Resource Listings S-Z
Address: 17901 Bentley Road; Sandy Spring, MD 20860
Phone #: (301) 774-0022
Fax #: (301) 774-8149
World Wide Web Address: n/a
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Fran Parker, Director, ssmfp@msn.com
Jean Snyder, Historian
Scope of the Collection: Sandy Spring Museum is a private museum whose
collection reflects the history and culture of rural Sandy Spring.
Major Holdings:
Artifacts:
Furniture, Bentley tall clock, 1912 Model-T, baseball memorabilia, textiles, photographs,
letters and diaries, farming tools and equipment.
Research library:
Genealogy, houses, community organizations, oral histories.
Admission Policy: Adults, $ 2.00 suggested donation; children and
members admitted free.
Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm. Sunday, 12 noon to 4 pm.
Lending Policy: n/a
Duplication Policy: Donations accepted.
Access and Finding Aids: n/a
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Address: P.O. Box 8274; Silver Spring, MD 20907
Phone #: (301) 495-9079
Fax #: (301) 587-8918
World Wide Web Address: http://www.operant.com/sos
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Bonnie Rosenthal, President, bbrosenthal@erols.com
Scope of the Collection: Materials documenting National Park
Seminary,
covering various years from 1896-1941.
Major Holdings:
- College catalogs, view books, yearbooks, postcards, pamphlets.
- Miscellaneous loose photos and scrapbooks.
- Copy slides of many images from catalogs and viewbooks.
Admission Policy: By special arrangement.
Hours: Flexible.
Lending Policy: By special arrangement.
Duplication Policy: Special permission with acknowlegement to SOS.
Access and Finding Aids: Collection catalog in progress.
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Smithsonian
Institution
Architectural History
and Historic Preservation Division
Address: MRC 417; Smithsonian Institution; Washington, D.C. 20560
Phone #: (202) 357-2064
Fax #: (202) 633-9324
World Wide Web Address: http://www.si.edu/oahp/
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Cynthia R. Field, PhD; Director, AHHPMX@SIVM.SI.EDU
Scope of the Collection: Research on histories of Smithsonian buildings;
major mid-19th century furniture collection.
Major Holdings:
- Select images of Smithsonian Institution buildings (slides, prints, photographs).
- Over 3,000 pieces of 19th century furniture in "Castle Collection".
Admission Policy: By appointment.
Hours: 10 am to 4 pm.
Lending Policy: n/a
Duplication Policy: Restrictions may apply.
Access and Finding Aids: Finding aid to records; NMAI BLDG History on
database.
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Address: A and I 2135; Smithsonian Institution; 900 Jefferson Drive S.W.;
Washington, D.C. 20560-0414
Phone #: (202) 357-1420
Fax #: (202) 357-2395
World Wide Web Address: http://www.si.edu/archives
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Paul Theerman, Associate Archivist, theerman@osia.si.edu
Reference Archivist, osiaref@ic.si.edu
Scope of the Collection: The Smithsonian Institution Archives has records
of Smithsonian Buildings ( and a few related structures) dating from the 1840s to the present.
The
collection includes competition drawings, detailed construction records, more routine repair and
renovation records, as well as some extensive photographic collections, especially of the older
buildings. The structures include the Smithsonian Institution Building (the
"Castle"), the Arts and
Industries Building, museum and zoo buildings and grounds, and to a lesser extent, the
Smithsonian's non-museum research centers.
Major Holdings:
Record Unit 92 - Prints and Drawings:
This collection of approx. 3,000 drawings has a detailed searachable item-level catalog for
much of it. It is the chief repository of drawings of the original design and construction of the
"Castle", the Arts and Industries Museum, the Natural History Museum, and
other major
Smithsonian Buildings.
Record Unit 95 - Photographs:
This major photographic collection of the archives has individual series on buildings, on
expositions, and on exhibits, the latter a good source for interior views.
Record Units 71, 79, 80, 81, and 187:
Records relating to the construction of the Arts and Industries Museum and the
Natural
History Building, 1879-1929.
Record Unit 70 - Exposition records:
Includes material relating to World's Fairs and their buildings, 1867-1940.
Exhibit records:
Extensive records relating to exhibits, including RU 503, Office of Exhibits Central, as well
as records of directors, curators, and exhibits offices of the different museums. The depth of
documentation varies greatly from museum to museum.
Admission Policy: Open; some records may be restricted. Appointments
recommended, as some records are stored off-site.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, except Federal holidays.
Lending Policy: Selective lending for exhibition purposes.
Duplication Policy: n/a?
Access and Finding Aids: Collection-level descriptions available in the
Guide to the Smithsonian Archives, 1996, and also available on the Internet at URL
http://www.siris.si.edu. More extensive collection-level
information available through in-house database system. Selected drawings have detailed
searchable catalog entries and photographs, available in-house.
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Address: 901 C Street; Washington, D.C. 20560-0216 (effective May 1999)
Phone #: (202) 357-2781
Fax #: (202) 786-2608
World Wide Web Address: http://www.si.edu/artarchives.
