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Renwick family papers

Title: Renwick family papers

Letters from James Renwick to Edward Renwick and Henry B. Renwick; letters from Emily Dilworth Hicks Renwick to Henry B. Renwick; insurance and financial papers, travel and personal documents, and a passport photo of Henry Brevoort Renwick; clippings; correspondence, financial, and legal documents of Edward Renwick including 2 appraisals of "Brooklawn," his house in Short Hills, N.J.

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Selma Rattner research papers on James Renwick, 1856-2001, (bulk 1960s-2001)

Title: Selma Rattner research papers on James Renwick, 1856-2001 (bulk 1960s-2001)

ArchivalResource: 35.5 linear feet (29 archives boxes, 7 cardfile boxes, 2 clamshell boxes)

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James Renwick : vertical file.

Title: James Renwick : vertical file.

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Renwick, James, 1818-1895. Saint Patrick's Cathedral [model].

Title: Saint Patrick's Cathedral [model]. [19--]

ArchivalResource: 1 model : metal, glass ; 9 x 6 x 9 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/779818996 View

New York Public Library. Miscellaneous Papers.

Title: New York Public Library. Miscellaneous Papers.

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W. W. Corcoran Papers, 1791-1896, (bulk 1849-1888)

Title: W. W. Corcoran Papers 1791-1896 (bulk 1849-1888)

Financier and philanthropist. Correspondence, letterpress books, financial papers, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Corcoran's business and banking interests and philanthropic efforts.

ArchivalResource: 54,000 items; 105 containers; 33 linear feet; 5 microfilm reels

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Jervis, John B. (John Bloomfield), 1795-1885. Papers, 1820-1884 [microform].

Title: Papers, 1820-1884 [microform].

The papers include family and business correspondence, maps, plans, engineering diagrams, reports on labor and construction costs and other materials bearing on Jervis' engineering commissions. The papers are an excellent source for the early evolution of railroad, canal and hydraulic technology in the United States and for the formative years of the American civil engineering profession.

ArchivalResource: 13 reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86123462 View

Renwick, Aspinwall & Owen. [Competition drawings for the Lady Chapel of St. Patrick's Cathedral] [graphic] : [preliminary sketches] / [Renwick, Aspinwall & Owen].

Title: [Competition drawings for the Lady Chapel of St. Patrick's Cathedral] [graphic] : [preliminary sketches] / [Renwick, Aspinwall & Owen]. 1899-1900.

This set of drawings is clearly the preliminary sketches prior to submission to the Lady Chapel competition. See also the record for the final competition drawings, acession numbers 1000.014.00053-.00060. This set consists of 1 drawing, graphite and ink on paper; 1 drawing, graphite, ink and wash on paper; and 4 drawings, ink on paper. In addition, there is 1drawing, graphite and wash on laid linen tracing paper; 1 drawing, graphite on laid linen tracing paper; 1 drawing, ink with wash and pencil on laid linen tracing paper. The remaining 11 drawings are ink on laid linen tracing paper. Some of the 14 laid linen tracing paper drawings bear the watermark: "Buskirk's Alderney Linen, 6th Ave., 34th & 35th Sts., N.Y.".

ArchivalResource: 19 drawings : various media ; 29.6 x 33.6 cm. (11 5/8 x 13 1/4 in.) or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80627773 View

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891

Title: Correspondence, 1865-1891

This record unit consists of outgoing correspondence from the Office of the Secretary during the tenures of Joseph, Henry, 1846-1878; Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel Pierpoint Langley, 1887-1906.

ArchivalResource: 46.06 cu. ft. (62 document boxes) (68 3x5 boxes) (243 microfilm reels)

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Renwick, James, 1792-1863. James Renwick and James Renwick, Jr. architectural drawings and papers, circa 1813-1960.

Title: James Renwick and James Renwick, Jr. architectural drawings and papers, circa 1813-1960.

Collection includes James Renwick's sketches, 1813, for the layout of Columbia University's second campus on Park Row (there have been four campuses to date: the first on Wall Street, the third on 49th Street and Madison Avenue, and the current campus in Morningside Heights), and a medal awarded him, 1824, by the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. James Renwick, Jr. is represented by his architectural drawings of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, which he designed. Some of the drawings are signed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. Also, published drawings of the Cathedral, 1886; negatives and photographs, circa 1860s, showing the Cathedral under construction; interior and exterior photographs, circa 1930s-1960s, of the Cathedral; and photographs of Grace Church, New York, also designed by James Renwick, Jr. Renwick family correspondence, 1930s, and typescript copies of 19th century Renwick family correspondence relating to family history and genealogy; photographs of James Renwick, Jr; typescript copies of family Bible records, 1792-1863; Renwick coat of arms.

