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Series 13: Walter Gropius Biography , circa 1800s-1991, undated
16 Linear feet
Boxes 6-22, OV 23, MGP 1, 2, 4

This series documents the research for, and the writing and publication of, Isaacs' two volume biography of Bauhaus architect, Walter Gropius, through research material collected and organized by Isaacs during the course of his work on the biography.
The series is organized into seven subseries according to material type. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and closed to researchers.
  • 13.1: Survey Responses, circa 1965
  • 13.2: Research and Bibliographic Material, circa 1883-1986, undated
  • 13.3: Drafts of Biography, circa 1972-1977, 1991
  • 13.4: Comments on the Biography, circa 1991, undated
  • 13.5: Publication Correspondence, 1969-1989
  • 13.6: Photographs and Illustrations for the Biography, circa 1800s-1983, undated
  • 13.7: Printed Material, 1912-1991, undated
13.1: Survey Responses, circa 1965
This subseries contains questionnaires for a survey that were distributed by Isaacs and returned to him by former students of Gropius at the Bauhaus and at Harvard University. In addition to the survey responses, there are also charts which summarize the data contained therein.
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Bauhaus Graduates, Chart of Responses, circa 1965
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Bauhaus Graduates, Responses, circa 1965
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2-34
Harvard Bachelor of Architecture Graduates, Chart of Responses, circa 1965
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35
Harvard Bachelor of Architecture Graduates, Responses, circa 1965
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36-38
Harvard Master of Architecture Graduates, Chart of Responses, circa 1965
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39
Harvard Master of Architecture Graduates, Responses, circa 1965
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40-47
13.2: Research and Bibliographic Material, circa 1883-1986, undated
This subseries contains general research and bibliographic files compiled and organized by Isaacs for his work on the biography. The files contain correspondence, notes, writings, printed materials, and a few photographs. Many of the documents were created and/or authored by Walter Gropius and Ise Gropius. Large portions of these files are photocopies, although some originals can also be found; many are in German. Following is a list of the major subjects and names found in these files.
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Adler - American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Includes Alcher-School, Inge, 1957, 1959.
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48
American Association for the Advancement of Science
About building proposals.
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49
Americans for Democratic Action - Arend, Herbert von
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50
Argan, Givlio Carlo
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51
Argentini, Antonio Amadeo - Augustyniak, Marian Z.
Includes clippings about Arup, Ove, 1966.
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52
Bach to Bartlett
Includes correspondence between Reyner Banham and Ise Gropius about Bauhaus; and Alfred J. Barr, Jr., 1938.
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53
Bartning, Otto, 1951-1957
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54
Barucki to Bauer
Includes Fred Bassetti, 1947-1948.
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55
Bauhaus, 1924-1983, undated
Includes correspondence with Alvar Aalto, Alfred Barr, Donald C. Dunham, Heinrich Engel, Carola W. Giedion, Fritz Hesse, Herbert Hubner, Jane Fiske McCullough, William Wurster, notes and writings about the Bauhaus by Isaacs and others, and clippings.
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56-60
Bauhaus Archiv, 1960-1986
Includes correspondence with Peter Hahn, Hans and Heidi Wingler, Christian Wolsdorff, exhibition announcements and clippings.
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1-7
Bayer, Herbert and Joella, 1932-1981
Includes correspondence with Ise Gropius, writings by and about Herbert Bayer.
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8-14
Behrens, Peter - Bellman
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15
Beneman, Maria, undated
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16
Berg, Alban - Berlin
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17
Bernberger, Maschinen Fabrik - Beyer, 1964-1968, undated
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18
Bibliographies Regarding Walter Gropius, undated
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19-21
Bill, Max, 1945-1979
About the Hochschule fur Gestaltung also known as the "Ulm Bauhaus."
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22-24
Black Mountain College - Bluhova
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25
Bochum University Competition, 1962-1963
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26
Bogner - Boyd
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27
Brauneck - Britz-Buckow-Rudow (BBR)
One BBR plat and one BBR map housed in OV 23.
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28
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Bundesbaudirektion
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29
Büro-Organisation, 1928-1931
Includes memos, contract drafts, brochures, and clippings about office organization.
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30-35
Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1984-1985
About the Gropius Archive and exhibition.
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36-38
Campbell - Carter
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39
Chermayeff, Serge, 1948-1977
About Institute of Design, Congres Internationaux D'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) includes correspondence with Ivan Chermayeff, Jose Luis Sert, and Konrad Wachsmann.
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40-42
Chilar - Clark
Includes Clarenbach, Dietrich, 1968, about the monument to those killed in the Kapp Putsch - Denkmal Fur der Marzgefallen, Weimar.
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43
Clay, General Lucius, 1947-1949
Includes Gropius' report as Advisor to Clay on the reconstruction of Germany.
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44
Cleveland, Ohio, Tower East
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45
Coates, Wells, 1937-1938, 1953, 1956
Includes correspondence with Jose Luis Sert and Isaacs.
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46
On Collaboration, 1953-1956
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47
Collein - Colwell
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48
Computer Conference: Architecture and the Computer
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49
Conant, James Bryant, 1938-1978
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50-52
Conant, Kenneth, 1952
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53
Congres Internationaux D'Architecture Moderne (CIAM), 1938-1955
Includes correspondence with Fred Forbat, Sigfried Giedion, Julian Huxley, Le Corbusier, Stamo Papadaki, Jose Luis Sert, Helena and Szymon Syrkus, and Jaqueline Tywhitt, a copy of Grille CIAM d'Urbanisme, 1948, and 1949 meeting dossier.
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54-65
Conklin - Costa
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66
Cotton, Jack, 1961-1972
About Monico Piccadilly Circus, London.
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67
Council for the Aging, Boston - Currie
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68
DADD - Danilevskil
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69
Davison, Robert L., 1928-1943, 1965
Includes correspondence with Josef Albers and Herbert Bayer.
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70-71
Dearstyne, Howard, 1955-1968
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72
Deiters - Despotopolous
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73
Deutschen Demokratischen Republic, 1964-1966, undated
Includes Isaacs' correspondence with Christian Schadlich, and Hans Scharoun.
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74-75
Diamantopulis - Docker, Richard
Includes Docker re: "The Ring," 1951-1965.
