Christopher John Chamales papers, 1919-1987.

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Christopher John Chamales papers, 1919-1987.

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After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1931, Chamales studied planning under Eliel Saarinen at Cranbrook Academy. He worked for the industrial designer Raymond Loewy and then at the Chicago office of Skidmore and Owings before establishing his own firm in 1945. He is best known for designing churches and commercial structures in the Chicago area and for urban plans for the post-World War II suburbs. The collection includes project files, business papers, professional and personal correspondence, personal papers, diaries and appointment books, photographs, slides, and negatives relating to Chamales' architectural education, projects, and city planning.

22.75 linear feet (50 boxes), 3 portfolios, 5 oversize portfolios, and flatfile material.

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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Aurora University, Phillips Library

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The Department of General Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) did not officially exist until 1882. Courses in general studies were offered as early as 1865, when the MIT Catalog offered a curriculum option called the Course in Science and Literature. At that time, all regular MIT students were required to take “general studies” classes from the Course in Science and Literature, in addition to English, history, and modern languages. In 1882 the Course in Scienc...

Skidmore and Owings.

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Cranbrook Academy of Art

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Chamales, Christopher John, 1907-1993.

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Miles, Carl, 1875-1955.

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Holabird & Root (1928-1945)

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Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950

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Architect; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Came to U.S. from Finland. Taught design at the University of Michigan and was president of Cranbrook Academy of Art. From the description of [Louis Sullivan and Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue eulogy]. 1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122556982 ...