Henry Hornbostel Collection, 1899-1986, 1899-1937.

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Henry Hornbostel Collection, 1899-1986, 1899-1937.

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Renderings, construction drawings, blueprints, photographs, specifications, and miscellaneous files are associated with Hornbostel's design of campus buildings at Carnegie Tech (also known as Carnegie Technical Schools and Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pa., numerous other projects in the Pittsburgh area, and a sampling of projects throughout the U.S. Henry Hornbostel Collection, Carnegie Mellon University Architecture Archives.

511 sheets.3 linear feet.42 other oversized items.

Carnegie Mellon University, Hunt Library

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Carnegie Mellon University, Hunt Library

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Palmer, Hornbostel & Jones.

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Hornbostel, Henry, 1867-1961

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Architect, variously a partner in the firms of Howell, Stokes, & Hornbostel, Palmer & Hornbostel, and Palmer, Hornbostel & Jones; practiced independently; and had an association with Eric Fisher Wood. Hornbostel developed a highly personal Beaux Arts manner of design and was renowned for winning numerous architectural competitions and for his rendering ability. Hornbostel began work in Pittsburgh in 1904 when he won the competition for design of the campus that is now Carnegie Mellon...

Palmer & Hornbostel.

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Wood, Eric Fisher, 1889-1962

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Eric Fisher Wood (1889-1962) was an American engineer, military officer (retiring with the rank of Brigadier General), and co-founder of the American Legion. Born in New York City in 1889, Wood was educated in private schools and at Yale. He graduated in 1910 with a B.A. degree in economics and English and a PhD in Civil Engineering. He did post-graduate work at Columbia and at l'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. While there, he was enlisted by the American Embassy to help ...

Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic Orchestra

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Carnegie Institute of Technology

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Founded in 1905, by steel industrialist Andrew Carnegie; well-known for its engineering and science programs. Merged with Mellon Institute of Industrial Research in 1967, changing the name to Carnegie-Mellon University. From the description of Official guide: Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305814 ...