most prominent Pittsburgh department store of the 20th Century. During this time, Kaufmann began renting the Bear Run property as a camp for his employees, and purchased it on July 28, 1933 under his wife's name.
1934 marked the beginning of Edgar J. Kaufmann's relationship with Frank Lloyd Wright. Kaufmann was active in spearheading New Deal public works initiatives in Pittsburgh, and commissioned Wright for several projects. That year, Edgar Junior went to apprentice with Wright at his workshop, Taliesin, followed by Edgar and Liliane. On December 18, 1934, Kaufmann commissioned Wright to build his residence, Fallingwater, at Bear Run.
Fallingwater was designed in 1935, the initial sketches drawn up in a matter of hours pending the Kaufmanns' imminent arrival at Taliesin on September 22, Wright having assured them that the plans were ready. In October Wright presented the family with the intricate colored pencil drawings that have been repeatedly invoked in the scholarship on Fallingwater.
The Bear Run property was not without fault, however. Correspondence between Kaufmann and Morris Knowles Engineers in April 1936 delineates several concerns regarding the foundation upon which Fallingwater was to be built: "…we cannot recommend the site as suitable, from a structural standpoint, for a building of importance such as that contemplated." Ignoring this warning, construction began on Fallingwater in June.
In November 1937, Fallingwater was complete, and Frank Lloyd Wright had reclaimed a level of notoriety that he had not enjoyed in over a decade. Along with his public profile rose Wright's ego; he remarked to Kaufmann in a letter dated October 25, 1937, "…you got your money's worth out of an architect if ever a man did and probably for the first time in your life?"
Before Fallingwater was inhabited by the Kaufmanns in December 1937, though, issues with the home began to arise. Allegedly a result of extreme humidity, the interior woodwork began to warp. "We really are not surprised to learn that some of the doors are warped, as Mr. Tafel told our Mr. Cooper recently that the interior of Mr. Kaufman's house was very wet and that as a matter of fact, the water was running off some of the walls," the president of Gillen Woodwork Corp. stated in a letter on November 24. The Kaufmanns, scandalized, refuted this contention, blaming Gillen for the flawed doors, and indignantly informing Taliesin apprentice Edgar Tafel of the claims being made in his name: "I am enclosing copies of correspondence since your name occurs in it and simply wish you to be up-to-date on the rumors that are going around." (December 1, 1937)
In 1938 Fallingwater received extensive praise and criticism, inspiring numerous articles and earning Wright the cover of Time magazine. By the early 1950's, however, Fallingwater's detractors were vindicated, as the foundation began to sink. "It may not seem much but it is very noticeable when one looks at the house," Kaufmann wrote in May 1951.
This period was also marred by instability between Kaufmann and Wright. Correspondence reveals the deterioration of their relationship, as egos and tensions regarding other projects, such as the un-built Point Park, prevailed. "Dear EJ: You are cheating. Cheating me, yes – but most of all cheating yourself … Suppose you had done the same with… Fallingwater. Would you ever have built it? Certainly not…" (December 29, 1949). To Edgar Junior, Wright wrote, "Father seems to be with architects as he is with women. There is no chance for me now. I haven't the patience to "trail along." (January 25, 1950)
A month later, Wright's paranoia regarding Kaufmann's consultations with other architects reached its apex: "I realize that we will never build any thing more together which is a genuine sorrow to me for I conceived a love for you quite beyond the ordinary relationship of client and Architect. That love gave you Fallingwater... And, E.J. I hope I can at least save you from the funny wilted-prick you would erect … a form of phallic-worship distressing in the extreme with the vulva lying so helpless beneath the poor emblem. I would save you from that caricature as a last service. But probably you have seen it for yourself, by now, anyway." (February 25, 1950)
1950 also saw discord in the Kaufmanns' marriage, alluded to by Wright in the correspondence: "Dear Edgar: You have never seemed dearer to us than in this surprise-present you – with Liliane – so generously sent to our work… Is the implication that you and Liliane are reconciled and no violent break-up ahead?" (December 11, 1950). In 1951, Mrs. Kaufmann lamented in a letter to Wright, "…I must leave Fallingwater which is a great sorrow to me." The Kaufmanns never divorced, however, and Liliane died in 1952.
