Cluny collection, 1927-1950 (bulk).

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Cluny collection, 1927-1950 (bulk).

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Collection includes 800 books and periodicals, 2000 photos, 1200 drawings, 20 miscellaneous objects and 200 folders of miscellaneous correspondence and provides an extensive record of medieval architectural history. The material documents Kenneth John Conant's (1894-1984) forty years directing archaeological excavations and research at the Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy, France. Conant completely reconstructed in drawings and models the monastic Romanesque church. Conant was a Harvard University faculty member in the Graduate School of Design.

65 linear ft. and 1200 drawings.

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Harvard University, Frances Loeb Library

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Harvard University, Frances Loeb Library

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Conant, Kenneth John, 1894-1984

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Kenneth John Conant (June 28, 1894 – March 3, 1984) was an American architectural historian and educator, who specialized in medieval architecture. Born in Neenah, Conant received a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from Harvard University in 1915. He was considered the academic heir of Herbert Langford Warren, a teacher at Harvard, and through him, of the art historians Charles Eliot Norton and John Ruskin. He served in the 42nd Infantry Division of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I a...

Cluny (Benedictine abbey)

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