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Max Abramovitz architectural records and papers, 1925-1990

14,000 drawings
Max Abramovitz (1908-2004) was an American architect, whose firm Harrison & Abramovitz was one of the leading architectural practices in post-war America. Major commissions include Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall and the United Nations complex. The collection contains over 14,500 drawings, over 5,000 photographs, 24 boxes of manuscript material, 7 boxes of oversize material, 23 boxes of financial records, 5 boxes of reprint tear sheets, 36.75 linear feet of specification notebooks, photo albums, sketchbooks, art and artifacts.
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Francis Henry Lenygon and Jeannette Becker Lenygon architectural records and papers, 1910-1967

27 Linear Feet

This collection includes architectural drawings, holograph and typescript papers, business and financial records, black and white photographs, lantern slides, diaries, scrapbooks, and printed papers relating to the professional work and interests of Francis Henry Lenygon and Jeannette Becker Lenygon.

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Edgar Tafel architectural records and papers, 1919-2005

30 linear feet

This collection documents the life and career of Edgar Allen Tafel: New York architect, Frank Lloyd Wright historian, and one of the original apprentices of the Taliesin Fellowship from 1932. The collection primarily documents Tafel's professional activities and his later independent architectural career which was most prominent from 1965-1985. The collection is made up of nine series: Personal Papers, Correspondence, Writings, Professional Papers, Office Records, Project Records, Photographs and Slides, Audio-Visual Material, and Printed Material.

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31 Union Square West, Landlord's Work (New School for Social Research & Parsons School of Design) (New York, New York), 1978 Box 15, Folder 3

31 Union Square West, Landlord's Work (New School for Social Research & Parsons School of Design
Parsons School of Design, and product literature

Contains drafts of specifications for landlord's work and student residences at the New School and Parsons School of Design, and product literature

  1. Series VI: Project Records
  2. Subseries 2: Files
  3. NEW YORK
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Pierre Bédard papers, 1919-1970

2.5 linear feet
This collection contains the papers of Pierre Bédard including correspondence, photographs, and printed matter.
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William A. Delano scrapbook, 1895-1959

79 Leaves

This scrapbook includes correspondence, typescripts, printed materials, black and white photographs, postcards, and other ephemera relating to the life, work, and personal interests of William Adams Delano and his architectural partnership with Chester H. Aldrich.

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Leaf 64, recto-verso, 1952, undated Box 3, Folder 16

Article on White House renovation; Robert P. Patterson obituaries; invitation to Parsons School of
Design commencement ceremonies; Charles Proctor Cooper obituary

Clippings, printed papers

  1. Scrapbook Contents
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Douglas Darden papers and drawings, 1979-1996

7 linear feet
Douglas Darden (1951-1996) was an American architect based out of Denver, Colorado. Darden was best known for his book Condemned Building, a collection of ten allegorical projects. This collection contains much of Darden's work for that book as well as the process work for his second book, Laughing Girls, which he was working on at the time of his death. It also contains a large portion of his early works and his professional papers in the form of documents, drawings, photographs, and slides.
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Reference Material [1 of 3], ca. 1980s-96 Box 13, Folder 1

," Parsons School of Design, New York. 1987 Apr 2.

Notes ; Xeroxes ; "The Role of Pilates Technique in the Rehabilitation of the Injured Dancer" ; Paterra, Vincent. "A Letter to Myself" ; Eisenman, Peter. "The Futility of Objects: Decomposition and the Processes of Difference." 1982 Dec 27 ; Eisenman, Peter. "Architecture and the Problem of Rhetorical Figures," Parsons School of Design, New York. 1987 Apr 2.

  1. Series IV: Personal and Professional Papers
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Eleanor Pepper architectural records and papers, 1891-1997, bulk 1920-1990

33 document boxes
Eleanor Pepper was a pioneer in the field of interior design, running one of the first departments of interior design in an architecture office before opening her own practice in 1950. The collection contains papers related to Eleanor Pepper's professional and academic lives, and includes some personal papers, mostly in the form of resumes and biographical sketches.
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Pratt Institute, Miscellaneous, 1951-1956 Box 2, Folder 37

Opportunity", promotional material for Pratt, and program booklets for Pratt and Parsons School of Design.

Unidentified photo, Pratt Institute Commencement program, Freshman Week program, Syllabus for "History of Architecture from the Baroque Period to the Present" given by Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, note "For the Building Program Committee" June 27, 1952, draft and print of article "Interior Design: A Creative Opportunity", promotional material for Pratt, and program booklets for Pratt and Parsons School of Design.

  1. Series I: Faculty Papers
  2. Subseries 1: Administrative/General
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Jenny S. Bradley papers, 1964-1983

0.5 linear feet
The collection consists of monthly correspondence from Jenny S. Bradley to poet and playwright Susan Sherman from 1964 to Bradley's death in 1983. Bradley, a literary agent and scout, is best known for her work in sponsoring James Joyce's career, as well as introducing notable French authors such as André Gide, Albert Camus to an American audience. Her letters include reflections on the later period of her life, personal anecdotes, and commentary on Sherman's literary work.
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SITE architectural records and James Wines papers, 1970-2017

82 Linear Feet
James Wines (1932–) is an artist, architect and professor, best known for his interdisciplinary art and architectural practice and work leading the firm S.I.T.E. (Sculpture In The Environment) which he co-founded with Alison Sky in 1970. This collection documents the projects and activities of SITE, with material dating from the early 1970s to 2017 (bulk 1990s). The collection also includes a small selection of James Wines' papers.
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Arthur Rothstein photographs, 1848-2000, bulk 1932-1985

812 negatives
This collection contains the photographs, negatives, contact sheets, correspondence, printed material, and research files of and about American photographer Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985).
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