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76
Dollinger - Eberhard
Includes Dorner, Alexander, 1947.
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77
Ebert - Edson
Includes Ebert, Wills re. the Berlin School, 1957, 1968.
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78
Egbert, Donald Drew, 1947-1952
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79
Elliott - Engels
Includes Eliot, T.S., 1940-1958 - Ise's correspondence with Eliot and Thorton Wilder.
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80
Faquswerk - Feuchtwanger
Includes Feininger, Lyonel, 1959, 1968 - essay "Address on the Artist."
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81
Field - Fitch
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82
Fletcher - Frank
Includes Florence, Philip Sargent correspondence with Jack C. Pritchard, 1936-1937, 1966; Forberg, Sarina Elisabeth, 1975.
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83
Frankfurt, Germany, 1948, 1962-1964
Concerns proposed planning procedure for Frankfutam-Main to be the Capitol of West Germany; two plats relating to Am Lindenbaum Development competition housed in OV 23.
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1
Free University, Berlin - Friedrich
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2
Fry, E. Maxwell, and Jane Drew, 1937-1984
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3-5
Furniture, 1972-1985
About furniture designed by Gropius including correspondence with Ise Gropius and Hans Wingler, and photographs and appraisals of furniture.
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6-9
Galbraith - Gibbard
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10
Giedion, Sigfried, 1933-1965, 1982
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11-12
Gilbert - God is in the Details
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13
Goethe Prize, 1966
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14
Gonzalez-Reyna - Griswold
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15
Gropius, Ise, 1911-1967
Includes biographical material, notes, and excerpts from her correspondence.
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16-19
Gropius, Walter, 1906-1974
Includes biographical material, genealogy material, and notes and writings by and about Gropius.
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20-44
Gropius House History, 1977
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45
Gropp - Gummere
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46
Hamm - Hannoversche Papiefabriken Alfeld-Gronau
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47
Hardt - Hartmann
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48
Harvard University, 1920-1983
Material about the Departments of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Regional Planning, and the Graduate School of Design including correspondence with Walter Bogner, John T. Boyd, Jr., Joseph B. Conant, Richard Filipowski, Henry A. Frost, Henry Hubbard, Joseph Hudnut, Charles Killam, Henry A. Kissinger, Warren P. Laird, Bremer Pond, Jerzy Solton, and Jaqueline Tyrwhitt.
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49-71
Harvard University, cont.
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1-4
Harvard University, Visiting Committee, 1962-1968
About the Graduate School of Design and Visual Arts.
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5-8
Hassenpflug - Hess
Includes Hebebrand, Werner, 1951, 1956, 1963.
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9
Hesse - Hildebrandt, Hans
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10
Hildebrandt, Lily, 1919-1984
Includes excerpts of letters between Gropius and Hildebrandt translated by Ise Gropius; correspondence with Isaacs and Rainer Hildebrandt; and photographs of Hildebrandt, and her works of art.
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11-14
Hildebrandt, Rainer - Hillebrecht, Rudolf, 1948-1974
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15
Hinder - Holden
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Holford, Sir William, 1960, 1973
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Hollatz - Honig
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Hopp - Hoyt
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Hudnut, Joseph, 1929, 1934-1952, 1967
Includes correspondence with Charles A. Coolidge, John M. Gaus, Henry James, Charles D. Maginnis, Elbert Peets, Leverett Saltonstall, Henry R. Shepley, regarding the arrival of Walter and Ise Gropius to Harvard University, and the Department of City and Regional Planning.
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20-44
Huffner - Hutcheon
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45
Huter, Karl-Heinz, 1964-1975, 1983-1984
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46
Huxley, Aldous
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47
Implington Village College, Cambridge, England
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48
Integrity
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49
Interbau Bilderdienst, 1956, 1960
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50
Institute of Design, Chicago, 1939-1955
Includes correspondence with Charles Eames, Sigfried Giedion, Nathaniel H. Owings, Walter Paepcke, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
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51-54
Iraq, University of Baghdad - Janos
Includes Itten, Johannes, 1964-1965.
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55
Japan, 1953-1985
About Walter and Ise Gropius' travels.
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56-61
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Architectural Competition, St. Louis, Missouri, 1947
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62-63
Jenney - Joedicke
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64
John F. Kennedy Federal Building, 1963-1969
Includes correspondence with Herbert Ferber, Dimitri Hadzi, and Robert Motherwell.
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65-68
Johnson - Kagan
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69
Kandinsky - "Kapp Putsch"
Includes Kapp Putsch memorial commission, 1968 with photograph of Emauel Dion.
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1
Karbe, Klaus, 1964-1983
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2-5
Karlsruhe, Dammerstock - Klopfer
Includes Klee, Paul, 1921, 1926; and Klee, Felix Paul, 1966, 1967.
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6
Koch - Kokoschka
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7
Konig, Heinrich, 1928, 1965
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8
Korn, Arthur, 1964-1966
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9
Kramer - Kusmirek
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10
Lanier - Le Corbeiller
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11
Le Corbusier, 1952-1965
Includes correspondence with Lucio Costa and Jose Luis Sert.
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12-14
Lectures by Walter Gropius, 1932-1934
Includes correspondence with Farkas Molnar, Maxwell Fry, Sigfried Giedion, and Erich Mendelsohn.
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15-21
Leiteritz - Linde
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22
Literature-Publications Which Influenced Gropius
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23
Lock - Lynch
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24
London, England, 1934-1983
Information about the Park Lane Building Commission, Piccadilly Circus project and the Pioneer Health Center, correspondence with Ronald Coleman, Jack Cotton, Richard Llewelyn Davies, Sir William Holford, and Jack Pritchard.
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25-38
Mackay-Lewis - Maginnis
Includes Maginnis, Charles, 1951-1952.
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39
Mahler, Alma, circa 1910-1920
Includes Ise Gropius' translations of letters between Walter and Alma.
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40-47
Maldonado - Manchester, England, A.P. Simon Housing Development
Plat housed in OV 23.
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48
Mandroti - Markische Viertel
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49
Modern Architectural Research (MARS) Group, 1937-1938, 1947-1955
Includes correspondence with Wells Coates, Jane Drew, Sir William Holford, and Jacqueline Tyrwhitt, meeting minutes and membership information.
