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Avery Library Vertical File, 1910s-1970s
16 linear feetThe materials that comprise the Vertical File have been collected and added to from a variety of sources by former Avery Librarians. The vertical file contains clippings, pamphlets, reprints, and other miscellaneous materials relating to persons, places, organizations, and topical subjects relating to architecture, housing, and city planning. The purpose of the vertical file was to arrange and store small items, memorabilia, and ephemeral material on a variety of topics to facilitate access by researchers. For the most part, the vertical file contains printed items only. Manuscript material and other unique items were, generally, not placed in the vertical file. In some cases, manuscript material has been removed from the Vertical File and placed in its corresponding collection.
Meyer Schapiro papers, 1919-2006
400 linear feetArt, Medieval and Romanesque -- Decoration and ornament -- Animal forms, 1940s Box 662, Folder 4
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Circle of Dorothy Draper Collection, 1910s-1960s
32 drawingsThe collection is made up of 32 drawings in pencil, pastel, ink, and/or gouache on paper, vellum, or board. Included are designs for light fixtures, chairs, tables, mirrors, sofas in styles ranging from Baroque revival, Greek revival, Chinese Chippendale revival, and Regency revival.
Peter C. Grierson & Co. collection of templates, stencils, sample boards and drawings, 1880s-1900s
2400 itemsBroken into two series, Stencils and Drawings and Collected Material, this collection includes a variety of visual material and a small amount of written work including meeting minutes of the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America and two educational booklets. The stencils in this collection were organized by the creation of "Stencil Sets." In the process of creating a stenciled surface, Grierson would first draw a design drawing. From this drawing the stencil was cut. An intricate and polychrome composition would require a layering technique that demanded the stencil to be broken up into individual components. Thus, to properly execute a single design drawing, upwards of five stencils might be required. When possible the design drawings were matched with their stencils to create a complete set. Individual stencils without design drawings were grouped thematically.
Charles Over Cornelius papers, 1921-1932
3 manuscript boxesSir John Ninian Comper drawings, 1890s-1910s
100 drawingsIncludes drawings for stained glass window patterns, furniture designs for churches, drawings of saints, and other detail drawings.
[Doorknobs and keyhole escutcheons from the Sherry-Netherland Hotel (New York N.Y.)], 1926
12 itemsRocco Revival, gold-plated door knobs and keyhole escutcheons from the Sherry-Netherland Hotel.
Rambusch Company records, 1910-1984
67 document boxesThis collection contains original and reprographic design drawings, photographic prints and various types of business records documenting the work of Rambusch Company across the United States. Over many decades, Rambusch has collaborated on projects with numerous noted architectural firms, including Bertram Goodhue, R. Guastavino & Co.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : project photographs, circa 1887-2008, bulk 1900-1959
40,017 photographic itemsPhotographs of the Kathrin & Walter Hochschild Residence at 1200 Fifth Avenue (New York N.Y.), 1930s
46 photographsThe collection includes Drix Duryea and Mattie E. Hewitt photographs of the Kathrin Samstag Hochschild and Walter Hochschild residence designed by Pleasance Pennington (architect) on the 16-18th floors of Emory Roth's 1200 Fifth Avenue apartment building. Built by Joseph Ravitch (developer), the triplex penthouse included a particularly notable outdoor playhouse/gazebo and dance floor.