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Judy Throm, Reference Services, aaaemref@aaa.si.edu
or ask questions via Web-site link
Scope of the Collection: The collection consists of personal and business
correspondence,
journals,
photographs, sketches, business records and other original source materials (mid 18th century to
the present) on
American art and artists. Although architectural materials are included, the majority of recrods
relate to the visual arts.
Papers of artists associated with buildings, such as sculptors, stained glass designers, mural
painters, etc. are included.
The Archives also holds the records of art galleries, museums, and art societies.
Major Holdings:
Architects, scholars, and patrons:
Dankmar Adler papers, 1865-1900
Bigelow and Wadsworth blueprints, 1912
Karl Bitter papers, 1885-1963
Marcel Breuer photographs and papers, ca. 1920-1980 (access
restricted)
Wilbur H. Burnham Studio records, ca. 1904-1980
David Robert Campbell papers, 1931-1975 and 1992
Anthony Candido sketches and drawings, 1954 (microfilm
only)
Paul Phillips Cret papers, 1919 (microfilm only)
Manierre Dawson papers, 1904-1963
Edward E. Deane sketches, 1868-1896 (microfilm only)
Herbert Ferber papers, 1932-1987
Walter Gropius, 1883-1981 (microfilm only - Harvard owns a
lot of this)
Eric Gugler papers, 1889-1979
Raymond Mathewson Hood, 1903-1931 (see CATALOG at
http://www.si.edu/artarchives for 4 page
description)
Carl Paul Jennewein papers, 1910-1977
Albert Kahn papers, 1888-1973
Frederick Kiesler papers, 1923-1993 (access restricted)
John La Farge and La Farge family papers, 1850-1972
(microfilm only - Yale owns this)
Eleanor Le Maire Associates records, 1928-1970
Alvin Lustig, papers and drawings
Esther McCoy papers, bulk 1920-1989 (finding aid available
from the Archives of American Art; see CATALOG at http://www.si.edu/artarchives for 10 page
description)
Glen Michaels papers, 1953-1973 (microfilm only)
Charles Willard Moore papers, 1915-1985 (bulk 1960-
1985)
Willard Polk scrapbooks, 1908-1924 (microfilm only - owned
by the California Historical Society)
Austin Purves papers, 1939-1961
Joseph G. Reynolds papers, 1903-1972
Richard G. Reuther papers, 1848-1914 (microfilm only)
H. H. (Henry Hobson) Richardson papers, 1857-1965 (part
loan and part owned; see CATALOG at http://www.si.edu/artarchives for 5 page
description)
Charles H. Rutan papers, 1870-1912
Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1857-1922
Eliel Saarinen papers, 1924 (this is a typescript of a eulogy for
Louis Sullivan and Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue delivered by Eliel Saarinen, April 27, 1924)
Bertha Schaefer papers and gallery records, 1914-1975
Millard Sheets papers, ca. 1930s-1989
Lorado Taft papers, 1882-1970 (microfilm only)
Clarence Ward papers, 1943-1949 (microfilm only)
Whitney Museum of American Art, Gertrude Vanderbilt
Whitney papers, ca. 1850-1976 (bulk 1910-1930)
Philip Newell Youtz, 1920-1972
Architectural organizations:
American Academy in Rome records, 1897-1974
Architectural League of New York records, 1888-1973
Fine Arts Federation of New York City, 1915-1996
National Sculpture Society records, 1883-1962
Exhibition catalogs:
Approximately 10,000 catalogs, most for individual and group exhibitions of the work of painters
and sculptors, 1795-1979.
Photographs:
Bernice Abbott photographs, 1936-1938. 214 photographs for
"Changing New York", done under WPA-FAP sponsorship. Other photographs of architecture
may exist in the papers of architects and architectural historians.
Admission Policy: Open to the public. Microfilm reading room is open to the general
public without
appointment. Use of unfilmed papers requires an appointment made well in advance of visit.
Some collections have
restricted access.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: Microfilm is lent through interlibrary loan: 8 reels for one month,
renewable depending upon
demand. No charge.
Duplication Policy: Reader-printer in microfilm reading room is self-service at $ .25 per
page.
Access and Finding Aids: Information is found in each on-line cataloging record; see
CATALOG at http://www.si.edu/artarchives. The
Archives of American Art has published many finding aids; see Web site at http://www.si.edu/artarchives for information.
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Address: Horticulture Services Division, Smithsonian Institution; Arts and
Industries Bldg., Room 2282; Washington, DC 20560
Phone #: (202) 357-3123
Fax #: (202) 786-2026
World Wide Web Address: n/a
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Marca Woodhams, Project Manager
Paula Healy, Museum Technician
Scope of the Collection: The Archives of American Gardens is a collection
of approximately 60,000 photographic images and records documenting historic and
contemporary American gardens. There are nearly 5,000 glass lantern slides dating from the
1920s. There are also about 5,000 glass negatives from the Thomas Sears Collection.
