Subseries 8.6 | A Finding Aid to the Marcel Breuer papers, 1920-1986 | Digitized Collection | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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8.6: Colleges and Universities , 1938-1981

Description	Container
8.6.1: Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, North Carolina, 1939-1946
Photographs of plans, drawings, and model; a clipping, 1939-1946	15 5725 1208-1223	Select: Photographs of plans, drawings, and model; a clipping, 1939-1946
8.6.2: Cardinal Stritch College, Tri-Arts Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1965-1968
Description	Container
Letters and contract	15 5725 1225-1238	Select: Letters and contract
Photographs of plans	15 5725 1239-1244	Select: Photographs of plans
Photographs of drawings	15 5725 1245-1246	Select: Photographs of drawings
Negatives	15 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives
Clipping and brochures	15 5725 1247-1253	Select: Clipping and brochures
8.6.3: Harvard University, Biology-Chemistry Building, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969
Description	Container
Letters and contract	15 5725 1255-1283	Select: Letters and contract
Photographs of plans and drawings	15 5725 1284-1292	Select: Photographs of plans and drawings
Negatives	15 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives
8.6.4: Hunter College, Library, Classrooms, and Administration Building Bronx, New York, 1955-1965
Description	Container
Letters and contract	15 5725 1294-1328	Select: Letters and contract
Photographs of plans	15 5725 1329-1345	Select: Photographs of plans
Photographs of drawings, model, and construction	15 5725 1346-1353	Select: Photographs of drawings, model, and construction
Photographs of completed project, exterior	15 5725 1354-1406	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior
Photographs of completed project, exterior 6 Folders	15 5726 12-25	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 6 Folders
Photographs of completed project, interior	15 5726 26-41	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior
Negatives 2 Folders	15 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives 2 Folders
Color transparencies 2 Folders	15 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Color transparencies 2 Folders
Clippings 2 Folders	15 5726 42-104	Select: Clippings 2 Folders
8.6.5: Institute for Advanced Study, Louis Bamberger and Mrs. Felix Fuld Foundation, Members' Housing, Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey, 1954-1967
Description	Container
Letters and contract	15 5726 106-120	Select: Letters and contract
Presentation Book	37 5726 121-135	Select: Presentation Book
Photographs of plans, drawings and models	15 5726 136-169	Select: Photographs of plans, drawings and models
Photographs of completed project, exterior 4 Folders oversized material housed in Box 37	15 5726 170-217	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 4 Folders Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 37
Photographs of completed project, interior	15 5726 218-222	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior
Negatives 2 Folders	15 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives 2 Folders
Color transparencies	15 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Color transparencies
Clippings	15 5726 223-234	Select: Clippings
Oversized photographs of completed project, exterior oversized material scanned with Box 15, Reel 5726, Frames 170-217	37 5726	Select: Oversized photographs of completed project, exterior Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 15, Reel 5726, Frames 170-217
8.6.6: Kent School, Girls' Chapel, Kent, Connecticut, 1967
Description	Container
Letters and contract	15 5726 236-244	Select: Letters and contract
Photographs of plans and drawings	15 5726 245-250	Select: Photographs of plans and drawings
Negatives	15 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives
Copy of the school magazine	15 5726 251-255	Select: Copy of the school magazine
8.6.7: Mary College and Annunciation Priory, and the Associated Convent of the Annunciation in Dickinson, North Dakota Residence Hall, Dining Facility, Science Laboratory, and Classroom Building with Auditorium, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1954-1975
Description	Container
Letters and contract	15 5726 257-272	Select: Letters and contract
Negatives 4 Folders	15 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives 4 Folders
Color transparencies	15 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Color transparencies
Clippings 6 Folders	15 5726 273-398	Select: Clippings 6 Folders
Brochures 2 Folders	16 5726 400-466	Select: Brochures 2 Folders
Miscellaneous printed material	16 5726 467-475	Select: Miscellaneous printed material
Convent of the Annunciation, Dickinson, North Dakota, 1955		Select: Convent of the Annunciation, Dickinson, North Dakota, 1955
