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Series 8: Records Relating to Organizations, 1908-1968, bulk 1930s-1960s
6.1 Linear feet
Boxes 95-101

This series contains records relating to other organizations that had business with the League, often regarding events, meetings, and exhibitions held at the League.
The series is arranged as 3 subseries:
  • 8.1: American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.), 1924-1967
  • 8.2: National Sculpture Society (N.S.S.), 1912, circa 1935-1960s
  • 8.3: Various Organizations, 1908, 1922-1968

8.1

American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.), 1924-1967
The American Institute of Architects subseries contains records of the New York Chapter of the A.I.A, as well as the national organization. Materials include correspondence, the bulletin "Oculus," meeting minutes, schedules, and other miscellaneous records. Folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Description Container
Agreement With New York Chapter of the A.I.A. (June 1, 1936), 1936-1943
95
31
A.I.A. 1952 Convention, 1951-1952
95
32
A.I.A. Executive Committee, 1967
95
33
A.I.A. General Items, 1965
95
34
A.I.A. List of Officers and Regional Directors, 1959
95
35
A.I.A. Meetings, 1954-1956
95
36
A.I.A. Technical Committee Meeting (Feb. 8, 1951), 1951
95
37
A.I.A. Technical Committee Meeting (Apr. 11, 1951), 1951
95
38
A.I.A., Washington, D.C., 1942-1948
95
39
A.I.A., Washington, D.C., Notes Payable, 1940s
95
40
City Charter Revision, circa 1936
95
41
Correspondence, 1949
95
42
Correspondence
Harry Barrett, A.R.I.B.A., A.I.A., 1958-1959
95
43
Miscellaneous, 1952
95
44
New York Chapter of the A.I.A. and Arch League, 1966
95
45
Correspondence and Announcements, 1967
95
46
D. Everett Waid Estate, circa 1940-1946
95
47
New York Chapter of the A.I.A., 1941-1958
(3 folders)
95
48-50
New York Chapter of the A.I.A. Meetings and Luncheons, circa 1960-1964
95
51
New York Chapter of the A.I.A. Meetings and Luncheons, circa 1960-1964
96
1
New York Chapter of the A.I.A. Schedules of Events, circa 1963-1965
96
2
New York Chapter of the A.I.A. Yearbook, 1924-1925
96
3
New York Chapter (American Society of Landscape Architects) Circulars, circa 1940-1942
96
4
"Oculus", circa 1942-1944
96
5
"Oculus" and Bulletins, circa 1961-1966
(5 folders)
96
6-10
Producers' Council and A.I.A., Gallery "A" (Jan. 24, 1951), 1951
96
11
Secretary 1938-1939, New York Chapter of the A.I.A., 1938-1939
96
12
Weekly Schedules, circa 1965-1966
96
13

8.2

National Sculpture Society (N.S.S.), 1912, circa 1935-1960s
The Architectural League of New York and the National Sculpture Society appear to have shared many members and possibly staff, and the N.S.S. rented space in the League building. Found here are correspondence, bank records, invoices and receipts, and other administrative records. Folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Description Container
Architectural League Bar Menu, circa 1935
96
14
Associate Members, 1940-1941
96
15
Audited Bank Statements, 1938-1940
(4 folders)
96
16-19
[Audited?] Bank Statements, 1939-1943
(2 folders)
96
20-21
[Audited Bank Statements] Vouchers, 1940-1945
96
22
[Audited Bank Statements] Vouchers, 1940-1945
(5 folders)
97
1-5
[Audited] Bank Statements, 1941
97
6
Bills Paid, 1937-1945
(8 folders)
97
7-14
Competitions, circa 1941-1946
97
15
1945 Competition and Financial Records, circa 1940-1945
(2 folders)
97
16-17
Correspondence, circa 1941-1946, 1951
(3 folders)
97
18-20
Correspondence, Banks, 1943-1944
97
21
Correspondence
Financial, 1912, circa 1947-1951
(3 folders)
98
1-3
Miscellaneous Letters, 1945
98
4
Replies to Reg. Letter Since Mar. 17, 1937, circa 1936-1945
(2 folders)
98
5-6
Adolph Weinman, circa 1946-1948
98
7
Deposits, 1938-1941
(5 folders)
98
8-12
[Deposits?], 1940
98
13
Deposit Slips, 1940-1945
(3 folders)
98
14-16
Minutes of Council Meeting, 1944
98
17
Minutes of National Sculpture Society Meetings, 1944, 1948-1949
98
18
Miscellaneous, 1943-1944
98
19
N.S.S. Treasurer 1937-1938, Correspondence Re: Membership Dues, 1937-1939
98
20
N.S.S. Treasurer 1937-1938, Miscellaneous, 1937-1943
98
21
Niemi re: Sculpture Festival Brought Up By May From Whitney, 1940-1941
98
22
Orders Paid (Sept. 1942 to - ), circa 1942-1945
98
23
Pedrick, Lucile, 1941-1943
98
24
Questionnaire (Duplicate Set Sent to Board of Design), 1936-1937
99
1
Receipts, 1945
99
2
"Sculpture: Its Function in the New Architecture," Olindo Grossi, After 1957-1960s
99
3

