Baldwin Kingrey collection, 1939-2004 1947-1957.

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Baldwin Kingrey collection, 1939-2004 1947-1957.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85189542

The collection includes photographs, correspondence, personal papers, printed materials, business papers, book manuscript materials, and negatives documenting the history of Baldwin Kingrey, a modern furniture retailer located in Chicago. The store opened in 1947 and was owned and operated by Harry Weese, Kitty Baldwin Weese, and Jody Kingrey.

4 boxes (1.75 linear feet)

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8332441

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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Baldwin Kingrey (Firm)

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Kingrey, Jody

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Artek Oy Ab

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Brunetti, John

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Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976

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Finnish architect. From the description of Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. (Metropolitan Museum of Art). WorldCat record id: 193697446 In 1961, noted American architectural patron, curator and critic Edgar J. Kaufmann, Jr. commissioned noted Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and his wife, architect Elissa Aalto, to design a suite of meeting areas on the 12th floor of the Institute of International Education's headquarters in New York City. Construct...

Weese, Kitty Baldwin

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Prestini, James, 1908-1993

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James L. Prestini (1908-1993) was an engineer turned artist who is famous for his wood turned bowls. He was an active practitioner of the Bauhaus tradition and a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of California at Berkeley, where he had taught beginning design classes and helped to develop the design laboratory. From the description of Olivetti calendars, 1956-1967 (bulk 1963-1967). (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 222281502 Sculptor, designer; ...

Weese, Harry, 1915-

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