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Cook, C. Donald (Charles Donald), 1923-. Frank Lloyd Wright collection : archival material, 1940-1990.

Title: Frank Lloyd Wright collection : archival material, 1940-1990.

This component consists primarily of vertical files (photocopied periodical clippings and printed ephemera) (ca. 6 linear ft.), publishers' and product catalogues (ca. 1 linear ft.), publishers' correspondence and invoices (ca. 1 linear ft.), auction house catalogues (ca. 1 linear ft.), photographs (ca. 1 linear ft.), unauthorized audio (9) and video (22) recordings, catalogue cards (ca. 3 linear ft.), bibliographies/lists and computer generated printouts (ca. 1 linear ft.), microfilms (6 reels).

ArchivalResource: 13 boxes (ca. 16 linear feet)

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Henry-Russell Hitchcock papers

Title: Henry-Russell Hitchcock papers

The papers of architectural historian, author, critic, teacher, and museum director, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, date from 1919-1987 and measure 24.8 linear feet. Almost all of the collection is comprised of Hitchcock's correspondence files relating to academic research, teaching, curatorial interests, and professional associations. Letters are from prominent architectural historians, architects, artists, preservationists, museum directors and curators, and family and friends. Also found are two feet of writings by Hitchcock and others, scattered biographical information, miscellaneous records, printed material, and photographs of Hitchcock and architecture.Among the biographical documents are Hitchcock's birth certificate, passport, and wills. Awards, citations, honorary degrees and commendations are from the University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan University, the Friends of Cast Iron Architecture, National Institute of Arts and Letters, and the Victorian Society in America.Chronological name and subject files consist mostly of correspondence and printed material along with a small number of photographs. They include personal and professional correspondence and subject files relating to academic research, teaching, curatorial interests, and professional associations. The correspondence includes large numbers of letters from prominent architectural historians, architects, artists, preservationists, museum directors and curators. Also included are students, friends, relatives, publishers, and representatives of organizations and institutions. Among those of note are: Jere Abbott, Everett A. (Chick) Austin, Alfred H. Barr, Bernard Berenson, Eugene Berman, Leonid Berman, Lyonel Feininger, Henry (Harry) Sayles Francis, Brendan Gill, Robert Goldwater, George Howe, Philip C. Johnson, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Lincoln Kirstein, Thomas J. McCormick, Lewis Mumford, J.J.P. Oud, Erwin Panofsky, Nikolaus Pevsner, Kingsley Porter, Paul J. Sachs, R. M. Schindler, Vincent Scully, Jr., Theodore Sizer, E. Baldwin Smith, Peter van der Meulen Smith, James Soby, Victor Spark, Harold Sterner, John Summerson, Virgil Thomson, Paul Vanderbilt, Theo Van Doesburg, Helmut von Erffa, Gordon Washburn, Rudolf Wittkower, and Frank Lloyd Wright.Writings by Hitchcock consist of manuscripts and drafts of numerous published and unpublished articles, book chapters, and his masters thesis. Other writings by Hitchcock include lecture notes and texts, book reviews, notes, outlines, photo lists, and a bibliography. Among the other authors represented in this series are John Coolidge and Sir Wilfred Green.Miscellaneous records consist of the alien registration card of Hitchcock's friend Peter van der Meulen Smith, architectural drawings by Hitchcock, book contracts, and a small number of receipts and invoices.Printed material consists of articles about, by, or mentioning Henry-Russell Hitchcock, along with advertisements for his books, and postcards of architectural subjects.Photographs are of architecture, art work, events, people, places, and miscellaneous subjects; also included are color slides, negatives, and transparencies. Architectural subjects include the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Gaudi, as well as interior and exterior views of buildings identified only by location. Photographs of people include Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Chick Austin and Ernestine Carter, Alexander Dorner, Tammy Grimes, Lincoln Kirstein, the Steinway family, and Edgar Tafel. Events recorded include the Society of Architectural Historians at the Newport Casino, Hitchcock receiving honorary degrees at the University of Glasgow and Wesleyan University, and a high tea sponsored by the Victorian Society in America. Family houses and views of Greece are among the photographs of places. Miscellaneous subjects include exhibition installations and family heirlooms.