In the final years of Kaufmann's life, his friendship with Frank Lloyd Wright remained tumultuous. "My dearest of all Edgars: You are not quite right in the head (or the heart) where this "Pittsburgh-Glass" matters," Wright wrote in the early 1950's, referring to a dispute regarding payment for materials used in an exhibition of the architect's work at the Guggenheim Museum. "Commerce got the better of Beneficence," Wright sniped in 1953. Finally, in 1954, he offered an olive branch: "Well, I've missed you. In spite of your curious reversion to type now and then, I love you and have reason to do so. In the past? When do we meet and blow away the bad odors, etc., etc."
In 1955, further concerns arose regarding Fallingwater's structural stability. "…we believe that for some years this structure has been quietly asking for help… and that in the near future it will demand assistance in a more forceful manner," wrote engineers Hunting, Larsen & Dunnells. Kaufmann died on April 15 that year, and Fallingwater flooded in August 1956. In the years following his father's death, Edgar Junior assumed responsibility for the home, donating it to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in 1963, some time after Wright's death in 1959. The Conservancy continues to maintain Fallingwater as a museum, and the legacy of the Kaufmann family's singular relationship with Frank Lloyd Wright endures.
This series contains correspondence pertaining to Frank Lloyd Wright's projects for Edgar J. Kaufmann, including nearly 500 letters, various telegrams and notes, and related documents, such as engineering drawings and reports, legal documents, photographs, surveys, shipping documents and invoices. The files are arranged chronologically and then by project, where possible. In the cases that projects overlap in the chronology, the files have been arranged hierarchically, with Fallingwater as the most significant project.
Roughly half of the contents of this series is correspondence regarding Fallingwater. Other projects include the Point Park project and Edgar J. Kaufmann's office in Kaufmann's Department Store, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Monona Terrace Project, in Madison, Wisconsin, and the Gateway Center.
The correspondence delineates the personal and professional relationship between Kaufmann and Wright, a relationship fraught with disagreements, insecurities, accusations, money woes, criticisms, and general miscommunications –mostly on the part of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Also included is correspondence related to the construction and later restoration of Fallingwater, including reports and drawings attached to assessments and recommendations from engineers expressing concerns about the construction of the home and later recommendations for the reinforcement of its structural supports.
Box 01 Folder 01
Letter : 1 items ; Envelope : 1 item ; correspondence between Alan Crawford and Edgar J. Kaufmann regarding attached photocopied letters between Frank Lloyd Wright and Charles Robert Ashbee that were partially published in Archival History v. 13, 1970 pp. 64-76
Box 01 Folder 02
Letters : 13 items ; Notes : 2 items ; Envelope : 1 item ; Invitation to dedication of S. C. Johnson & Son Research and Development Building : 1 item ; re : correspondence between Irwin D. Wolf, Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar J. Kaufmann, et al.
Box 01 Folder 03
Letters : 15 items ; 1 sheet of paper marked by Edgar J. Kaufmann Jr., "Broadacre City Models" ; re : correspondence between Edgar J. Kaufmann, Edgar J. Kaufmann Jr., Frank Lloyd Wright, Tom J. Maloney, ET, KG Weixel
Box 01 Folder 04
Letters : 60 items ; Notes : 2 items ; Purchase order forms : 3 items ; re : correspondence between Edgar J. Kaufmann, Frank Lloyd Wright, NS Fink, American Plywood Corp, Studio of Loja Saarinen, Emanuel J. Sandoval regarding textiles, etc.
Box 01 Folder 05
Letters : 34 items ; Wires : 4 items ; Memorandum : 1 item ; letter dated January 19, 1937 has 1 copy ; letter dated January 21, 1937 has 1 copy ; re : construction of house ; correspondents : Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar J. Kaufmann, Edgar Tafel, Earnest Ottenberg, C.F. Thumm, Robert Mosher, Kaufmann Dept. Stores
Box 01 Folder 06
Letters : 20 items ; Notes : 10 items ; re : correspondence primarily between Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar J. Kaufmann
Box 01 Folder 07
Letters : 9 items ; letter dated January 14, 1936 has 2 copies ; Invoices : 5 items ; re : correspondence between Edgar Tafel, Hope's Windows Inc., CF Thumm, P. Larsen Co.