Stereographs, postcards, architectural drawings, plans and business and personal papers are also
included in the collections.
Major Holdings:
Images date from the early 1890s to the present.
- Garden Club of America Collection
- Thomas Sears Collection
- Perry Wheeler Collection
- J. Horace McFarland Collection
- Lewis and Valentine Collection
- Katharine Lane Weems Collection
Admission policy: Admission is by appointment only.
Hours: By appointment, Monday - Friday, 10 am to 4:30 pm.
Duplication Policy: Images from the collection are available for a charge
for reproduction. Usage fees and copyright restrictions may apply.
Access and Finding Aids: The images are being cataloged on a database
and then are being digitized. The database and images are accessible on the Internet at http://www.siris.si.edu.
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Smithsonian Institution
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Freer Gallery of Art Library
Address: 1050 Independence Avenue; Washington, D.C. 20560
Phone #: (202)357-4880, x341
Fax #: (202)786-2936
World Wide Web Address: http://www.si.edu/asis
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Colleen Hennessey, Archivist, henneco@asia.si.edu
Scope of the Collection: The Archives, under the administration of the Freer Gallery of
Art Library, has collections of approximately 900 cubic feet, containing both gallery records,
research materials, and photographic images dating from the 1850s to the present.
Major Holdings:
- Blueprints and plans for the Freer Gallery of Art,
building and renovation.
- Catalogue raisonne (339 items) of plans for the Freer Gallery of Art, including plans by Charles
Platt (architect of the Freer building), photonegatives, photographs, letters.
- Drawings and working drawings (1913-1922).
- Blueprints for the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
- Charles Lang Freer Papers (including correspondence with
James McNeill Whistler).
- Gallery records.
- Carl Whiting Bishop Papers (China).
- Ernst Herzfeld Papers (Near East).
- Myron Bement Smith Collection (Islamic).
- Antoine Sevruguin Photographs (Iran).
- Cixi (1835-1908), Empress Dowager of China, Photographs.
Admission Policy: The Archives is open for research by appointment only. Access to
some materials is restricted.
Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: Loan requests must be approved by the gallery directors.
Duplication Policy: Duplication of archives can be requested by writing to the Archives.
Duplication of some materials is restricted.
Access and Finding Aids: A catalogue raisonne of Freer building plans is available.
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Smithsonian Institution
National Anthropological Archives / Human Studies Film Archives
Address: National Museum of Natural History; 10th Street and Constitution Avenue,
N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20560-0152
Phone #: (202) 357-1976
Fax #: (202) 633-8049
World Wide Web Address: http://www.sil.si.edu
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
John P. Homiak, Director; homiak.jake@nmnh.si.edu
Paula R. Fleming, Archivist; fleming.paula@nmnh.si.edu
Robert S. Leopold, Archivist; leopold@nmnh.si.edu
Scope of the Collection: The Archives' materials relate mainly to the four fields of
anthropology, which include cultural anthropology, linguistics, physical anthropology, and
archaeology. The NAA is the successor unit to the archives of the Bureau of American
Ethnology, founded in 1879, and includes documentation collected as part of all of
the
Smithsonian's initiatives in anthropology from as early as 1849. Included is correspondence, field
notes, over 400,000 photographs, drawings, maps, sound recordings, film and video, indigenous
artwork, and other materials collected by anthropologists in the course of their work.
Major Holdings:
Architectural materials, including photographs, drawings, and notes, are distributed widely
throughout the collection. Among these are the 19th century materials by architect Victor
Mindeleff on historic Pueblo structures of the Southwest. There is an abundance of
photographic
material from all parts of the world documenting building techniques and domestic and other
structures.
The Human Studies Film Archives holds an abundance of
material documenting aspects
of
vernacular architecture and construction practices from around the world.
Admission Policy: Open to all researchers, by appointment only.
Hours: By appointment, Tuesday - Thursday, 9 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: n/a
Duplication Policy: Most manuscript, photographic, map, and other materials can be
photocopied at $.35 per page. Photographs can be ordered through the Smithsonian's Office of
Imaging, Printing, and Photographic Services, at a cost of $15 for an 8 x 10 in. black-and-white
photo. Other conditions apply.
Access and Finding Aids: Aids to collections include the Guide to the National
Anthropological Archives (by James Glenn; Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution,
1996). Finding aids and indexes are also available.
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Address: 8th and G Streets, N.W.; Washington, DC 20560-0210
Phone #: (202) 357-2593
Fax #: (202)
World Wide Web Address: n/a
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Joann Moser, Ph.D.. Senior Curator
Scope of the Collection: The Department houses over 15,000 works of art
on paper. The collection police has emphasized the acquisition of representative examples by a
wide range of American artists from all periods. While the majority of works date from the 20th
century, there are examples of 18th and 19th century works.
