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Address: 120 N. Virginia Avenue; Falls Church, Virginia 22046
Phone #: (703) 241-5140
Fax #: (703) 241-5144
World Wide Web Address: http://www.ci.falls-church.va.us
(Collection not
available on the Internet)
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Janet Daeger-Walden, Head, Local History Department, localhistory@juno.com
Scope of the Collection: The collection focuses on the social, economic,
cultural, and political history of the City of Falls
Church, VA.
Major Holdings:
Graphic Materials:
- Illustrations of buildings, places, streets, and people arranged by subject.
- The Quentin R. Porter collection of 18,000 negatives.
- Photographs from the City's Public Information Office.
Maps:
Topographical as well as plat maps, site and street plans.
Vertical Files:
- Newspaper clippings, pamphlets, brochures, programs, flyers, and magazine
articles arranged by
subject.
- Textual and photographic materials on homes, churches, businesses, and other
structures in Falls
Church are arranged by street address.
- Architectural surveys and inventories.
Government Publications:
- The Falls Church City Codes, Charters, Budgets, Capital Improvement Programs,
Master Plans,
and Annual Reports (1875-1997, incomplete).
- Minutes of the City Council and Planning Commission, and Special Studies.
- Collection of assessment and tax records.
Admission Policy: Open to the public.
Hours: Monday and Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
Wednesday, 1 to 5 pm.
Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 9 pm.
1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month, 9 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: In-library use only.
Duplication Policy: Coin operated photocopiers ($ .10 per pg.). Photo
duplication is available for a fee. Copyright restrictions apply.
Access and Finding Aids: Cataloged materials are accessible through the
library's online public catalog. Dial-up Catalog: (703) 241-5194.
Other materials are filed by subject and, increasingly, indexed in the Local
History Database
which now encompasses 38,000 records. Card indexes and other finding aids to
special
collections are available. Staff members retrieve all materials.
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Address: Red Brick Courthouse; 29 Courthouse Square, Room G09; Rockville,
MD 20850
Phone #: (301) 279-1218
Fax #: (301) 279-8064
World Wide Web Address: http://www.mont.lib.md.us/archive
s.html
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Stephanie Ashley, Archivist
Rebecca Fitzgerald, Archivist
archinfo@mont.lib.md.us
Scope of the Collection: Montgomery
County Archives is
the repository for
all permanent records of historical or evidential value created or received by
the County
government in the course of its business, and contains important materials
documenting the
County's growth and the protection of its historic sites. Materials include
maps, personal papers,
records, and photographs.
Major Holdings:
Maps:
Most created by the Department of Transportation between the years 1950 to 1978.
Map types
include surveyors plats and blueprints, featuring such details as street
alignments, sidewalks,
development projects, master plans, assessments, soil surveys, sewer and
electrical lines, highway
projects, historic site surveys, and zoning. Scales range from overviews of the
entire County to
highlights of specific blocks and subdivisions.
Personal Papers and Records:
- Records of persons, institutions and organizations closely involved with
County planning and
growth.
- Papers of Neal Potter.
- Records of many civic associations, including the Montgomery County Citizens Planning
Association and the Civic
Federation; oral histories; photographs.
- Records of the Executive branch and other County departments
- Minutes, correspondence and other working records of several County boards and
commissions, including the Historical Preservation Commission.
Photographs:
Documenting the urbanization of a once-rural county and the attempts of its
residents to preserve a
record of its historic sites.
Admission Policy: The Archives is open to the public during regular
business hours.
Hours: n/a
Lending Policy: Materials are non-circulating.
Duplication Policy: The Archives has a photocopier, and will arrange to
have photographs duplicated for a fee.
Access and Finding Aids: Both printed and electronic versions. The index
to the maps has been completed; the photographs are in the process of being
indexed.
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Montgomery County
Historic Preservation Office
MD-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
Address: 8787 Georgia Avenue; Silver Spring, MD 20910-3760
Phone #: (301) 563-3400
Fax #: (301) 563-3412
World Wide Web Address: n/a
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Gwen Marcus Wright
Scope of the Collection: The Historic Preservation Office is staff to
Montgomery County's Historic Preservation Commission
and maintains all
files and records of that agency. All
work is governed under Chapter 24A of the Montgomery County Code - "Preservation
of Historic
Resources" - adopted in 1979 and revised in 1989.
Major Holdings:
- Montgomery County's repository of information on historic sites, both
those listed on the Locational Atlas of Historic Sites and those sites taken off
the Atlas and
designated specifically as historic sites or historic districts. The latter
includes detailed
information about these resources.
- Data on Historic Area Work Permits granted for restoration/renovation work
approved for
individual sites or properties in historic districts.
- Master plans created for various geographic areas in the County, which include
information on
historic sites impacted by those plans.
- Various maps and files having to do with historic preservation.
- Information on about 100 historic sites located in Montgomery County
parks.
Admission Policy: Collection is open to the public.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Lending Policy: Considered on an individual basis.
Duplication Policy: Considered on an individual basis.
Access and Finding Aids: Hard copy and data management files give
location of materials.
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Address: 111 West Montgomery Avenue
Phone #: (301) 320-3794
Fax #: n/a
World Wide Web Address: http://montgomeryhistory.com
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Jane C. Sween, Librarian
Patricia A. Andersen, Assistant
Scope of the Collection: Information on Montgomery County,
MD
including photographs, newspapers, and maps.
Major Holdings:
Books:
Over 2,500 volumes covering the history of Maryland and Montgomery County from
the colonial
period to the present - basic references, histories, biographies, and published
Maryland county
records.
Maps:
Over 950 maps and 13 atlases of Maryland and Montgomery County dating from the
early
19th century to the present - area maps, topographical maps, maps of
local
jurisdictions, neighborhoods, and plat maps which detail the structures built in
an area at various
times.
Visual Materials:
- Over 3,500 photographs (8x10 in.).
- 2,000 slides.
- 180 snapshots.
- Glass plates.
- Negatives.
- Daguerreotypes.
- Films and videos.
These depict Montgomery County's changing scene from before the Civil War until
today. In
addition to views of area street scenes, there are images of people and events
important in the
County's history.
Newspapers:
- The MCHS newspaper collection is extensive and widely used.
- The Montgomery County Sentinel from
its founding in 1855 to 1969.
- Rare issues of Rockville and Maryland papers published 1800-1850.
- Montgomery County weeklies and dailies published between 1878 and 1947.
- Newspapers from Baltimore, the District of
Columbia, Rockville, Kensington, Damascus,
Bethesda, Chevy
Chase,
and Potomac, offering broad coverage of area
events and people.
- Special Collection newspapers record historic events such as presidential
inaugurations, the
Lindbergh flight, and Maryland's tricentennial in 1934.
Early Montgomery County Records:
- Published abstracts of wills (1776-1875).
- Marriage licenses (1796-1896).
- Abstracts of deeds (1777-1794).
- Tax lists (1783-1840).
- Census records, published and on microfilm (1776-1920).
- Slave census of 1868.
Family Records:
17 linear feet of genealogical material, organized by surname.
Church Records:
33 file drawers, plus 1 file drawer of church histories.
