Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977

Creator

Occupation

Make a Request

To request an appointment to view materials, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reading Room" button. Please note, you will receive the full box.
To request reproductions, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reproduction" button.

1.1: Miscellaneous Personal Papers, 1943-1974

Subseries consists primarily of material relating to personal aspects of Aline Saarinen's life, as well as some scattered papers of Eero Saarinen and a file relating to their son, Eames Saarinen.

Aline Saarinen's papers include a diary she began as a young girl and periodically added to over the years; a guest book which records the names of people who visited her during the years 1961-1971, with gaps in-between; a notebook from a class she took with [Erwin] Panofsky on Baroque art in 1936; a notebook that she kept on the alterations to the first house that she and her first husband, Joseph Louchheim, purchased in 1949 (including diary entries, correspondence with architects and interior designers, photographs, estimates, and statements); her writing on the events surrounding almost being offered the Finnish Ambassadorship by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964; invitations and other material relating to various inaugural events during the 1960s; and some personal writings and biographical material. Also found are awards and honorary degrees, including an academic hood, received by Aline Saarinen (such as honorary degrees from University of Michigan and Russell Sage College), campaign buttons, press passes, and commemorative objects.

Eero Saarinen's papers include biographical material (including a copy of his death certificate), some drawings of his furniture designs (mainly chairs), illustrated cards and certificates some of which were done with his son Eames, timelines and notes for various architectural projects, and various sketches and drawings, including sketches of Aline and himself, drawings of certain architectural projects with notes that he shared with Aline, various architectural sketches (some on the backs of placemats), and designs featuring their first initials, A and E.

Papers relating to Eames Saarinen include correspondence to his mother, school reports, and some poems and other writings.

Unless otherwise noted, the files relate to Aline Saarinen. Files are arranged alphabetically.

Make a Request

To request an appointment to view materials, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reading Room" button. Please note, you will receive the full box.
To request reproductions, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reproduction" button.