Major Holdings:
Works of architectural subjects done by the following artists:
- John Taylor Arms - prints
- Henry Bacon - watercolors
- Samuel Chamberlain - prints
- Howard Cook - prints
- Earl Stetson Crawford - prints
- Kerr Eby - prints
- Gerald Kenneth Geerlings - prints
- Cass Gilbert - approx. 70 watercolors
- Frederick Garrison Hall - prints
- Childe Hassam - prints
- Lester George Hornby - prints
- Bertha E. Jacques - approx. 80 prints
- Armin Landeck - prints
- Martin Lewis - prints
- Louis Lozowic - prints
- Donald Shaw MacLaughlin - approx. 80 drawings and prints
- Charles Frederick William Mielatz - prints
- Abbo Ostrowsky - prints
- Joseph Pennell - prints
- Chester Price - prints
- Louis Conrad Rosenberg - prints
- Ernest David Roth - prints
- Herman Arthur Webster - prints and watercolor sketches
- John W. Winkler - prints
Admission Policy: Open to the public by appointment only.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am to 4 pm. To make an appointment call
Lynn Putney, 202-786-2964.
Duplication Policy: Photo duplication service, which is subject to rules and
procedures of the NMAA, is available through the Office of Visual Resources.
Access and Finding Aids: Computer checklist, which is arranged
alphabetically by artist, includes title of work, date of work, birth/death dates of artist,
dimensions, medium, and subject. This checklist is also available in the NMAA office of the
Registrar and on the Internet at http://www.nmaa.si.edu.
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Address: Arts and Industries Building, Room 2282; Washington, DC
20560
Phone #: (202) 357-3123
Fax #: (202) 786-2026
World Wide Web Address:
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Marca Woodhams, Librarian
Scope of the Collection: The Horticulture Library houses more than 5,000
books, 2,700 volumes of periodicals, 10,000 trade catalogs, 40 running feet of subject files, and a
growing collection of videotapes. The branch collects materials in historical and practical
horticulture, garden history, and landscape design in America and its influences. Included in
these
broad subjects are: floriculture; interior plantscaping; plant exploration; garden preservation and
restoration; garden ornaments, furnishings, and structures; arboriculture; pomology; integrated
pest management; flower lore and design; and botanical art. Particular strengths of the collection
are in American gardens and gardening of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Major Holdings:
The Burpee Archives:
12,715 items relating to the W. Atlee Burpee Company and many of its competitors
including account books, ledgers, diaries, and seed catalogs. The catalog collection has a
concentration in the years from 1885 to 1920.
The McFarland Collection:
2,500 trade catalogs covering years 1920s - 1950s. J. Horace McFarland founded the Mount
Pleasant Press in 1889. His firm printed seed and nursery catalogs for many of the
major
companies, as well as books on horticulture.
Vertical Files:
- Subject Files.
- Institutional Files.
- Plant Materials Files.
- Biographical Files.
- Plant Society Files.
- Current Seed and Nursery Catalogs Files.
The vertical files include clippings, brochures, pamphlets, and photocopied articles.
Admission Policy: Admission is by appointment only.
Hours: By appointment, Monday - Friday, 10 am to 4:30 pm.
Duplication Policy: Photocopying is allowed. A fee-per-page is charged.
Access and Finding Aids: The online library catalog for all Smithsonian
Institution Libraries is accessible on the Internet at http://www.siris.si.edu.
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Address: MRC 630, Room 5016; Washington, D.C. 20560
Phone #: (202) 357-2414
Fax #: (202) 357-4256
World Wide Web Address: http://www.sil.si.edu
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Rhoda S. Ratner, Branch Librarian
Scope of the Collection: The Library's collection of about 165,000 books,
bound serials, and
microfilm serves as resource material for the varied research activities of the national Museum of
American History (NMAH), including collecting, documenting, and exhibiting artifacts related to
American social, economic, political, industrial, and cultural life. In addition to serving the
Smithsonian community, research staff answer public inquiries germane to the NMAH
collections. Some of the subject fields in which the Library collects historical research materials
are engineering, physical sciences, medical sciences, sports, numismatics, material culture,
entertainment, textiles, costumes, ceramics, and glass. Architectural materials are collected to
support research concerned with engineering, domestic, and community life.
Major Holdings:
Books and journals:
Materials on architecture and related subjects emphasizing historical American
developments.
Included is information on the building trades, decorative arts, interiors, and the architecture of
particular localities or groups.
Trade literature:
An extensive collection of 19th and early 20th century trade
catalogs, representing approximately
30,000 companies, which includes materials relating to the building trades and architecture. The
collection is arranged by company name, and is in the process of being cataloged in the SIL's
online public access catalog, SIRIS. Outside researchers may use the collection by appointment
only.
Local history/city directories:
- Microfilm edition of the Cox Library, a collection of approx. 3,000 county, state, and local
histories from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 550 city directories for 102 cities.
- Research Publications' microfiche set of city directories based on Dorothea N. Spear's
Bibliography of American Directories through 1860.
- Research Publications' microfilm of city directories for selected cities from 1860-1901.