Cemetery Records:
111 cemeteries and family burying grounds on file cards, plus complete records
for 3 cemeteries.
Business Records:
Many early Montgomery County businesses are represented by articles describing
their activities
and history.
Organization Records:
Minutes and ledgers of clubs, civic organizations, agricultural groups, and
private schools.
Oral Histories:
35 transcriptions.
Information Files:
Files for each town in Montgomery County, public schools, historic houses, Civil
War sites, and
other subjects pertinent to Montgomery County.
Admission Policy: Research fee for non-members $ 2.00.
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12 noon to 4 pm. 1st Sunday of
the month, 12 noon to 4 pm.
Lending Policy: Non-circulating.
Duplication Policy: $ .25 per page.
Access and Finding Aids: Open files with catalogs for various holdings.
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Address: 9401 Montpelier; Laurel, MD 20708-2650 (mailing address);
Route 197 and Muirkirk Road; Laurel, MD (location address)
Phone #: (301) 953-1376; TTY: (301) 699-2544
Fax #: (301) 953-7572
World Wide Web Address: http://www.smart.net/-parksrec
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Mary Jurkiewicz, Historian/Facility Manager, parksrec@smart.net
Scope of the Collection: Consists of a National Historic Landmark museum with period
furnished rooms
reflecting the 1830's period. Furnishing style is based on a room by room inventory compiled in
1829 after the death of
Nicholas Snowden. Montpelier Mansion was built by
Major Thomas
Snowden, ca. 1780, and furnished with antique
pieces from 1830 and earlier. A number of pieces are original to the Snowden family (a few
minor
pieces are newer
than 1830). Some items are on loan from private collectors and other museums.
Major Holdings:
House:
National Historic Landmark, chosen because its Georgian architecture is unique in Prince
George's County.
Site:
75 acres of rolling park land, original Belvedere or "summer house", and original boxwood maze.
Artifacts:
Late 18th and early 19th century furniture; reproduction decorative arts including a full sized
main
entryway, painted
floorcloth, antique china and glassware.
Other: Architectural studies and drawings executed during the 1980s for restoration
purposes.
Admission Policy: Open for tours.
Hours: Tour hours, March - December, Sunday, 12:15, 1:15, 2:15 and 3:15 pm; January
and February, Sunday
1:15 and 2:15 pm. Office hours, 9 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: On a case by case basis with approval of Department Head.
Duplication Policy: On a case by case basis with approval of Department Head.
Access and Finding Aids: All files are manual. Photo file of most furnishings.
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Address: NWCS, Room 3320; 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD
20740-6001
Phone #: (301) 713-7030, extension 241
Fax #: (301) 713-7488
World Wide Web Address: NARA Homepage - http://www.archives.gov.
Contact Person's Name, Title and E-mail Address:
Richard H. Smith, Subject Area Expert, Maps and Plans Group,
inquire@nara.gov
Scope of the Collection: The division maintains archival architectural
and engineering plans
generated by federal government agencies. The approximately 2.8 million items
provide a wealth of
information about the federally funded built environment.
Major Holdings:
U.S. Housing Corporation:
Architectural and engineering plans of the Architectural Division, the Real
Estate Division, the Town
Planning Division, and the Transportation and Municipal Loans Division; general
collection of more
than 9,000 plans for housing projects from the period 1918-19 (Record Group 3).
Bureau of Ships:
Engineering plans for camouflage ship designs, 1917-19, and various other types
of ships, as well as
architectural plans for ship stations (Record Group 19).
United States Coast Guard:
Approximately 4,000 lighthouse plans and specifications, architectural plans for
lifesaving stations, and
engineering plans for a variety of cutters, lightships, and other vessels
(Record Group 26).
Weather Bureau:
Building plans of Weather Bureau stations, 1922-48 (Record Group 27).
Federal Housing Administration:
Plans of selected FHA-insured multi-unit apartment projects in various
locations, 1938-43 (Record
Group 31).
United States Shipping Board:
Approximately 7,000 plans of shipyard plants, 1917-19 (Record Group 32).
Civilian Conservation Corps:
Blueprints of typical CCC camps buildings, 1935-40 (Record Group 35).
United States Customs Service:
Plans of inspection stations located at border crossings of the United States,
Mexico, and Canada,
1930-40 (Record Group 36).
Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations:
Plans and blueprints of communications installations at naval stations, 1917-25,
and blueprints of naval
auxiliary vessels, ca.1875-1904 (Record Group 38).
Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the
National Capital:
Plans for the Capitol Extension, Washington
Aqueduct, General Post Office
Extension, White House,
Patent Office, Pension Office
Building,
State, War and Navy Building, War
Department building, and
other public buildings and structures (Record Group 42).
Office of the Secretary of the
Interior:
Manuscript drawings by Charles Bulfinch and
rough sketches by Thomas Carberry of
penitentiary floor
plans, and well as floor plans, elevations, and cross sections of the Patent
Office Building, 1878, the Pension Building,
1882-95, and other
buildings and structures in Washington,
DC, 1911-27 (Record
Group 48).
Office of Management and Budget:
Architectural drawings of the White House, including
proposed east and west
wings by Lorenzo
Winslow and a report on Presidential office space, 1942-54 (Record
Group 51).
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery:
Plans of the barracks and other buildings on naval hospital grounds at Brooklyn, NY, Pensacola,
FL,
Norfolk, VA, and Mare Island,
CA, 1894-1903 (Record Group 52).
Bureau of Plant Industry and Agricultural
Engineering:
Plan of the buildings and grounds of the Department of
Agriculture,
Washington,
DC, 1905-08 (Record
Group 54).
Department of the Treasury:
Plans of Treasury Department buildings in Washington,
DC, 1902-35, among
Office
of the Chief Clerk
(Record Group 56).
Commission of Fine Arts:
Approximately 5,000 plans, blueprints, drawings, plats, and other oversize
materials relating primarily
to projects in the Washington, DC, area (Record Group 66).
Work Projects Administration:
Blueprints showing floor plans, lighting plans, and stage scenery for Federal Theatre Project
productions, 1938-39 (Record Group 69).
Bureau of Yards and Docks:
More than 100,000 plans, drawings, blueprints, and tracings ("dash" files) of
U.S. Navy shore facilities
and equipment in the United States and abroad, 1824-1963 (Record Group 71).
Bureau of Indian Affairs:
Plans of Indian schools, bridges, on reservations, and other structures, 1881-
95, among records of the
Construction Division (Record Group 75).
Office of the Chief of Engineers:
Approximately 4,00 plans of standard army post buildings, 1890-1918, among
records of the
Construction Division and plans, 1850-1920, of batteries, seawalls, buildings,
and improvements
including those at Forts Carroll, Holabird, Howard,
McHenry, Meade, and
Smallwood among records
of the Baltimore, MD, District as well as plans of gun batteries and
searchlights at Fort Washington,
MD, and as-built drawings of facilities at Andrews Air Force
Base, Bolling Field, Fort Belvoir, Detrick
Field, the Quartermaster Depot at Front
Royal,
Savage River Dam, U.S.