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50-52
Martin - McCullough
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53
McGrath - Mendizabal
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54
Meyer, Hannes, 1963
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55
Mickin, Margaret and Walter, 1964-1965
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56
Miller - Molnar
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57
Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo and Sibyl, 1937-1949
About the formation of the "New Bauhaus," the Institute of Design, includes correspondence with Alexander Archipenko, Sewell Avery, Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, Richard Neutra, Walter Paepcke, and Xanti Schawinsky.
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58-67
Morgan - Muller-Boehat
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68
Mumford - Muthesius
Includes Mumford, Lewis, 1940, 1946.
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69
Nachtigal - Neufert
Includes National Broadcasting Co., Inc., 1957 about Gropius' appearance on NBC's "Wisdom Series, Conversation with Walter Gropius."
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70
Neumann - Norton
Includes Neutra, Richard, 1951, 1968.
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71
O'Connor - Osthaus
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72
Otto - Owers
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73
Paepcke, Walter, 1944-1945
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74
Pan American Building, 1962-1983
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75-78
Pankok - Paulssen, van Lunaeboerg
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1
Peht - Plimpton
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2
Poland
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3-5
Political Activities, 1946, 1948
About the United Nations building site and the Mundt-Nixon Bill.
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6
Portaluppi - Prefabrication
Includes Gropius' correspondence and statements regarding prefabrication, 1946-1963.
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7
Pritchard, John (Jack), 1946-1961
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8-13
Pryzoda - Pusey
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14
Quebec, Place St. Cyrille Limitee
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15
Raabe - Reale Accademia D'Italia
Includes Read, Sir Herbert, 1938, 1954-1968.
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16
Redslob - Rickey
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17
Riegl, Alois
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18
Riemerschmid - Roth
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19
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Journal, 1934, 1936, 1955
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20-22
Royal Society of Arts, 1961
About the Gold Albert Medal.
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23
Rubin - Russia
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24
Sabais - Schadlich
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25
Scharoun, Hans, 1964-1966
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26
Schawlinsky - Schiller
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27
Schinkel, Karl Friedrich
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28
Schlemmer - Schmidt, Pauli
Includes Schlemmer, Tut, 1965, about Oskar Schlemmer; and Schmidt, Kurt, 1968.
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29
Schneider - Selmanagic
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30
Sert, Jose Luis, 1939-1969
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31-35
Shanghai - Silber
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36
Simon - Soltan
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37
Sommerfield, Andrew, 1943-1949, 1964-1974
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38-39
Staber - Stevens
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40
Sting, Hellmuth
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41
Stout - Syrkus, Helena and Szymon
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42
Tallahassee, Florida - TASK
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43
Taunton Elementary School, Taunon, Massachusetts
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44
Taut, Bruno and Max
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45
The Architects Collaborative (TAC), 1945, 1961-1973
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46-47
Theater - Thiel
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48
Thiersch - Thompson
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49
Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, circa 1931
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50
Tillich - Tupler
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51
Uhlig, Klaus K.
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52
United Nations Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), 1947-1972
About the design and construction of UNESCO's headquarters in Paris including correspondence with Max Bill, Marcel Breuer, Wells Coates, Lucio Costa, Sigfried Giedion, Le Corbusier, Sven Markelius, Nervi, Ernesto Rogers, Eero Sarrinen, Jose Luis Sert, Zehrfuss, reports, and meeting minutes.
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53-72
United Nations Headquarters, New York, 1946-1959
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73
Unwin - Utopia
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74
Vagnetti - Van Voss
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75
Waschmann, Konrad, 1962, undated
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76
Wagner, Martin, 1940, 1981-1985
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77-79
Wagner - Waterstradt
Includes Walden Pond Reservation, undated.
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80
Weber - Weimar
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81
Weissberger - Williams
Includes Ise Gropius' correspondence with Wilder, Thornton, 1958.
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82
Williams College - Windowless Factories
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83
Wingler, Hans Maria, 1963-1979, undated
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84-85
Wingler, Hans Maria and Heidi, 1980-1985
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86
Winston - Wright
Includes Writings, 1967, 1969, undated; and Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1925, 1940.
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Wurm - Zinn
Includes Wurster, William, 1950-1953; and Zevi, Bruno, 1952, 1963-1965.
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88
Oversized Map and Plat of Britz-Buckow-Rudow (BBR)
OV 23
Oversized Plats, Am Lindenbaum Development Competition
OV 23
Oversized Plat, A.P. Simon Housing Development Manchester, England
OV 23
13.3: Drafts of Biography, circa 1972-1977, 1991
This subseries includes drafts of the two volume German edition, Der Mensch und sein Werk and a draft for volumes three and four (never published) as well as drafts of the English edition published posthumously, Walter Gropius An Illustrated Biography. All are in English.