8.3

Various Organizations, 1908, 1922-1968
This subseries includes records documenting the League's involvement with other organizations. Organizations for which there is substantial material include American Fine Arts Society, Fine Arts Federation, National Society of Mural Painters, New York Society of Architects, and The Producers' Council. Materials include administrative files, correspondence, brochures and other printed materials, and some Secretary's Files. Scattered materials related to multiple organizations are filed at the end of the subseries. Folders are arranged alphabetically by organization name.
Description Container
A, General, circa 1950-1954
99
4
American Academy in Rome, 1945, 1947, 1956
99
5
American Architectural Foundation, Douglas Orr, 1954
99
6
American Art Annual, 1945
99
7
The American Artists Professional League, 1949-1950
99
8
The American Artists Professional League, Meetings, Pine Room (Sept. 18, 1950 and Every Other Monday), 1950
99
9
American Craftsmen's Education Council, Inc., 1955
99
10
American Designers' Institute, 1941-1949
(6 folders)
99
11-16
The American Federation of Arts, 1949-1950
(6 folders)
99
17-22
American Fine Arts Society, 1922
99
23
American Fine Arts Society
Architects Emergency Committee, circa 1938
99
24
Charter, 1937
99
25
Correspondence, 1925-1940
99
26
Estimates for Skylights, circa 1935-1938
99
27
Galleries Payments, Etc., 1935-1940
99
28
League Representatives, Etc., circa 1928-1941
99
29
League Trustees, Etc., 1937-1941
99
30
Misc. Corres. From 1937 to Present re: Meetings, Etc., 1937-1942
99
31
Reaction vs. A.S.L. and A.F.A.S., circa 1938-1943
99
32
Rental Paid (Mar. 1929 - Sept. 1937), 1928-1937
99
33
American Institute of Decorators, 1942-1943, 1955, 1957
99
34
American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1941-1948
(3 folders)
99
35-37
American Institute of Graphic Arts
Agreement re: Renting Studio and Press Rooms (July 1, 1936 - May 1, 1937), 1936-1937
99
38
Meetings, 1951
99
39
Miss Decker, 1941
99
40
American Institute of Graphic Arts Textbook Clinic, 1946, 1955
99
41
American Society of Landscape Architects, 1951-1952, 1964-1965
(2 folders)
99
42-43
American Society of Landscape Architects, Exhibition (May 16 - June 1, 1949), 1949
99
44
American Society of Landscape Architects, New York Chapter, 1953-1956
99
45
American Swedish News Exchange, 1949
99
46
Analytical Psychology Club, 1941-1951
(5 folders)
99
47-51
Architect's Council, Del Gaudio, President, 1951
99
52
Architect's Council, Meeting, Gallery A (Jan. 8, 1951), 1950
99
53
Architects Office, Inc., 1908, 1950-1952
99
54
Architects Office, Inc., re: Tax Bills Checked by Franklin Savings Bank, circa 1941-1947
99
55
Architectural League and Beaux-Arts, Joint Meetings (Jan. 1942), 1940-1942
99
56
The Architectural League Center, Inc., 1946
99
57
Architectural Photographers Association, 1951-1958
(4 folders)
99
58-61
Art and Music Lovers League, circa 1951
99
62
Art Directors Club, 1941-1953
(5 folders)
99
63-67
Art Education Council, 1944
99
68
Art Students League of New York, circa 1927-1940
99
69
Artists for Victory, 1942-1943
99
70
Artists Guild, 1941
99
71
Audubon Society, circa 1941
99
72
Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, circa 1940s-1950s
(3 folders)
99
73-75
Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, Meetings (Judgments), 1954
99
76
Building Congress, Inc., 1951
99
77
Carnegie Tech, 1952
99
78
Catholic University Alumni New York Chapter, Meeting, circa 1958-1959
99
79
Cherry Lawn Parent Teacher Association, Meeting (Feb. 5, 1952), 1952
99
80
Chinese Architecture, Ely Jacques Kahn, 1944
99
81
Citizen's Committee for the Army and Navy, 1943
99
82
The Commission of Fine Arts, 1951
99
83
Construction Specification Institute, Meetings, 1950-1963
(4 folders)
99
84-87
Cooper Union, Forums Schedule, circa 1955
99
88
Cornell University School of Architecture, circa 1963-1966