Washington D.C. Headquarters and Research Center

New York Office

Affiliated Research Centers

Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977

Creator

Occupation

Make a Request

1.1: Miscellaneous Personal Papers, 1943-1974

Make a Request

Research Center Hours

Description	Container	Select
Art Work, Unidentified, undated	1 1	Select: Art Work, Unidentified, undated
Awards and Honorary Degrees, 1956-1967 (see also Box 15)	1 2-6	Select: Awards and Honorary Degrees, 1956-1967 (see also Box 15)
Awards and Honorary Degrees, Academic Hood, 1960s (See Box 15)	1 7	Select: Awards and Honorary Degrees, Academic Hood, 1960s (See Box 15)
Biographical Material, 1943-1960s	1 8	Select: Biographical Material, 1943-1960s
Biographical Material, Eero Saarinen, 1961-1963	1 9	Select: Biographical Material, Eero Saarinen, 1961-1963
Campaign and Other Buttons, 1960s	1 10	Select: Campaign and Other Buttons, 1960s
Commemorative Objects, 1965, 1967	1 11	Select: Commemorative Objects, 1965, 1967
Diary, 1928-1932	1 12	Select: Diary, 1928-1932
Diary, Loose Items, circa 1928-1934	1 13	Select: Diary, Loose Items, circa 1928-1934
Unidentified sound recordings, undated 6 Sound cylinders Dictabelts	1 14-15	Select: Unidentified sound recordings, undated 6 Sound cylindersDictabelts
Drawings of Furniture Designs, Eero Saarinen, 1950s	1 16	Select: Drawings of Furniture Designs, Eero Saarinen, 1950s
Eames Saarinen, 1964-1969	1 17	Select: Eames Saarinen, 1964-1969
Finnish Ambassadorship, 1964	1 18	Select: Finnish Ambassadorship, 1964
Guest Book, 1961-1971	1 19	Select: Guest Book, 1961-1971
Illustrated Cards to Aline from Eero Saarinen, 1950s	1 20	Select: Illustrated Cards to Aline from Eero Saarinen, 1950s
Illustrated Certificates to G. Richard Davis from Eero Saarinen, 1950s	1 21	Select: Illustrated Certificates to G. Richard Davis from Eero Saarinen, 1950s
Inaugural and Other Events, 1961-1968	1 22	Select: Inaugural and Other Events, 1961-1968
Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1956-1974	1 23	Select: Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1956-1974
Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1956-1974	1 24	Select: Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1956-1974
Notebook, "Panofsky's Course - Baroque", 1936	2 1	Select: Notebook, "Panofsky's Course - Baroque", 1936
Notebook, "Panofsky's Course - Baroque" (Loose Items), 1936	2 2	Select: Notebook, "Panofsky's Course - Baroque" (Loose Items), 1936
Notebook on Joseph and Aline Louchheim's First House, Stamford, CT (Disbound), 1948-1949	2 3	Select: Notebook on Joseph and Aline Louchheim's First House, Stamford, CT (Disbound), 1948-1949
Notebook on Joseph and Aline Louchheim's First House, Stamford, CT (Disbound), 1948-1949	2 4	Select: Notebook on Joseph and Aline Louchheim's First House, Stamford, CT (Disbound), 1948-1949
Notebook on Joseph and Aline Louchheim's First House, Stamford, CT (Loose Items), 1948-1949	2 5	Select: Notebook on Joseph and Aline Louchheim's First House, Stamford, CT (Loose Items), 1948-1949
Notes and Miscellany, 1950-1967	2 6	Select: Notes and Miscellany, 1950-1967
Personal Writings, Aline and Eero Saarinen, 1950s	2 7	Select: Personal Writings, Aline and Eero Saarinen, 1950s
Personal Writings, Aline and Eero Saarinen, 1950s	2 8	Select: Personal Writings, Aline and Eero Saarinen, 1950s
Press Passes, 1960s	2 9	Select: Press Passes, 1960s
Project Timelines and Miscellaneous Notes, Eero Saarinen, 1950s-1961	2 10	Select: Project Timelines and Miscellaneous Notes, Eero Saarinen, 1950s-1961
Sketches and Drawings, Eero Saarinen, 1953-1961 (see also OV 16)	2 11	Select: Sketches and Drawings, Eero Saarinen, 1953-1961 Scope and Contents (see also OV 16)
Sketches and Drawings, Eero Saarinen, 1953-1961 (see also OV 16)	2 12	Select: Sketches and Drawings, Eero Saarinen, 1953-1961 Scope and Contents (see also OV 16)
Sketches of North Xian Church, Eero Saarinen, 1950s	2 13	Select: Sketches of North Xian Church, Eero Saarinen, 1950s
Radio Discussion of Sydney Opera House (Speakers: Eero Saarinen, H. Ingham Ashworth, and Leslie Martin), 1957 January 29 3 Sound discs (lacquer) (See Box 15)	2 14	Select: Radio Discussion of Sydney Opera House (Speakers: Eero Saarinen, H. Ingham Ashworth, and Leslie Martin), 1957 January 29 3 Sound discs (lacquer) (See Box 15)
Oversize, Awards and Honorary Degrees, 1956-1967	15	Select: Oversize, Awards and Honorary Degrees, 1956-1967
Oversize, Awards and Honorary Degrees, Academic Hood, 1960s	15	Select: Oversize, Awards and Honorary Degrees, Academic Hood, 1960s
Oversize sound discs from Box 2, folder 14, 1957 January 29	15	Select: Oversize sound discs from Box 2, folder 14, 1957 January 29
Oversize, Sketches and Drawings, Eero Saarinen, 1953-1961 (See Box 2, F11-12)	16	Select: Oversize, Sketches and Drawings, Eero Saarinen, 1953-1961 (See Box 2, F11-12)