An architectural study of the expansion possibilities of the Prince Street Campus of the College for Women. Contains 11 illustrations with typescript commentary.
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Samuel J. Tilden papers, 1794-1886, 1835-1876 42.78 linear feet
Office of Planning and Institutional Studies: floor plans, architectural renderings, etc., 1920s-1940s 0.37 Cubic feet
Includes copies of architectural renderings for River Campus buildings, floor plans and statistics for River Campus and Prince Street Campus buildings, and an "Analysis of Functions of Building and Grounds Department" personnel.
The collection consists primarily of materials relating to "Shingleside," a country home in Charlotte, NY designed for Stein by Claude Bragdon, but it also includes several family photographs. In 1916, Nathan Stein's family commissioned Carl Raschen to make drawings of the house and grounds. Raschen (1882-1961) was a painter, illustrator, etcher and one-time teacher at the Chicago Art Institute whose work appeared in many newspapers and periodicals of the day. Plates were made from the drawings to illustrate a privately printed booklet; some of the copper plates are also in this collection.
Library: Rush Rhees Library addition material, 1961-1973 3.21 Cubic feet
Rush Rhees Library Addition Material includes correspondence, specifications, notes, and other documentation related to the planning, design, and construction of the 1970 addition. A thick folder of proposals, cost estimates, and correspondence relating to the renovations made to Rush Rhees Library in 1971-72 can be found in Box 6. Box 7 contains a scrapbook compiled by Augusta Hoeing, widow of Professor Charles Hoeing, who had donated $25,000 for a garden court in memory of her father, Calvin C. Laney, Rochester's first superintendent of parks.
Library: plans, etc., 1920s-1960s 1 map case drawer
A collection of rough sketches, blueprints, photographs of mock-ups, etc. of the original Rush Rhees Library, alterations over the years, and the major addition of the late 1960s.
Kendrick family papers, 1825-1947 30 boxes
The Kendrick Family Papers includes the correspondence and other papers of Asahel Clark Kendrick and Ryland Morris Kendrick. The correspondence of Asahel Clark Kendrick includes letters to and from University of Rochester professors and trustees at the time of the founding of the University. There are also letters from prominent educators, clergymen, and literary figures. Other papers are the lecture notes and writings of Asahel Clark and Ryland Morris Kendrick. These include translations and commentaries of various books of the Bible by A. C. Kendrick, as part of his work on the revised English version of the Bible. The papers also include books and pamphlets written by A. C. Kendrick, journals and poems by various family members, and the house plans of the Kendrick home on Alexander Street, near East Avenue. The family correspondence to and from A. C. Kendrick includes letters from his wives: Anne Elizabeth (Hopkins) Kendrick, and Helen Morris (Hooker) Kendrick; his children, and his son-in-law Rossiter Johnson.
John T. Crowell Papers, 1940-1963 1.30 Linear Feet
Primarily a collection of correspondence, business papers, diaries, journals, essays, etc., of Horatio Gates Warner (1801-1876) and his immediate family.
Harvey Ellis papers, 1839-1903 12 boxes
The collection consists of correspondence of Harvey Ellis and other Ellis family members; drawings by Harvey Ellis; some records of the H. and C.S. Ellis Architectural Firm; articles and architectural studies clipped from journals by Harvey Ellis; and family members' documents.