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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.
Angelo Monaco papers, 1985-2005, 2016
3 itemsAngelo Monaco (CC '87) studied architecture as an undergraduate at Columbia University. Included in this small collection is a 1-page reminiscence on Douglas Darden who was a studio critic while Monaco was an architecture student (2016); a pencil, color pencil, and ink sketch by Darden titled "The Three Temptations" drawn on the verso of a floor plan of Avery Hall's Wood Auditorium (1985); and a signed 10-page lecture "The Diagram as a Space of Difference" by Peter Eisenman (2005).
Narciso G. Menocal collected architectural history course outlines and syllabi, 1932-1954
4 itemsIncludes the following four items: [1] Favrao, William. [History of Architecture course outline]. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic. 90pp. ; [2] History of Medieval Architecture: Outline of Lectures. New York: Department of Architecture, College of Fine Arts, New York University, 1932-1933. 57 pp. ; [3] Bannister, Turpin C. Modern Architecture: a syllabus of buildings illustrating the development of architecture since the late eighteenth century / prepared for the course Architecture 216 in the Dept. of Architecture, University of Illinois, 1954. 30 pp. ; [4] Bannister, Turpin C. Syllabus for Architecture 214: History of Medieval Architecture in Europe and Near East, 1952. 78pp.
Robin Middleton papers, 1931-2005
5 document boxesGeorge Collins papers, 1838-1986, bulk 1949-1986
13 linear feetThis collection is composed primarily of correspondence, course material, writings, notes, photographs, slides, and audio tapes. Much of the material pertains to Collins' career as a professor at Columbia University. There is also a bulk of material regarding to the 1962, 1964, and 1966 Modern Architecture Symposiums held at Columbia University, as well as the publication of N.A. Miliutin's Sotsgorod: The Problem of building Socialist Cities, which was translated from Russian to English by Arthur Sprague. The basis for the series and subseries order was developed from Collins' own groupings. For the majority of the collection, Collins' folder titles have been maintained and the material has been arranged chronologically.
William Robert Ware papers and photographs, 1834-1920
3 manuscript boxesThis collection includes a very small number of personal papers from Ware; photographs of students, faculty, and school buildings, 1880s-1920s; memorials and testimonials to Ware; and miscellaneous clippings (including clippings of articles about Marcia Mead, first woman graduate of the School of Architecture), invitations (including two invitations to the first commencement of the University of the City of New York, 1834), greeting cards and announcements.
Columbia University. Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation : Centennial (1881-1991) Archive, 1954-1982, bulk 1980-1981
13 manuscript boxesThis collection consists of administrative papers related to the Centennial Celebration organiziational efforts. The collection is made up of 7 series: Departmental Files, The Making of an Architect, Exhibit, Mapping Project, Interviews, Photos, and Bulletins, Brochures, and Books.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : correspondence, 1885-1965
140,000 itemsThe collection includes over 140,000 pages of correspondence, which serves as a core resource for understanding Wright's personal and professional activities, relationships, and ideas. The correspondence also includes project records such as specifications, contracts, supply orders, invoices and receipts. Letters from the 1880s through the 1920s accounts for only 2% of the total correspondence in the collection (approximately 2,000 documents). The bulk of the correspondence is from the 1930s until Wright's death in 1959.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : Taliesin Fellowship talk transcripts and audio recordings, 1948-1956
6 manuscript boxesOlgivanna Lloyd Wright audio recordings, 1952-1980
636 open reel audiotapesThis collection contains audio recordings of Fellowship talks delivered by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright to members of the Taliesin Fellowship nearly each week, usually on Sundays organized chronologically from 1952-1984. These talks continued a tradition begun by Frank Lloyd Wright; they similarly cover a range of topics from Frank Lloyd Wright's Organic Architecture (often read from transcriptions of his Fellowship talks) to the daily activities of the Fellows. Many include her reading from poetry and philosophy and her own theories on moral character and the ethics of hard work. The collection also includes other talkes, speeches, and interviews with Olgivanna Lloyd Wright.
Reading Article For Architecture Plus, 1962-12-02 Box 8, Item 2603.254
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- Subjects: Architecture--Study and teaching
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Subjects: Architecture--Study and teaching
Resistance And Acceptance, 1964-03-22 Box 23, Item 2603.312
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- Subjects: Taliesin Fellowship; Architecture--Study and teaching
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Subjects: Taliesin Fellowship; Architecture--Study and teaching
Talk To Phoenix Art Museum, 1960-11-17 Box 6, Item 2603.173
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- Subjects: Architecture--Study and teaching
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Subjects: Architecture--Study and teaching