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Avery Library Vertical File, 1910s-1970s
16 linear feetThe materials that comprise the Vertical File have been collected and added to from a variety of sources by former Avery Librarians. The vertical file contains clippings, pamphlets, reprints, and other miscellaneous materials relating to persons, places, organizations, and topical subjects relating to architecture, housing, and city planning. The purpose of the vertical file was to arrange and store small items, memorabilia, and ephemeral material on a variety of topics to facilitate access by researchers. For the most part, the vertical file contains printed items only. Manuscript material and other unique items were, generally, not placed in the vertical file. In some cases, manuscript material has been removed from the Vertical File and placed in its corresponding collection.
Daniel Boardman papers, 1795-1838
0.5 linear feet[New York City building costs account book], 1922-1930
1 volumeThis volume contains pasted-in accounting sheets of building construction and operational financial costs -- including detailed information about contractors, suppliers, utilities, square footage, and employees -- for a variety of bulding types in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. Buildings are primarily identified by address; a few by name only.
Koziul'kin and Butskovskii Family Papers, 1844-1920
125 itemsCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents and printed materials chiefly concerning members of the Koziul'kin and Butskovskii families, specifically Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Koziul'kina, nʹee Butskovskaia, her husband, Ippolit Arkad'evich Koziul'kin and her grandfather, Mikhail Andreevich Butskovskii, the governor of Lublin province 1860-1880. The cataloged materials, in an album, include notes, autographs and music manuscripts of such individuals as Mattia Battistini, Aleksandr Glazunov, Jules Massenet, Anna Pavlova and Edouard do Reszke. The correspondence consists of personal letters to members of the Koziul'kin and Chivilev families as well as business correspondence from the 1860-1881 period concerning M. A. Butskovskii's real estate affairs. The documents include a variety of official birth, death, marriage and graduation announcements; awards given to I. A. Koziul'kin in both St. Petersburg and at the Russian Embassy in Teheran; contracts; insurance forms; military orders (1884) and reports (1878); real estate documents and I. A. Koziul'kin's service records. The printed materials deal primarily with financial affairs (such as accounts from the Governor General of Warsaw, 1898-1901) and real estate matters associated with M. A. Butskovskii's entailed estate, "Raets," in Radom province, including "Maioraty v tsarstve pol'skom" (1911).
Ernest M. Fisher papers for the Institute for Urban Land Use and Housing Studies, 1923-1953, bulk 1923-1953
6 document boxes516 Broadway (New York NY) records and drawings
2 manuscript boxesThe archive consists of 250 + letters, drawings, invoices, leases, mortgages, bonds, and deeds related to the 516 Broadway, New York, NY, which was owned then by Edward Livingston and his partner. The bulk of the material consists of correspondence from the architects, Hugh Lamb and Charles Rich, who were hired to convert a portion of the building into stores. They worked with Cornell Iron Works, Otis Elevator etc. and approved all work and payment of bills.
City Construction Company records, 1925-1955, bulk 1945-1955
11 document boxesThis collection includes administrative, legal, and financial records, correspondence, specifications, black and white photographs, and reprographic architectural and engineering drawings related to the operations of the City Construction Company in New York City between circa 1945 and 1955. Projects include primarily apartment buildings, theatres, and commercial buildings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Because the company was working for architects, and often working on extant buildings, drawings from numerous architects are also included in this collection. Major projects include the 15 E. 91st St. Apartments; 25 Broad St. Building; 30 Broad St. Building; 1211 Madison Ave. Apartments; 1211 Madison Ave. Apartments; and the Parke-Bernet Gallery, all in Manhattan.
Rose Associates Inc. records, 1935-2004, bulk 1935-1983
5 document boxesDurst Organization estate files
35 linear feetArranged by location and address, the collection consists of appraisal reports, pamphlets, broadsides, financial communication, plans, diagrams and occasionally photographs for prospective or acquired Durst Organization properties. Two linear feet of files are for properties outside of New York City.
Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003
277.5 linear feetThis collection primarily contains materials related to Percy and Harold Uris and their real estate businesses. Correspondence, financial records, and estate papers document the professional and personal lives of the brothers and their wives. The bulk of the business records are from their properties at 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue. There is limited information about the other Uris properties and Uris Building Corporation. Finally, the collection contains records from the Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc about the family's philanthropic endeavors.
Subseries 7.17. Unrelated Properties, 1927-1976 12 items (0.125 linear feet)
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Leases, subleases, and related materials for properties that can not be linked to the Uris Brothers real estate business enterprises.
3.2.2. Paid Bills, 1971-1982
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Paid invoices, 1971-1982, for various expenses incurred by Harold D. Uris. The expenditures include residential costs, charitable contributions, credit card balances, club memberships, dining, travel, healthcare, insurance, estimated federal and state tax payments, and fees associated with his real estate business.
Subseries 1.1. Correspondence, 1901-1972, undated
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Chiefly contains correspondence between Percy Uris and his business associates, relatives, friends, politicians, employees, organizations, committees, clubs, fraternities, and Columbia University. The correspondence has a mixture of professional and personal letters. Among the business topics discussed are real estate development, investment building, financing, commercial properties, hotels, architectural designs, taxes, job offers, and other corporate matters. Percy was involved in several professional associations, fraternities, and other institutions related to the real estate business and the correspondence with these organizations reflects his professional endeavors. In addition, there are reading files, 1946-1971, that contain copies of outgoing correspondence, accounts of meetings, notes about telephone conversations, and interoffice memorandums. The subjects discussed in these communications include construction projects, commercial and residential properties, funding for land and buildings, tenants, architects' plans, deal negotiations, building management, publicity, city regulations, safety, and Percy's calendar. Since Percy and Harold D. Uris were business partners, the correspondence between them often has a mixture of commercial and personal issues. Percy likewise held business lunches and other deal-making meetings at his private golf, country, and card clubs.