Soldiers
Home, and
Washington National Airport among the records of the
Washington, DC,
District,
1938-48 (Record
Group 77).
National Park Service:
More than 9,000 plans among the National Capital Parks numbered map and drawing
file, including
plans of the Executive Mansion, Lincoln
Memorial, Potomac River bridges,
armories, statues, and
monument and park structures in DC, MD, and VA, 1797-1988 (Record Group 79).
General Records of the Department of the
Navy:
Architectural plans of the Naval Research Laboratory,
Washington, DC, by
Thomas
Edison, 1916
(Record Group 80).
Office of the Quartermaster General:
Approximately 14,000 plans of buildings constructed by the Quartermaster Corps
on army posts and
hospital and cemeterial grounds, in depots, and at ports of embarkation, in the
United States, Cuba,
Puerto Rico, China, and
Philippine Islands, 1890-1926, among records
of the Construction
Division
(Record Group 92).
Farmers Home Administration:
More than 2,000 paper tracings and blueprints of "subsistence homesteads" and
"experimental villages"
built by the Subsistence Homesteads Division (Interior), Division of Subsistence
Homesteads
(Resettlement Administration) and the Farm Security
Administration, including plans of Arthurdale
Community and Reedsville, WV, projects,
1935-38 (Record
Group 96).
Office of the Secretary of War:
Floor plans of War Department buildings, 1918-19, and oversize plans of
temporary War Department
office buildings, 1918-24 (Record Group 107).
Office of the Surgeon General (Army):
More than 5,000 Hospital Division blueprints of hospitals and medical buildings,
1917-50 (Record
Group 112).
Public Buildings Service:
Consolidated files relating to the design, construction, repair, and alteration
of federal buildings in the
United States, including post offices, courthouses, customhouses, and marine
hospitals that were traded,
sold, or demolished before 1925, major federal buildings in Washington, DC, and
federal buildings at
expositions, 1833-1974 (Record Group 121).
Office of Territories:
More than 9,000 plans of public works, including schools, hospitals, sewer and
water facilities, and
airports in Alaska, 1947-61 and the Virgin Islands, 1946-60 (Record Group 126).
Federal Home Loan Bank Board:
Portfolios of standard home designs, 1938-41 (Record Group 195).
Public Housing Administration:
More than 1,400 blueprints and tracings of housing projects among records of
the Housing Division,
Federal Emergency Administration of Public
Works, 1933-36, and 1,500 plans and tracings of U.S.
Housing Authority housing projects, 1937-41, as well as 1,000
blueprints and tracings of the Federal
Public Housing Authority Division of Defense Housing's war housing
projects, 1942-47, plans and
building site and street plans of Greenbelt,
MD, Greendale, WI, and Greenhills,
OH, 1933-54 (Record
Group 196).
Records of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development:
Approximately 5,000 ozalid copies, some annotated, of site plans, construction
specifications, floor
plans, elevations, cross-sections, and details of "Operation Breakthrough"
demonstration projects
throughout the United States, 1969-72, as well as design drawings of Soul
City, NC, and Woodlands,
TX, and other planned communities, 1970-83, among records of the
New Community
Development
Corporation (Record Group 207).
Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department
of the Treasury:
Blueprints of Freedmen's Hospital and other buildings on
the Howard University
campus, 1909-1910
(Record Group 217).
Records of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation:
Plans for proposed Plancor projects including steel and coal plants, machinery,
and storage warehouses,
1942-45, as well as plans for pilot plants constructed at government expense for
private firms
participating in the synthetic rubber program, 1943-45 (Record Group 234).
Records of the Federal Aviation
Administration:
Approximately 17,000 plans of airports, 1935-47 (Record Group 237).
Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation:
Approximately 6,000 blueprint plans, mostly details, of U.S. Army Transport
Ships, 1917-45,
accumulated at Point of Embarkation, San Francisco, CA (Record Group 336).
Government of the District of
Columbia:
More than 18,000 building plans separated from District of Columbia building
permits, 1877-1902
(Record Group 351).
United States Army Continental Commands,
1821-1920:
Approximately 3,00 engineer plans and drawings of posts, post buildings, and
reservations, 1859-1920
(Record Group 393).
International Trade Administration:
More than 600 plans showing the U.S. pavilion at the New Orleans
World
Exposition, 1984 (Record
Group 489).
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)/Historic
American Engineering Record (HAER)
Division:
34,000 brownline and "cronar" duplicates of HABS measured drawings, 1934-66
(Record Group 515).
Admission Policy: Open to the public. All users must obtain a research
card.
Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 8:45 am to 5 pm;
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:45 am to 9 pm;
Saturday, 8:45 am to 4:45 pm.
Lending Policy: Records are available for loan only to the originating
federal agency.
Duplication Policy: Reproductions may be purchased from commercial
vendors participating
in NARA's reproduction program. Prices vary from vendor to vendor and depending
upon the medium
and the reproduction size requested. Additional information about the vendor
program can be obtained
from the division upon request.
Access and Finding Aids: Guide to Federal Records in the National
Archives (NARA,
1995); Guide to Cartographic Records in the National Archives (NARA,
1971); NARA
Archival Information Locator (NAIL) - database of selected holdings - http://http://www.archives.gov/research_room/nail/;
various card catalogs
and
subject lists.
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Address: NWCS, Room 5360; 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD
20740-6001
Phone #: (301) 713-6625, extension 234
Fax #: (301) 713-7436
World Wide Web Address: NARA Homepage - http://www.archives.gov
Contact Person's Name, Title and E-mail Address:
Still Picture Reference Team, inquire@nara.gov
Scope of the Collection: The division maintains archival photographic and
graphic records
generated by federal government agencies. The approximately 8 million items
provide a wealth of
information about the United States and its history by documenting the diversity
of the country's
citizenry, land, and culture; the people who worked, served, and fought to
establish the nation; the
nation's military, industrial, and agricultural attainments; and the
accomplishments of the federal
government's social programs.
The holdings, moreover, parallel the ever-evolving history of photography.
Examples of virtually every
photographic and photomechanical process and format can be found among the
records. Collodion
negatives, stripping negatives, film negatives, color negatives and
transparencies, albumen and silver
gelatin prints, cyanotypes, collotypes, and offset lithographs are just a few of
the processes represented.
Among the many formats are cartes de visite, panoramas, lantern slides, 35mm
negatives, and 2- by 2-
inch slides.
Major Holdings:
The holdings of the Special Media Archives Services Division (stills) include
photographs from military
agencies documenting the involvement of the United States in armed
confrontations. from the period of
the French and Indian War through the Vietnam conflict. The holdings include
extensive coverage of
the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The division also
maintains
photographs from civilian agencies that document the implementation and impact
of programs initiated
by the federal government to address social ills and issues.; the management of
the country's natural
resources; and scientific and technological developments. In addition, the
division's holdings include
approximately 20,000 posters publicizing wartime and peacetime programs and
subjects.
