Series 3: Subject Files /repositories/5/archival_objects/952262 12 boxes 2 items 1874-1982 Scope and Contents

Subject files contain correspondence, photographs, articles, notes, drawings, and printed matter relating to the development of Brasilia, his work on various projects for the CIAM, and plans for a Le Corbusier exhibition; drawings, notes, and manuscripts of his research with Le Corbusier and Le Corbusier's own writings for Le Modular (1954), a system of harmonious measurement for architects and mechanics (the papers also include an original, hand-drawn, colored, and signed "modulor" tape by Le Corbusier); covers and layouts for the magazines Plus and Progressive Architecture; plans and articles on prefabricated houses and mountain shelters; and many plans, blueprints, drawings, elevations, and photographs for other architectural projects, including the New York World's Fair pavilion, the New York International Airport, a seaside villa near Athens, office buildings on Park Avenue, exhibitions for IBEC and UNESCO, designs and photographs (circa 1981) for the Museum of Modern Art on Andros Island, Greece, and houses and commercial buildings in Greece, Brazil, and the United States.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically into ten subseries: Oscar Niemeyer Projects, CIAM (Congrès Internationaux D'Architecture Moderne), Le Corbusier, Museum of Modern Art (Andros Island, Greece), Paris, France, Perret, Auguste, Plus (Architectural Forum publication), Prefabrication, Progressive Architecture (edited by Papadaki), and Projects (Designs, Plans, Elevations & Photographs).

Subseries 3A: Oscar Niemeyer Projects /repositories/5/archival_objects/952559 2 boxes dates not examined Scope and Contents

Consists of materials related to Oscar Niemeyer Projects, such as the Brazilian Pavilion 1939 World's Fair (O.N. w/Lucio Costa), Diamantina, and Rio de Janeiro, as well as others.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Brasília [Marcel Gautherot] /repositories/5/archival_objects/952664 2 folders dates not examined 10 1-2 Brasília [misc. photographers] /repositories/5/archival_objects/952665 1 folder dates not examined 10 3 Brazilian Pavilion 1939 World's Fair (O.N. w/Lucio Costa) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952666 1 folder dates not examined 10 4 Diamantina /repositories/5/archival_objects/952667 1 folder dates not examined 10 5 Pampulha /repositories/5/archival_objects/952668 1 folder dates not examined 10 6 Rie de Janeiro /repositories/5/archival_objects/952669 1 folder dates not examined 10 7 São Paolo /repositories/5/archival_objects/952670 1 folder dates not examined 10 8 Various Projecst Throughout Brazil /repositories/5/archival_objects/952671 1 folder dates not examined 10 9 Plans, Drawings & Model Photographs /repositories/5/archival_objects/952672 2 folders dates not examined 10 10-11 M. M. Roberto Projects (not O.N.) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952673 1 folder dates not examined 10 12 Misc. Unidentified Projects /repositories/5/archival_objects/952674 1 folder dates not examined 10 13

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Contact Sheets /repositories/5/archival_objects/952675 1 folder dates not examined 10 14 Diamantina /repositories/5/archival_objects/952676 1 folder dates not examined 10 14 Articles and Notes /repositories/5/archival_objects/952677 1 folder dates not examined 11 1 Printed Matter /repositories/5/archival_objects/952678 2 folders dates not examined 11 2-3 Subseries 3B: CIAM (Congrès Internationaux D'Architecture Moderne) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952560 1 box 1928-1957 Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence of Sert, Giedion, Neutra, Peressutti, Tyrwhitt, Chermayeff, and others.

Arrangement

Arranged by genre of material.

Correspondence /repositories/5/archival_objects/952679 1 folder 1929-1939 12 1 Correspondence /repositories/5/archival_objects/952680 1 folder 1944-1949 12 2 Correspondence /repositories/5/archival_objects/952681 1 folder 1950-1955 12 3 Reports, Newsletters, etc /repositories/5/archival_objects/952682 1 folder 1928-1935 12 4 Reports, Newsletters, etc /repositories/5/archival_objects/952683 1 folder 1947-1957 12 5 Photographs & Printed Matter /repositories/5/archival_objects/952684 1 folder dates not examined 12 6 Printed Matter: Reports for Congresses VII & VIII /repositories/5/archival_objects/952685 1 folder 1949 1951 12 7 Printed Matter: Miscellaneous /repositories/5/archival_objects/952686 2 folders dates not examined 12 8-9 Subseries 3C: Le Corbusier /repositories/5/archival_objects/952561 4 boxes 1881-1965 Scope and Contents

Material by or about Le Corbusier.

Arrangement

Arranged by genre of material.