Photographs of plans	16 5726 477-487	Select: Photographs of plans
Photographs of drawings and model	16 5726 488-496	Select: Photographs of drawings and model
Presentation book	38 5726 497-530	Select: Presentation book
Mary College, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1965-1968		Select: Mary College, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1965-1968
Photographs of plans oversized material housed in Box 38	16 5726 532-547	Select: Photographs of plans Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Contact sheet photographs of construction, exterior and interior	16 5726 548-549	Select: Contact sheet photographs of construction, exterior and interior
Photographs of completed project, exterior 7 Folders oversized material housed in Box 38	16 5726 550-589	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 7 Folders Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Photographs of completed project, interior 2 Folders	16 5726 590-608	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior 2 Folders
Oversized photographs of plans oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 532-547	38 5726	Select: Oversized photographs of plans Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 532-547
Oversized photographs of completed project, exterior oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 550-589	38 5726	Select: Oversized photographs of completed project, exterior Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 550-589
Annunciation Priory, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1954-1963		Select: Annunciation Priory, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1954-1963
Photographs of plans, drawings, model, and construction	16 5726 610-631	Select: Photographs of plans, drawings, model, and construction
Photographs of completed project, exterior 10 Folders oversized material housed in Box 38	16 5726 632-712	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 10 Folders Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Photographs of completed project, interior 3 Folders	16 5726 713-735	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior 3 Folders
Study photographs of Byzantine and Renaissance mosaics and frescoes	16 5726 736-755	Select: Study photographs of Byzantine and Renaissance mosaics and frescoes
Oversized photographs of completed project, exterior oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 632-712	38 5726	Select: Oversized photographs of completed project, exterior Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 632-712
8.6.8: University of Massachusetts, Murray Lincoln Campus Center and Parking Structure Amherst, Massachusetts, 1965-1977
Description	Container
Letters and contracts 2 Folders	16 5726 757-889	Select: Letters and contracts 2 Folders
Photographs of plans 3 Folders oversized material housed in Box 38	16 5726 890-921	Select: Photographs of plans 3 Folders Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Photographs of drawings and construction	16 5726 923-930	Select: Photographs of drawings and construction
Photographs of completed Campus Center, exterior 3 Folders oversized material housed in Box 38	16 5726 931-970	Select: Photographs of completed Campus Center, exterior 3 Folders Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Photographs of completed Campus Center, interior 2 Folders	16 5726 971-990	Select: Photographs of completed Campus Center, interior 2 Folders
Photographs of completed Parking Structure, exterior and interior	16 5726 991-999	Select: Photographs of completed Parking Structure, exterior and interior
Negatives 3 Folders	16 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives 3 Folders
Clippings	16 5726 1000-1026	Select: Clippings
Oversized photographs of plans oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 890-921	38 5726	Select: Oversized photographs of plans Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 890-921
Oversized photographs of completed Campus Center, exterior oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 931-970	38 5726	Select: Oversized photographs of completed Campus Center, exterior Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 931-970
8.6.9: New York University, University Heights Campus, Bronx, New York, 1956-1971
Description	Container
Letters and contracts 3 Folders	16 5726 1028-1129	Select: Letters and contracts 3 Folders
Photographs of plans 2 Folders	16 5726 1130-1170	Select: Photographs of plans 2 Folders
Photographs of drawings and model	16 5726 1171-1181	Select: Photographs of drawings and model
Photographs of campus 2 Folders oversized material housed in Box 38	16 5726 1182-1203	Select: Photographs of campus 2 Folders Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Oversized photographs of campus oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 1182-1203	38 5726	Select: Oversized photographs of campus Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 16, Reel 5726, Frames 1182-1203