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Front Material, circa 1977
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1
Part 1: The Forge, A: Germany, circa 1977
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2-3
Part 1: The Forge, B: Weimar, circa 1977
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4-5
Part 1: The Forge, C: Dessau, circa 1977
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Part 1: The Forge, D: Berlin, circa 1977
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Part 2: The Transition, A: Introduction to England, circa 1977
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Part 2: The Transition, B: Interlude in England, circa 1977
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10-11
Part 3: The Fertile Ground, A: Changing United States, circa 1977
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12
Part 3: The Fertile Ground, B: Harvard University, circa 1977
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13-14
Part 3: The Fertile Ground, C: Emeritus Career, circa 1977
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15
Part 3: The Fertile Ground, C: Emeritus Career, and Epilogue, circa 1977
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Part 4: Attitudes and Principles, A: Introduction, circa 1972
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Part 4: Attitudes and Principles, B: Goals and Social Concerns, circa 1972
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Part 4: Attitudes and Principles, C: Education, circa 1972
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Part 4: Attitudes and Principles, D: History, circa 1972
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Part 4: Attitudes and Principles, E: Housing, Community, City, and Planning, circa 1972
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Part 4: Attitudes and Principles, F: Responsibility, circa 1972
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Part 4: Attitudes and Principles, G: Teamwork and the Collaborative Process, circa 1972
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Part 4: Attitudes and Principles, H: Design, circa 1972
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Part 5: The Works of Other Embodying Gropius' Principles, A: Introduction, circa 1972
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Part 5: The Works of Other Embodying Gropius' Principles, B: Students of the Bauhaus, circa 1972
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Part 5: The Works of Other Embodying Gropius' Principles, C: Harvard Graduates, circa 1972
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Part 5: The Works of Other Embodying Gropius' Principles, D: Others in the Professions and the Public, circa 1972
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Part 6: The Years to Come, A: Introduction and B: Consistency and New Directions, circa 1972
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Part 6: The Years to Come, C: Gropius - Symbol and Spokesman, circa 1972
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Part 6: The Years to Come, D: Predictions, circa 1972
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Prospectus, 1981
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Front Material, 1981
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Part 1: The Forge, A: Germany to 1918, 1981
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10-12
Part 1: The Forge, B: Weimar, 1981
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Part 1: The Forge, C: Bressau, 1981
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Part 1: The Forge, D: Berlin, 1981
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Part 2: The Transition, A: Introduction to England, 1981
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Part 2: The Transition, B: Interlude in England, 1981
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Part 3: The Fertile Ground, A: Changing United States, 1981
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Part 3: The Fertile Ground, B: Harvard University, 1981
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Part 3: The Fertile Ground, C: Emeritus Career, 1981
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Part 3: The Fertile Ground, Epilogue, 1981
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Part 4: Goals, Social Concerns, and Responsibility, A: Introduction, 1984
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Part 4: Goals, Social Concerns, and Responsibility, B: Goals and Social Principles, 1984
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Part 4: Goals, Social Concerns, and Responsibility, C: Responsibility, 1984
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Part 5: Teamwork and the Collaborative Process, A: Introduction and B: In Education, 1984
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Part 5: Teamwork and the Collaborative Process, C: In Practice, 1984
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Part 6: Eduation, A: Introduction and B: The Bauhaus, 1984
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Part 6: Education, C: The English Experience, 1984
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Part 6: Education, D: Harvard University, 1984
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Part 7: History, A: Introduction - Gropius' Heritage and B: Historical Influences, 1984
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Part 8: Design Principles, A: Introduction and B: Principles of Architecture, 1984
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Part 8: Design Principles, C: Architectural Works and Projects, 1984
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Part 8: Design Principles, D: Housing and Community, 1984
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Part 8: Design Principles, E?: Planning, 1984
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Part 8: Design Principles, F: Public Spaces, G: Landscape Architecture, H: Art and Art in Architecture, I: Interiors, Furniture, and Product Design (not included), and J: Parctice Management and Costs, 1984
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Part 9: The Works of Others, A: Introduction, 1984
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Part 9: The Works of Others, B: Students of the Bauhaus, 1984
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Part 9: The Works of Others, C: Harvard Graduates, 1984
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Part 9: The Works of Others, Others in the Professions and the Public, 1984
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Part 10: The Years to Come, A: Introduction and B: Consistency and New Directions, 1984
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Part 10: The Years to Come, C: Gropius - Symbol and Spokesman, 1984
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9-10
Part 10: The Years to Come, D: Prediction, 1984
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11-12
Appendices, 1984
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13-14
Letters from Bullfinch Press Regarding Edited Manuscript, 1992
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15
1st Edition, Forward, Preface, Prologue, and Chapter 1: The Forge, circa 1991
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16
1st Edition, Chapter 2: The Young Architect, circa 1991
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17
1st Edition, Chapter 3: Weimar and the Bauhaus, circa 1991
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18-19
1st Edition, Chapter 4: The Dessau Bauhaus, circa 1991
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1st Edition, Chapter 5: Berlin, circa 1991
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21-22
1st Edition, Chapter 6: The Transition, circa 1991
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23-24
1st Edition, Chapter 7: The Fertile Ground, circa 1991
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1-2
1st Edition, Chapter 8: Emeritus Career, circa 1991
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3-4
2nd Edition, Chapter 1: The Forge, circa 1991
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5
2nd Edition, Chapter 2: The Young Architect, circa 1991
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6
2nd Edition, Chapter 3:Weimar and the Bauhaus, circa 1991
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2nd Edition, Chapter 4: The Dessau Bauhaus, circa 1991
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2nd Edition, Chapter 5: Berlin, circa 1991
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2nd Edition, Chapter 6: The Transition, circa 1991
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10
2nd Edition, Chapter 7: The Fertile Ground, circa 1991
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13.4: Comments on the Biography, circa 1991, undated
These include the handwritten notes by Ise Gropius and Reginald Isaacs regarding the book drafts.
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Notes, First Draft, circa 1991
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Notes, Second Draft, circa 1991
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Notes, Final Draft, circa 1991
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Comments by Ise Gropius, Parts 1-6, undated
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Comments by Ise Gropius, 2nd Edition, Parts 4 and 6, undated
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21-22
Editing Comments by Reginald Isaacs, Parts 1 and 2, undated
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13.5: Publication Correspondence, 1969-1989
This subseries includes correspondence for the English and German editions of the biography with the Gerbruder Mann Verlag, Franziska P. Hosken, The M.I.T. Press, and the New York Graphic Society Ltd.
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Correspondence Regarding English Edition of Biography, 1969-1989
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25-32
Correspondence Regarding German Edition of Biography, 1981-1983
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33-38
13.6: Photographs and Illustrations for the Biography, circa 1800s-1983, undated
This subseries contains the photographs and illustrations used in the published version of the biography Walter Gropius der Mensch und sein Werk. Walter Gropius biography, totaling 3 linear feet and including original and copy prints. At the beginning of the series are 3 folders containing a chart with the captions and credits for the materials. This, in concjunction with identification information on the materials themselves, serve as an excellent guide to the items.
Some of the prints found here were taken by amateur photographers and belonged to Walter and Ise Gropius and others while most were taken by professionals. Isaacs' sons, Mark and Henry, also produced many images to aid in their fathers' research of Walter Gropius' building designs.
