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Site Plan of Bush Terminal, 1917

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Blueprint of Bush Terminal in Brooklyn, New York.

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Taliesin Associated Architects architectural drawings and records, 1959-1991

400 linear feet
The collection includes the project files and architectural drawings of the Taliesin Associated Architects, the firm that was established after the death of Frank Lloyd Wright in 1959. Projects include commissions that were left on Wright's desk at the time of his death as well as independent commissions and renovation work. Over 1,000 architectural projects are represented either in the paper records, the architectural drawings, or both.
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Taliesin Associated Architects projects in Iran : architectural drawings and records, 1968-1980

8 document boxes
This collection is composed primarily of the projects (built or unbuilt) that Taliesin Associated Architects (TAA) conducted in Iran in collaboration with Nezam Amery and his office NAKK spanning from 1965 to 1979. The collection includes final and working project drawings, correspondences, contracts, estimates, calculation, photographs, and additional papers. It also includes records of litigation after 1979 in the United States Courts. While the time of the projects overlaps, the series are arranged chronologically based on the dates each contract was signed.
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Max Abramovitz architectural records and papers, 1925-1990

14,000 drawings
Max Abramovitz (1908-2004) was an American architect, whose firm Harrison & Abramovitz was one of the leading architectural practices in post-war America. Major commissions include Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall and the United Nations complex. The collection contains over 14,500 drawings, over 5,000 photographs, 24 boxes of manuscript material, 7 boxes of oversize material, 23 boxes of financial records, 5 boxes of reprint tear sheets, 36.75 linear feet of specification notebooks, photo albums, sketchbooks, art and artifacts.
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Site plans, 1957-1960 Oversize 7, Folder 7

Site plans, 1957-1960
12 b&w photos of site plan drawings dated March 10, 1958, May 1, 1959 and June 1, 1960 (some are

12 b&w photos of site plan drawings dated March 10, 1958, May 1, 1959 and June 1, 1960 (some are duplicates); color-coded transparency of 1957 plan; and nine blueline copies of sketches dated 12/15/58.

  1. Series VIII: Lincoln Center
  2. Subseries 4: Early Schemes and Site Plans
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Robert College records, 1858-2018

110 linear feet
These records contain information related to the formation of Robert College (Bebek, Turkey). They document the founders' attempts to define the mission of a Christian college within the Ottoman Empire, their efforts to obtain permission to purchase land, and their efforts to gain necessary permits to build upon the site.
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Aaron Resnick architectural drawings, 1947-1986

5,000 drawings
Aaron Resnick (1914-1986) was an American engineer and architect. Resnick designed for Usonia, a planned community near Pleasantville, New York, which was conceptualized by Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City. The collection documents over 100 projects designed by Aaron Resnick starting from 1947 until his death in 1986. The majority of the projects are residential buildings for the planned community of Usonia, New York. Other creators in the collection include, among others, Frank Lloyd Wright, Franzen Ulrich, Paul Schweikher, and David Henken.
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Oscar Newman papers, 1959-1998

19 document boxes
Oscar Newman (1935-2004) was an architect, planner, and theorist. Newman was best known for his theories on crime prevention and residential design, which he introduced in his book Defensible Space. This collection contains the majority of Newman's projects and writings spanning from the early 1960s to the late 1990s. It consists of textual materials in the form of correspondence, notes, written and typed drafts, and publications; accompanied by prints, negatives, slides, drawings, and audio/visual material.
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Holdouts! Reference Files, 1897-1985, bulk 1970-1985

2 document boxes
New York architect, historian, and attorney Andrew Alpern co-wrote Holdouts! The Buildings That Got In The Way with Seymour Durst. Holdouts! examines over 50 examples of New York City holdouts or building owners who refuse to make way for office buildings and other urban designing projects.
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Douglas Putnam Haskell papers, 1866-1979-(bulk 1949-1964).

56 Linear Feet
Douglas Putnam Haskellan (1899-1979) was an American writer, architecture critic and magazine editor. This collection contains correspondence, memos, articles, speeches, lectures, transcripts, clippings, notes, printed matter, photographs, audiotapes, and memorabilia mainly relating to Douglas Haskell's editorship at Architectural Forum and his professional activities. The collection includes items dating from 1866 to 1979, with the majority of materials dating from the period of 1949 to 1964.
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Site plan of Pennsylvania Avenue Box 101, Folder 1 to 3

Site plan of Pennsylvania Avenue
plans; 1 contact print of Pennsylvania Avenue; 1 map by Downtown Progress/National Capital Downtown
1 drawing of site plan on tracing paper; 10 reprints of the article "Pennsylvania Avenue" published

Brochure titled "Federal Policies of the National Capital Region: The President's Memorandum"; memo from Charles H. Conrad to The National Capital Planning Commission re preliminary estimates of potential cost and displacement in regard to plans for the redevelopment of Pennsylvania Avenue; news release by the Council titled "Resolution of premature development within Pennsylvania Avenue study area"; draft of "Policies of the President's Advisory Council on Pennsylvania Avenue"; letter from Dan Kiley to DH re cost of paving, trees, pools and fountains, planting beds, etc.; draft of memo titled "Organization for the reconstruction of Pennsylvania Avenue"; memo on Downtown Progress letterhead, from Melvin F. Levine to Knox Banner, re Advisory Council on Pennsylvania Avenue; "Report to the President by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space"; and other miscellaneous material.

  1. Series XII: Pennsylvania Avenue Council

R 1960—(Ra—Rz), 1956, 1960-1964 Box 18, Folder 1 to 2

. Includes sections and site plans for Vernon Read's proposal.

DH to Barney Rabinow. City Planning Commission. 1962; Organizing tour of visiting newspapermen, who will be attending the Columbia University Journalism School and Architectural School's conference on "The Press and the Building of Cities.

  1. Series I: Pending Correspondence
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Women's Environment and Development Organization records, 1980-2006, bulk 1994-1998

17.75 linear feet
The records of the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) document its political advocacy for women's equality in formulating global policy, and highlights founders New York State Representative, Bella Abzug (1920-1988) and feminist activist, Miriam "Mim" Kelber (1922-2004).
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