Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Brunner, Arnold W. (Arnold William), 1857-1925, Rogers, James Gamble, Columbia University, McKim, Mead & White, Adams & Woodbridge, Eggers & Higgins, Howells and Stokes, Reinhard, Hofmeister and Wahlquist, and Allen & Collens, Architects
- Extent:
- 1,000 drawings and approximate
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and Content:
Included are architectural drawings, surveys, maps, and site proposals, for Columbia's Morningside Heights campus, designed primarily by McKim, Mead & White. Other architects represented include Adams & Woodbridge; Arnold Brunner (who designed the School of Mines); Eggers & Higgins; the Columbia University Buildings and Grounds Department; Howells and Stokes (designed St. Paul's Chapel); Reinhard, Hofmeister and Wahlquist; and James Gamble Rogers. Drawings for buildings no longer in existence or never constructed and drawings for later alterations, are included. Architectural drawings of the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum, and surveys of the asylum site prepared for Columbia, 1888-1894. Also included are site plans and proposals, surveys, and maps, circa 1890s-1910s, showing the surrounding area, including such institutions as the Jewish Theological Seminary, St. Luke's Home, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Grant's Tomb, and others. Drawings for the Womans's Hospital in the State of New York (designed by Allen & Collens, erected 1903, demolished in the 1970s), circa 1903-1914, are also included. This building was used to house the Columbia School of the Arts in the 1960s since it was located near the campus.
- Biographical / Historical:
The present location of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus was designed by the firm of McKim, Mead & White. Construction was begun in 1897. It was built on the site of the former Bloomingdale Insane Asylum.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--Various transfers.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans
Universities and colleges -- New York (State) -- New York
Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York
Memorials -- New York (State) -- New York
Buildings -- Remodeling for other use
Presidents -- Tombs -- United States
Asylums -- New York (State) -- New York
Rabbinical seminaries -- New York (State) -- New York
architectural drawings (visual works)
Drawings (visual works)
Maps (documents) - Names:
- Columbia University. School of Mines
St. Paul's Chapel (Columbia University)
Columbia University. Department of Buildings and Grounds
Columbia University -- : Buildings
Columbia University -- : Planning
Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane
Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, N.Y.)
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Woman's Hospital (New York, N.Y.)
Saint Luke's Home (New York, N.Y.) - Places:
- General Grant National Memorial (New York, N.Y.)
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.
- 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