Box 01 Folder 08
Letters : 5 items ; re : correspondence between C.T. Schwartz, L.A. Rust, Kaufmann's, Edgar J. Kaufmann Jr.
Box 01 Folder 09
Letters : 8 items ; re : correspondence between Edgar J. Kaufmann, Dunlop Tire and Rubber Corp.
Box 01 Folder 10
Letters : 21 items ; letter dated June 10, 1937 has 1 copy ; letter dated August 15, 1937 has 1 copy ; letter dated September 17, 1937 has 1 copy ; re : Edgar J. Kaufmann, C.F. Thumm, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Macbeth-Evans Glass Co., Corning Glass Works, Fostoria Glass Co.
Box 01 Folder 11
Letters : 15 items ; Wires : 5 items ; Invoice : 1 item ; Note : 1 item ; re : correspondence between Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar J. Kaufmann, The Super-Concrete Emulsions Primitive Company
Box 01 Folder 12
Letters : 12 items ; letter dated September 18 has 1 copy ; Envelope : 1 item ; Receipt : 1 item ; Business card : 1 item ; Drawings : 3 items re : between Edgar J. Kaufmann Jr., Frank Lloyd Wright, Gillen Woodwork Corp. ; drawings of Kaufmann House
Box 01 Folder 13
Letters : 43 items ; Shipping documents : 12 items ; re : dispute regarding warped doors due to possible water exposure, Edgar Tafel's comments
Box 01 Folder 14
Letters : 3 items ; letter dated February 7, 1951 has attached newspaper clipping ; re : photographs and news clipping of Fallingwater ; correspondence between Hedrich-Blessing and Edgar J. Kaufmann, J.A. Wagner and E. Clinton
Box 01 Folder 15
Letters : 5 items ; 1 slip of paper that reads "FALLINGWATER" ; re : correspondence between Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar J. Kaufmann regarding sinking of the house
Box 01 Folder 16
Letters : 13 items; re : correspondence between E.J. Kaufmannn and Frank Lloyd Wright/Taliesin pertaining to ventilation issues of Fallingwater; also includes correspondence with Roy Oliver, Maintenance Manger at Kaufmannn Dept. stores
Box 01 Folder 17
Letters : 51 items ; Notes : 2 items ; Survey drawings : 2 items ; re : correspondence, Morris Knowles to Edgar J. Kaufmann, delineates concerns regarding the foundation of Fallingwater
Box 01 Folder 18
Letters : 102 items ; includes elevation reports, invoices and plans showing check points ; Notes : 5 items ; Engineering drawing (original) : 1 item ; re : correspondence between Edgar J. Kaufmann and engineering firms regarding rebuilding/changes/additions ; Some letter have attached perspective drawing, elevation reports and graphic representations of deflection of reference points ; Some letters have copies.
Box 01 Folder 19
Letters : 3 items ; attached engineering drawings and reports ; re : movement in the cantilevers
Box 01 Folder 20
Letter : 1 item ; attached black and white photograph (Frank Lloyd Wright standing in front of Broadacre City model) ; Engineering drawings : 2 items ; Engineers report : 1 item ; re : correspondence between Kaufmann's, from Gustav Stueber Prof. Building; engineers' reports
Box 01 Folder 21
Letters : 6 items ; envelopes : 3 items ; re : discord between Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar J. Kaufmann
Box 01 Folder 22
Letters : 24 items ; City ordinance of Pittsburgh : 1 item ; re : discord between Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar J. Kaufmann
Box 01 Folder 23
Letters : 14 items ; 1 slip of paper that reads "POINT PARK proj." ; re : discord between Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar J. Kaufmann
Box 01 Folder 24
Letters : 22 items ; letter dated August 1, 1952 has 1 copy ; letter dated June 25, 1953 has 1 copy ; letter dated December 29, 1953 has 1 copy ; letter dated January 4, 1955 has 1 copy ; Envelopes : 3 items* ; Note : 1 item ; re : payment for services
Box 01 Folder 25
Letters : 23 items ; letter dated August 2, 1954 has 1 copy ; letter dated October 19, 1954 has 1 copy ; Financial statements : 3 items ; Envelopes : 3 items ; re : payment
Box 02 Folder 01
Letters : 8 items ; 1 slip of paper that reads "General Correspondence, Kaufmann - Wright" ; re : marital discord between the Kaufmanns
Box 02 Folder 02
Letters : 8 items ; Envelope : 1 item ; re : correspondence between Edgar J. Kaufmann Jr., Richard Mellon, Max Abramovitz, Roy Oliver, U.S. Steel, et al.
