Russell Sturgis architectural drawings and papers, 1847-1932.

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Russell Sturgis architectural drawings and papers, 1847-1932.

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Typescripts and manuscripts of Sturgis' lectures on art and architecture, 1884-1895, notably with related slide lists, exam questions, notes, and lecture announcements, many for Columbia College; his acceptance speech for the presidency of the Architectural League, 1889; various study photographs and a photograph of Sturgis, 1905. Five individual architectural drawings and 165 letters, 1874-1875, some with sketches, many of which are from Russell Sturgis, the rest from contractors and suppliers, all to Dudley Olcott, head of the Mechanics' and Farmers' Bank in Albany, N.Y., relating to the construction of the bank. Thirty letters, 1931-1932, to and from writer and literary agent Lyman Sturgis relate primarily to Lyman's work as a literary agent and editor for the Beacon Syndicate.

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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