Carroll L. V. Meeks papers, 1928-1966 (inclusive).

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Carroll L. V. Meeks papers, 1928-1966 (inclusive).

The major portion of the papers consists of research materials for a study of the architecture of Yale University; research materials on Connecticut architecture, railroad stations, and Works Progress Administration files for Connecticut; and research for Carroll Meeks's book on Italian architecture, published in 1966. Included in the materials on Yale are photographs, articles, manuscripts, notes and bibliographies. Additional papers reflect Meeks's teaching career at Yale University (1930-1966) and his membership in organizations dedicated to architectural preservation. His correspondence includes letters from a number of notable art historians. Prominent among the correspondents are James Ackerman, Turpin C. Bannister, Kingman Brewster, James Marston Fitch, Siegfried Giedion, Maynard Mack, Denis Mack Smith, Lewis Mumford, Richard Neutra, Robert Rosenblum, Paul Rudolph, Vincent Scully, Sir John N. Summerson, Christopher Tunnard, and Rudolf Wittkower.

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Brewster, Kingman, 1919-1988

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Rosenblum, Robert

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Meeks, Carroll L. V. (Carroll Louis Vanderslice), 1907-1966

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Carroll Louis Vanderslice Meeks (1907-1966) was an American architectural historian. Published titles include Italian Architecture, 1750-1914 and The Railroad Station: An Architectural History . From the guide to the Carroll L. V. Meeks Negatives, 1971, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Carroll Louis Vanderslice Meeks was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on May 21, 1907. He received his Ph.B. degree from Yale University in 1928, his B.F.A. i...

Meeks, Carroll L. V. (Carroll Louis Vanderslice), 1907-1966

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Carroll Louis Vanderslice Meeks (1907-1966) was an American architectural historian. Published titles include Italian Architecture, 1750-1914 and The Railroad Station: An Architectural History . From the guide to the Carroll L. V. Meeks Negatives, 1971, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Carroll Louis Vanderslice Meeks was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on May 21, 1907. He received his Ph.B. degree from Yale University in 1928, his B.F.A. i...