Box 02 Folder 03
Letter : 1 item : 3 p. ; 1 slip of paper that reads "SPIRAL PARKING GARAGE proj."; signed letter from Edgar J. Kaufmann to Frank Lloyd Wright regarding "difficulties" with the project conditions and plans
Box 02 Folder 04
Letter : 1 item ; re : letter in support of his 'registration' as architect; correspondence: Edgar J. Kaufmann, HF Johnson
Box 02 Folder 05
Letters : 5 items ; letter dated November 18, 1950 has 1 copy and 2 drafts ; re : correspondence between Edgar J. Kaufmann, Equitable Life Assurance Co., Rene D'Harnoncourt (Director of MoMA) ; proposal for MoMA project
Box 02 Folder 06
Letters : 2 items ; correspondence between Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar J. Kaufmann regarding plans
Box 02 Folder 07
Letter : 1 item ; 1 slip of paper that reads "RHODODENDRON CHAPEL proj."
Box 02 Folder 08
Letters : 5 items ; 1 slip of paper that reads "MONONA TERRACE proj." ; re : correspondence between Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar J. Kaufmann
Box 02 Folder 09
Letters : 30 items ; letter dated 29 March 1954 has 2 copies ; each of 2 letters dated 13 April 1954 has 1 copy; re : payment for glass used in exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum. Letters from Wright, Edgar J. Kaufmann, R.F. Barker, and James H. Beal.
Box 02 Folder 10
Letters : 4 items ; letter dated May 12, 1953 has attached memorandum ; Memoranda : 4 items ; re: correspondence between Edgar J. Kaufmann, Edgar J. Kaufmann Jr. and Ezra Stoller ; includes legal agreements between Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar J. Kaufmann
Box 02 Folder 11
Letters : 9 items ; letter dated February 4, 1954 has 1 copy ; re : correspondence between Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar J. Kaufmann, P.S. Smith, Shigeru Ito, and Kei Ishii, regarding exh. in Japan/Philippines
Box 02 Folder 12
List of letters by Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.: 1 p.
This series comprises photographs, project records, architectural drawings, articles and other printed materials on Frank Lloyd Wright's master work of residential architecture, Edgar J. Kaufmann's residence, Fallingwater. These materials were amassed by Kaufmann during the course of Fallingwater's conception, construction, and subsequent promotion.
Subseries 1: Photographs: consists of 174 photographs, documenting four stages of the Bear Run property: its previous incarnation as the Kaufmann Summer Camp, the construction of Fallingwater, formal exterior photographs of the completed house, and photographs of the damage caused to the house by a flood in 1956. The photographs are predominantly black and white images of the house alone, though the collection also includes several color photographs and transparencies of Mr. and Mrs. Kaufmann on the terrace in the early 1950s, which aroused delighted surprise in Frank Lloyd Wright (as evidenced in the correspondence), as they were sent to him amid rumors of their possible divorce.
