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Guide to the Cass Gilbert Papers and Architectural Drawings
1883-1952 (Bulk 1900-1934)
 PR 21

New-York Historical Society
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New York, NY 10024
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New-York Historical Society

Collection processed by Maurita Baldock with assistance by Kerri Anne Burke.

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on April 05, 2023
The finding aid is in English

Access Points

Subject Names

  • Aus, Gunvald
  • Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936
  • Burr, Stiles
  • Comstock, Louis K. (Louis Kossuth), 1865-1962
  • French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931
  • Gilbert, Charles
  • Gilbert, Julia Finch, 1862-1952
  • Gilbert, Samuel
  • Olmstead, F. H.
  • Rockart, John R., approximately 1872-1951
  • Webb, Aston, Sir, 1849-1930

Document Type

  • Agreements
  • Architectural records.
  • Bids.
  • Brochures.
  • Cashbooks.
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Contracts.
  • Correspondence.
  • Drawings (visual works)
  • Financial statements.
  • Lantern slides.
  • Ledgers (account books)
  • Letter books.
  • Memorandums.
  • Notes (documents)
  • Payroll records.
  • Photographs.
  • Printing plates.
  • Reports.
  • Renderings (drawings)
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Sketches.
  • Sketchbooks.
  • Specifications.

Subject Organizations

  • Alexander Hamilton United States Custom House (New York, N.Y.)
  • American Institute of Architects
  • Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
  • Detroit Public Library
  • George A. Fuller Company
  • Hedden Construction Co.
  • James Stewart and Company
  • Minnesota State Capitol (Saint Paul, Minn. : 1883-1905)
  • New York Insurance Company Building
  • St. Louis Art Museum
  • Thompson-Starrett Co.
  • United States. Commission of Fine Arts
  • United States. Department of the Treasury -- Buildings.
  • United States. Supreme Court -- Buildings -- Washington (D.C.)
  • West Street Building (New York, N.Y.)
  • Woolworth Building (New York, N.Y.)

Subject Topics

  • Architecture -- United States -- 19th century.
  • Buildings -- Connecticut.
  • Buildings -- Minnesota.
  • Buildings -- New Jersey.
  • Buildings -- New York (State)
  • Commercial buildings -- United States.
  • Dwellings -- United States.
  • Floor plans.
  • Historic buildings -- United States.
  • Office buildings -- United States.
  • Public buildings -- United States.
  • Railroad stations -- United States.
  • Skyscrapers -- United States.

Subject Places

  • New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
  • Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.