Among holdings specific to the topic of this guide are photographs of damage to
the U.S. Capitol that
accompanied an 1899 report of the Architect of the Capitol in Record Group 48,
Records of the Office
of the Secretary of the Interior, and more than 3,000 images used to illustrate
the 1939 report "Survey
of the Architecture of Completed Projects of the Public Works Administration" in
Record Group 135,
Records of the Public Works Administration.
Admission Policy: Open to the public. All users must obtain a research
card.
Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 8:45 am to 5 pm;
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:45 am to 9 pm;
Saturday, 8:45 am to 4:45 pm.
Lending Policy: Records are available for loan only to the originating
federal agency.
Duplication Policy: Reproductions may be purchased from commercial
vendors participating
in NARA's reproduction program. Prices vary from vendor to vendor and depending
upon the medium
and the reproduction size requested. Additional information about the vendor
program can be obtained
from the division upon request.
Access and Finding Aids: Guide to Federal Records in the National
Archives (NARA,
1995); Guide to the Holdings of the Still Picture Branch of the National
Archives (NARA,
1990); NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL) - database of selected holdings
- http://www.archives.gov/research_room/nail/;
various card catalogs
and
subject lists.
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Address: NWCT, Room 2600; 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD
20740-6001
Phone #: (301) 713-6800
Fax #: (301) 713-6907
World Wide Web Address: NARA Homepage - http://www.archives.gov
Contact Person's Name, Title and E-mail address:
inquire@nara.gov
Scope of the Collection: The division is responsible for custody of and
provision of access to
approximately 1,300,000 cubic feet of records resulting from activities of the
federal government. The
holdings represent most former and current agencies of the executive and
judicial branches. They date
from pre-federal times to the present and include correspondence, reports,
memorandums, case files,
forms, ledgers, journals, notebooks, and microfilm.
Major Holdings:
Post Office Department:
Pertinent holdings include letters sent by the Office of the Engineer and
Architect relating to construction
at field stations, 1886-1906, in Record Group 22, Records of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service;
blueprints and specifications for airplanes, hangars, and equipment among
records of the Division of Air
Mail Service (Record Group 28).
Bureau of Marine Inspection and
Navigation:
Reference materials on naval architecture and vessel design, 1840-69 (Record
Group 41).
Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the
National Capital:
Approximately 400 cubic feet of correspondence, accounts, and reports, relating
to acquisition of and
construction on public land in the District of Columbia (Record Group 42).
International Conferences, Commissions, and Expositions:
General records of the U.S. delegation to the Fifteenth International Congress
of Architects, 1939
(Record Group 43).
Secretary of the Interior:
Correspondence, progress reports, financial records of the Office of the Supervising Engineer and
Architect of the Pension Office, 1881-1889, including personal
letters of Quartermaster Montgomery
C. Meigs (Record Group 48).
Department of the Treasury:
Letters sent, 1878-1916, and received, 1858-1910, by the Office of the Supervising Architect (Record
Group 56).
Commission of Fine Arts:
General subject files, consisting of correspondence, reports, drafts of speeches
and articles, published
material, and other items pertaining to art and architecture in Washington, DC,
and elsewhere, 1910-54
(Record Group 66).
Works Projects Administration:
Correspondence relating to architectural studies, 1935-40, among records of the
Federal Writers' Project
(Record Group 69).
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) / Historic
American Engineering Record (HAER)
Division:
Approximately 300 cubic feet of official records of Charles E. Peterson, HABS-related records of the
Branch of Plans and Design, National Park Service, records of the HABS Advisory
Board, and records
of HABS, 1928-1993 (Record Group 515).
Admission Policy: Open to the public. All users must obtain a research
card.
Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 8:45 am to 5 pm;
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:45 am to 9 pm;
Saturday, 8:45 am to 4:45 pm.
Lending Policy: Records are available for loan only to the originating
federal agency.
Duplication Policy: Reproductions may be purchased from commercial
vendors participating
in NARA's reproduction program. Prices vary from vendor to vendor and depending
upon the medium
and the reproduction size requested. Additional information about the vendor
program can be obtained
from the division upon request.
Access and Finding Aids: Guide to Federal Records in the National
Archives
(NARA, 1995); various inventories, card catalogs, and subject lists
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Address:
401 F
Street, NW; Washington, DC 20001
Phone #: (202) 272-2448
Fax
#:
(202) 272-2564
World Wide Web Address: http://www.nbm.org
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Mary Margaret Carr, Collections Manager, mcarr@nbm.org
Scope of the Collection: The purpose of the National Building Museum's
permanent collection is to illuminate the building process and document changing
architectural
styles and construction techniques.
The current collections contain approximately 40,000 photographic images, 68,000
Architectural prints and drawings, 100 linear feet of documents and 2,100
objects, including
material samples and architectural fragments.
Major Holdings:
Kress Collection:
6
Wurts Brothers:
Nearly 10,000 photographic prints. Starting as general commercial
photographers but
quickly
specializing in architectural photography the Wurts Brothers captured a wide
variety of subjects,
centered on the east coast, for nearly a century (1890's through 1970).
Northwestern Terra Cotta:
Consists of 50,000 working drawings. This collection demonstrates the
extensive and varied
use
of ornamental terra cotta though out the U.S. in the first half of the
20th century.
Admission Policy: The National Building Museum does not currently
maintain a general
reference materials or a reference collection, nor is the permanent collection
sufficiently processed
to allow for general research. Some collections may be available for study by
researchers through
appointm
Hours: By appointment only.
Duplication Policy:
Photocopies:
Photocopies of documents and photographs > 8 ½ x 14 in. are available
for $0.25 per
copy. Additional costs are $5 per order research and processing fee, and $3 per
order for postage and
handling.
Photographs:
Prices listed are for standard format 8 x 10 in. Copy prints of black and white
photographs,
glossy unless otherwise specified. If original image is bound (i.e., in a photo
album) additional
copy-work charges will apply.
B/W Print: $9 if negative exists; $19 if no negative exists; B/W
Copy Negative:
$10 if
negative
exists; $20 if no negative exists.
Color Print: $12 if negative exists; $25 if no negative exists; Color
Copy Negative:
$13 if
negative exists; $26 if no negative exists.
Additional costs are $25 per order, research and processing fee, and $3 per
order for postage
and
handling. Prices for non-standard photographic copies will be provided on a case
by case basis.
Drawings:
Reproductions are done in blueline unless otherwise specified; additional
charges may apply
for
different formats. Pricing may increase for unusually large drawings. For
drawings that are
extremely fragile, an additional charge of $10 per drawing applies to cover
costs of preparing
drawings for copying.
Copy Blueline: $8 per drawing.
Additional costs are $50 per order research and processing fee, and $7 per
order for postage
and
handling.
Access and Finding Aids: Publication, A Guide to the Building Records of
S.H. Kress and Co. 5-10-15 Cent Stores at the National Building Museum.
Collections are
partially cataloged on
computer database.
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Address: Washington, DC 20565
Phone #: (202) 842-6615
Fax #: (202) 842-6948
World Wide Web Address: http://www.nga.gov
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Maygene Daniels, m-daniels@nga.gov
Scope of the Collection: The National Gallery of
Art was
established
by
joint resolution of the
United States Congress in 1937, accepting a collection of art and museum
building to be given to
the nation by financier and former Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon.