The following Gropius family members, and other significant individuals, are depicted in photographs found throughout the subseries and particularly at the beginning:
  • Walther Gropius (1848-1911): father
  • Auguste Pauline Manon Scharnweber (1855-1933): mother
  • Manon Gropius: sister
  • Carl Ludwig Adolf Gropius (1819-1871): paternal grandfather
  • Louise Honig Gropius (1821-1906): paternal grandmother
  • Karl August Scharnweber: maternal grandfather
  • Willy, Felix, and Erich Gropius: uncles
  • Felicitas, Heidi, Conrad, and Werner: cousins
  • (Johann) Carl Christian (1781-1854): great grandfather
  • Wilhelm Ernst Gropius: great uncle
  • Martin Karl Philipp Gropius (1824-1880): great uncle
  • Georg Ludwig Gropius (1726-1784): great-great grandfather
  • Dorothea Gropius (1739-1816): great-great grandmother
  • Gabain, George (1763-1826) and Caroline (1769-1831): founders of the family silkworks
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1-3: List of Captions and Credits, 1979-1983
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4: Gropius signature; Gropius' principle; portraits of Gropius and Reginald Isaacs; bookplate by Gropius, circa 1903, undated
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5: "Walter Gropius" caricature on tile, by Max Ernst; "Metallisches Fest;" Gropius "Fest;" family members and the Gabains, circa 1800s, 1929, 1970,
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6: Schinkel, Karl Friedrich and 2 buildings designed by him; family members; Martin Karl Philipp Gropius and illustration for "Kladderadatsch," by him; Gropius brothers' diorama, circa 1800s, undated
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7: Gropius as 2nd Lieutenant, Franco-Prussian War; family members; Gymnasium Liebniz, circa 1800s
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8: Gymnasium Kaiserin Augusta; Gymnasium Steglitz; Gropius; family members, circa 1800s, 1901
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9: Family members; Gross Schonfeld, estate of Carl Ludwig Adolf Gropius, Pomerania; principal estate workers of Gross Schonfeld, circa 1800s, 1906
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10: Hohenstein, estate of Felix Gropius, Kreis Deutsch Krone; Gropius; cousins; uncle Erich, circa 1800s-1900
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11: Kurnfurstendamm 25 (Now Hotel Am Zoo), Gropius' home; Gropius and friends; sister, circa 1890s-1903, 1965
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12: Gropius as Cadet, 15th Hussar Regiment Wandsbeck; Gropius and Loiuse Honig; Technische Hochschule, Munich; Konigliche Technische Hochschule, Berlin, 1902-1905
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13: Gropius, 1905; Gropius' term paper cover, -Viollet-le-Duc: Porportionen; term paper sketches and text, 1905, undated
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14: Granary (Kornspeicher), at Janikow; Erich Gropius house, Janikow; Metzner house, Dramburg; Farm worker's housing, Golzengot, 1903-1906
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15: Farm worker's housing, Janikow; site plan of Janikow housing; miscellaneous photos of Janikow (Warsaw), 1906-1907, undated
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16: Griesbach, Helmuth and Gropius in Spain, 1907
Two glass plate negatives housed in MGP 2.
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17: Boxehrens, Peter; Boxehrens and daughter, Petra; Karl Ernst Osthaus' house; Lehmann Department Store, Cologne, interiors designed with Behrens; Gropius and his Aunt Wiene, Chislehurst, England, 1908-1910
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18: Sears, Roebuck & Co., catalog, "Houses by Mail"; E. F. Hodgson, Co., Hodgson Houses, 1908
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19: Gropius, Janikow; Meyer, Adolf; Kleffel Starch Factory, Baumgarter (Kreis Karwitz), Janikow, with Meyer; Mahler, Alma Schindler; monument to Otto von Bismarck, Coblenz, competition entry, with Meyer, 1910-1929
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20: Fagus Werk, Alfeld-an-der-Leine, with Meyer (includes an original drawing of a door handle), 1910-1911
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21: Von Arnim House, Falkenhagen, Pomerania, with Meyer, 1911
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22: Storage Warehouse, Markisch, Friedland; Von Brockhausen workers' housing, Mittelfelde; Von Brockhausen conservatory, Mittelfelde; Von Borke house, Gut Golzen; Boxenzine motor railroad car, 1911-1914
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23: Alfeld-an-der-Leine hospital proposal with Meyer; "Eigene Scholle," Wittenberge an der Oder, with Meyer, 1912-1913
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24: Worker's housing for Bernburger Machine Company, Alfeld; Worker's housing, Dramburg, 1913-1914
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25: Werkbund Exhibition, Cologne: factory, office building, and machinery hall pavilion for Deutz Machine Factory, with Meyer, 1914
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26: Gropius Hohe, Mt. Aubry, Senones, Vosges; Moussey Chateau, Gropius' billet; Alma Schindler Mahler, letter to Gropius; van de Velde, Henry, 1915, 1914, undated
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27: Alma Schindler Mahler Gropius; Gropius, Vonvalescence; the Oise, aftermath of battle, 1916-1918
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28: "Mountains for Living," project for the "Glass Chain," drawings by Gropius and Frank Moller; Weimar Bauhaus, 1919
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29: Birthday letters from Lyonel Feininger "Papileo" to Gropius; Hildebrandt, Lily and other students of AdolfHolzel in Dachau; Sommerfeld Andrew; Sommerfeld house, Berlin-Dahlem, and furniture; Weimar Bauhaus Director's Office; Sommefeld Factory and office building, Berlin; Sommerfeld rowhouses, Berlin, with Meyer, 1920-1952
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30: Monument to those killed in the Kapp Putsch designed by Gropius, 1921
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31: Otte house, Berlin-Zehlendorf, with Meyer; Kallenbach house, Berlin, with Meyer, 1921-1922
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32: Municipal Theater, Jena, before and after remodeling, with Meyer, 1923-1924
One glass plate negative housed in MGP 4.