Negatives 8 Folders	17 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives 8 Folders
Color transparencies	17 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Color transparencies
Clippings 6 Folders	17 5726 1205-1317	Select: Clippings 6 Folders
Technology Building II, 1967-1970		Select: Technology Building II, 1967-1970
Comprehensive plan review book	BV 43 5726 1320-1329	Select: Comprehensive plan review book
Photographs of plans	17 5726 1330-1337	Select: Photographs of plans
Photographs of drawings and model	17 5726 1338-1350	Select: Photographs of drawings and model
Photographs of completed project, exterior folders	17 5726 1351-1376	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior Scope and Contents note folders
Photographs of completed project, exterior oversized material housed in Box 38	17 5727 11-56	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Photographs of completed project, interior	17 5727 57-67	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior
Press Packet	17 5727 68-95	Select: Press Packet
Oversized photographs of completed project, exterior oversized material scanned with Box 17, Reel 5727, Frames 11-56	38 5727	Select: Oversized photographs of completed project, exterior Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 17, Reel 5727, Frames 11-56
Laboratory Building, 1957-1961		Select: Laboratory Building, 1957-1961
Photographs of plans, model, construction, and completed project, exterior	17 5727 97-115	Select: Photographs of plans, model, construction, and completed project, exterior
Photographs of completed project, interior	17 5727 116-123	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior
Lecture Hall Wing, 1957-1961		Select: Lecture Hall Wing, 1957-1961
Photographs of plans, drawings, and construction	17 5727 125-137	Select: Photographs of plans, drawings, and construction
Photographs of completed project, exterior 2 Folders oversized material housed in Box 38	17 5727 138-169	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 2 Folders Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Oversized photographs of completed project, exterior oversized material scanned with Box 17, Reel 5727, Frames 138-169	38 5727	Select: Oversized photographs of completed project, exterior Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 17, Reel 5727, Frames 138-169
Community Hall and Bridges. Photographs of plans, construction, and completed project, exterior, 1957-1961	17 5727 170-178	Select: Community Hall and Bridges. Photographs of plans, construction, and completed project, exterior, 1957-1961
Library> Photographs of plans and drawings, 1969	17 5727 179-183	Select: Library> Photographs of plans and drawings, 1969
Residence Hall and Parking Structure, 1961-1965		Select: Residence Hall and Parking Structure, 1961-1965
Photographs of plans and drawings	17 5727 185-195	Select: Photographs of plans and drawings
Photographs of completed project, exterior	17 5727 196-224	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior
8.6.10: St. John's Abbey and University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1953-1981
Description	Container
Contracts 2 Folders	17 5727 226-310	Select: Contracts 2 Folders
Correspondence, 1953	17 5727 311-411	Select: Correspondence, 1953
Correspondence, 1954-1956	17 5727 412-464	Select: Correspondence, 1954-1956
Correspondence, 1957	17 5727 465-535	Select: Correspondence, 1957
Correspondence, 1958-1959	17 5727 536-566	Select: Correspondence, 1958-1959
Correspondence, 1960-1981	17 5727 567-597	Select: Correspondence, 1960-1981
Photocopy of manuscript for a speech	17 5727 599-603	Select: Photocopy of manuscript for a speech
Presentation Book	38 5727 604-658	Select: Presentation Book
Photographs of plans 2 Folders	17 5727 659-676	Select: Photographs of plans 2 Folders
Photographs of campus	17 5727 677-705	Select: Photographs of campus
Negatives 5 Folders	17 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives 5 Folders
Negatives 4 Folders	18 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives 4 Folders
Color transparencies 2 Folders	18 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Color transparencies 2 Folders
Clippings, 1954-1958, undated	18 5727 707-764	Select: Clippings, 1954-1958, undated
Clippings, 1959-1961	18 5727 765-842	Select: Clippings, 1959-1961
Clippings, 1962-July 1963	18 5727 843-947	Select: Clippings, 1962-July 1963
Clippings, August 1963-1965	18 5727 948-1052	Select: Clippings, August 1963-1965
Clippings, 1966-1970	18 5727 1053-1129	Select: Clippings, 1966-1970
Clippings, 1971-circa 1981	18 5727 1130-1187	Select: Clippings, 1971-circa 1981
Programs	18 5727 1188-1239	Select: Programs
Brochures	18 5727 1240-1269	Select: Brochures
Monastery Wing, 1953-1956		Select: Monastery Wing, 1953-1956