ArchivalResource: 24.8 linear feet

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Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers

Title: Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers

The papers of New York artist Lillian Kiesler and architect and sculptor Frederick Kiesler measure 49.1 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1910s-2003, with the bulk of the material from 1958-2000. The collection documents their personal and professional lives and the legacy of Frederick Kiesler's work through biographical material, correspondence, legal, financial and business records, teaching files, exhibition and performance files, artwork, subject files, printed and digital material, writings and interviews, monographs, photographic material, and sound and video recordings. Also found are papers related to Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and the papers of artist Alice Hodges.

ArchivalResource: 49.1 Linear feet; 0.001 Gigabytes

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Chief Engineer. Records, 1862-1976 (bulk 1885-1965).

Title: Records, 1862-1976 (bulk 1885-1965).

The records describe the design and construction of railroad buildings and structures, the evolution of railroad building components, and the internal workings and personnel of the company's Engineering Dept.

ArchivalResource: 117.5 linear ft.

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Kiesler, Lillian, 1910?-2001. Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers, [circa 1910]-2003. Bulk 1958-2000.

Title: Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers, [circa 1910]-2003. Bulk 1958-2000.

Correspondence, legal, financial and business records, teaching material, exhibition and performance files, artwork, subject files, writings, interviews, photographs, audio and motion picture recordings, monographs and printed material documenting the careers of artists Lillian Kiesler and architect and sculptor Frederick Kiesler. Also found are papers related to Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and the papers of artist Alice Hodges. Kiesler's personal and professional correspondence, with artists, museums, galleries, collectors, writers, performing artists, actors, musicians, and others. Among the correspondents are Alcopley, Fritz Bultman, Sari Denes, Lyonel Feininger, George McNeil, Hans Hofmann and those in Hofmann's circle including Giorgio Cavallon and Alice Hodges; Jean Dubuffet, Burgoyne Diller, Harry Holtzman (of interest is a letter from Holtzman postmarked March 13, 1935 describing his initial meeting with Mondrian), Henry Miller, James Purdy; Katherine Dreier, Herrel Thomas, Erick Hawkins, Burgess Meredith, Steve Buscemi; Jay Gottlieb, and Mike Diamond. More voluminous is the professional and personal correspondence (1970s -2001) pertaining to Lillian's various performances in downtown venues in New York City. Also are letters from Frederick Kiesler to Lillian; professional correspondence to and from Frederick; letters from Lillian regarding the administration of Frederick's estate; and letters relating to the personal and professional life between Alice Hodges and Hans Hofmann. Material relating to Frederick Kiesler includes correspondence with museums, galleries, archives (Harvard Theatre Collection), and authors and scholars; an inventory list of works on paper by Frederick Kiesler that were given to the Osterreichisches Theater Museum Collection, Vienna; a notebook belonging to Frederick Kiesler noting contractors and job schedules for his projects; and articles, clippings, and other writings about him; bibliographies on Frederick Kiesler compiled by Lillian; a catalogue of his architecture, design, and art; photocopies of Frederick's writings; an inventory of objects in the Frederick Kiesler estate; an interview (sound recordings and transcript) with Lillian Kiesler about Frederick Kiesler, May 6 and 13, 1976, by WUHY-FM, Philadelphia, for "Music of the Age"; included on the tape is a portion of a Frederick Kiesler interview, 1965; a recording of Lillian Kiesler interviewing Richard Kamler about Frederick Kiesler, 1979; and Frederick's dialogue with Leo Castelli. Passports; correspondence with friends, artists, architects, publishers, editors, universities, museums, galleries, and manufacturers, including L. Alcopley, Leopold Arnaud, Armand P. Bartos, Piero and Virginia Dorazio, George Howe, Kay Johnson, Jane Owen, and others; photocopies of letters from Marcel Duchamp, Piet Mondrian, Katherine Dreier, and others; appointment books, 1962-1965; notes; student's work from Kiesler's design class at Juilliard; financial records, 1941-1963, including bills, income memos, cancelled checks, Kiesler and Bartos balance sheets, and other tax records; leases; clippings; printed material; and 4 posters from a Kiesler exhibition at the Yale School of Architecture, 1967; typescript copies of "Catalogue of the Original Works of Frederick Kiesler" (with computer disks of the mss.) and "Inventory of Books in the Personal Library of Frederick Kiesler," both compiled by Lillian Kiesler, 1993; catalogs of Kiesler exhibitions in Vienna, 1988, and at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1989; and Book of the Shrine (1992). Articles by and about Frederick Kiesler, catalogs, and clippings, ca. 1960-1971. Curriculum vitae; bibliography; writings by and about Frederick Kiesler; catalogs; reviews; and clippings. Also included are correspondence and a script regarding "Camera Three," a television program, March 20, 1960, on which Kiesler was the guest and discussed The Endless House. Lillian Kiesler's "Bibliography of Writings By or About Frederick Kiesler, Biographical Chronology, Theatre Productions," 1980, 189 p. Among the papers relating to Hans Hofmann and his school are: a card file on students of the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts in New York City and Provincetown, Mass.; stationary, announcements, brochures, a list of recommended art supplies, and other printed material of the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts; typed transcripts of lectures given by Hofmann in the 1930s; a transcript of an address (5 p.) delivered by Hofmann on February 16, 1941, as part of a symposium on abstract art held at the Riverside Museum in New York City; a 1942 Guggenheim application; "Push and Pull: A Furniture Comedy for Hans Hofmann" by Allen Kaprow; photographs of Hofmann and his house in Provincetown taken by Wilfrid Zogbaum and Tom Milius, 1950s-1960s; exhibition announcements, 1944-1958 (Art of this Century, Arts Club of Chicago, Betty Parsons, Kootz Gallery); and magazines, clippings, and reviews. Also included are art work by Lillian Kiesler and Alice Hodges; greeting cards by Hodges; and one painted memento by Hans Hofmann; printed materials, including catalogs, clippings, a portfolio of facsimile drawings by members of the Abstract Artists Group, 1937; and Alice Hodges' scrapbooks on Lillian Kiesler's activities as an art teacher in the 1940s; photographs of Hofmann, Cavallon, and Hodges; of Frederick from his arrival in America at age 36 to portraits with Edgard Varese made by Duane Michaels (1964); and of Lillian, Maryette Charlton, and Charlton's son, Kirk Winslow; and photographs, negatives, contact sheets of Frederick Kiesler's projects; a slides carousel of Frederick's work prepared by Lillian for a lecture on him; writings; and sound recordings, including an interview of Kiesler by Mimi Poser at the Guggenheim Museum, October, 1976, for a broadcast on WNYC; interviews of Varese-Meredith and Kiesler, 1961, and Lillian Kiesler on Lee Krasner.