ArchivalResource: 58 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122515724 View

Renwick, James, 1818-1895. [Early design for St. Patrick's Cathedral] [graphic] : [four exterior elevations] / [James Renwick?].

Title: [Early design for St. Patrick's Cathedral] [graphic] : [four exterior elevations] / [James Renwick?]. [between 1853 and 1858]

The drawing depicts two versions of a front (east) elevation and two versions of a side elevation. All four elevations depict a gothic cathedral that is lower and wider than the final version of St. Patrick's and that lacks the tall twin spires.

ArchivalResource: 1 drawing : ink on paper ; 38.8 x 50.8 cm. (15 1/4 x 20 in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82489240 View

Thompson, Martin E. Grammar school attached to Columbia College, New York. [graphic] : plans etc. of Western wing / John P. Murray [chairman of the building committee] ; Martin E. Thompson [architect].

Title: Grammar school attached to Columbia College, New York. [graphic] : plans etc. of Western wing / John P. Murray [chairman of the building committee] ; Martin E. Thompson [architect]. May 1829.

ArchivalResource: 1 drawing : ink and watercolor wash on paper ; 26.2 x 38.5 cm. (103/8 x 15 1/8 in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80780039 View

Renwick, James, 1818-1895. Designs for stations for St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York [graphic] : [elevation of three panel sculptures set between columns] / B.G. Goodhue, Delt. ; James Renwick, Architect.

Title: Designs for stations for St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York [graphic] : [elevation of three panel sculptures set between columns] / B.G. Goodhue, Delt. ; James Renwick, Architect. [18]88.

ArchivalResource: 1 drawing : ink on paper, mounted on gray cardboard ; 28.2 x 27 cm. (11 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.) mounted to 32.7 x 31.1 cm. (12 7/8 x 12 1/4 in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78803190 View

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Libraries. William Barton Rogers Papers.

Title: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Libraries. William Barton Rogers Papers.

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Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867. Alexander Dallas Bache Papers, 1821-1869

Title: Alexander Dallas Bache Papers, 1821-1869

The papers of Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) relate to his study of European education, his appointment as Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, his professional intercourse with other scientists on a broad range of topics, his own research, and his work on the United States Lighthouse Board. They include diaries, 1836-1837, of his study of educational institutions in Britain; correspondence, 1821-1866, documenting his European trip, his work on education during the years 1839-1841, and his contact with the American scientific community; small collections of papers concerning the Coast Survey, the Lighthouse Board, and the Smithsonian Institution; letters to his wife, Nancy Clarke Fowler Bache; and a small collection of posthumous papers.

ArchivalResource: 3.47 cu. ft. (5 document boxes) (3 half document boxes) (2 microfilm reels) (6 oversize folders)

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217212 View

Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Archives. Millard Fillmore Papers (C79 1).

Title: Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Archives. Millard Fillmore Papers (C79 1).

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Miscellaneous records, 1881-1883.

Title: Miscellaneous records, 1881-1883.

Records pertaining to the erection of a statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall, New York City include a letter from James Renwick, architect, to John Quincy Adams Ward, designer of the statue, advocating pedimental sculpture, 1881; minutes of New York Chamber of Commerce's Subcommittee on Erection of a Monument to Washington on Wall Street, 1881; Ward's proposal to erect a statue, preliminary sketches for bronze statue, and Chamber of Commerce's acceptance of Ward's proposal, 1882. Letters received by Ward in request for a model for Washington, 1882; letters and drawing concerning pedestal and inscription, 1883; invitations and programs of dedication of statue, 1883; and letter from Subcommittee to Ward enclosing payment and resolution of thanks, 1883.

ArchivalResource: 30 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155513680 View

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879

Title: SIA RU000026, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Correspondence, 1863-1879

This series consists mostly of correspondence addressed to Joseph Henry, much of which received his personal attention; also included are some copies of Henry letters, occasional returned original Henry letters, and a considerable number of letters to Spencer Fullerton Baird.

ArchivalResource: 59.56 cubic feet

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Renwick, Aspinwall & Owen. [Competition drawings for the Lady Chapel of St. Patrick's Cathedral] [graphic] : [final submission] / Renwick, Aspinwall & Owen, Architects, 367 Fifth Avenue, New York [stamp].

Title: [Competition drawings for the Lady Chapel of St. Patrick's Cathedral] [graphic] : [final submission] / Renwick, Aspinwall & Owen, Architects, 367 Fifth Avenue, New York [stamp]. [1900?]

