Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982

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Gilmore David Clarke, American landscape architect & chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts, died 1985.

From the description of Gilmore D.Clarke papers, ca.1920-1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 489376200

Landscape architect.

From the description of Reminiscences of Gilmore David Clarke : oral history, 1959. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 505184805

From the description of Reminiscences of Gilmore David Clarke : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309729218

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Gilmore David Clarke, American landscape architect & chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts, died 1982.

From the guide to the Gilmore David Clarke Papers, ca.1920-1980., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

Landscape architect, civil engineer, professor of city and regional planning.

Gilmore D. Clarke graduated from Cornell University in 1913, and joined the faculty there in 1935. He was a partner in the New York firm of Clarke and Rapuano, Inc., chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts from 1937-1950, the head of a White House remodelling project, a member of the board of design of the 1939 World's Fair, and an architectural consultant on the United Nations headquarters and other projects in New York and Washington.

From the description of Gilmore D. Clarke papers, 1927-1982, 1937-1974 (bulk). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64074410

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982. Gilmore D. Clarke papers, 1927-1982, 1937-1974 (bulk). Cornell University Library
creatorOf Gilmore David Clarke Papers, ca.1920-1980. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982. Gilmore D.Clarke papers, ca.1920-1980. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Cornelius W. de Kiewiet papers, 1949-1951. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Gilmore D. Clarke papers, 1927-1982, 1937-1974 (bulk) Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf United States. Commission of Fine Arts. Correspondence : with Paul Philippe Cret, 1928-1942. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Moses, Robert, 1888-1981. Reminiscences of Robert Moses : television program, 1959. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Clarke & Rapuano. Clarke & Rapuano records, 1940-1993. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Reps, John William. John Reps papers, [ca. 1865-2006], [ca. 1940-2006] (bulk). Cornell University Library
referencedIn Abbe, Elfriede Martha, 1919-. Elfriede Abbe papers, 1939-1989. Cornell University Library
referencedIn De Kiewiet, C. W. (Cornelius William), 1902-1986. Cornelius W. de Kiewiet papers, 1949-1951. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982. New York World's Fair, 1962-1965 [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. William Adams Delano papers, 1902-1960 (inclusive), 1939-1960 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Morris Bishop papers, 1901-1974. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982. Unisphere, New York World's Fair [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-. New York World's Fair, 1964-1965 [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Elfriede Abbe papers, 1840-2010. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Bishop, Morris, 1893-1973. Morris Bishop papers, 1901-1974. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982. Reminiscences of Gilmore David Clarke : oral history, 1959. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Plan for permanent world capitol at Flushing Meadow Park, 1946. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Cornell University. Department of Landscape Architecture. Dept. of Landscape Architecture records, 1898-1959. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982. Reminiscences of Gilmore David Clarke : oral history, 1959. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982. Correspondence to Paul Philippe Cret, 1943. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982. New York World's Fair, 1964-1965 [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Clarke and Rapuano records, 1940-1993 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Dept. of Landscape Architecture records, 1898-1959. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Black, Russell Van Nest, 1893-1969. Russell Van Nest Black papers, 1919-1968. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Clarke, Gilmore D., 1896-. Letters, 1945-1975, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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Relation Name
associatedWith Abbe, Elfriede Martha, 1919- person
associatedWith Adams, Sherman, 1899-1986. person
associatedWith Barzun, Jacques, 1907- person
associatedWith Benison, Saul. person
associatedWith Benton, William, 1900-1973. person
associatedWith Bishop, Morris, 1893-1973. person
associatedWith Black, Russell Van Nest, 1893-1969. person
associatedWith Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963. person
associatedWith Brownell, Herbert, 1904- person
associatedWith Brownell, Herbert, 1904- person
associatedWith Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. person
associatedWith Clarke & Rapuano. corporateBody
associatedWith Clynes, Bernhard Louis. person
associatedWith Collyer, John Lyon, b. 1893. person
associatedWith Cornell University corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University. Department of Landscape Architecture. corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University. Libraries. corporateBody
associatedWith Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989. person
associatedWith Cummings, George Bain, b. 1890. person
associatedWith C. W. (Cornelius William), De Kiewiet 1902- person
associatedWith Day, Edmund Ezra, 1883-1951. person
associatedWith Dean, Arthur H. person
associatedWith De Kiewiet, C. W. (Cornelius William), 1902-1986. person
associatedWith Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. person
associatedWith Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. person
associatedWith Eisenhower, Milton Stover, 1899-1985. person
associatedWith Farrand, Livingston, 1867-1939. person
associatedWith Gilmore D., Clarke 1892- person
associatedWith Hersey, John, 1914-1993. person
correspondedWith Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 person
associatedWith Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. person
correspondedWith Howe, M. A. De Wolfe (Mark Antony De Wolfe), 1864-1960 person
associatedWith Lee, Douglass B. person
associatedWith Mackesey, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1908-1976. person
associatedWith MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982. person
associatedWith Malott, Deane W. (Deane Waldo), 1898- person
associatedWith Manship, Paul, 1885-1966. person
associatedWith McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1865-1940. person
associatedWith Morris, Bishop 1893-1973. person
associatedWith Moses, Robert, 1888-1981. person
associatedWith Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990. person
associatedWith National Commission on Fine Arts. corporateBody
associatedWith Newman, Floyd R. (Floyd Roy), 1890-1990. person
associatedWith New York State College of Agriculture. corporateBody
associatedWith New York World's Fair (1964-1965) corporateBody
associatedWith Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. person
associatedWith O'Connor, E. Jerome, 1891-1977. person
associatedWith Owings, Nathaniel Alexander, 1903- person
associatedWith Reps, John William. person
associatedWith Requardt, Gustav J.(Gustav Jaeger). person
associatedWith Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979. person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. person
associatedWith Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994. person
associatedWith Seymour, Charles, 1885-1963. person
associatedWith Tate, Allen, 1899-1979. person
associatedWith Treman, Allan H., 1899-1975. person
associatedWith Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. person
associatedWith United States. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Commission of Fine Arts. corporateBody
associatedWith White House (Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
New York (State)
New York (N.Y.)
New York (State)--Westchester County
United States
United States
United States
Subject
Architectural design
Architectural design
Architecture
Campus planning
Christmas
City planning
City planning
College teachers
Express highways
Historic buildings
Landscape architects
Landscape architects
Landscape architecture
Landscape architecture
Parks
Planners
Public housing
Recreation areas
Urban parks
Zoo
Occupation
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Birth 1892-07-12

Death 1982-08-08

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