The original
West Building of the museum, designed by architect John Russell Pope and
completed after his
death by associates Otto Eggers and Daniel Higgins, opened to the public in
1941. The East
Building designed by I.M. Pei opened in 1978. The National Gallery Sculpture
Garden, designed
by Laurie D. Olin, landscape architect, Olin Partnership, opens in 1999.
The Gallery's archives holds and makes available non-current historical
records of the
National
Gallery of Art and related historical materials. It is the primary source of
information concerning
past activities and events at the National Gallery of Art and the design and
construction of
museum buildings.
Major Holdings:
- Drawings, plans and models for the West Building and the East Building.
- Project construction files of the A. W. Mellon Educational
and
Charitable
Trust, the Office
of
John Russell Pope, and I.M. Pei and
Partners.
- Museum administrative files concerning building construction, maintenance,
and use.
- Oral histories relating to the development, design and construction of
museum facilities.
- Photographs of the buildings and their construction.
- Records relating to works of art commissioned for the East Building.
Admission Policy: These and other historical materials in the Gallery
Archives may be consulted
by researchers in accordance with National Gallery of Art rules and
requirements. A fact sheet,
"Information for Researchers in the Gallery Archives," is available on request.
Hours: The Gallery Archives is open for research by appointment Monday
-Friday, 10 am to 5
pm, except federal holidays.
Lending Policy: Oral histories are available through inter-library
loan.
Duplication Policy: Electrostatic and photographic copies are
available for
research purposes at a
modest charge. Use fees and copyright restrictions may apply.
Access and Finding Aids: Finding aids are available for consultation.
Information concerning
Gallery Archives holdings also is available by written request.
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Address: 4th and Constitution Aves. N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20565
Phone #: (202) 842-6516
Fax #: (202) 408-8530
World Wide Web Address: http://www.nga.gov
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Neal Turtell, Executive Librarian, n-turtell@nga.gov
Lamia Doumato, Head of Research Services, l-doumato@nga.gov
Frances Lederer, Reference Librarian, f-lederer@nga.gov
Scope of the Collection: The Library contains a wide-ranging collection
of
more than 220,000 books, periodicals and
The collection includes a broad selection of monographs on individual artists
and architects;
international exhibition, museum, and private collection catalogues; and
European and American
auction catalogues from the seventeenth century to the present.
The rare book room contains early source materials on the history of art and
architecture as
well as books with original prints and drawings, fine illustrations, and special
bindings. An
extensive collection of material about Leonardo da Vinci and his time comprises
a special resource
for research, and acquisitions of the personal libraries of noted scholars such
as Lessing
Rosenwald,
Rudolph Wittkower, Wolfgang Stechow, Carl
Nordenfalk, Ladislao Reni,
Wolfgang
Lotz, and
John Rewald. Most recently the Library has acquired selected volumes from the
library of noted
architectural historian William L. MacDonald.
Major Holdings:
The Library has a basic collection in architectural history with a strong
emphasis on the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Other strengths include long
runs of
architectural periodicals and early books on all facets of architecture.
- Selected American and European dissertations are found in the microform
collection along
with theFowler Collection of Early Architectural Books
and the Vatican's
Biblioteca Cicognara.
Admissions Policy: In addition to the staff and interns of the National
Gallery and members of CASVA (Center for Advanced Studies in the Visual Arts),
serious adult
researchers may gain admission to the Library by appointment and should call
(202) 842-6511 to
schedule an interview with the reference librarian.
Hours: Monday, 12 to 4:30 pm.
Tuesday - Friday, 10 am to 4:30 pm.
Lending Policy: The collection is non-circulating.
Duplication Policy: Photocopy machines are located in the main reading
room.
Access and Finding Aids: Bibliographic management of the collection is
accomplished through VTLS (Virginia Technical Library System), a fully
integrated online
system. The system holds bibliographic data on the entire collection including
publications on
order. Print finding aids include a Guide to the Microform Collection and a
Catalogue of the
Patricia England Collection of Artists Books.
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Address: 4th and Constitution, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20565
Phone #: (202) 842-6034
Fax #: (202) 408-8530
World Wide Web Address: http://www.nga.gov/resources/dpadesc.
htm
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Andrea Gibbs, Architecture Archivist, a-gibbs@nga.gov
Scope of the Collection: The Photographic Archives is the pictorial
resource for the Center for
Advanced Study in Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art. The Archive's
collection of nearly 8
million images includes architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative
arts.
Major Holdings:
Photographic Collections:
- Alinari - mostly Italian architecture, all periods.
- Osvaldo Bohm - Venice.
- Zodiaque - predominantly Romanesque and Gothic architecture in Europe.
- Archivo Mas - Spanish architecture, all periods.
- Extensive holdings from the Marburg and the Conway
Library.
Architectural Photography:
- Ralph Lieberman - Italy, France, and the United States.
- William Brumfiled - Russia and other f
- Clarence Ward - Medieval
France.
- Wayne Andrews - United States.
- James Austin - Greece and France.
- Harald Busch - Germany.
- Max Hutzel - Italy.
- Judith Sandoval - Mexican Colonial.
- Franco Rigamonti - Roman Baroque.
Architectural Drawings:
37,000 architectural drawings from many repositories including the Uffizi,
the Biblioteca
Apost
Other Materials:
- Archives of prominent art historians, including the personal study
collection of
Rene Huyghe.
- Nineteenth century albums, photographs, and reproductive prints, with
particular emphasis
on
images of international fairs and expositions.
- Collectioth century glass-plate
negatives of
European
architecture from
the Soule (later
Gramstorff) Publishing Company.
Microforms:
Ancient Roman Monuments; Archaeological Survey of India; Architectural
Drawings in the
Victoria and Albert; Armenian Architecture; Cabinet du Roi in the British
Architecture Library;
Carnegie Survey, Architecture of the South; Conway Library, Courtauld Institute,
University of
London; Country Life; Drawings of Robert and James Adam in Sir John Soane's
Museum;
Dunlap Society, Architecture of Washington, D.C.; Egyptian Art and Egypt, Hans
Wolfgang
Muller Archive; Georgian Architecture; Henri Labrouste Archive at the
Bibliotheque Nationale;
Index of Ancient Art and Architecture; Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut;
Marburger Index;
Muslim World; Seawright Collection; National Photographic Record and Survey;
Notebooks of
Sir George Scharf in the National Portrait Gallery, London; Public Works
Administration
Architecture; RIBA Drawings Collection; Royal Collection of Drawings at Windsor,
Royal
Commission on Historic Monuments: England, Scotland, Wales; Sketchbooks of
Alfred
Waterhouse; Villani Photo Archives.
Admission Policy: Open to researchers, college level and above.
Hours: Monday, 12 noon to 4:30 pm.
Tuesday - Friday, 10 am to 4:30 pm.
Except federal holidays.
Appointment recommended.
Lending Policy: Non-circulating, except for National Gallery staff and
resident scholars.
Duplication Policy: Copyright restrictions apply; prints of materials
for
which the Archives has
copyright may be ordered. Photocopying is permitted.