ArchivalResource: 48.2 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 4 reels)

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Howe, George, 1886-1955. George Howe papers, 1926-1974, (bulk 1926-1955).

Title: George Howe papers, 1926-1974, (bulk 1926-1955).

Manuscripts, with related correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Howe's lectures, speeches, reports, articles, poems, and other writings, 1920s-1930s; correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to Howe's tenure as Chair of the Yale University Department of Architecture; clippings, correspondence, and legal documents, 1932-1935, relating to the dissolution of his architectural firm, Howe & Lescaze; correspondence, memoranda, and accounts relating to Howe's work with LIFE Magazines's Life Houses program ("new houses for modern living"), 1939-1940; correspondence between Robert A.M. Stern and numerous architects, family, and friends of Howe, all related to Stern's research for his monograph on Howe, 1962-1974; and curriculum vitae, a diary of a trip to Mexico, 1932, photographs, clippings, printed material, and miscellaneous documents, relating to professional honors and activities, and personal life. Also, letters from leading artists and architects including William Kozlenko, Maxwell Levinson, Philip Johnson, Norman L. Rice, Louis I. Kahn, Robert J. Buffler, Howard Robertson, Roger W. Sherman, Dominque Berninger, and Irving Bowman, endorsing Howe for the 1933 Philadelphia Award (which he did not receive).

ArchivalResource: 2.8 cubic ft.

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Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974. Louis I. Kahn architectural records and personal papers, ca. 1908-1984.

Title: Louis I. Kahn architectural records and personal papers, ca. 1908-1984.