Photographs of plans, drawings, model, and construction (2 photographs are of Breuer and Abbey officials at the construction site)	18 5727 1271-1299	Select: Photographs of plans, drawings, model, and construction Scope and Contents note (2 photographs are of Breuer and Abbey officials at the construction site)
Photographs of completed project, exterior	18 5727 1300-1326	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior
Photographs of completed project, interior 2 Folders	18 5727 1327-1357	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior 2 Folders
Photographs of completed project, interior continued	18 5728 11-27	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior continued
St. Thomas Aquinas Residence Hall (Student Residence Hall I), 1958-1959		Select: St. Thomas Aquinas Residence Hall (Student Residence Hall I), 1958-1959
Photographs of plans and drawings	18 5728 29-35	Select: Photographs of plans and drawings
Photographs of construction 2 Folders	18 5728 36-59	Select: Photographs of construction 2 Folders
Photographs of completed project, exterior 2 Folders	18 5728 60-87	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 2 Folders
Photographs of completed project, interior	18 5728 88-104	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior
Abbey Church and Bell Banner, 1953-1964		Select: Abbey Church and Bell Banner, 1953-1964
Photographs of plans	18 5728 106-136	Select: Photographs of plans
Photographs of model 2 Folders	18 5728 137-168	Select: Photographs of model 2 Folders
Photographs of construction 11 Folders (includes photo of Breuer on the construction site)	18 5728 169-332	Select: Photographs of construction 11 Folders Scope and Contents note (includes photo of Breuer on the construction site)
Photographs of completed project, exterior 5 Folders	18 5728 333	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 5 Folders
Photographs of completed project, exterior 6 Folders	19 5728 -454	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 6 Folders
Photographs of completed project, interior 10 Folders (includes a photocopy from a damaged negative of a window by Josef Albers)	19 5728 455-594	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior 10 Folders Scope and Contents note (includes a photocopy from a damaged negative of a window by Josef Albers)
Library, 1960-1965		Select: Library, 1960-1965
Photographs of plans 2 Folders	19 5728 596-612	Select: Photographs of plans 2 Folders
Photographs of drawings and model	19 5728 613-626	Select: Photographs of drawings and model
Photographs of construction 5 Folders	19 5728 627-666	Select: Photographs of construction 5 Folders
Photographs of completed project, exterior 2 Folders	19 5728 667-685	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 2 Folders
Photographs of completed project, interior 3 Folders oversized material housed in Box 38	19 5728 686-719	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior 3 Folders Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Oversized photographs of project, interior oversized material scanned with Box 19, Reel 5728, Frames 686-719	38 5728	Select: Oversized photographs of project, interior Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 19, Reel 5728, Frames 686-719
Science Hall and Auditorium, 1964-1966		Select: Science Hall and Auditorium, 1964-1966
Presentation book	BV 44 5728 721-742	Select: Presentation book
Photographs of plans and drawings	19 5728 743-752	Select: Photographs of plans and drawings
Photographs of construction 4 Folders	19 5728 753-789	Select: Photographs of construction 4 Folders
Photographs of completed project, exterior	19 5728 790-799	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior
Photographs of completed project, interior	19 5728 800-812	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior
Student Center and Swimming Pavilion. Photograph of a drawing, 1966	19 5728 813-815	Select: Student Center and Swimming Pavilion. Photograph of a drawing, 1966
Ecumenical and Cultural Research Center, 1967		Select: Ecumenical and Cultural Research Center, 1967
Photographs of plans and drawings	19 5728 817-821	Select: Photographs of plans and drawings
Photographs of construction	19 5728 822-831	Select: Photographs of construction
Photographs of completed project, exterior	19 5728 832-837	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior
Student Residence Hall II, 1966-1967		Select: Student Residence Hall II, 1966-1967
Photograph of window design plans	19 5728 839-841	Select: Photograph of window design plans
Photographs of construction 5 Folders	19 5728 842-871	Select: Photographs of construction 5 Folders
Photographs of completed project, exterior 4 Folders	19 5728 872-910	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 4 Folders
Photographs of completed project, interior	19 5728 911-919	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior
