Peter Berndtson Collection, 1942-1986, 1946-1971.

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Peter Berndtson Collection, 1942-1986, 1946-1971.

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Sketches, renderings, working drawings, blueprints, specifications, contracts, correspondence, and photographs document nearly 100 projects, especially houses. This collection of records is especially complete and illustrates all aspects of an architectural practice. The collection is comprised of Berndtson's office records, augmented with materials from a 1971 exhibit at the University of Pittsburgh's University Art Gallery, and materials from the preparation of Miller and Sheon's monograph of 1980.

1891 sheets and other oversized items.3 linear ft.

Carnegie Mellon University, Hunt Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7380451

Carnegie Mellon University, Hunt Library

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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

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