This collection comprises the entire professional archive of Louis I. Kahn, with the addition of personal materials. After Kahn's death, his estate faced substantial financial obligations, primarily wages and professional fees to consultants, and the decision was made to liquidate the assets of the firm. The entire archive was purchased in 1976 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and was placed on permanent loan to the University of Pennsylvania the following year. The trustees of the University assumed responsibility for making the collection available for scholarly research, exhibition and publication. After the projects still under construction at Kahn's death were brought to completion, documentation for those projects was donated to the Architectural Archives by Kahn's former associates. Personal materials were donated to the Architectural Archives by family and friends. Additional materials continue to be received. Architectural drawings in Kahn's own hand include sketches for his built works and also a large number of important designs for works which were never built. His professional writings, published and unpublished, document his personal philosophy of architecture and his perspective on the architecture and urban planning of his time. Substantial documentation is found in this collection for all Kahn's mature works. Materials may include preliminary sketches, schematic drawings, design development drawings, construction drawings, construction photographs, office files and models. In addition, the collection includes photographs of completed buildings by distinguished photographers. Kahn's archive contains drawings by his associates and employees; no attempt has been made to identify and index drawings by a particular associate or employee. Oscar Stonorov and George Howe were his associates for a number of earlier projects. Anne Griswold Tyng made substantial design contributions to several Kahn projects. The national capital of Bangladesh at Dhaka was completed by David Wisdom & Associates (David Wisdom, Henry Wilcots and Reyhan T. Larimer). The Yale Center for British Art was completed by Pellechia and Meyers (Anthony Pellechia and Marshall D. Meyers). Professional correspondence includes letters to and from major architects of Kahn's period. Correspondence has not been indexed. Personal materials include childhood sketches, travel sketches, personal and family photographs, drawing materials and drafting equipment. In addition, a small amount of personal correspondence is found mixed in with professional correspondence. The collection contains only one student drawing from Kahn's architectural education at the University of Pennsylvania.

ArchivalResource: Personal drawings ca. 6500 sketches.Office drawings ca. 40,000 sheets : various media.Notebooks and sketchbooks 10 v.Photographs ca. 15,000 photoprints.Models 100 items.Office files 148 cu. ft.Other personal materials 25 cu. ft.

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Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers

Title: Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers

The papers of New York artist Lillian Kiesler and architect and sculptor Frederick Kiesler measure 49.1 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1910s-2003, with the bulk of the material from 1958-2000. The collection documents their personal and professional lives and the legacy of Frederick Kiesler's work through biographical material, correspondence, legal, financial and business records, teaching files, exhibition and performance files, artwork, subject files, printed and digital material, writings and interviews, monographs, photographic material, and sound and video recordings. Also found are papers related to Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and the papers of artist Alice Hodges.

ArchivalResource: 49.1 Linear feet; 0.001 Gigabytes

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Howe, George. Oral history interview with George Howe [sound recording] / interviewed by Howard Fredricks.

Title: Oral history interview with George Howe [sound recording] / interviewed by Howard Fredricks. 1975 Feb. 24.

Howe discusses his service in the Air Corps and his life in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in particular his career with the public school system, for which he became the business manager.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (43 leaves ; 28 cm.)

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Kiesler, Lillian 1910?-2001. Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers, [circa 1910]-2003, bulk 1958-2000.

Title: Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers, [circa 1910]-2003, bulk 1958-2000.