Access and Finding Aids: Online database of all sites and architects
represented in the photo collection, currently available in-house only - coming
soon to above Web site.
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Address: 4th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.; Washington, DC 20565
Phone #: (202) 842-6380
Fax #: (202) 842-6387
World Wide Web Address: http://www.nga.gov
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Gregory Jecmen, Assistant Curator of Old Master Prints, g-jecmen@nga.gov
Scope of the Collection: The Gallery's collection of prints, drawings,
illustrated books, and
photographs comprises more than 94,000 western European and American works on
paper dating
from the twelfth century to the present day.
Major Holdings:
Architectural Drawings:
Important architectural drawings by the following artists are included in
the collection -
- Jacques Androuet Ducerceau
- Etienne DuPerac
- Nicholas Poussin
- Etienne-Louis Boullee
- Jean Berain
- Filippo Juvarra
- Ferdinando Bibiena
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Giacomo Quarenghi
- Giovanni Guerra
- Domenico Maria Viani
- Andrea Pozzo
- Egid Quirin Asam
- Jacob Jordaens
- Jacob de Wit
- John Russell Pope's drawings for the National Gallery's West Building.
Architectural Books:
The division possesses the Mark J. Millard
collection of architectural
books -
over six hundred rare illustrated books and bound series of prints on
western European
architecture, design, and topography. They date between the end of the fifteenth
and the middle of
the nineteenth centuries, and are from Italy, France, Great Britain, Germany,
the Netherlands, and
Spain. Many of the major architectural authors are represented, including:
- William, Robert, and James Adam
- Leon Battista Alberti
- Jean Barbault
- Ferdinando Bibiena
- Blondel
- Abraham Bosse
- Colen Campbell
- Thomas Chippendale
- Wendel Dietterlin
- G.B. Falda
- Carlo Fontana
- James Gibbs
- Charles LeBrun
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Andrea Palladio
- G.B. Piranesi
- Vasi
- Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
- Jan Vredeman de Vries
- Christopher Wren
Admission Policy: Open to researchers by appointment only.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am to 12 noon, and 2 to 4 pm.
Duplication Policy: Reproductions available through the Department of
Imaging and Visual
Services.
Access and Finding Aids: Card catalog; internal collection management system
(Leonardo): http://www.nga.gov.
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Address: 1849 C Street, N.W., Room NC400; Washington, D.C. 20240
(mailing address); 800
North Capitol Street, Suite 490; Washington, D.C. 20002 (physical location)
Phone #: (202) 343-8163
Fax #: (202) 343-1244
Web site address: http://www.cr.nps.gov/histo
ry/nhl/nhlpg
m.html
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail address:
Patty Henry, Historian, patty_henry@nps.gov
Scope of the Collection: National Historic Landmarks,
administered by the National Park
Service, are buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects that have been
determined by the
Secretary of the Interior to be nationally significant in American history and
culture. Nationally
significant properties help us understand the history of the Nation and
illustrate the nationwide
impact of events or persons associated with the property, its architectural type
or style, or
information potential. A nationally significant property is of exceptional value
in representing or
illustrating an important theme in the history of the Nation.
Major Holdings:
National Historic Landmark Nominations:
In 1998, the collection included nomination files on 2248 properties. Each
file includes a
written
description, historical analysis and evaluation, bibliography, photographs, maps
and in some
cases, color slides.
Other sites considered:
In some cases the Park Service Advisory Board does not approve a property
proposed for
designation as a National Historic Landmark; in other cases the Survey staff
determines that the
property does not meet the National Historic Landmarks designation criteria.
Files on these
properties are kept by the Landmarks Survey in case the property is ever
proposed for designation
in the future. They are often not as complete as nomination files but in some
cases contain the
same types of information.
Admission Policy: The National Historic Landmarks files are open to the
public.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am to 4 pm.
Lending Policy: Files may not be checked out.
Duplication Policy: A reasonable number of photocopies can
be made at no charge.
Access and Finding Aids: A list of National Historic
Landmarks is maintained in print form and
the list is also available through the NHL Web site.
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Address: National Association of Home Builders; 1201 15th
Street, N.W.; Washington, D.C.
20005-2800
Phone #: (202) 822-0203; (800) 368-5242, x203
Fax #: (202) 861-2153
World Wide Web Address: http://nahb.com
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Elizabeth Schilling, Librarian, lschilling@nahb.com
Scope of the Collection: Materials related to the home building
industry:
land use and planning,
single and multifamily building, energy architecture, remodeling, manufacturers'
literature,
finance, business, and management.
Major Holdings:
- 525 journals/periodicals.
- Articles indexed and abstracted - abstracts in database, and in our
quarterly publication
Housing
Abstracts.
- Books.
- Audio and Video tapes.
- NAHB publications.
Admission Policy: Open to the public for reference only.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: Books and tapes can be checked only by NAHB members.
Duplication Policy: Instant copies of periodical articles.
Access and Finding Aids: Public Access Terminal.
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Address: Harpers Ferry Center; Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0050
Phone #: (304) 535-6262
Fax #: (304) 535-6492
World Wide Web Address: http://www.nps.gov/hfc
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
David Nathanson, david_nathanson@nps.gov
Scope of the Collection: The Cultural Resources Bibliography
Collection
(CRBIB) contains
cultural reports produced by and for National Park Service areas dating from the
beginnings of the
Service to the present. Types of reports include: historic resource studies,
historic structure reports,
archeological investigation reports, historic furnishing reports, management
planning documents,
etc. This is considered an archival collection and must be used on site.
A database in ProCite version 4 is produced and maintained by the Park
Historic Architecture
Division in the National Park Service Washington headquarters office. This
division also has
retained many of the original historic structure reports at their office. The
reports have been
microfilmed and are available from the Chadwyck-Healy company. Contact the Park
Historic
Architecture Division for more information on the microfiche.
The National Park Service Reports Collection includes any technical reports
produced by and
for
National Park Service areas. There is some duplication between this collection
and the CRBIB
(above). The documents in this collection are available on inter-library loan to
researchers.
Major Holdings:
CRBIB database:
Lists over 12,000 reports in its holdings, about 7000 of them listed as
located at Harpers
Ferry
Center. The remainder is either at a National Park Service area or at the Park
Historic Architecture
Division in Washington.
National Park Service Reports Collection:
Over 6,000 paper reports; over 40,000 reports on microfiche from the
National Park Service
Technical Information Center in Denver, Colo.
Admission Policy: The collections are available for research by
appointment only.
Hours: The collections are available by appointment, Monday - Friday,
8
am to 4:30 pm. The
library is closed on weekends and Federal holidays.
Lending Policy: Items from the National Park Service Reports
Collection
are available on inter-library loan to researchers outside of Harpers Ferry
Center. The CRBIB
collection is an archival
collection available for on-site use only.
Duplication Policy: We will duplicate reports from the CRBIB on a
case-by-case basis according
to the condition of the document and as staff time permits. The microfiche
produced by
Chadwyck-Healy is available from them for purchase. Each regional office also
has the microfiche
for the parks within their region.
