Louis Skidmore Papers 1908-1976

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Louis Skidmore Papers 1908-1976

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Architect. Correspondence, diaries, subject files, family papers, and other papers relating chiefly to Skidmore’s career as an architect.

2,000 items; 4 containers plus 1 oversize; 1.6 linear feet

eng,

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6357707

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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Lever House, one of the major landmarks of International Style architecture, was designed by Gordon Bunshaft, of the the New York office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Sited along Park Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets in New York City, the building was completed in 1952. Weiskoff & Pickworth were the structural engineers and Jaros Baum & Bolles were the mechanical engineers. From the guide to the Lever House architectural drawings, 1950-1953, (Columbia University. Ave...

American Institute of Architects

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The Western Association of Architects (WAA) was founded in Chicago in 1884 as a rival organization of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Members consisted of architects from the Midwest and the South with chapters forming in many states. The WAA was the first architectural organization to petition for licensure of architects. Many architects were members of both WAA and AIA and a decision was made in 1889 for WAA to merge with AIA. From the guide to the Papers of the Western...

Skidmore family.

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Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917

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Moses, Robert, 1888-1981

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Robert Moses (1888-1981) was a public official in New York from 1919 to the mid-1970s. He held many offices, of which the most notable among them were: President, Long Island State Park Commission; Chairman, New York State Council of Parks; Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks; New York City Planning Commissioner and Construction Coordinator; and Chairman, New York State Power and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authorities. He was responsible for the construction of many major public pr...

Skidmore, Louis, 1897-1962

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Architect. From the description of Papers of Louis Skidmore, 1908-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80974164 Biographical Note 1897, Apr. 8 Born, Lawrenceburg, Ind. 1911 1915 Attended Manual Training High School, Peoria, Ill. ...