The papers of artist, performer, and arts educator Lillian Kiesler and sculptor, architect, set designer, educator, and writer Frederick Kiesler measure 48.2 linear feet and date from circa 1910s-2003, with the bulk of the material from 1958-2000. The collection documents their personal and professional lives and the legacy of Frederick Kiesler's work through biographical material, correspondence, legal, financial and business records, teaching files, exhibition and performance files, artwork, subject files, printed material, writings and interviews, monographs, photographic material, and sound recordings and motion picture film. Also found are papers related to Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and the papers of artist Alice Hodges. The collection is arranged into two series: the Lillian Kiesler Papers (Series 1) and the Frederick Kiesler Papers (Series 2). Measuring 41.1 linear feet, the Lillian Kiesler Papers (Series 1) make up the bulk of the collection and document her personal life and professional career as an artist, actor, teacher, arts benefactor and promoter of Frederick Kiesler's legacy. The series spans her lifetime, although most of the material is dated after 1965. Among her papers are biographical materials, correspondence, legal and financial records, teaching files, exhibition and performance files, artwork, subject files, printed material, monographs, papers related to Frederick Kiesler and his legacy, papers of and related to Hans Hofmann, papers of Alice Hodges, photographic material, and sound recordings and motion picture film. Found among Lillian Kiesler's personal papers are address books, numerous calendars and appointment books, and diaries and journals. Her correspondence is extensive and contains business correspondence with John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The University of Iowa Museum of Art, and Erick Hawkins Dance Foundation, and personal letters and greeting cards from friends, family, artists, scholars, and researchers, including Etel Adnan, Alcopley, Fritz Bultman, Steve Buscemi, Mike Diamond, Burgoyne Diller, Lucia Dlugoszewski, Piero Dorazio, Jean Dubuffet, Jay Gottlieb, Erick Hawkins, Burgess Meredith, Henry Miller, James Purdy, and Herrel Thomas. Of interest is a letter from Harry Holtzman postmarked March 13, 1935 describing his initial meeting with Mondrian, and a letter from E.B. Gordon describing Henry Miller in Paris. Materials related to Lillian Kiesler's estate and last wishes can also be found, as well as teaching plans, student work, and writings by Lillian Kiesler's mentor and friend, New York University professor Chandler Montgomery. Various printed material, correspondence, scripts, and rehearsal schedules from Lillian Kiesler's exhibitions and performances are also found, and among the directors, artists and writers represented are Jo Andres, Steve Buscemi, Cindy Lugar, Tim Miller and James Purdy. Artwork contains photographs by Bob Del Fredici, drawings by Piero Dorazio, and notes to Frederick Kiesler from Lillian Kiesler. Subject files about artists, friends, colleagues, performances, and organizations in which she supported, such as the Anthology Film Archives, include printed materials and research materials. Signed exhibition catalogs of Loren MacIver, Dina Ghen, Lenore Tawney, and Toshiko Takaezu, and a reprint article inscribed by Alcopley can be found, as well as numerous inscribed monographs, including books inscribed by Max Weiler and Piero Dorazio, an inscribed first edition of Henry Miller's Black Spring (1936), and a 1937 monograph by Harry Holtzman titled American Abstract Artists. Series 1 also includes materials related to her husband Frederick Kiesler, papers of and related to Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann, and the personal papers of artist Alice Hodges. The Papers Related to Frederick Kiesler were primarily created or compiled by Lillian Kiesler and document her work on behalf of Frederick Kiesler's legacy. Of interest are letters from Frederick Kiesler to Lillian Kiesler and Alice Hodges; a bound volume of correspondence to Piero Dorazio; an inventory of objects in the Frederick Kiesler estate; photographs of artwork; an interview (sound recordings and transcript) with Lillian Kiesler about Frederick Kiesler for "Music of the Age," included on the tape is a portion of a Frederick Kiesler interview (1965); a recording of Lillian Kiesler interviewing Richard Kamler about Frederick Kiesler; and Frederick Kiesler's dialogue with Leo Castelli (undated). Lillian Kiesler was a student of Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in New York City and Provincetown, Mass., as well as an enthusiastic volunteer promoter and assistant to The Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts. The bulk of the papers of and related to Hans Hofmann were created or compiled by Lillian Kielser and are about Hofmann's career and legacy. However, also found are some papers of Hans Hofmann, including letters from Hofmann to Lillian Kiesler and Alice Hodges describing his artwork, life in Provincetown, and issues with The Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts, typed and handwritten lectures given by Hofmann, Hofmann's 1941 address to the American Abstract Artists (AAA), three boxes of card files on students of the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts in New York City and Provincetown, and photographs of Hofmann and his house in Provincetown taken by Wilfrid Zogbaum and Tom Milius. The artist Alice Hodges (b. unknown-1965) was a close friend of Lillian Kiesler, a former secretary to Frederick Kiesler, and a student of Hans Hofmann. Included among her personal papers is some correspondence from Hans Hofmann and Katherine Dreier and numerous postcards from Hodges and Lillian Kiesler's trip to Europe in 1950, posters and printed material from her exhibitions, an oversized scrapbook chronicling Lillian Kiesler's teaching career, records from the United States Treasury War Bond Art Auction in 1945, original artwork and greeting cards made by Hodges and Lillian Kiesler, and 31 rolled negative strips in metal canisters of Frederick Kiesler sculptures, Provincetown and Hans Hofmann, Wellfleet, Empire State Music Festival (1955), and travels to Colorado and Europe, some of which may be printed and found in this subseries. Photographs found in the Lillian Kiesler Papers are mostly black and white and color snapshots of Lillian Kiesler's friends and family at events and at home, including candid photos of Hans Hofmann, Alice Hodges, Frederick Kiesler, and Alcopley. Slides prepared by Lillian Kiesler for a lecture on Frederick Kiesler and her lecture notes on index cards are found. Sound recordings and motion picture film include a variety of media, such as recordings of productions in which Lillian Kiesler performed, and music, film, or live stage performances written, directed, or performed by friends. Measuring 7.1 linear feet, Frederick Kiesler's personal papers (Series 2) document his professional career and date from 1923-1992. Biographical materials include his curriculum vitae, four passports, and numerous appointment books and notes from late in his life. Correspondence with architects, publishers, editors, universities, museums, galleries, manufacturers, artists and friends includes letters from L. Alcopley, Leopold Arnaud, Armand P. Bartos, Piero and Virginia Dorazio, George Howe, Kay Johnson, Jane Owen, and others. There are also photocopied letters from Katherine Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, and Piet Mondrian. Business and financial records from the 1940s to mid-1960s comprise a significant bulk of this series and are primarily tax returns and receipts and statements used to file tax returns. Materials on the publication of "Inside the Endless House" (1966), the International Theatre Exposition (in German) in 1924 and other exhibits from shortly after his death are found, as well as student artwork and papers from Kiesler's classes in the mid-1950s. A bound copy of the "Bibliography of Writings of and About Frederick Kiesler" compiled by Lillian Kiesler is found, as well as printed material about Frederick Kiesler and a handful of photographs of artwork. Users should note that Lillian Kiesler's and Frederick Kiesler's papers contain similar types of material that often overlap in subject matter, especially among the Papers Related to Frederick Kiesler (Subseries 1.10) in Series 1 and the Frederick Kiesler Papers (Series 2). This collection contains limited material related to Lillian Kiesler prior to the 1940s and Frederick Kiesler prior to his arrival in the United States in 1926.

