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Richard Pommer Papers

Call Number

MC.125

Dates

1876-1991, inclusive
; 1950-1980, bulk

Creator

Pommer, Richard

Extent

22 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

Materials are primarily in English.

Abstract

The Pommer Papers contain bibliographic sources used in various publications, pertaining in particular to modern German architecture, the evolution of urban apartment housing, and the architecture critic Lewis Mumford.

Biography of Richard Pommer

Richard Pommer (1931-1992) was an architectural historian who focused on the Renaissance and Baroque periods. In 1967 he received the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award for his book, 18th Century Architecture in Piedmont. In the 1960s he switched his concentration to modern architecture, particularly that of Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. He was an expert on the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

Pommer was the Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts from 1988 to 1991. He graduated from Columbia University in 1953 (B.S.) and from NYU's IFA in 1957 (M.A.) and 1961 (Ph.D.). He also taught at Vassar College from 1966-1987.

Arrangement

Files are arranged topically.

The files are grouped into a single series: Papers.

Scope and Contents

These papers contain the working research files of Richard Pommer, who held the Solow Chair of Architecture at the NYU Institute of Fine Arts. The files contain bibliographic sources used in various publications, pertaining in particular to works on the evolution of urban apartment housing, modern German architecture, and architecture critic Lewis Mumford.

Box 17 also contains a small box of bibliographic topics and citations as well as two rolls of microfilm: Creese, Walter L. American Architecture from 1918-1933 with Special Emphasis on European Influence. Harvard University dissertation, 1949; Syracuse University, George Arents Library, assorted magazine articles, photographs and scrapbook entries.

Access Restrictions

Materials related to personnel, faculty grievances, job searches and all files with information that falls under the University's Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policy are permanently restricted.

Please contact the University Archivists with specific questions regarding restrictions.

This collection is in off-site storage.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
New York University Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-2641
Fax: (212) 995-4225
E-mail: university-archives@nyu.edu

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Richard Pommer Papers; MC 125; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.

Location of Materials

This collection is stored offsite. Please contact the repository for access.

Provenance

These materials were transferred to the University Archives by Professor Linda Nochlin of the Institute of Fine Arts.

Collection processed by

University Archives staff. Additional processing by Celeste Brewer in 2014.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:49:05 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from a paper finding aid.

Repository

New York University Archives
New York University Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012