99
89
Council for the Advancement of the Negro in Architecture (June 3, 1960), circa 1960-1963
99
90
Council of Presidents, 1953
99
91
Cunningham and Walsh, Inc., Meeting, 1956
99
92
Current Work 1940-1941, Letters From Architectural Societies re: Holding Meetings Here, 1939-1940
99
93
Designers Research Group, 1943-1944
99
94
Eastern Division of the Model Yacht Racing Association of America, circa 1950s-1966
(4 folders)
99
95-98
Educational Council, Correspondence, 1955
99
99
Evans Products Company (Detroit, MI), 1945-1946
99
100
Fine Arts Federation of New York, 1940s-1955
(5 folders)
100
1-5
Fine Arts Federation of New York
The Allied Artists of America, Inc., 1948
100
6
American Society of Landscape Architects, 1948
100
7
Architects for the Mayor's Panel, 1948
100
8
Richard F. Bach, 1947-1949
100
9
Board of Directors, 1949
100
10
Circulars, 1948
100
11
Commissioner Robert Moses, 1948-1949
100
12
Committees (1948-1949), 1948-1949
100
13
Constituent Societies, 1948
100
14
Consulate General of Italy, 1948
100
15
Correspondence to the Mayor, 1939-1948
100
16
Deceased Members, 1948-1949
100
17
Fine Arts Federation, Delegates, 1940s, circa 1956-1960s
(3 folders)
100
18-20
"East Midtown Manhattan", 1948
100
21
Election of Officers (1948), 1944, 1948
100
22
Mayor's Panel for Architects, 1948
100
23
Meeting Notices, 1967
100
24
Minutes, 1947-1949
100
25
National Commission on Fine Arts, 1949
100
26
Nominations for Art Commission (Jan. and Dec., 1948), 1948
100
27
Save Fort Clinton, 1949
100
28
Semi-Annual Meeting Minutes, circa 1954-1956
100
29
Woodbridge - Battery Park, 1942-1943
100
30
Foreign Press Association, Film Show and Meeting (Dec. 12, 1951), 1951
100
31
French Engineers in the United States, Inc., 1944
100
32
General Precision Laboratory and Link Aviation Inc., 1954
100
33
General Secretary, Yosei Amemya, 1949
100
34
Home Economics Women in Business, 1943-1946
100
35
Industrial Decorative Designers Guild, 1958
100
36
Institute Building of Sao Paulo, 1952
100
37
International Association of Art, 1964
100
38
Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1966
100
39
Liturgical Arts Society, 1952
100
40
M.I.T., C.G. Dandrow, 1947
100
41
M.I.T., M.R. McGuire, 1953-1955
100
42
Medallic Art Society, 1950s-1960s
100
43
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1950
100
44
Metropolitan Stereo Club, Meeting 2nd Friday of Each Month, 1956
100
45
Mil-Art Company, 1949
100
46
Municipal Art Society, 1943, 1951
(2 folders)
100
47-48
Municipal Art Society and Architectural League, Joint Meeting (Jan. 23, 1946), 1946
100
49
Museums Council, 1942-1944
100
50
National Academy Association, 1937-1941
100
51
National Academy of Design, 1938-1939, 1951
(2 folders)
100
52-53
National Building Granite Quarries Association, 1944
100
54
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 1946-1947, circa 1961-1965
(2 folders)
100
55-56
National Council on the Arts and Government, 1958-1960
100
57
National Institute for Architectural Education, Correspondence, circa 1961-1966
100
58
National Office Manager Association, circa 1963
100
59
National Society of Mural Painters, 1939-circa 1963
(2 folders)
100
60-61
National Society of Mural Painters
Meetings, 1950-1951
(3 folders)
100
62-64
Questionnaires, circa 1936-1937
100
65
Receipts, Misc. Corr. Re: Leaving Premises 115 E. 40th, 1940-1942
100
66
New York Alumni Association of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, 1948-1949
100
67
The New York Art Calendars, 1947-1948, circa 1950
(2 folders)
100
68-69
New York Building Congress, 1940-1941
100
70
New York Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects, 1943
100
71
New York Color Associates, Elizabeth Burris-Meyer, 1946
100
72
New York Council of the Arts Sciences and Professions, Inc., 1951-1952
(2 folders)
100
73-74
New York Society of Architects, 1943-1944
100
75