Access and Finding Aids: There are separate databases for the CRBIB
(ProCite version 4) and
the National Park Service Reports Collection (FileMaker Pro, version 4). The
National Park
Service Technical Information Center collection finding aid is available online
at:
http://165.83.20.6/amoeba.nsf
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Address: 1849 C Street, NW, Rm. NC400; Washington, DC 20240 (mailing
address);
800 North Capitol Street, Suite LL-99; Washington, DC 20001 (physical location).
Phone #: (202) 343-9536
Fax #: (202) 343-1836 or (202) 343-1244
World Wide Web Address: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/html
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Edson Beall, Historian, edson_beall@nps.gov
Scope of the Collection: The National Register of Historic Places,
administered by the
National Park Service, is the nation's official list of districts, sites,
buildings, structures, and
objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology,
engineering, and culture
at the national, state, or local levels. Properties are nominated to the
National Register by historic
preservation offices in each State.
Major Holdings:
National Register Nominations:
In 1998, the collection included nomination files on over 70,000 properties. Of
these, 387 were in
the District of Columbia, 172 in the Maryland suburbs, and 115 in the Virginia
suburban areas.
Each file includes a written description, historical analysis and evaluation,
bibliography,
photographs, and maps. Since the earliest files go back to 1966, some of the
photographs are now
historic in their own right.
National Historic Landmarks:
All National Historic Landmarks are automatically included in the National
Register at the time of
designation. In some cases, there is a separate National Register file. In
most cases, however, all
information on the landmark is in the NHL file (see separate listing for more
information).
Determinations of Eligibility:
In some cases, Federal agencies planning projects that may affect historic
properties ask the
National Register to make determinations of the eligibility of the affected
properties for listing in
the Register. The files on these properties, arranged by Federal agency, are
often less complete
than nomination files but contain the same kinds of information.
Admission Policy: The National Register files are open to the public.
Hours: Monday Friday, 9 am to noon, and 1 to 4 pm.
Lending Policy: Files may not be checked out.
Duplication Policy: A reasonable number of photocopies can be made at no
charge.
Access and Finding Aids: The computerized National Register Information
System
(NRIS) is available on the Internet through the National Register web site. It
can be searched by
location and more than 20 additional data elements, including area or period of
significance,
architect, architectural style, and significant associated person.
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National Research Council
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE)
Address: 2101 Constitution Avenue, HA-274; Washington, D.C. 20418
Phone #: (202) 334-3376
Fax #: (202) 334-3370
World Wide Web Address: http://www2.nas.edu/bice/
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
John Walewski, Program Officer, jwalesk@nas.edu
Scope of the Collection: The Board on Infrastructure and
the Constructed
Environment has published various
reports that advise the executive and legislative branches of government and the
private sector on questions of
technology, science, and public policy applied to construction, public
facilities, infrastructure, and related issues of
planning, design, and construction of the built environment.
The National Research Council has published numerous
reports regarding
science
and engineering, including work on
materials, preservation of historical records, and conservation of historic
stone buildings and monuments.
Major Holdings:
- Reports by BICE as well as those done by predecessor group known as the
Building Research Board.
- Holdings include reports done by the Federal Facilities
Council and its
predecessor, the Federal Construction Council.
Admission Policy: By appointment for physical (hard copy) collection.
Hours: n/a
Lending Policy: Reports are online at http://www.nap.edu. Others by
discretion.
Duplication Policy: Cost recovery basis.
Access and Finding Aids: National Academy Press search engine, http://www.nap.edu.
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Address:
Phone #:
Fax #:
World Wide Web Address:
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Scope of the Collection:
Major Holdings:
Admission Policy:
Hours:
Lending Policy:
Duplication Policy:
Access and Finding Aids:
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Address: 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.; Washington, DC 20036
Phone #: (202) 588-6148
Fax #: (202) 588-6232
World Wide Web Address: http://www.nthp.org
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Melissa M. Heaver, Director-Museum Collections, melissa_heaver@nthp.org
Scope of the Collection: The National Trust's Department of the
Stewardship of Historic Sites is
responsible for the operation, maintenance and development of Trust-owned and
managed
properties, and the supervision of Trust-held easements. The architectural
records housed at the
Trust's Headquarters include: drawings, photographs, slides and reports relating
to the Trust's
activities from around the country.
Major Holdings:
Architectural Drawings:
Approximately 2000 drawings in various forms and media, including working
drawings and
reproducibles.
Photographs:
Approximately 1000 black-and-white images of historical significance to
individual Trust
sites,
as well as copy photographs for record purposes of specific architectural
projects.
Negatives:
Approximately 14,000 images of Trust sites, including decorative and fine
arts objects found
at
those sites.
Slides:
Large, partially catalogued collection of record slides of assorted
architectural projects at
individual sites.
Admission Policy: The National Trust for Historic Preservation is not
a
research facility, and
materials are not organized for public use. Researchers may use facilities,
however, after making a
written request to contact person and by then making an appointment.
Hours: By appointment only.
Lending Policy: Materials are not available for lending.
Duplication Policy: Materials may be duplicated following National
Trust
reproduction policies.
Researchers are required to pay all related fees.
Access and Finding Aids: Printed finding guides are available and are
arranged by National
Trust property only.
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Address: 1799 New York Avenue, NW; Washington, DC 20006
Phone #: (202) 626-7571
Fax #: (202) 626-7587 or (202) 879-7764
World Wide Web Address: n/a
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Sherry C. Birk, Director of Collections, birks@aiamail.aia.org
Scope of the Collection: The Prints & Drawings Collection is a significant architectural
records respository focusing on the practice of architecture. Its mission, in keeping with the
mission of the museum and the American Architectural Foundation (AAF), is to collect, protect
and make accessible architectural records for the profession and the public and to provide
stewardship over these materials for use by future generations. The highest priorities are to
acquire complete representative projects from winnere of the American Institute of Architects
(AIA) Gold Medal, AIA Firm Award or from architects of national/international significance;
and
to acquire complete collections of prominent architectural firms in the metropolitan Washington
area.
Major Holdings: The collection's holdings include architectural drawings, historic and
contemporary photographs, manuscript material, slides, scrapbooks, sketchbooks and
architectural models. One of the largest collections is that of Richard Morris Hunt (1827-1895),
first secretary and third president of the AIA, and one of the nineteenth century's most prominent
architects. The records of Hunt and Hunt, Richard Morris Hunt's two sons who continued the
firm until 1924 are also within the holdings. Other architects represented in the collection include
Henry Bacon, Glenn Brown, Richard Upjohn, Bertram Goodhue, McKim Mead and White, the
offices of Chloethiel Woodard Smith, Hugh Newell Jacobsen, and Keyes, Condon, Florance.
Gold Medalists in the collection include projects by E. Fay Jones, Pietro Belluschi, I.M. Pei,
Charles Moore, Henry Bacon, Clarence Stein and others. All records documenting restorations of
the Octagon are part of the collection's holdings. This material is comprised of a wide variety of
architectural drawings, historic and contemporary photographs, slides and manuscript material all
related to the history of the building and its place in early and contemporary Washington, DC.
