William H. Short Collection on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1956-1962

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Short, William H. (William Hosley) (1924)

Title:

William H. Short Collection on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/6q182k17f

Dates:

1956-1962

Size:

2 boxes and 0.9 linear feet

Storage Note:

Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-2

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of papers relating to the building of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City and Frank Lloyd Wright, its architect, collected by William H. Short (Princeton Class of 1946), the project supervisor for the building.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of papers relating to the building of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City and Frank Lloyd Wright, its architect, collected by Short (Princeton Class of 1946), the project supervisor for the building. The Wright material includes a typed carbon of a manuscript, "Concerning the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum," notes of an interview between Wright and Robert Venturi and Short, and correspondence. Short's papers include correspondence, notes and memos (1956-1962), and his expense accounts (1957-1959). In addition, there are daily construction reports on the museum (1956-1959), blueprints and plans, photographs of Wright and the museum, miscellaneous material, and newspaper clippings.

Arrangement

Box 1--Frank Lloyd Wright material including a manuscript, correspondence, and interview notes; William H. Short material including correspondence, notes, and memos chronologically arranged (1956-1962), and expense accounts (1957-1959); Box 2--Guggenheim Museum construction reports (1956-1959), blueprints, plans, photographs of Wright and the museum, miscellaneous material, and printed matter.

Collection Creator Biography:

Short

William H. Short, a Princeton University graduate (Class of 1946), began his career in Manhattan with Holden, McLaughlin Associates and was chosen by Frank Lloyd Wright to supervise construction of the Guggenheim Museum from 1956 to 1960. He went on to a partnership with Robert Venturi of Philadelphia. In the early 1980s he guided restoration of the governor's mansion, "Drumthwacket," in Princeton. Short was a founding partner in 1974 of Short and Ford and Partners, an architectural firm that is one of the leading historic preservation organizations in the country. He died in Princeton, N.J., in 1991.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of William H. Short. Additions are a gift of Short via Alfred Bush.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder inventory prepared by Feng Zhu '2014 in 2011.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

William H. Short Collection on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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