Gymnasium. Photographs of plans and drawings	19 5728 920-923	Select: Gymnasium. Photographs of plans and drawings
Sculpture The Athlete. Photographs of plans and drawings	19 5728 924-943	Select: Sculpture The Athlete. Photographs of plans and drawings
8.6.11: Sarah Lawrence College, Arts Center, Bronxville, New York, 1950-1977
Description	Container
Letters and contracts	19 5728 945-958	Select: Letters and contracts
Photographs of plans, drawings, and model	19 5728 959-969	Select: Photographs of plans, drawings, and model
Photographs of completed project, exterior 2 Folders	19 5728 970-991	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 2 Folders
Photographs of completed project, interior 2 Folders	19 5728 992-1008	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior 2 Folders
Negatives 2 Folders	20 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives 2 Folders
Color transparencies	20 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Color transparencies
Clippings	20 5728 1010-1064	Select: Clippings
8.6.12: Smith College Competition, Dormitories, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1945
Description	Container
Photographs of plans, 1945 oversized material housed in Box 38	20 5728 1065-1069	Select: Photographs of plans, 1945 Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Negative, 1945	20 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negative, 1945
Oversized photographs of plans, 1945 oversized material scanned with Box 20, Reel 5728, Frames 1065-1069	38 5728	Select: Oversized photographs of plans, 1945 Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 20, Reel 5728, Frames 1065-1069
8.6.13: State University of New York at Buffalo, Engineering and Applied Science Complex, Buffalo, New York, 1970
Description	Container
Photographs of plans, drawings, and model	20 5728 1070-1079	Select: Photographs of plans, drawings, and model
Photographs of completed project, exterior	20 5728 1080-1086	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior
Photographs of completed project, interior	20 5728 1087-1089	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior
Negatives and color transparencies	20 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives and color transparencies
8.6.14: Vassar College, Dwight Ferry House Cooperative Dormitory, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1950-1952
Description	Container
Contract	20 5728 1091-1093	Select: Contract
Photographs of plans, drawings, and model	20 5728 1094-1110	Select: Photographs of plans, drawings, and model
Photographs of completed project, exterior 3 Folders	20 5728 1111-1144	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 3 Folders
Photographs of completed project, interior	20 5728 1145-1154	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior
Negatives	20 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives
Color transparencies	20 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Color transparencies
Clippings	20 5728 1155-1167	Select: Clippings
8.6.15: University of Virginia, Physics Building, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1970-1972
Description	Container
Letters and contract 2 Folders	20 5728 1169-1222	Select: Letters and contract 2 Folders
Photographs of plans	20 5728 1223-1226	Select: Photographs of plans
Negatives	20 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives
8.6.16: Wheaton College Competition, Art Center, Norton, Massachusetts, 1938
Description	Container
Photographs of plans, drawings, and model, 1938 oversized material housed in OV 48	20 5728 1227-1245	Select: Photographs of plans, drawings, and model, 1938 Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in OV 48
Negatives, 1938	20 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives, 1938
8.6.17: Yale University, Becton Center of Engineering and Applied Science, New Haven, Connecticut, 1964-1972
Description	Container
Letters and contract	20 5728 1247-1290	Select: Letters and contract
Photographs of plans	20 5728 1291-1300	Select: Photographs of plans
Photographs of drawings oversized material housed in Box 38	20 5728 1301-1304	Select: Photographs of drawings Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in Box 38
Photographs of completed project, exterior 2 Folders	20 5728 1305-1330	Select: Photographs of completed project, exterior 2 Folders
Photographs of completed project, interior	20 5728 1331-1340	Select: Photographs of completed project, interior
Negatives 2 Folders	20 unfilmed unfilmed	Select: Negatives 2 Folders
Clippings	20 5728 1341-1369	Select: Clippings
Oversized photographs of drawings oversized material scanned with Box 20, Reel 5728, Frames 1301-1304	38 5728	Select: Oversized photographs of drawings Scope and Contents note oversized material scanned with Box 20, Reel 5728, Frames 1301-1304

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