It is not known if this is the complete set of final competition drawings submitted. See also the related record for the preliminary sketches, accession numbers 1000.014.00034-.00052, dated 1899-1900. This set consists of 2 drawings, ink on heavy paper; 2 drawings, ink on paper mounted on heavy paper; and 4 photolithographs with ink drawings on heavy paper. The photolithographs are reproductions in light brown ink of drawings of the then-existing cathedral, on which the Lady Chapel additions have been drawn in black ink.

ArchivalResource: 8 sheets : various media on heavy paper ; 45.5 x 61 cm. (17 7/8 x 24 1/8 in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84598244 View

Weather Bureau

Title: Weather Bureau

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Smithsonian Archives. Ru 60: Meteorological Project, 1849 1875.

Title: Smithsonian Archives. Ru 60: Meteorological Project, 1849 1875.

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Renwick, James, 1818-1895. Altar in Chapel of St. Augustine, Cathedral of St. Patrick, N.Y. [graphic] : [with] plan [and] section of chapel ... / [drawn by B.G. Goodhue?] ; James Renwick, Archt.

Title: Altar in Chapel of St. Augustine, Cathedral of St. Patrick, N.Y. [graphic] : [with] plan [and] section of chapel ... / [drawn by B.G. Goodhue?] ; James Renwick, Archt. [circa 1890]

ArchivalResource: 2 drawings : varying media ; 50.05 x 71.1 cm. (19 7/8 x 28 in.) or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82118757 View

Renwick, James, 1818-1895. Altar of the Holy Family, Cathedral of St. Patrick [graphic] : [elevation, section, and half-plan] / James Renwick, Architect ; W.T. Owen, Del.[ineator].

Title: Altar of the Holy Family, Cathedral of St. Patrick [graphic] : [elevation, section, and half-plan] / James Renwick, Architect ; W.T. Owen, Del.[ineator]. [undated]

ArchivalResource: 2 drawings : ink on cardboard ; 53.7 x 41.3 cm. (21 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82075890 View

Renwick, James, 1818-1895 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

Title: Renwick, James, 1818-1895 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

The folder may include clippings, announcements, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral items.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/199238029 View

Donald McClelland papers

Title: Donald McClelland papers

Papers collected by McClelland concerning the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Renwick Gallery including: letters from Moses Ezekiel to Dr. William McLeod, George Riggs, and William W. Corcoran, 1877-1883; a letter from James Renwick to Dr. William MacLeod [sic], and one to Corcoran, 1881; clippings and printed material concerning Ezekiel, Corcoran, Renwick, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art; correspondence regarding the John Howard Payne Monument at Tunis, l885; and photos of the Corcoran Mansion and grounds.

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Renwick, James, 1818-1895. Altar in Chapel of St. Veronica, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, New York [graphic] : [elevation] / B.G. Goodhue, Delt. ; James Renwick, Architect.

Title: Altar in Chapel of St. Veronica, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, New York [graphic] : [elevation] / B.G. Goodhue, Delt. ; James Renwick, Architect. [18]89.

ArchivalResource: 1 drawing : ink on heavy paper ; 28.6 x 26.1 cm. (11 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81010001 View

Renwick, James, 1818-1895. Chapel of St. John the Evangelist, St. Patrick's Cathedral [graphic] : [front elevation, transverse section, and plan of altar] / [James Renwick, Architect ; B.G. Goodhue, delineator(?)].

Title: Chapel of St. John the Evangelist, St. Patrick's Cathedral [graphic] : [front elevation, transverse section, and plan of altar] / [James Renwick, Architect ; B.G. Goodhue, delineator(?)]. [circa 1894]

Based upon stylistic comparison, this drawing is probably in the hand of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.

ArchivalResource: 1 drawing : ink on heavy paper ; 35.6 x 42.2 cm. (14 x 16 5/8 in.) or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78567456 View

Nathalie Bailey Morris photographs of American Gothic Revival architecture, 1853-1937, (bulk 1933-1934)

Title: Nathalie Bailey Morris photographs of American Gothic Revival architecture, 1853-1937 (bulk 1933-1934)

ArchivalResource: 1134 images and .25 linear ft. of papers (2 manuscript boxes and 2 binders)

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Woodlawn Cemetery (New York, N.Y.). Woodlawn Cemetery records, 1863-1999.

Title: Woodlawn Cemetery records, 1863-1999.

This collection includes records created and collected by the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York, during the course of their operations between 1863 and circa 1990.