World's Fairs and Expositions collection:
Includes published international exposition and world's fairs materials, strongest in the
period
from the early fairs of the mid-nineteenth century up to the first World War. The collection is
available on microfilm, and can be accessed using the SIL publication Books of the Fairs (1992)
and SIL's online public access catalog, SIRIS.
Admission Policy: Open to the public by appointment.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: Circulating materials loaned via Interlibrary Loan (ILL);
requires a standard
ALA ILL form. Trade literature and World's Fairs materials do not circulate.
Duplication Policy: Photocopying of most materials permitted and
microfilm readers/printers are
available. Copies cost $ .15 per page. Photographic duplication is available through the
Smithsonian Office of Imaging, Printing, and Photographic Services. Some materials may be
restricted from copying.
Access and Finding Aids: Online public access catalog, SIRIS, available
on the Internet at URL:
http://siris.si.edu . World Wide Web resources available at URL: http://www.sil.si.edu . Printed
finding aids for various microform collections available in branch.
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Smithsonian Institution
Libraries
National Museum of American History
Division of the History of Technology
Address: 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.;
Washington, D.C. 20560
Phone #: (202) 357-2228
Fax #: (202) 357-4256
World Wide Web Address: n/a?
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
William Worthington, Museum Specialist, worthington@NMAH.SI.edu
Scope of the Collection: The collection consists of blueprints, technical
drawings, patents,
reports, maps, photographs, glass negatives, publications, and other materials on civiil and
mechanical engineering.
Major Holdings:
Lockwood Greene Collection (ca. 1882-1960s):
Linen tracings, blueprints, pencil sketches of textile mills, factories, hotels, apartment
buildings,
and private residences by one of the nation's oldest engineering firms.
Pennsylvania Railroad Improvement Project (1904-1909):
Photographs and stereograph view cards of work on the Pennsylvania Railroad, including
Sunnyside Yards and Pennsylvania
Station.
Montgomery C. Meigs Photograph Collection:
Documents the completion of the United States Capitol Building dome.
Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY:
Blueprints, linen tracings, some photos.
Linen tracings:
Structures along railroad rights-of-way, especially on the Erie and Delaware, Lackawanna
and
Western routes.
Erie Railroad Collection:
Several hundred 8 x 10 inch glass negatives and prints of Erie stations.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Collection:
Technical drawings and photographs of BandO stations.
Warren and Wetmore:
Technical drawings (1915) of interior details of Park Avenue apartments.
Other files:
- Biographical file of engineers.
- File of building trade catalogs.
Admission Policy: Open to the public by appointment only.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am to 4:30 pm.
Lending Policy: For exhibit only to qualified institutions.
Duplication Policy: Instant and photographic copies for a fee.
Access and Finding Aids: Much of the collection is computerized, hard
copies available for a fee.
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Address: Anderson House; 2118 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.; Washington,
D. C. 20008-2810
Phone #: (202) 785-2040
Fax #: Library (202) 785-0729; Museum (202) 293-3350
World Wide Web Address: n/a
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Katheleen Betts, Museum Director (ext. 16)
Sandra L. Powers, Library Director (ext. 14)
Ellen McCallister Clark, Public Services Librarian (ext. 40)
Scope of the Collection: Military history of the American Revolution, the
art of war in the 18th
century, and the history of the Society of the Cincinnati, founded by the officers of the
Continental
line in 1783. History of Anderson House, the home of Larz and Isabel
Anderson, now the
headquarters of the Society of the Cincinnati.
Major Holdings:
- Printed and manuscript material relating to military architecture, fortification and field
fortification of the 18th century.
- Architectural drawings of Anderson House (Little and Browne, 1902-1905).
- Photographs of Anderson House under construction, house and gardens in different
periods;
also
photographs of "Weld" in Brookline, MA, designed by
Charles
Platt around 1901.
- Published material relating to Anderson family properties.
Admission Policy: Library is open to researchers by appointment; please
call ext. 40.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am to 4 pm. Usually open Tuesday - Saturday,
1 to 4 pm. Closed on
federal holidays and during some Society meetings (call extension 6 to confirm).
Lending policy: Collections available for on-site use only.
Duplication Policy: Permission to photocopy made on a case-by-case basis,
depending on size
and condition of material. Photocopying done by staff only.
Access and Finding Aids: On-site computerized catalogue, card catalogue.
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Address: 1733 16th St. N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20009
Phone #: (202) 232-3579
Fax #: (202) 387-1843
World Wide Web Address: n/a
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Joan Sansbury, Librarian/Curator
George Dawson, Assistant Librarian
Art Dehoyos, Archivist
journal@srmason-sj.org
Scope of the Collection: Collection of Freemasonry, Robert Burns, general collection,
books, blue
prints of
architect John Russell Pope's building, architectural review of building.
Major Holdings:
- Materials dealing with freemasonry and Robert Burns.
- General Collection.
- Lincoln Collection.
- Other museum exhibits include: J. Edgar Hoover, Burl Ives, Albert Poke, John Henry Cowles,
and
Maurice Thatcher.
Admission Policy: Museum and Library are open to the public.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am to 3:30 pm.
