Guide to the Cornell University College Of Architecture, Art And Planning Student Projects,
1898-1967.

Collection Number: 15-5-1416

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
Laura Linke
Date completed:
May 2006
EAD encoding:
RMC Staff, May 2008

© 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning student projects, 1898-1967.
Collection Number:
15-5-1416
Creator:
Cornell University.College of Architecture, Art and Planning.
Quantity:
10.2 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Reports, Research Materials, Scrapbooks
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Volumes containing honors designs and theses; an interscholastic competition; and merit solutions for landscape design, also, student projects and drawings, and photographs of projects.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Volumes containing honors designs and theses; an interscholastic competition; and merit solutions for landscape design, 1912-1922. Also, student projects and drawings, and photographs of projects, 1903-1967; three banners and one plaque for the Inter College Athletic Championships, 1910-1916; approximately 300 student pen and ink sketches, primarily copied from published works; and student projects for the Dept. of City and Regional Planning. Includes drawings of Cornell University and Ithaca buildings, such as Sage College, Boardman and Cascadilla Halls, Llenroc, the Grant Mansion, Giles House and student apartments, as well as proposed residential halls and academic buildings. Also, drawings of historic European and classical structures, and architectural elements. Among the students and architects whose work is represented are Carráere & Hastings, Richard C. Murdock (Cornell University Class of 1927), John Wellborn Root (Cornell University Class of 1909), and Robert J. Eidlitz (Cornell University Class of 1885).
SUBJECTS

Names:
Cornell University.
Eidlitz, Robert James, 1864-1935.
Murdock, Richard C.
Root, John Wellborn, 1887-1963.
Carráere & Hastings.
Cornell University--Buildings.
Cornell University.Dept. of City and Regional Planning.

Subjects:
Architecture--Study and teaching.
City planning.
Landscape architecture.

Places:
Ithaca (N.Y.)--Buildings.

Form and Genre Terms:
Architectural drawings.
Photographs.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

A partial guide of the project titles in the collection and names of their creators is available here, PDF file. A new series 1926-1927 starts on page 126 of the guide.
Cite As:
Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning student projects, #15-5-1416. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
SERIES LIST