ArchivalResource: 48.2 linear ft.

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Meigs, Arthur. Mellor, Meigs & Howe collection, 1915-1975, bulk 1915-1939.

Title: Mellor, Meigs & Howe collection, 1915-1975, bulk 1915-1939.

The Mellor, Meigs & Howe Collection comprises architectural records related to the practices of Mellor, Meigs & Howe and its predecessor and successor firms. The bulk of the collection documents architectural projects of the following firms: Mellor, Meigs & Howe (1916-1928); Mellor & Meigs (1906-1916 and 1928-1940); Howe and Lescaze (1929-1935); and George Howe, Architect (1935-1940). It also contains materials related to projects of the firms William Lescaze, Architect (1935-45) and Louis E. McAllister, Architect. It contains a small amount of personal material related to Walter Mellor and George Howe. The collection is rich in the domestic work of Mellor, Meigs & Howe and of Mellor & Meigs. Several projects include fine presentation drawings, for example the residence of William Curtis Bok in Villanova, Pennsylvania and the Estate of Edward C. Congdon in Duluth, Minnesota. There is a presentation drawing for Walter Mellor's own house in West Mount Airy, Philadelphia, as well as for two other houses in the same block. Mellor's farm in Massachusetts is also represented. Notable among George Howe's designs is an early presentation drawing (ca. 1926) for the P.S.F.S. Building, prepared while he was still a partner in Mellor, Meigs & Howe. For his final 1931 design, the collection contains 68 Howe and Lescaze construction prints, but no original drawings. Three delineators have been identified who later established independent practices in Philadelphia: John Thomas Grisdale, (1904-1985), Charles William Pollitt, (1894-1974) and Edward Henry Wigham, (ca. 1891 - 1951). Four projects include shop drawings for iron work by Samuel Yellin.