New York Society of Architects, Meetings, 1950s-1964
(5 folders)
100
76-80
New York Society of Ceramic Arts, 1955
100
81
New York State Association of Architects, 1954-1955
100
82
New York State Association of Architects
Joseph F. Addonizio, Meetings, circa 1959-1964
100
83
Meetings (Apr. 28 and Sept. 8, 1951), 1951
100
84
Henry V. Murphy, 1950-1951
100
85
New York University, 1942
100
86
New York University Conferences and Institutes, circa 1962-1964
100
87
New York Vocational Guidance Association, 1943
100
88
Office of Price Administration, circa 1943-1945
100
89
Pictorial Photographers of America, 1941-1950, 1960-1963
(5 folders)
100
90-94
Pictorial Photographers of America, Mail to be Forwarded, circa 1940-1946
100
95
Pictorial Photographers of America, Meetings, 1950s
(2 folders)
100
96-97
Pratt Architectural Club, Meetings, 1961-1965
100
98
Pratt Institute, William Longyear, 1962-1963
100
99
Pratt Institute Department of Architecture, 1949
100
100
Princeton University Architectural School, 1950
101
1
The Producers' Council, 1930-1953
(6 folders)
101
2-7
The Producers' Council
Agreement, circa 1959-1963
101
8
Arrangement for Facilities, 1951
101
9
Meeting, Dining Room (Jan. 17, 1951), 1950-1951
101
10
Membership List, circa 1941-1943
101
11
Quiet Birdmen, 1942-1944
101
12
Radcliffe Club, 1942-1943
101
13
The Salart Club of New York, 1942
101
14
School Art League of New York, circa 1942-1944
(2 folders)
101
15-16
Sculptors Guild, circa 1946
101
17
Secretary 1938-1939
American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter, 1938-1939
101
18
Fine Arts Federation, Arch League Representatives, 1939
101
19
The Municipal Art Society re: Credit Acknowledgements Labels, 1938-1939
101
20
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 1939
101
21
Society of Designer-Craftsmen, circa 1938-1939
101
22
Secretary 1939-1940
Battery-Brooklyn Bridge, circa 1939
101
23
Civil Service Commission, circa 1939
101
24
Fine Arts Federation, Representatives, Etc., 1939
101
25
The Municipal Art Society, Sale re: "Art in New York" Guides, 1939-1940
101
26
School of Living, 1939
101
27
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1940
101
28
Secretary 1941-1942, National Council of Registration Boards, 1941-1944
101
29
Secretary 1941-1942, Record of Postage Used by Various Societies (Monthly), circa 1941-1943
101
30
Secretary 1942-1943, Artists for Victory, Inc., circa 1942-1943
101
31
Shaker Village, Meetings, 1950s
101
32
Shaker Village Work Group Meeting, Jerome Count, circa 1958-1965
101
33
Snag Club, 1942
101
34
The Society of American Etchers, 1942-1944
101
35
The Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, 12th Annual Beaux-Arts Ball (Jan. 23, 1931), 1931
101
36
The Society of Designer-Craftsmen, Agreement, 1936-1938, 1941
101
37
Society of Medalists, 1940-1942
101
38
Technology Club of New York, 1946-1947
101
39
Typophiles, Meetings, 1954-1964
101
40
United Public Relations, Meeting, 1958
101
41
United Seamen's Service, 1946-1947
101
42
Veteran Motor Car Club of America, Meeting, circa 1958-1963
101
43
Various
Appointments to Other Organizaitons, circa 1937-1945
101
44
Charges to Other Societies (Time Sheets) From Apr. 1938, 1938-1939, 1941
101
45
Events and Meetings, 1951
101
46
Information on Arts Organizations, 1968
101
47
Inquiries, 1946-1947
101
48
Letters to Clients for New Business, 1952
101
49
List of Colleges and Universities, 1940
101
50
List of League Members, New York Chapter A.I.A., S.B.A.A., and B.A.I.D., circa 1939
101
51
Lists of Other Organizations, 1949, 1952-1953
101
52
Organizations Invited to Use Our Facilities, circa 1951
101
53
Prospects, 1941, circa 1943
101
54
Requests for Next Season Plans, 1954
101
55
Societies Affiliated in General Way With the League, 1945
101
56
Societies Renting Rooms for Meetings, circa 1939-1941
(3 folders)
101
57-59

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