Series I. Miscellanous Projects 1885 - 1960s Box 1-6
Series II. Theses 1926-1931 (Vol. I-V) Box 13
Series III. Interscholastic Competition (Vol. I of I) Box 13
Series IV. Merit Solutions, Landscape Design 1912-1922 (Vol. 1-10) Boxes 14,15
Series Va. Honors designs 1898/1899 - 1946/1947 Boxes 7-11, 16-23, 27-31
Series Vb. Honors designs 1947/1948 - 1951/1952 and 1952/1953 - 1956/1957 Boxes 24-26
Series VI. Design Problems, 1922/1923 - 1958/1959 Box 32
Series VII. Thesis Programs 1939-1951 Boxes 33,34
Series VIII. Student Projects, Course Descriptions, Student Work for the NAAB (National Architectural Accreditation Board) 1980-1997 Boxes 35-39
Series IX. Student Projects in Map Case Drawers
Series X. Objects in Map Case Drawers (Banners and Plaque)
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Series I. Miscellanous Projects 1885 - 1960s
1947-1967
35 Folders: Sub-Theses
 Box 1
1927
"Photographics Reproductions" (Scrapbook), Richard. C. Murdock
Box 2
1987
5" x 7" Envelopes Containing Drawings by Other Students
Box 2
1885-1886
"Problems in Mechanics" (Scrapbook) (AM W.drawings), Warren .P. Laird, Class in Mechanics, Cornell University
Box 3
1960
"Housing-Whose Responsibility?" (CRP Conference), Dept. of City and Regional Planning Publications
Box 4
1954-1955
"Cortland, NY General Plan"
 Box 4
1958-1959
"Johnson City, NY General Plan"
 Box 4
Fall 1964
"Chemung County Urban Area"
 Box 4
Dept. of City and Regional Planning Plans
Box 5
Includes Schohane Valley Townsite, Auburn General Plan
4 Folders: Theses on Planning by Various Students, Including Raymond G. Ballard, Donald Beach, Allan Ray Cooper, and Arnold Nye
Box 6
Series II. Theses 1926-1931 (Vol. I-V)
1926-1927
Volume I
 Box 13
1927-1928
Volume II
 Box 13
1928-1929
Volume III
 Box 13
1929-1930
Volume IV
 Box 13
1930-1931
Volume V
 Box 13
Series III. Interscholastic Competition (Vol. I of I)
Volume I
Box 13
Series IV. Merit Solutions, Landscape Design 1912-1922 (Vol. 1-10)
1911-1912, 1912-1913
Volume 1
 Box 14
1913-1914
Volume 2
 Box 14
1914-1915
Volume 3
 Box 14
1915-1916
Volume 4
 Box 14
1916-1917
Volume 5
 Box 14
1917-1918
Volume 6
 Box 15
1918-1919
Volume 7
 Box 15
1919-1920
Volume 8
 Box 15
1920-1921
Volume 9
 Box 15
1921-1922
Volume 10
 Box 15
Series Va. Honors designs 1898/1899 - 1946/1947
1898-1899
Volume I
 Box 16
1899-1901
Volume II-III
 Box 16
1901-1905
Volume IV
 Box 16
1904-1905
Volume V
 Box 16
1905-1906
Volume VI
 Box 11
1906-1907
Volume VII
 Box 11
1907-1908
Volume VIII
 Box 17
1908-1909
Volume IX
 Box 11
1909-1910
Volume X
 Box 10
1910-1911
Volume XI
 Box 17
1911-1912
Volume XII
 Box 17
1912-1913
Volume XIII
 Box 17
1913-1914
Volume XIV
 Box 18
1914-1915
Volume XV
 Box 10
1915-1916
Volume XVI
 Box 18
1916-1919
Volume XVII
 Box 18
1917-1918
Volume XVIII
 Box 19
1918-1919
Volume XIX
 Box 19
1919-1920
Volume XX
 Box 19
1920-1921
Volume XXI
1921-1922
Volume XXII
 Box 19
1922-1923
Volume XXIII
 Box 20
1923-1924
Volume XXIV
 Box 20
1924-1925
Volume XXV
 Box 20
1925-1926
Volume XXVI (A)
 Box 21
1925-1926
Volume XXVI (B)
 Box 21
1926-1927
Volume XXVII
 Box 21
1927-1928
Volume XXVIII
 Box 10
1928-1929
Volume XXIX
 Box 11
1929-1930
Volume XXX
 Box 21
1930-1931
Volume XXXI
 Box 22
1931-1932
Volume XXXII
 Box 22
1932-1933
Volume XXXIII
 Box 10
1933-1934
Volume XXXIV
 Box 22
1934-1935
Volume XXXV
 Box 22
1936-1937
Volume XXXVI
 Box 7
1936-1937
Volume XXXVII
 Box 8
1937-1938
Volume XXXVIII
 Box 8
1938-1939
Volume XXXIX
 Box 23
1939-1940
Volume XL
 Box 9
1940-1941
Volume XLI
 Box 27
1941-1942
Volume XLII
 Box 28
1942-1943
Volume XLIII (Old Series)
 Box 29
1943-1944
Volume XLIV (Old Series) (Loose on Shelf)
1944-1945
Volume XLV (Old Series)
 Box 30
1945-1946
Volume XLVI (Old Series)
 Box 31
1946-1947
Volume XLVII
 Box 23
Series Vb. Honors designs 1947/1948 - 1951/1952 and 1952/1953 - 1956/1957
1947-1948
Volume XLIII (1) (New Series)
 Box 24
1947-1948
Volume XLIII (2) (New Series)
 Box 24
1948-1949
Volume XIV (1) (New Series)
 Box 24
1948-1949
Volume XIV (2) (New Series)
 Box 25
1949-1950
Volume XLV (1) (New Series)
 Box 25
1949-1950
Volume XLV (2) (New Series)
 Box 25
1950-1951
Volume XLVI (1) (New Series)
 Box 25
1950-1951
Volume XLVI (2) (New Series)
 Box 26
1951-1952
Volume XVII (New Series)
 Box 26
1952-1953
Un-Numbered Volume
 Box 26
1953-1954
Un-Numbered Volume
 Box 26
1954-1955
Volume I
 Box 26
1956-1957
Volume I
 Box 26
Series VI. Design Problems, 1922/1923 - 1958/1959
1922/1923 - 1958/1959
Design Problems - In Folders Arranged Chronologically
Box 32
Series VII. Thesis Programs 1939-1951
Thesis Programs (In Folders)
 Box 33
Thesis Programs (In Folders)
 Box 34
Series VIII. Student Projects, Course Descriptions, Student Work for the NAAB (National Architectural Accreditation Board) 1980-1997
Series IX. Student Projects in Map Case Drawers
Series X. Objects in Map Case Drawers (Banners and Plaque)