Box 02 Folder 13
Photographs : 3 items ; re : photos glued to black construction paper
Box 02 Folder 14
Photographs : 40 items ; 1 binder
Box 02 Folder 15
Photographs : 39 items ; 1 binder
Box 02 Folder 16
Photographs : 5 items ; 1 binder
Box 06 Folder 03
Photographs : 12 items ; re : Hedrich Blessing Studio black and white photographs of Fallingwater completed and during construction (all but on are mounted on board)
Box 07
Photographs : 20 items ; re : 20 loose black and white photographs of Fallingwater, mounted on board (in 4 folders)
Box 02 Folder 17
Color photographs : 2 items ; Color transparencies : 4 items
Box 02 Folder 18
Photographs : 56 items ; Inventory : 1 item ; Letter : 1 item ; re : letter to Edgar J. Kaufmann Jr. from Mellon National Bank and Trust Company with photos enclosed
Subseries 2: Project Records: consists of engineering, forestry, wildlife/fish & game reports, property assessments, engineering drawings, site specifications, elevations, survey maps, project cost estimates, product pamphlets, work schedules and inventories.Early property assessments included in the collection were generally favorable, concluding that the site was well-suited to its contemporary function as a summer camp. Documents pertaining to the period during which Fallingwater was actually constructed include estimates and pamphlets related to upholstery and bathrooms, as well as the gatelodge built on the property, though other related documents regarding the construction of the home can be found in the correspondence. Site specifications also include those for the Visitors Center, built after the house was reconceived as a museum.
Box 03 Folder 01
Bound report : 1 item
Box 03 Folder 02
Map : 1 item ; re : copy of survey map on glossy photo paper: "Kaufmann Dep't. Store Co. / Bear Run Camp"
Box 03 Folder 03
Engineering drawings : 4 items ; Letters : 4 items ; re : files of Morris Knowles, Inc., related to development of Bear Run and to the feasibility of building Fallingwater ; includes report from 1920 assessing the property
Box 06 Folder 01
Binder : 1 item ; re : Engineering, Forestry, Wildlife/Fish & Game reports and survey maps
Box 03 Folder 04
Elevation reports : 3 ; Elevation graphic representations : 4 ; 6 blueprint copies of each ; Letter : 1 ; with elevation readings ; Drawings : 7 items ; blueprints of perspectives with engineers' notes ; re : Metzger-Richardson Co., 1936-1942 ; Hunting, Davis & Dunnells/Hunting, Larsen & Dunnells, 1945-1955
Box 03 Folder 05
Binder : 1 item ; re : specifications for Gatelodge for Edgar J. Kaufmann Jr., Bear Run, Pennsylvania; Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
Box 03 Folder 06
Project cost estimates : 3 items ; Note : 1 item ; Pamphlets : 2 items ; re : Dunlop Cushioning pamphlet , Dunlopillo Cushioned Hospital and Sick Room Equipment pamphlet
Box 03 Folder 07
Quotes : 3 items ; Brochures : 2 items ; re : price quotes from Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co., Kohler Plumbing, Bailey-Farrell Mfg. Co. ; plumbing fixtures recommendations from Kohler and Bailey-Farrell
Box 04 Folder 01
Drawings : 3 items ; re : 2 blue print copies of Fallingwater kitchen ; copy of sink/countertop drawing from L.A. Rust Co
Box 03 Folder 08
Indexes : 5 items ; Notes : 4 items ; re : transport of blueprints/drawings
Box 03 Folder 09
Binder : 1 item
Box 03 Folder 10
Book : 1 item ; re : Gift of Alfred Willis, Feb. 1987)
Box 06 Folder 04
Plan : 1 item with attached text ; re : by Paul Mayen ; donated 1987 ; plan of visitors center taped to text of exhibition pamphlet
Subseries 3: Architectural Drawings consists of 147 photomechanical reproductions for the House for Mr. & Mrs. E.J. Kaufmann, Bear Run, Pa.
Range: NYDA.1972.001.00001-.00308
146 photomechanical reproductions : 87 drawings, blueprints on paper; 45 drawings, blueprints on paper mounted on canvas; 7 drawings, blueprints on linen; 4 drawings, diazo prints on paper; 2 drawings, blackline prints on paper mounted on canvas; and 1 drawing, positive photostat on paper. Some of the prints have markings in graphite and colored pencil. Scale varies.
Range: NYDA.1972.001.00129-.00191
73 photomechanical reproductions : various media ; 107.1 x 155.1 cm. (42 1/4 x 61 1/8 in.) or smaller.
Range: NYDA.1972.001.00197-.00205
7 photomechanical reproductions : blueprint on paper ; 85.9 x 124.2 cm. (33 7/8 x 48 7/8 in.) or smaller.