ArchivalResource: Architectural drawings 1003 sheets.Photographs 81 photoprints.Boxed files 1 cubic foot.

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Howe, George, 1886-1955. Correspondence with Paul Philippe Cret, 1929-1943.

Title: Correspondence with Paul Philippe Cret, 1929-1943.

ArchivalResource: 4 items (4 leaves).

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Stanley, Richard. Officer of the bed : an autobiographical incident / Lieut. Richard Stanley U.S. Army ; edited by George Howe.

Title: Officer of the bed : an autobiographical incident / Lieut. Richard Stanley U.S. Army ; edited by George Howe. [194-?]

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (unpaged) ; 28 cm.

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Henry-Russell Hitchcock papers

Title: Henry-Russell Hitchcock papers

The papers of architectural historian, author, critic, teacher, and museum director, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, date from 1919-1987 and measure 24.8 linear feet. Almost all of the collection is comprised of Hitchcock's correspondence files relating to academic research, teaching, curatorial interests, and professional associations. Letters are from prominent architectural historians, architects, artists, preservationists, museum directors and curators, and family and friends. Also found are two feet of writings by Hitchcock and others, scattered biographical information, miscellaneous records, printed material, and photographs of Hitchcock and architecture.Among the biographical documents are Hitchcock's birth certificate, passport, and wills. Awards, citations, honorary degrees and commendations are from the University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan University, the Friends of Cast Iron Architecture, National Institute of Arts and Letters, and the Victorian Society in America.Chronological name and subject files consist mostly of correspondence and printed material along with a small number of photographs. They include personal and professional correspondence and subject files relating to academic research, teaching, curatorial interests, and professional associations. The correspondence includes large numbers of letters from prominent architectural historians, architects, artists, preservationists, museum directors and curators. Also included are students, friends, relatives, publishers, and representatives of organizations and institutions. Among those of note are: Jere Abbott, Everett A. (Chick) Austin, Alfred H. Barr, Bernard Berenson, Eugene Berman, Leonid Berman, Lyonel Feininger, Henry (Harry) Sayles Francis, Brendan Gill, Robert Goldwater, George Howe, Philip C. Johnson, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Lincoln Kirstein, Thomas J. McCormick, Lewis Mumford, J.J.P. Oud, Erwin Panofsky, Nikolaus Pevsner, Kingsley Porter, Paul J. Sachs, R. M. Schindler, Vincent Scully, Jr., Theodore Sizer, E. Baldwin Smith, Peter van der Meulen Smith, James Soby, Victor Spark, Harold Sterner, John Summerson, Virgil Thomson, Paul Vanderbilt, Theo Van Doesburg, Helmut von Erffa, Gordon Washburn, Rudolf Wittkower, and Frank Lloyd Wright.Writings by Hitchcock consist of manuscripts and drafts of numerous published and unpublished articles, book chapters, and his masters thesis. Other writings by Hitchcock include lecture notes and texts, book reviews, notes, outlines, photo lists, and a bibliography. Among the other authors represented in this series are John Coolidge and Sir Wilfred Green.Miscellaneous records consist of the alien registration card of Hitchcock's friend Peter van der Meulen Smith, architectural drawings by Hitchcock, book contracts, and a small number of receipts and invoices.Printed material consists of articles about, by, or mentioning Henry-Russell Hitchcock, along with advertisements for his books, and postcards of architectural subjects.Photographs are of architecture, art work, events, people, places, and miscellaneous subjects; also included are color slides, negatives, and transparencies. Architectural subjects include the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Gaudi, as well as interior and exterior views of buildings identified only by location. Photographs of people include Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Chick Austin and Ernestine Carter, Alexander Dorner, Tammy Grimes, Lincoln Kirstein, the Steinway family, and Edgar Tafel. Events recorded include the Society of Architectural Historians at the Newport Casino, Hitchcock receiving honorary degrees at the University of Glasgow and Wesleyan University, and a high tea sponsored by the Victorian Society in America. Family houses and views of Greece are among the photographs of places. Miscellaneous subjects include exhibition installations and family heirlooms.

ArchivalResource: 24.8 linear feet

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