Lending Policy: Collections are non-circulating.
Duplication Policy: $ .10 per copy.
Access and Finding Aids: Computer database of Masonic collection.
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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:
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Address: 1605 32nd Street, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20007
Phone #: (202) 965-0400, x 105
Fax #: (202) 965-0164
World Wide Web Address: http://www.tudorplace.com
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Anne C. Webb, Archivist/Librarian, lcortas @ tudorplace.org
Scope of the Collection: The Tudor Place manuscript collection includes over 250,000
items, approximately 350 linear feet, of correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, financial records,
inventories, photographs, blueprints, architectural drawings, and ephemera. These family papers
span the period from the mid-18th century to the 1980s.
Major Holdings:
- Original presentation drawing of Tudor Place by William Thornton, ca. 1805.
- Correspondence, blueprints, drawings of 1914 renovations of Tudor Place.
- Correspondence, blueprints, drawings of later Tudor Place renovations.
- Landscape plans of Tudor Place, 1930-1998.
- Tudor Place by Armistead Peter III, privately printed book detailing the
history and
architecture of Tudor Place by its last private owner (published 1969).
- Photographs of Tudor Place, other Georgetown
houses, local landmarks, etc.
- Correspondence, blueprints, drawings, photographs of Bowie-Sevier House
(Q Street between
31st and 32nd), 1880-1995.
Admission Policy: By appointment only for research. House and garden are open
to the public on a regular schedule.
Hours: Research: Wednesday - Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.
Garden: Monday - Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm.
House Tours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 and 11:30 am, 1 and 2:30 pm; Saturday, on the hour from 10
am to 3 pm.
Lending Policy: Manuscript and library materials do not circulate.
Duplication Policy: Photocopies may be made on site, and copies of photographs can
be ordered, both for a
small fee.
Access and Finding Aids: Print finding aids for manuscript and photograph
collections.
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United States
Department of State
Office of Foreign Building Operations
Address: 1701 North Fort Myer Drive; Arlington, VA 22209
Phone #:
Fax #:
World Wide Web Address:
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Robert W. Park, Archivist
Scope of the Collection: Technical drawings of American
Embassy
buildings worldwide
Major Holdings:
Drawings archive:
Mainly technical in nature, drawings are in the form of mylars and print sets, including both
construction
and as-built
documentation. Complete sets include site, civil, landscape, architectural, structural, mechanical,
fire
protection,
electrical, interior furnishings, and food service disciplines/specialties. Depicted are the
following types of
embassy
buildings: chanceries (the office building), office annexes and consulates, the ambassador's
residence,
secondary
residences, service buildings, staff housing including apartments and town houses, and American schools. The
buildings are from many eras, generally 20th century, but the inventory includes many that are historic, or otherwise
architecturally or culturally significant.
Specifications and calculations are also maintained in the drawings archive.
Renderings:
Original renderings of building projects are on display throughout the offices.
Photo library:
Includes enlarged photographic prints of the renderings, and an extensive slide collection.
Admission Policy: n/a
Hours: n/a
Lending Policy: n/a
Duplication Policy: n/a
Access and Finding Aids: In most cases the request for records has to be made through
the
Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) process. Contact the Department of State FOIA office for more
information: (202) 647-6070.
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United States
Department of the Treasury
Address: Office of the Curator; Room 1225, Department of the Treasury; 1500
Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W.; Washington, DC 20220
Phone #: (202) 622-1250
Fax #: (202) 622-2294
World Wide Web Address: http://www.us
Contact Person's Name, T
Paula Mohr, Curator, paula.mohr@treas.sprint.com
Scope of the Collection: n/a
Major Holdings:
- Original architectural drawings for the Treasury
Building (1836-69).
- Original engravings and photographs for the interior and exterior of the building and
surrounding President's Park.
- Architectural fragments from the Treasury Building.
- Comprehensive collection of copy material from other institutions including letters,
invoices,
photographs, engravings and architectural drawings, etc. relating to the Treasury Building and the
Supervising Architect of the Treasury.
- Select number of original architectural drawings for other nineteenth century federal
buildings.
- Historic structures reports for the Treasury Building.
Admission policy: By appointment.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am to 5 pm (by appointment).
Lending policy: For exhibition purposes only.
Duplication policy: Unrestricted.
Access and Finding Aids: Curator's database for the Historic Treasury
Collection; CD-ROM for
architectural drawings; database for historic photograph collection.
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United States
General Services Administration
Cultural, Environmental and Accessibility Programs
Address: Room 4210, 1800 F Street, N.W.; Washington, DC 20405 (see below for GSA
Library
and other
addresses)
Phone: (202) 501-4525
Fax: (202) 273-0069
World Wide Web Address: http://www.gsa.gov/pbs/pt/pts/cultural.htm
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Donald Horn, Architect, Cultural, Environmental and Accessibility Programs,
donald.horn@gsa.gov
Scope of the Collection: The General Services Administration has four main repositories
of
historical
information on the architecture of Washington, DC.