Admission Policy: Open to the public, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Lending Policy:
Duplication Policy: Images from the collection may be obtained as follows: $50.00 for
an 8 x 10 black and white photograph for study purposes only. An additional fee of $50.00 is
required for publication of the image (one time only).
Access and Finding Aids: The Prints & Drawings Collection is open by appointment on
weekdays. As part of an ongoing collaborative project with the American Institute of Architects
(AIA), documentation of the P&D Collection will be available through the AIA and AAF web
sites within the next few years.
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Address: P.O. Box 4262; Rockville, MD 208849-4262
Phone #: (301) 762-0096
Fax #: (301) 762-0961
World Wide Web Address: http://millkern.com/peerless
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Eileen McGuckian, Executive Director
Doniphan Howland, Collections Manager
peerless@millkern.com
Scope of the Collection: All Rockville, Maryland subject matter.
Major Holdings:
- Extensive photograph collections (1872 - present).
- Research materials - general topics, specific buildings and people.
- Maps of Rockville and Montgomery
County; extensive
collection from the
18th
to 20th centuries.
- Papers, artifacts, architectural drawings, oral histories.
- Preservation resource library.
- Reference library
- Wire Hardware store business records (1895-1990).
Admission Policy: Free and open to the public.
Hours: Generally, weekdays, 9 am to 5:30 pm. Research appointments
recommended.
Lending Policy: n/a
Duplication Policy: Images from collections are available for a
nominal
charge, subject to
possible restrictions.
Access and Finding Aids: In process!
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Address: 1600 21st Street N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20009
Phone #: (202) 387-2151 x 212
Fax #: (202) 387-2436
World Wide Web Address: Not yet available. Contact Lisa Zarrow, x
224.
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Karen Schneider, Librarian, e-mail address pending
Scope of the Collection: Architecturally related materials at The
Phillips
Collection deal only
with the museum's buildings.
Major Holdings:
Architectural drawings of the museum's buildings by:
- William H. Gilliam, Inc.
- Gongever, Krauss and Webb
- Hornblower and Marshall
- George L. Howe Architects
- Howe and Johnson
- McKim, Mead and White
- Arthur Cotton Moore
- Edison Price Inc.
- Ralph J. Ward, Ltd.
- Wyeth and King
Admission Policy: Research materials available for viewing by
appointment only.
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: Non-lending
Duplication Policy: By permission of the Office of Visual Resources,
Lisa
Zarrow. Fees may
apply.
Access and Finding Aids: n/a
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Address: 9000 Richmond Highway; Alexandria, VA 22309
Phone #: (703) 789-4000
Fax #: (703) 780-8509
World Wide Web Address: http://www.NTHP.org
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Susan Olsen, susan_olsen@NTHP.org
Scope of the Collection: Original documents and photographs relating to construction,
preservation, and
operation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey
House (ca. 1946).
Major Holdings:
Documents and photographs of house; copies of plans, etc. held by Frank Lloyd Wright
Foundation.
Admission Policy: Appointment required.
Hours: Daily and weekends, 10 am to 4 pm.
Lending Policy: All materials must be used on site.
Duplication Policy: Depends upon condition and intended use of materials.
Access and Finding Aids: Index to archives.
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Address: 14741 Governor Oden Brodie Drive; Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Phone #: (301) 952-3520
Fax #: (301) 952-4121
World Wide Web Address: http://www.mncppc.org
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Susan Pearl, spearl@mncppc.state.md.us
Scope of the Collection: History, architecture, and preservation of
Prince
George's County
communities.
Major Holdings:
- Books and handbooks on architectural styles, history, glossaries, etc.
- Guides on preservation techniques and materials.
- Various publications; list available from the Historic Preservation
Commission office.
Admission Policy: Open to the public, call for appointment.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: Non-circulating.
Duplication Policy: All materials can be duplicated at $ .10 per page.
Access and Finding Aids: Publication list is available.
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Address: Marietta, 5626 Bell Station Road; Glenn Dale, MD 20769 (mailing
address: P.O. Box
14; Riverdale, MD 20738-0819)
Phone #: (301) 464-0590
Fax #: n/a
World Wide Web Address: n/a
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Susan Pearl, Historian
Scope of the Collection: Books, photographs, maps, newspapers and
newsletters, principally
about Prince George's County.
Major Holdings:
- Books on all Maryland counties, but particularly Prince George's.
- Books on art and architecture, natural resources and geography of
Maryland, churches, and
religious and fraternal organizations.
- Town and community histories, genealogies, complete series of Maryland
Historical
Magazine
and Maryland Archives.
- Rare historic photographs, maps, biographical and geographical files,
obituaries, local
newspapers (in hard copy and on microfilm), newspaper clipping files,
newsletters from other
Maryland counties, local organizational newsletters and business records,
manuscript collections.
Admission Policy: Open to the public. Call for appointment.
Hours: Saturday, 12 noon to 4 pm, or by appointment.
Lending Policy: Non-circulating.
Duplication Policy: Non-fragile items may be copied at $ .10 per page.
Access and Finding Aids: Computer accessioning is in progress.
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Riversdale
The Stier-Calvert Mansion
Address: 4811 Riversdale Road; Riverdale, MD 29737
Phone #: (301) 864-0420
Fax #: (301) 927-3498
World Wide Web Address: http://www.smart.net/parksre
c/riversdale.ht
m
also: http://www.his.com./-
rpa/riversdale.htm
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Edward P. Day, Facility Manager
Morton S. Miller, Assistant Facility Manager
Scope of the Collection: A limited amount of historic information on
Riversdale is held in the
files of the Riversdale Historical Society (RHS), which
shares the Facility
Manager's office.
Files at Riversdale of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission
(MNCPPC), which has owned and operated the facility since 1949, relate primarily
to the
archaeological investigation and restoration of the mansion (1983-1989).
Major Holdings:
Riversdale Historical Society Materials:
- Xeroxes of Stier-Calvert family letters (in French).
- Other Calvert family correspondence, upon which the book Mistress of
Riversdale (ed. Margaret
Law Callcott, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991) is based.
- Early newspaper clippings about the house and its subsequent occupants.
- Photographs of the mansion.
- Complete file of The Riversdale Letter, a quarterly publication of
the RHS,
containing a wide
range of historical articles on, e.g., the architecture of the mansion, the
Calvert family, slavery,
health and medicine. (A duplicate copy of this file is held at the University of
Maryland,
McKeldin Library, Maryland Collection, which also holds the 1853 William Sides
map of
Riversdale plantation.)
Riversdale of the MNCPPC materials:
- Contracts.
- Architectural drawings.
- Color slides documenting the restoration of the mansion.
Admission Policy: No fee for researchers. $ 3.00 for guided tours.
Hours: By appointment, Monday - Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Guided tours on
Sundays in March -
December, 12 noon to 4 pm, or by appointment.
Lending Policy: n/a
Duplication Policy: Images from the collection are generally free,
privided
that credit is given to
the MNCPPC or the RHS. Local b/w xerox for a reasonable number of copies is
free, but slides
are duplicated at user's expense.
Access and Finding Aids: All files are manual.