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33: Klee, Paul; statement by Paul Klee; Gropius; van Doesburg, Theo, 1921, 1923
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34: Bauhaus cooperative housing project, Weimar; Demonstration house "am Horn", Weimar, with Georg Muche and Adolf Meyer, architects, 1922-1923
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35: Chicago Tribune office building competition entry, with Meyer; Rauth house, Berlin-Wohnhaus, proposal, with Meyer, 1922
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36: "Die Meisterrat," Oskar Schlemmer and Gropius in Opposition, sketch by Schlemmer; "Color sonatina in red," Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack; Henri van de Velde's villa; LeCorbusier's diagram and instructions for mounting his works at the 1923 exhibition; Weimar Bauhaus mural, Herbert Bayer, 1922-1923
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37: Gropius; Ise Frank; Le Corbusier, Cafe des Deux Magots, Paris; Wassily Kandinsky, J.J.P. Oud Gropius; von Klitzing Summer house, Timmendorf, proposal with Meyer; Faguswerk warehouse and service building, Alfeld-an-der-Leine, with Meyer, 1923-1924
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38: Piet Mondrian letter to Gropius; Hannover Paper Factory, Alfeld-Gronau, with Meyer; Kappe storage warehouse, Alfeld-an-der-Leine, with Meyer, 1924
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39: Friedrich Frobel Institute, Bad Liebenstein, Thuringia, proposal; Philosophy Academy, Erlangen, proposal with Meyer, 1923-1924
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40: Gropius, Amalfi; Ise Gropius, Amalfi, 1925
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41-45: Boxauhaus, Dessau, buildings with plans, exterior and interior views, 1927
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46: Master's house and student housing, Bauhaus, Dessau, 1927
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47: Masters and students at the Elbe River, Dessau, 1927
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48: Torten housing development, Dessau, 1928
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49: Friedrichshone, Bernberg, 1926-1929
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50: Remodelled residence of Karl Benscheidt, Jr., Alfeld; Teachers Association building, Dresden, proposal, 1925
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51: Muller factory, Kirchbraak, 1925
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52: Passport photos, Gropius and Ise Gropius; Oskar Schlemmer's class, Dessau, 1925
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53: Two dwellings for Werkbund Housing Exhibition, the "Weissenhof," Stuttgart, and Zuckerkandl house, Jena, 1927-1928
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54: Harnischmacher house, Mainz; Lewin house, Berlin-Zehlendorf; Hecke house, Hamburg, proposal; Molling and Co.; Jacobsthal house, 1927
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55: Dammerstock housing development, Karlsruhe, competition, 1927
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56: Total Theater, Berlin, proposal for Erwin Piscator, 1927
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57: Municipal Employment Office, Dessau, competition, 1927-1928
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58: Gropius in Copenhagen; Ostwald, Wilhelm with Gropius; Boxerlage, Hendrik with Gropius; Boxartok, Bela, and Paul Klee with Gropius, 1927
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59: Gropius with Manon; Manon; Meyer, Hannes, 1927-1930, undated
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60: "The Dessau Bauhaus Cracks-Up," cartoon; "The Bauhaus Director in Dessau Removing the Last Ornaments from his Family," cartoon from "Simplicissimus," Munich, 1927
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61: Walter Gropius; Ise Gropius; "Farewell party," Sommerfeld home, Berlin; Gropius' impressions of U.S. including housing and oil rigs, Chicago; Gropius at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1928
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62: 121 Potsdamer Street, Berlin, Gropius' flat and office; Gropius' office staff, Berlin, 1929
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63: Mechanical Engineering School, Hagen, 1929
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64: Fischtalgrund Exhibition Hall, Berlin-Zehlendorf; Spandau-Haselhorst experimental housing project, Berlin, competition, 1928, 1929
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65: Siemensstadt housing cooperative, Berlin, 1929-1930
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66: "Am Lindenbaum" housing development, Frankfurt, 1929
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67: Aschrott Home for the Aged, Kassel, competition, 1929
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68: Modular furniture for the Feder Company, Berlin, 1929
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69: Designs for Adler Automobiles; School, Berlin-Copenick, 1929-1933
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70: School, Schwarzerden in der Rhon; slab block, steel construction, proposal, 1930
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71: Ukrainian State Theater competition, Kharkov Palace of Justice, Berlin, proposal; Palace of the Soviets, Moscow, competition, 1930, 1931
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72: Wannsee Shores apartments, Berlin, proposal, 1931
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73: Prefabricated houses for Hirsch Copper and Brass Works, Finow, 1931
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74: Mendelssohn Sanatorium, proposal; Schawinsky, Alexander (Xanti) with photos of Herbert Bayer, Marcel Breuer, and Walter; Gropius, 1928-1931
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75: Deutscher Werkbund Exhibition, Paris - Gropius with Herbert Bayer, Marcel Breuer, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, 1929-1930
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76: Gropius on skis, Davos; Palace of Justice, competition?; Nagel apartments, Nuremberg, proposal; exhibition of Gropius' works, Zurich, 1930-1931
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77: Stove for Frank Iron Works; "Spirit of Ascona," with Ise Gropius, Xanti Schawinsky, and Herbert Bayer; B.D.A. (Bund Deutscher Architekten) meeting, Berlin; C.I.A.M. (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne) meeting, Barcelona, including Jose Luis Sert, Le Corbusier, Cornelius van Eesteren, Gropius, and Victor Bourgeois; beach resort, Ciudad Balneira, Argentina, 1931-1932
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78: German Building Exhibition, Berlin; Gropius; Reichsbank, Berlin, competition; Bahner house, Klein-Machow, Berlin, 1932
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79: Non Ferrous Metal Exhibition, Berlin, with Joost Schmidt, 1934
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80: Recreation center project, Tiergarten, Berlin, competition, with Rudolf Hillebrecht; Rosa-Barcelona project; Gropius in Budapest; Xanti Schawinsky letter to Gropius, 1933-1934
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81: A. P. Simon project, Manchester, proposal, with Maxwell Fry, 1934
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82: Volta Theater Conference, Rome; Gropius passport photo; Pritchard, Jack C., sketch by Kapp; Lawn Roads flats, Hampstead, London, Wells Coates, architect; Gropius' Birthday including Gropius, Molly Pritchard, Ise, J.C. Pritchard, and Mrs. Marcrieff; Dr. Markova, Marcel Breuer, Ise, Gropius, unknown, and J.C. Pritchard, 1934-1935, 1942
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83: Dartington Hall cottages and theater, Totnes, Devonshire, with Maxwell Fry, 1934-1935
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84: Gropius, Manon; Manon Gropius' gravestone designed by Gropius; C.I.A.M. meeting, Amsterdam; Frank Gropius, Beate (Ati) with Ise and Hertha Frank, 1934-1936
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85: Film Processing Laboratory for Denham Laboratories, Oxbridge, with Maxwell Fry (includes slides), 1935