Range: NYDA.1972.001.00206-.00234
21 photomechanical reproductions : various media ; 46 x 81 cm. (18 1/8 x 31 7/8 in.) or smaller.
Range: NYDA.1972.001.00202-.00203
2 sheets : blueprint on drafting linen; 70.7 x 95.6 cm. (27 7/8 x 37 5/8 in.)
Range: NYDA.1972.001.00216-.00254
11 photomechanical reproductions : various media ; 11.7 x 203.5 cm. (44 x 80 1/4 in.) or smaller.
Range: NYDA.1972.001.00256-.00260
5 photomechanical reproductions : blackline prints with colored crayon on paper ; 45.5 x 85.9 cm. (17 7/8 x 33 7/8 in.)
Range: NYDA.1972.001.00261-.00304
42 sheets : diazo prints on paper ; 89.7 x 129.3 cm. (35 3/8 x 51 in.) or smaller.
Subseries 4: Articles & Printed Materials: consists of magazines, newspaper clippings, exhibition catalogs and commercial pamphlets that relate to Fallingwater. Included is a copy of the August 1962 issue of Italian architectural magazine L'archittura, an issue entirely devoted to Fallingwater.
Box 04 Folder 02
Pamphlet : 1 item
Box 04 Folder 03
Clippings : 11 items ; Exhibition Materials : 3 items
Box 04 Folder 04
Catalog : 1 item ; Clipping : 1 item ; re : includes MoMA catalog: "A New House on Bear Run, Penn. By Frank Lloyd Wright," 1938 ; clipping of ad inLIFEmagazine about Architectural Forum issue dedicated to Frank Lloyd Wright and featuring Fallingwater with handwritten note from Wright to Edgar J. Kaufmann
Box 04 Folder 05
Magazine : 2 items ; "Wright: Western Pennsylvania Landmark Complete." (9-11) ; article includes black and white Luke Swank photograph of Fallingwater
Box 04 Folder 06
Magazine : 1 item ; re : Patterson, Augusta Owen. "3 Modern Houses: No. 3 Owner, Edgar J. Kaufman." (64-65)
Box 04 Folder 07
Magazine : 1 item ; re : magazine of the Pittsburgh Architectural Club ; leads with article : Anonymous. "Tell Us One About the Bear." (1-3); includes image of Fallingwater –critical of construction, etc.
Box 04 Folder 08
Commercial brochures : 2 items ; re : features photograph of Fallingwater on the cover
Box 04 Folder 09
Magazine : 1 item ; re : issue on Fallingwater ; p. 218: Zevi, Bruno. "Riegl's prophecy and Fallingwater." ; p. 222: Kaufmann Jr., Edgar. "Twenty five Years of the House on the Waterfall, Frank Lloyd Wright architect." ; includes images of Fallingwater
This series consists of site specifications, proposals, plans and legal contracts for four additional projects: Edgar J. Kaufmann's office in Kaufmann's Department Store, the Point View Residences, the Parking Park project, and the unbuilt Joseph H. Brewer residence
Box 04 Folder 10
Binder : 1 item ; re : blue print copies of specifications for un-built Joseph H Brewer residence, East Fishkill, Dutchess City, NY
Box 04 Folder 11
Contract : 1 item ; 1 copy re : Contract between Edgar J. Kaufmann and Frank Lloyd Wright regarding office in Kaufmann's Dept. Store
Box 04 Folder 12
Office plan : 1 item ; re : copy of EJ Kaufmann's Office Measurements Plan
Box 04 Folder 13
Pamphlet : 1 item ; re : proposal for parking lot in Pittsburgh by Mitchell & Ritchey Architects
Box 04 Folder 14
Binder : 1 item ; Enclosed Letter : 1 item ; re : Specifications for the Point View residences for the Edgar J. Kaufmann Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh, Penn.; Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect; 1 binder and 1 letter from Edgar J. Kaufmann to son
Box 04 Folder 15
Binder : 1 item ; re : Blue print copies of specifications for the Point View residences for the Edgar J. Kaufmann Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh, Penn.; Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
This series comprises photographs, magazines, newspaper clippings, exhibition catalogs, legal documents, and various writings and printed records of Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar J. Kaufmann. The series contains three black and white photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright, one with Edgar J. Kaufmann; and one color transparency of a photograph by Luke Swank, entitled Tobacco Bar; various printed items related to Frank Lloyd Wright's personal involvements, including the transcript of a speech given by Wright at a Hungry Club event, and a draft of an essay entitled "Music and Its Place in the Museum of Non-Objective Painting," also by Wright; and various printed items related to Edgar J. Kaufmann's personal involvements, including the deeds to various properties owned by Kaufmann, as well as two documents of his capital investments.