These include an on-line
searchable database of General Service Administration owned
buildings, a collection at the GSA National Capital Region office, the Yasko collection in the
GSA library
and the
Yasko Room collection.
Major Holdings:
On-line database
A searchable catalog of 400+ historic federal buildings owned by GSA which are over 45 years of age.
Records
include the
building address, an exterior photo, the architect's name, date of construction and a statement of
significance. The
database is searchable by state and architect's name. The GSA National Capital Region office
maintains a
variety of
documents and historic structures reports on GSA owned buildings in Washington, DC.
Yasko Collection:
- Over 250 books, meeting minutes, annual reports, government documents on a wide range of
topics
relating to
architecture and urban planning in D.C. and around the country.
- Print and photo collection of buildings and stSupervising Architect of the Treasury. The material dates in a
range from the late-
1800s to the mid-1900s.
- The Yasko Room collection is a small collection containing books related to architecture and
several
Historic
Structures Reports for government buildings in Washington, D.C.
Admission Policy: The GSA Library is open to the public, located in Room 1033, GSA
Central
Office
Building, 1800 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20405.
The GSA National Capital Region office is located at 7th and D Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C.
20407.
Contact
Andrea Mones, phone: (202) 708-5334.
An appointment is needed to visit the Yasko Room Collection. Contact Donald Horn, phone:
(202) 501-
4525, email:
donald.horn@gsa.gov.
Hours: GSA Library, Monday - Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm.
Lending Policy: n/a
Duplication Policy: Photocopying is not available at the GSA Library.
Access and Finding Aids: The on-line database is located at http://www.gsa.gov/pbs/pt/pts/cultural.htm
- click on
the Historic
Federal Buildings icon.
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Address: 100 Raoul Wallennberg Place, S.W.; Washington, D.C. 20024
Phone #: (202) 488-6113
Fax #: (202) 479-9726
World Wide Web Address: http://www.ushmm.org/archives.htm
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Aaron T. Kornblum, archives@ushmm.org
Scope of the Collection: The archival collections of the Museum contain
millions of pages of
textual records, tens of thousands of photographs and three-dimensional artifacts and art works,
and thousands of oral histories, all relating to the Holocause and its historical context in
20th
century European and world history.
Major Holdings:
- Record Group 11.001M.03 - Records of the Central Construction Office of the Waffen-SS
and
Police for Auschwitz (microfilm).
- Uncataloged records relating to the design and construction of the United States
Holocaust
Memorial Museum.
Admission Policy: Open to t
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: n/a
Duplication Policy: Inquire with the Reference Archivist.
Access and Finding Aids: Catalogs on Web site, and print copies at
Reference Desk on the Museum's 5th floor.
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United States
Supreme Court
Office of the Curator
Address: 1 First Street, N.E.; Washington, D.C. 20543
Phone #: (202) 479-3298
Fax #: (202) 479-2926
World Wide Web Address: n/a
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Gail Galloway, Curator
Frantz Jantzen, Photograph Collection
Catherine Fitts, Assistant Curator
Matthew Hofstedt, Curatorial Assistant
Scope of the Collection: The Curator's Office maintains a collection of material on the
history of the Supreme
Court, the Supreme Court Building, major events in the Court's history, and its Justices. The
collection includes
portraits, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, Justices' personal papers, decorative
arts
and furniture.
Major Holdings:
Photographs:
Of particular interest for architectural researchers are a complete set of construction photog
The complete collection of approx. 175,000 photographs includes photographs of Supreme Court
Justices, Group Court
portraits, special events, and former homes of the Court.
Architectural sketches:
A small collection of Cass Gilbert sketches of the First Division Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
and other projects; most
are not identified.
Plaster models:
Plaster models of Adolph A. Weinman's four Courtroom friezes and a 1929
presentation model of
the entire building
(by John Donnelly) are on permanent display.
Cass Gilbert Memorabilia:
A small collection of personal photographs, newspaper clippings, and books.
Construction documentation:
Correspondance between Cass Gilbert and Chief Justice Taft concerning the design and
construction of the Supreme
Court Building, and original construction/contract files with information on specifications regarding the excavation,
foundations, and furnishings.
Research files:
Extensive files on the Supreme Court Building, former homes of the Court, the architect Cass
Gilbert, and artisans
whose work is found on the building.
Admission Policy: A permanent exhibit on the Supreme Court Building is free and open
to the public.
Meetings with staff of the Curator's Office is by appointment only. Because of office space
limitations, correspondence
rather than visits is encouraged.
Hours: The Supreme Court Building is open to the public Monday - Friday, 9 am to 4:30
pm. The building is
closed on all Federal holidays.
Lending Policy: Limited.
Duplication Policy: Copyprints are available, for a fee, of many photographs and other
items in the collection.
A limited number of photocopies are free to researchers.
Access and Finding Aids: Internal research files, collections database.
