Collection ID: 12482462
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959, Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd, and Taliesin Fellowship
- Extent:
- 305 film reels
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and Content:
This 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.
- Acquisition information:
- Accession number--2013.006.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Amateur films -- United States -- History
Architects -- United States
Architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Motion pictures - Names:
- Taliesin (Spring Green, Wis.)
Taliesin West (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- : Philosophy
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- : Family
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- : Homes and haunts
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- : Interviews
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Collection available for use in the Drawings & Archives reading room, or online with a Columbia University login.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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300 Avery Hall1172 Amsterdam Avenue M.C. 0301New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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212) 854-6199avery@library.columbia.edu