Box 05 Folder 01
Photographs : 2 items ; re : two black and white photographs, one in studio, the other at exhibition
Box 05 Folder 02
Photograph : 1 item ; re : black and white photograph of Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar J. Kaufmann at Taliesin West ; marked "Bulldog" in red pencil on back
Box 05 Folder 03
Color transparency : 1 item ; re : Luke Swank photograph, Tobacco Bar
Box 05 Folder 04
Invitation copy : 1 item ; Speech transcript : 1 item ; re : Hungry Club invitation (copy) to event in which Frank Lloyd Wright spoke; remarks preceding Frank Lloyd Wright speech, October 21, 1936
Box 05 Folder 05
Essay : 1 item ; re : "Music and Its Place in the Museum of Non-Objective Painting" ; note at top : "Received from Angelica Rudenstein January 1977 Ekjr"
Box 05 Folder 06
Deeds and excerpts of deeds : 9 items ; Letters : 5 items ; re : Edgar J. Kaufmann properties
Box 05 Folder 07
Recorded Capital Investment documents : 2 items ; Memo : 1 item ; Note : 1 item
This series consists of printed materials related to various projects, affairs and endeavors of Edgar J. Kaufmann, Edgar Kaufmann, Junior, and Frank Lloyd Wright. These items include magazines, exhibition pamphlets, newspaper clippings, event tickets, phone bills, speech transcripts, prints, and other printed materials.
Of note are the copies of Time with Frank Lloyd Wright on the cover, as well as a collection of newspaper clippings pertaining to the 1976 recovery of stolen art works that had belonged to Edgar J. Kaufmann, including the original plans and sketches for Fallingwater.
Box 05 Folder 08
Magazines : 2 items ; re :Timemagazine. Vol. 31, No. 3. January 17, 1938.
Box 05 Folder 09
Letter with attached manuscript : 1 item ; Envelope : 1 item ; re : draft of proj. article inFortune; attached note from Mary Ellen Murphy at Fortune to Edgar J. Kaufmann regarding manuscript ; envelope in which the manuscript was mailed
Box 06 Folder 2
Newspaper : 1 item ; re : incomplete ; starts at pg. 25, includes 2 images of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
Box 05 Folder 10
Pamphlets : 3 items ; re : one pamphlet no longer bound together
Box 05 Folder 11
Event programs : 6 items ; Exhibition catalogs : 2 items ; Event tickets : 3 items ; Speech transcripts : 2 items ; Taliesin newsletter : 1 item ; Architectural Services of Frank Lloyd Wright : 2 items ; Exhibition review : 1 item ; Journals : 2 items ; Clippings : 6 items ; Note : 1 item
Box 05 Folder 12
Exhibition catalog : 1 item
Box 05 Folder 13
Clippings : 3 items ; re : articles on the recovery of art works stolen from the Kaufmanns, including original plans and sketches for Fallingwater
Box 05 Folder 14
Phone bills : 19 items ; Note : 1 item ; re : Bell Telephone Company of Penn., Spring Green
Box 05 Folder 15
Bibliography : 1 item ; re : Bibliography of articles 1944-1984 published in various art and design journals, includingArt News,Interiors,Architectural Forum,Industrial Design,Arts and Architecture, as well as contributions to monographs ; includes two articles on Fallingwater (1947 and 1977) : "Undampened Wright". Letter response about water and defense of Frank Lloyd Wright.Architectural Forum., Introduction to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater: the House and Its History by Donald Hoffman
Box 05 Folder 16
Print reproductions : 12 items ; Letter : 1 item ; re : 12 color reproductions, labeled on back in pencil, stamped on back "AUSTRIA" ; letter from Gretl Urban identifying prints