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86: Pioneer Health Care Center, Peckham, London, proposal (includes slides), 1935
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87: Impington Village College, Cambridgeshire, with Maxwell Fry, 1936-1937
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88: Max Ernst's depiction of Gropius as a bird in a cage (England), caricature on tile, circa 1935
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89: Levy house, London, with Maxwell Fry (includes slides), 1936
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90: Donaldson house, Shipbourne, Kent, with Maxwell Fry; farewell at Waterloo Station, London, Gropius and Ise; Gropius' horoscope drawing by Joost Schmidt (includes a slide), 1936-1937, circa 1947
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91: Gropius and Ise, arrival in New York; teaching of the Beaux-Arts at Harvard University, 1937
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92: Gropius; Ati Gropius and Gropius; Boxauhauslers at Planting Island, Massachusetts including Xanti Schawinsky, Herbert Bayer, Mary Breuer, Gropius, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, 1937
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93: Gropius house, Lincoln, Massachusetts, with Marcel Breuer, 1938
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94: Wheaton College Art Center, Norton, Massachusetts, with Marcel Breuer; Breuer house, Lincoln, Massachusetts; Hagerty house, Cohasset, Massachusetts with Breuer; Bauhaus Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York designed by Herbert Bayer; James Ford house, Lincoln, Massachusetts with Breuer, 1937-1938
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95-98: Gropius, Chairman, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University including Gropius with Marcel Breuer, Joseph Hudnut, Ise, Richard Neutra, Konrad Waschsmann, and students (includes slides), circa 1938-1952
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99: Wright, Frank Lloyd, Lincoln Massachusetts, including Marcel Breuer, Mr. and Mrs. Plant and Gropius; Gropius, "Falling Water," Pennsylvania photos including Gropius, Edgar Kaufmann and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., 1939-1940
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100: Frank house, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Gropius with Dahlen K. Ritchey and Breuer, 1939
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101: Pennsylvania Pavilion, New York World's Fair, with Breuer; Black Mountain College project, North Carolina, proposal with Breuer; Huxley, Julian with Gropius, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1939
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102: Stravinsky, Igor, Lincoln, Massachusetts; Gropius, Long Island, New York; Gropius, Key West, Florida; Recreation Center, Key West, Florida with Konrad Waschmann; Aluminum City Terrace, housing project, New Kensington, Pennsylvania with Breuer; Abele house, 1940-1941
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103: Ozenfant, Amedee, Lincoln, Massachusetts; Packaged House System and General Panel Corporation with Konrad Waschmann, 1941-1942
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104: Gropius and Colvin, Lincoln, Massachusetts; Hudnut, Joseph and Gropius, Harvard University; Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois (Gropius - Planning Consultant), 1942, 1945-1958
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105: "Two Cities: Planning in North and South America," Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York including exhibition program; Church, Torreon, Mexico, proposal, with Jorge Gonzales Reyna, 1946-1947
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106: School of Design, Chicago, Illinois including Gropius, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and students; Howlett house, Belmont, Massachusetts, with TAC (The Architects Collaborative); Gropius' Harvard faculty meeting note regarding Joseph Hudnut, 1945-1948
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107: Graduate Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts - with TAC, 1948-1960
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108: C.I.A.M. meeting, London including Ernesto Rogers and Le Corbusier; Stichweh house, Hanover; Boston Back Bay Center, Boston, Massachusetts, proposal, with Pietro Belluschi, Walter Bogner, Carl Koch, Hugh Stebbins, and TAC, 1951, 1953
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109: Gropius, near Colorado Springs; Gropius Pine Tree, Lincoln, Massachusetts; Gropius Copper Beech Tree, Cambridge, Massachusetts; "World Tree," Harvard Graduate Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1938-1952
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110: International Advisory Panel for UNESCO headquarters building, Paris including Breuer, Gropius, Le Corbusier, Sven Markelius, Ernesto Rogers, Eero Saarinen, and others, 1952
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111: Gropius' 70th Birthday including John Retalliata, Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Isaacs; Gropius Oak Tree, Chicago; Matarazzo International Grand Prize in Architecture, Sao Paulo, Brazil, including Alvar Aalto, Gropius, Ernesto Rogers, and Jose Luis Sert, 1953-1954, 1973
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112-113: Gropius in Japan, including Ise and others, 1954
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114: Gropius on the Acropolis in Greece, including Ise; Adenauer, Konrad with Gropius, Harvard University, 1954-1955
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115-116: Pan-American World Airways Building, New York City, designed with Alex Cvijanovic and Pietro Belluschi, 1958
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117: Interbau apartment building, Berlin Hansaviertel, with TAC, 1955-1957
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118: United States Embassy, Athens, with TAC, 1956-1961
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119: Springfield College, Massachusetts, Master Plan; Civic center, Tallahassee, Florida; Hanseatic Goethe Prize, Hamburg; "Universal" School Prototype proposal for Collier's Magazine, with TAC, 1955-1957
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120: Award of "Grosse Verdienst Kruez mit Stern," from the Federal Republic of Germany showing Gropius with German Embassy Attache, Franz Kraps and Gropius' granddaughter, Sarina Forberg; Sarina Forberg and Gropius, 1958
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121: Gropiusstadt, Britz-Buckow-Rudow, Berlin, with TAC, including Gropius at the ground breaking ceremony with Willy Brandt and others, 1956-1961
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122: University of Baghdad, master plan with TAC, 1955-1957
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123: University of Baghdad, master plan with TAC, 1955-1957
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124: Taut, Max, Gropius, Hans Scharoun, and Richard Scheibe at the Akademie der Kunste, Berlin; award of the Goether Prize, Paulskirche, Frankfurt Am Main, 1961-1962
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125: Hillebrecht, Rudolf, Gropius, Hans Maria Wingler, Darmstadt, Berlin, Bauhaus-Archiv; Bauhaus-Archiv, Darmstadt, Berlin, with Alex Cvijanovic and TAC; Bochum University project, competition, with TAC, 1961-1968
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126: Dom-Romerberg, Frankfurt, competition, with TAC, 1962
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127: Prof. Erhard with Gropius, Selb; Rosenthal Ceramic Factory, Selb, with TAC including the building, Philip Rosenthal, Alex Cvijanovic, and others, 1963-1967
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128: Double school and day care center, Berlin-Buckow-Rudow, with TAC; apartment building for GEHAG, Gropiusstadt, Berlin, with TAC; apartment-office project, Toronto, with TAC, 1961-1966
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129: Thomas Glass Factory, Amberg, with TAC, 1967
