Collection ID: 3460608

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959, Kaufmann, Edgar J., 1885-1955, and Wright, John Lloyd
Extent:
2 cubic feet of papers and 1,000 drawings
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Frank Lloyd Wright architectural drawings and papers. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, COlumbia University, New York, N.Y.

Background

Scope and Content:

Approximately 1,000 architectural drawings, circa 1880-1959, with related correspondence, clippings, announcements, specifications, legal documents, and photographs. Major projects represented include Auldbrass Plantation, Yemasee, S.C; the Guggenheim Museum, New York City; Fallingwater (the Edgar J. Kaufmann residence), Bear Run, Pa.; and Wright's own home and studio in Oak Park, Ill. Also, Wright's correspondence relating to exhibits and publication of his work; other professional matters; and correspondence with his son, John Lloyd Wright, 1920s-1950s; manuscript, typescript, and printed versions of articles and addresses by Wright; photographs, programs, invitations, issues of SQUARE-PAPERS, and other materials, circa 1920s-1940s, relating to Taliesin; and miscellaneous invitations, programs, announcements, honors, appreciations, memorials, clippings, and other documents relating to various aspects of Wright's career.

Acquisition information:
Source of acquisition--Various gifts.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

PREFERRED CITATION:

Frank Lloyd Wright architectural drawings and papers. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, COlumbia University, New York, N.Y.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
300 Avery Hall
1172 Amsterdam Avenue M.C. 0301
New York, NY 10027, United States
CONTACT:
212) 854-6199
avery@library.columbia.edu