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George Cserna photographs and papers, 1937-1978
10,260 photographic itemsThis collection is photograph archive of the works of architectural photographer George Cserna. Images include interior and exterior shots of prominent New York buildings primarily during the 1960s. The collection has been arranged alphabetically by the client or architect of the building. Some of George Cserna's most notable work in this collection includes photographs of Ulrich Franzen's Agronomy Building, Emerson Hall, and Goddard Library at Cornell University; Haines, Lundberg, and Waehler's U.S. Trust Building and Schering-Plough Headquarters; Victor Lundy's I. Miller Store and IBM Headquarters; and I. M. Pei's John Hancock Tower, Mount Royal Bank and Ville Marie Complex, and MIT Chemistry Building. The collection also contains photographs of exhibitions and openings at the Museum of Modern Art in the 1960s and 1970s, such as The Responsive Eye and Toward a Rational Automobile. Finally, the collection has photographic portraits of notable persons including John dos Passos, W.H. Auden, and William Faulkner.
Edgar Tafel architectural records and papers, 1919-2005
30 linear feetThis collection documents the life and career of Edgar Allen Tafel: New York architect, Frank Lloyd Wright historian, and one of the original apprentices of the Taliesin Fellowship from 1932. The collection primarily documents Tafel's professional activities and his later independent architectural career which was most prominent from 1965-1985. The collection is made up of nine series: Personal Papers, Correspondence, Writings, Professional Papers, Office Records, Project Records, Photographs and Slides, Audio-Visual Material, and Printed Material.
Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd, 1985 Box 07, Folder 24
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Contains press clippings and a biography
Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd, undated, 1948, 1959-83 Box 4, Folder 14
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- Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd, undated, 1948, 1959-83
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34 letters to and from Tafel
Mark L. Peisch correspondence and papers, 1903-1997
252 itemsThis collection contains primarily correspondence related to Peisch's Ph.D. thesis on the work of Chicago architects associated with the Prairie School movement. Much of the material is about Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin's work in the United States and Australia and includes letters from and about Marion Mahony Griffin, Francis Barry Byrne, William Gray Purcell, William L. Steele, and George Grant Elmslie. The collection also includes some photographs, clippings, lectures, and papers related to the later publication of Peisch's thesis in book form as "The Chicago School of Architecture: Early Followers of Sullivan and Wright" (New York : Random House, 1964). Lastly, the collection contains a small number of reference files, some gathered long after the completion of Peisch's thesis.
Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd. Taliesin., circa 1960-1965 Box 1, Folder 19
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Promotional brochure for Taliesin Fellowship and Taliesin Associated Architects.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : personal and Taliesin Fellowship photographs, 1870s-2004
10700 itemsThere are over 10,700 photographic items in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives related to Frank Lloyd Wright's personal life and the Taliesin Fellowship. This collection also includes portraits of Wright and his family members. Contact the department for further information.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives: Taliesin Festival of Music & Dance audio recordings, 1957-1977
236 open reel audiotapesOlgivanna Lloyd Wright audio recordings, 1952-1980
636 open reel audiotapesThis collection contains audio recordings of Fellowship talks delivered by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright to members of the Taliesin Fellowship nearly each week, usually on Sundays organized chronologically from 1952-1984. These talks continued a tradition begun by Frank Lloyd Wright; they similarly cover a range of topics from Frank Lloyd Wright's Organic Architecture (often read from transcriptions of his Fellowship talks) to the daily activities of the Fellows. Many include her reading from poetry and philosophy and her own theories on moral character and the ethics of hard work. The collection also includes other talkes, speeches, and interviews with Olgivanna Lloyd Wright.
Wisconsin Writers, WHA Interview, 1962 Box 8, Item 2603.271
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- Subjects: Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd; Authors
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Subjects: Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd; Authors
New York Trip, 1962-04-18 Box 7, Item 2603.226
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- Subjects: Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd; Travel
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Subjects: Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd; Travel
Describing New York Trip, 1964-12-13 Box 17, Item 2603.334
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Subjects: Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd; Travel
Olgivanna Lloyd Wright papers, ca. 1925-1985
55 linear feetTaliesin Associated Architects projects in Iran : architectural drawings and records, 1968-1980
8 document boxesFrank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : films, 1922-1984
305 film reelsThis collection includes over 300 film reels which have been digitized. By format, the collection contains 179 16mm film, 109 8mm film, and 17 35mm film. While the inclusive dates of the collection range from 1922 to 1984, the bulk of the films are from the 1930s into the 1960s. Footage includes home movies of Wright and family, life and events of the Taliesin Fellowship, and informal site and building visits. The collection also includes documentaries on Wright's career and projects, as well as professional produced interviews and talks by Wright and promotional coverage of his built works.