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130: Park Lane Building, London, with Richard Llewelyn-Davies, John Weeks, and TAC; Gropius' lost wager: a pig-pen for Philip Rosenthal's pet pig, with TAC, 1960-1968
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131: China service for Rosenthal, with Louis McMillen and Katherine DeSouza; Royal Gold Medal of Royal Institute of British Architects (R.I.B.A.), including Gropius with C.H. Aslin, E. Maxwell Fry, and Sir Herbert Read, 1956-1968
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132: Place St. Cyrille, Quebec, proposal, with TAC; John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston, with N. C. Fletcher and Samuel Glaser Associates, 1961-1966
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133: Television Talk with Jack Cotton, Gropius, and Ise, London; Gropius' 80th Birthday, 1960, 1963
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134: Tower East, Shaker Heights, Ohio, with TAC, 1964
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135: TAC Office Building, Cambridge, Massachusetts, with TAC; Pepper Pike housing, Ohio, propsal, with TAC, 1965, 1968
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136: Gropius' 85th Birthday, Harvard University; German ambassador's residence, Buenos Aires, proposal, with Alex Cvijanovic, 1968-1969
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137: Gropius in Arizona (includes a slide); Gropius' 86th Birthday at TAC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969
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138: Gropius Exhibition, Stuttgart including Gropius with Ise, Herbert Bayer, and the exhibiton, 1968
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139: Portraits of Walter Gropius and others, including a group photo of architecture educators at Cranbrook Academy with Eero Saarinen, Joseph Hudnut, Leon Arnal, and Eliel Saarinen, 1930-1939
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140: Portraits of Walter Gropius and others including Ise Gropius, C.I.A.M. meeting Bridgewater, and Gropius in Havana, Cuba, 1940-1949
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141: Portraits of Walter Gropius and others, including Gropius by Hans Namuth, Max Cetto, Gropius in Lima, Peru, 1950-1954
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142: Portraits of Walter Gropius and others including Jose Luis Sert, and presentation of the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.) Gold Medal to Gropius, 1955-1959
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143: Portraits of Walter Gropius and others, 1960-1963
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144: Portraits of Walter Gropius and others including Gropius' 80th Birthday with Alvar Aalto, Ise, TAC staff, and Reginald Isaacs, 1963
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145: Portraits of Walter Gropius and others, 1964-1967
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146: Portraits of others: Bayer, Herbert; Dorner, Alexander, 1929, 1940, 1957, 1959, undated
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147: Architectural designs by Walter Gropius and others including Peter Behrens, Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos, J.J.P. Oud, Hans Poelzig, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Louis Sullivan, undated
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148: Architectural designs by Walter Gropius and others - East Berlin, unidentified, undated
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149: Architectural designs by Le Corbusier including (slides) Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India; Sainte-Maire de La Tourette; Notre-Dame du Huat, Ronchamp; and Villa Savoye, Poissy, Paris (slides), undated
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150: Architectural designs by Bauhaus Faculty -Bill, Max, undated
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151: Architectural designs by Bauhaus Graduates, Horstmann, Edgar and Selmanagic, Selman, 1939, undated
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152: Architectural designs by Harvard Graduates including Department of Architecture and Regional Planning; Morse, John, undated
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153-156: Architectural designs by Harvard Graduates of the School of Design including Duhart, Emilio; Seidler, Harry, 1948, 1960, 1967, undated
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157: Architectural designs, unidentified, undated
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158-161: Works of art by Bauhaus Graduates including Ahlfeld-Heyman, Marianne; Cidor, Ruth; Driesch-Foucar, Lydia; Graeff, Werner; Lutz, Rudolf, undated
(3 glass plate negatives housed in MGP 1)
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162: Works of Art by the Architects Collaborative (TAC), for Gropius' 83rd Birthday, 1966
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163-164: Miscellaneous including Pergamon Allar, Berlin; Coca Castle, Spain; Church of Santa Maria Ara Coeli, Rome; Albert Medal Plaque (slides); 1709 Cambridge, 1935-1936; Megapolis, Greece (slides); Walter Gropius (slides), undated
One lantern slide housed in MGP 2.
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Oversized Photograph of Family Group, undated
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Oversized Photograph of Unidentified Individual, undated
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Oversized Pencil Drawing (of two men at a table), undated
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Oversized Plat, German Building Exposition, 1932
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Oversized Photograph of Gropius and others, Harvard Architects School, 1940
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Oversized Photograph, [Sears, Roebuck & Co. houses], undated
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Oversized Portraits of Gropius, 1955-1959
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Oversized Portrait of Gropius, 1960
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Oversized Portrait of Gropius, 1966
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Oversized Township Study Prepared by students in Depts. of Architecture and Regional Planning, Harvard University, 1946
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Glass Plate Negatives
3 glass negatives
MGP 1
Glass Plate Negatives and Lantern Slide
2 glass negatives
1 lantern slide
MGP 2
Glass Plate Negative
1 glass negative
MGP 4
13.7: Printed Material, 1912-1991, undated
The printed material Isaacs collected as research material for the Gropius biography totals 2 linear feet. The items are mostly newspaper, journal, and magazine clippings, but there are a few bound volumes including The Architects Collaborative, TAC, edited by Herausgegeben von, Arthur Niggli Ltd., 1965, and the completed 2 volume biography by Isaacs, Walter Gropius: der Mensch und sein Werk, 1983, 1984.
The folder of miscellaneous exhibition catalogs and announcements concerns the exhibitions "de stijl," at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1961 and Hampstead in the Thirties, A Committed Decade, Camden Arts Centre, London, in 1975
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Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements, Walter Gropius, 1963-1971
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Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements, Bauhaus Faculty and Graduates, 1953-1986, undated
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Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements, The Bauhaus, 1961-1971
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Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements, Miscellaneous, 1961, 1973
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Printed Material for Walter Gropius Biography (in alphabetical order), undated
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Printed Material for Walter Gropius Biography, 1912-1963
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Printed Material for Walter Gropius Biography, 1964-1991, undated
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