Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Howe, George, 1886-1955, Kozlenko, William, 1908-, Levinson, Maxwell, 1912-, Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005, Rice, Norman N, Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974, Buffler, Rob, Robertson, Howard, 1888-1963, Sherman, Roger (Roger W.), Berninger, Dominque, Bowman, Irving, Stern, Robert A. M, Geddes, Norman Bel, 1893-1958, Biddle, Monroe, Blair, John (John M.), Carman, Harry T, Christenson, Carolyn K, Clarke, Joseph S., Jr, Creighton, Thomas H. (Thomas Hawk), 1904-1984, Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, Cunningham, Cornelius Carman, 1890-1958, Fassett, F. G. (Frederick Gardiner), 1901-, Dowst, Loring, Harbeson, John F. (John Frederick), 1888-1986, Hill, Oliver, Ingersoll, Jared C, Harnwell, G. P. (Gaylord Probasco), 1903-1982, Jones, William Fontaine, Judge, Joseph, Lescaze, William, 1896-1969, Morse, John D, Paris, William Francklyn, 1871-1954, Peterson, Charles E (Charles Emil), 1906-2004, Roberts, Ruth C, Shapiro, Henry, Stonorov, Oscar, 1905-1970, Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-1986, Willcox, James M., 1861-, Wister, Owen J, Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959, Zevi, Bruno, 1918-2000, and McManus, Ella Butt
- Extent:
- 11 manuscript boxes, 2 print boxes, 13 rolls, and 3 oversize folders
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
George Howe papers. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Also, correspondence with Norman Bel Geddes, Monroe Biddle, John M. Blair, Harry T. Carman, Carolyn K. Christenson, Joseph S. Clarke, Jr., Thomas H. Creighton, Paul Cret, C.C. Cunningham, F.G. Fassett, Jr., Loring Dowst, John E. Harbeson, Oliver Hall, Jared C. Ingersoll, Gaylord P. Harnwell, William Fontaine Jones, Joseph Judge, William Lescaze, John D. Morse, William F. Paris, Charles E. Peterson, Ruth C. Roberts, Henry Shapiro, Oscar Stonorov, J.J. Sweeney, James M. Willcox, Owen J. Wister, Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruno Zevi, and others. This relates to proposed development of air rights over New York City's Pennsylvania Railroad Station, 1955; architectural projects in Pennsylvania relating to mental health, 1955; proposed new Independence Mall Building in Philadelphia, 1955; the 1954 Boston Art Festival Architectural Exhibit; sculpture committee on the design of the Ella Butt McManus monument, Connecticut, 1954-1955; the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, building designed by Howe & Lescaze (with related memoranda, manuscripts of articles and talks, press releases, and architectural analyses), 1930-1939; and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis (with related printed material, clippings, and photograph)
Also, correspondence with Norman Bel Geddes, Monroe Biddle, John M. Blair, Harry T. Carman, Carolyn K. Christenson, Joseph S. Clarke, Jr., Thomas H. Creighton, Paul Cret, C.C. Cunningham, F.G. Fassett, Jr., Loring Dowst, John E. Harbeson, Oliver Hall, Jared C. Ingersoll, Gaylord P. Harnwell, William Fontaine Jones, Joseph Judge, William Lescaze, John D. Morse, William F. Paris, Charles E. Peterson, Ruth C. Roberts, Henry Shapiro, Oscar Stonorov, J.J. Sweeney, James M. Willcox, Owen J. Wister, Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruno Zevi, and others. This relates to proposed development of air rights over New York City's Pennsylvania Railroad Station, 1955; architectural projects in Pennsylvania relating to mental health, 1955; proposed new Independence Mall Building in Philadelphia, 1955; the 1954 Boston Art Festival Architectural Exhibit; sculpture committee on the design of the Ella Butt McManus monument, Connecticut, 1954-1955; the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, building designed by Howe & Lescaze (with related memoranda, manuscripts of articles and talks, press releases, and architectural analyses), 1930-1939; and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis (with related printed material, clippings, and photograph)
- Biographical / Historical:
Architect, Chair of the Dept. of Architecture at Yale University. Partner in the architecture firm Howe & Lescaze.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--Various gifts.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans
Architecture -- Study and teaching
Architectural firms
Artists -- United States
Architects -- United States
Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Architecture -- United States
Bank buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Monuments -- Connecticut
Exhibitions -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Memorials -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
Railroad stations -- New York (State) -- New York
Architects -- Awards
Architectural design
Schools of architecture -- Connecticut -- New Haven
Buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Societies, etc
Poems
Diaries
Photographic prints
Architects - Names:
- Independence Mall Building (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.)
Ella Butt McManus Monument (Conn.)
Yale University. Department of Architecture
Howe & Lescaze
PSFS Building (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Boston Art Festival Architectural Exhibition (Date of meeting or treaty signing: (1954).) - Places:
- Mexico -- Description and travel
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Saint Louis, Mo.)
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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Columbia University is providing access to the materials in the Library's collections solely for noncommercial educational and research purposes. The unauthorized use, including, but not limited to, publication of the materials without the prior written permission of Columbia University is strictly prohibited. All inquiries regarding permission to publish should be submitted in writing to the Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. In addition to permission from Columbia University, permission of the copyright owner (if not Columbia University) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distributions, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. Columbia University makes no warranties as to the accuracy of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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George Howe papers. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
- 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