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Address: University of Maryland; College Park, MD 20742
Phone #: (301) 405-6316
Fax #: (301) 314-9583
World Wide Web Address: http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/
ARCH/architecture.ht
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Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Anita Carrico, Head, Architecture Library, ac110@umail.umd.edu
Scope of the Collection: Located in the School of Architecture, the Architecture is one
of
six library locations
on the University of Maryland College Park campus. The Architecture Library collection
supports
the programs in
architecture, urban studies and planning, historic preservation, and landscape architecture, and
consists of over 37,000
volumes, including bound periodical volumes. The library has over 100 current journal
subscriptions.
Major Holdings:
The Architecture Library's Special Collections house an exceptionally strong collection of
World's
Exposition material
from 1851 to 1937, and a strong collection of important 20th century European imprints.
Admission Policy: No restrictions.
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am to 10 pm.
Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm.
Saturday, 1 to 5 pm.
Sunday, 5 to 10 pm.
Exceptions for holidays, summer and intersession; call (301) 405-6317 for information.
Lending Policy: Circulating materials may be borrowed by faculty, staff, students of the
University of
Maryland System, and University of Maryland Alumni Association members.
Duplication Policy: Xerox copying is available at $ .10 per copy, up to 11 x 17 inches.
Access and Finding Aids: Access to the holdings of the Architecture Library is through
VICTOR, the online
catalog of the University of Maryland. VICTOR is accessible through the UM Libraries' Website,
http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/, and through the
Architecture Library's
Website, http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/
ARCH/architecture.ht
m
l. The Architecture Library's home page also provide
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Address: McKeldin Library; University of Maryland; College Park, MD 20742-7011
Phone #: (301) 405-9210
Fax #: (301) 405-9191
World Wide Web Address:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/RARE/797hmpg.html
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Douglas P. McElrath, Curator, dmcelrat@umd.edu
Scope of the Collection: All facets of Maryland studies including history (state & local),
architecture, archaeology, geography, natural resources, culture (art, literature, performance),
politics &
government from 1634 to the present. Collections include 60,000 books and periodicals; 1.5
million
photographs; 3000 maps; microform; vertical files.
Major Holdings:
- Maryland State Documents (official depository) including publications of the Maryland Historic
Trust.
- Baltimore News-American Photo Archive 1.5 million photographs from a Baltimore
daily
newspaper (1904 1986).
- Maryland Map Collection includes Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Maryland.
- Maryland Collection includes architectural studies from various counties and cities in
Maryland,
Baltimore and other municipal city directories, the U.S. Federal Census for Maryland 1790 1910,
Maryland
newspapers on microfilm.
Admission Policy: No restrictions, access is via the Maryland Room on the third floor of
McKeldin Library.
Hours: Monday Friday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: Collections are non-circulating; microform can be borrowed via
Interlibrary
Loan.
Duplication Policy: Copies are permitted at the discretion of the Curator.
Access and Finding Aids: Books and other published materials available via University
Libraries on-line catalog: VICTORWeb http://catalog.umd.edu/search=basic&base=cp:9
000
Guides to collections on web site: http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/RA
RE/7
97hmpg.html.
In-house databases to the Maryland Map Collection and Baltimore News-American Photo
Archive located in
the Maryland Room.
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University of Maryland
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Library Collection (NTL)
Address: McKeldin Library; University of Maryland; College Park, MD 20742.
Phone #: (301) 405-6320
Fax #: (301) 405-9191
World Wide Web Address: http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/NTL/ntl.ht
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Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address:
Sally S. Stokes, Curator, NT_Library@umail.umd.edu
Scope of the Collection: All aspects of historic preservation and cultural
resource management,
including, primarily, materials focusing on the U.S., but also international topics. Collection
includes over 325 periodicals, 12,000 books, and various manuscript collections.
Major Holdings:
- Charles B. Hosmer, Jr., papers and library.
- Oral histories with over 80 leading 20th century preservationists.
- 18,500 postcards.
- 14,000 photographs.
- Eugene Chesley Collection - historic American theaters.
- Henry Jandl / Kate Stevenson Collection - Sears,
Roebuck
mail-order houses.
Admission Policy: No restrictions, but preliminary telephone or e-mail
contact is strongly
recommended.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: Collection is non-circulating.
Duplication Policy: Photocopies of articles and brief passages are available
via interlibrary loan.
Access and Finding Aids: NTLINDEX, a database of over 13,000
periodical articles, is available
in the VICTOR database at the University of Maryland database; connect by telnet to
victor.umd.edu, or through the National Trust Library Web site.
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Address: 1025 Thomas Jefferson St.; Washington, D.C. 20007
Phone #: (202) 624-7000
Fax #: (202) 624-7140
World Wide Web Address: http://www.uli.org
Contact Person's Name, Title, and E-mail Address: n/a
Scope of the Collection: Materials related to urban planning and real estate.
Major Holdings:
- 10,000 volumes.
- 350+ periodicals.
- online databases.
Admission Policy: Members admitted free. Non-members must pay fee.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
Lending Policy: Interlibrary loan.
Duplication Policy: n/a
Access and Finding Aids: Online catalog and bibliographic database.
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