ArchivalResource: approximately 800 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/271455774 View

Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884

Title: James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884

These papers consist of correspondence concerning temperature, wind, and weather reports of the Hudson Bay region, 1848; resolutions of condolence to Coffin's son, Seldon J. Coffin, from students and alumni of Lafayette College after Coffin's death, 1873; newspaper articles; an illustration of James H. Coffin; and the original manuscript of Winds of the Northern Hemisphere. Additional correspondence of James Henry Coffin exists elsewhere in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, especially in the Joseph Henry Collection, Record Unit 7001, and Meteorological Project Records, Record Unit 60.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)

https://sova.si.edu/record/SIA.FARU7060 View

Rattner, Selma, 1929-2005. Selma Rattner Research Papers on James Renwick, 1856-2001, (bulk 1960s-2001).

Title: Selma Rattner Research Papers on James Renwick, 1856-2001, (bulk 1960s-2001).

This collections contains the professional research, writing, publications, and correspondence produced and collected by Rattner through her study of the architect James Renwick, Jr. The bulk of Rattner's research addresses the life and works of Renwick, but other research topics represented in her papers range from the Renwick family genealogy to the institutional architecture of New York City. Types of research material include personal research notes (in notecard format, both typed and holograph), correspondence (1963-2001), newspaper and magazine clippings, Xerox copies of archival material and secondary sources, transcribed articles and correspondence, brochures from historic sites, photographs and slides of buildings and sites, sketches, historic structure inventory forms, landmark nomination forms, landmark designation reports, and postcards.

ArchivalResource: 35.5 linear feet : ( 29 archives boxes, 7 cardfile boxes, and 2 clamshell boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269257893 View

Renwick, James, 1818-1895. St. Patrick Cathedral, New York, N.Y. [model].

Title: St. Patrick Cathedral, New York, N.Y. [model]. [ca. 1950]

ArchivalResource: 1 model : metal, felt ; 9 x 4 x 4 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/543298034 View

Simons, Joyce. Gothic revival style in nineteenth century churches : typescript / by Joyce Simons.

Title: Gothic revival style in nineteenth century churches : typescript / by Joyce Simons. 1978.

ArchivalResource: typescript 3 pts. : ill. ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37015199 View

Smithsonian Archives. Alexander Dallas Bache Papers.

Title: Smithsonian Archives. Alexander Dallas Bache Papers.

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Nevins & Thomas, Diary Of G.T. Strong. [Contact repository for more information].

Title: Nevins & Thomas, Diary Of G.T. Strong. [Contact repository for more information].

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Renwick family. Renwick Family papers, 1794-1916.

Title: Renwick Family papers, 1794-1916.

This collection is primarily concerned with Prof. James Renwick and his professional correspondence and papers, both as Professor of Natural Philosophy (Physics) at Columbia College and as a leading engineer. Many certificates of membership in honorary societies are included. There are letters from Washington Irving (1783-1859) to Prof. Renwick and to his mother, pertaining to contemporary events and Irving's own activities. The letters to Mrs. Renwick are about the travels and experiences of Irving and Renwick abroad. The collection also covers the affairs of the Prof. Renwick's grandfather, including documents concerning his land grants in New York State, and those of James Armstrong Renwick, including his valedictory address at Columbia College in 1876 and his class reunion in 1916. There are many legal documents, letters, and manuscripts of various members of the Renwick and Brevoort families; among these are Prof. Renwick's notes on his family genealogy and a memoir of Jane Jeffrey Renwick. Correspondents include Clement Clarke Moore, John A. Dix, Martin Van Buren, Secretary of State John Forsyth, and Secretary of the Navy James K. Paulding. There is one letter from Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883), President of the Royal Society, giving his views on the American Civil War. Also there is one volume of 70 watercolor sketches by Prof. Renwick and two by Washington Irving; one bundle of oversized documents including deeds, mortgage, and a military appointment; and a case containing Prof. Renwick's lecture notes. 1994 Addition: Correspondence of James Renwick (1818-1895), the celebrated architect. There are 68 letters to his brother, Edward Sabine Renwick (1823-1912), inventor and patent expert, concerning his collecting, investments, and health. There are 19 letters to his nephew, Edward Brevoort Renwick (b.1863), concerning the construction of his yacht, "Jean", with replies and related correspondence. There are also 2 letters to Edward S. Renwick from his sister, Laura K. R. Monroe.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft. (310 items in 3 boxes & 1 portfolio)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/433985726 View

Renwick, James, 1818-1895. [Smithsonian Institution Building] [model].

Title: [Smithsonian Institution Building] [model]. [between 1970 and 2005]

ArchivalResource: 1 model : straw, cardboard, cloth, plastic ; 20 x 28 x 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/243960189 View

New York Public Library. A. B. Durand Papers.

Title: New York Public Library. A. B. Durand Papers.

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