Records of Graduate School of Design from the Office of the Dean, 1894-1980 (inclusive) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Physical Description:164 containers

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:76972641

Contents:

UAV 322.7 (107 containers): I. Deans' general correspondence and travel records, 1899-1980

II. Administrative records, 1894-1980

III. Faculty correspondence and records, 1896-1978

IV. Finance records and development correspondence, 1917-1980

V. Gund Hall Building correspondence, 1964-1974

VI. Fellow and student correspondence, 1938-1980

VII. Correspondence and general records of Committees and departments, 1908-1980

VIII. Curriculum: Architecture courses, 1911-1940

IX. Students, 1965-1972

X. Records of external offices and organizations, 1944-1980. UAV 322.7.4 (47 boxes): I. Deans' general correspondence, 1910-1963

II. Administrative records, 1900-1964

III. Personnel records, 1936-1965

IV. Curriculum, 1904-1953. UAV 322.8 (1 box) : Administrative records: includes a "History of the Graduate School of Design" for the Tercentenary Celebration and enrollment statistics, 1920-1940. Also correspondence of Presidents Eliot with H.L. Warren, 1894-1909, and Presidents Lowell and Conant with Dean Edgell, 1923-1934. UAV 322.10 (1 folder): Undated correspondence of the Dean. UAV 322.10.2 (1 folder): Dean Sert correspondence and memoranda related to fund raising, 1965-1970. Includes proposals regarding the establishment of the GSD and miscellaneous correspondence, 1935-1948, and correspondence between Sert and Walter Gropius, 1953-1969. UAV 322.10.3 (1 box): Sert correspondence relating to faculty appointments, 1953-1969 (80-year restriction) UAV 322.10.5 (7 boxes): Records of Dean M. Kilbridge, ca.1970-1980. Arranged by subject. Includes correspondence, reports, proposals, brochures, and student and faculty lists. Also includes material relating to fellowships, publications, commencement, and special programs

Notes:

Access to unpublished archival records is restricted for 50 years from the date of creation of the record(s). Access to student and personnel records is restricted for 80 years. See reference staff for details. No restrictions apply to published records

Includes administrative records from the Deans of the Graduate School of Design including G.H. Edgell, J. Hudnut, M. Kilbridge, J. Sert, and C. Killam. These records document the activities, goals, and development of the Design School. Topics include students, faculty, finances, fund-raising, construction of Gund Hall, and curriculum. Correspondents include faculty members, committees, departments, students, other Harvard agencies, and professional organizations. Consists chiefly of correspondence, but includes other forms of documentation such as personnel records, reports, minutes, agendas, student lists, and course problems