Patent Application for a "Design Rule" [Modulor] /repositories/5/archival_objects/952687 1 folder 1946-1947 13 1 The Modulor: various articles by Le Corbusier /repositories/5/archival_objects/952688 1 folder 1946-1947 13 2 Le Modulor: Essai sur une Mesure Harmonique à L'Echelle Humaine Applicable Universellement à L'Architecture et à la Mechanique, TMs (with autograph corrections) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952689 1 folder 1958 13 3 Modulor: Miscellaneous manuscripts & drawings /repositories/5/archival_objects/952690 1 folder dates not examined 13 4 Memorabilia /repositories/5/archival_objects/952691 1 folder dates not examined 13 5 Obituaries /repositories/5/archival_objects/952692 1 folder 1965 13 6 Fondation Le Corbusier /repositories/5/archival_objects/952693 1 folder 1970-1976 13 7 Printed Matter: Miscellaneous /repositories/5/archival_objects/952694 1 folder dates not examined 13 8 Printed Matter: Magazine extracts /repositories/5/archival_objects/952695 1 folder dates not examined 13 9 Newspaper Clippings /repositories/5/archival_objects/952696 1 folder dates not examined 13 10 Modulor tape /repositories/5/archival_objects/952697 1 box circa 1950 13A Scope and Contents

An early example of the design rule created by Le Corbusier, made in his office, long, hand-lettered and colored, with a stamped signature. The original Modulor made by Le Corbusier is probably in Switzerland.

Roll 4: typography/layouts for "Modulor" /repositories/5/archival_objects/952698 1 box dates not examined 31 Roll: chaise-longue & other furniture designs /repositories/5/archival_objects/952699 1 box dates not examined 32 Subseries 3D: Museum of Modern Art (Andros Island, Greece) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952562 1 box 1972-1982 Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence, photographs, plans, drawings, and printed matter related to the Museum of Modern Art in Andros Island, Greece.

Arrangement

Arranged by genre of material.

Correspondence /repositories/5/archival_objects/952700 1 folder 1972-1982 14 1 Photographs /repositories/5/archival_objects/952701 1 folder dates not examined 14 2 Plans & Drawings /repositories/5/archival_objects/952702 1 folder dates not examined 14 3 Plans /repositories/5/archival_objects/952703 2 folders dates not examined 14 4-5 Printed Matter /repositories/5/archival_objects/952704 1 folder dates not examined 14 6 Subseries 3E: Paris, France /repositories/5/archival_objects/952563 1 box 1968 Scope and Contents

Consists of a file on the Student Socialist Movement: Newsletters, Printed Matter ("L'Enrage"), Clippings.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Student Socialist Movement: Newsletters, Printed Matter("L'Enrage"), Clippings /repositories/5/archival_objects/952705 1 folder 1968 15 1 Subseries 3F: Perret, Auguste /repositories/5/archival_objects/952564 1 box 1874-1954 Scope and Contents

Consists of notes and printed matter about Perret.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Notes & Printed Matter about Perret /repositories/5/archival_objects/952706 1 folder 1953-1955 15 2 Subseries 3G: Plus (Architectural Forum publication) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952565 1 box 1938-1939 Scope and Contents

Consists of issues 1 and 2 of Plus as well as miscellaneous material.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Issues 1 & 2; Misc. material; Stationery /repositories/5/archival_objects/952707 2 folders 1938-1939 15 3-4 Subseries 3H: Prefabrication /repositories/5/archival_objects/952566 1 box 1937 Scope and Contents

Consists of plans, photographs, and articles related to prefabrication.

Arrangement

Arranged by genre of material.

Altitude Refuge: Plans & Photographs /repositories/5/archival_objects/952708 1 folder 1937 15 5 Miscellaneous Plans, Photographs & Articles /repositories/5/archival_objects/952709 1 folder dates not examined 15 6 Subseries 3I: Progressive Architecture (edited by Papadaki) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952567 1 box 1950-1959 Scope and Contents

Consists of awards, covers, design layouts, etc. for Progressive Architecture.

Arrangement

Arranged by genre of material.

Awards, Covers, Design Layouts /repositories/5/archival_objects/952710 4 folders 1950s 24 4-7 Layout boards, Designs, etc (loose) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952711 1 box dates not examined 24 Subseries 3J: Projects (Designs, Plans, Elevations & Photographs) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952568 2 boxes 2 items 1932-1955 Scope and Contents

Consists of materials related to various projects, such as Bennington Library, the New York World's Fair, and chair design, as well as others.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Bennington Library /repositories/5/archival_objects/952712 1 folder dates not examined 16 1 Cabinet du Ministre, Paris /repositories/5/archival_objects/952713 1 folder dates not examined 16 2 New York World's Fair /repositories/5/archival_objects/952714 1 folder 1939-1940 16 3 Seaside Villa near Athens /repositories/5/archival_objects/952715 1 folder 1933 16 4 Miscellaneous /repositories/5/archival_objects/952716 1 folder dates not examined 16 5 Chair design /repositories/5/archival_objects/952717 1 folder dates not examined 25 1 Layout: typography, "Ideas, Custom, Techniques..." /repositories/5/archival_objects/952718 1 folder dates not examined 25 2 Plans & Elevations /repositories/5/archival_objects/952832 1 folder 1932-1939 25 2 Miscellaneous (houses, commercial, etc.) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952719 2 folders dates not examined 25 3-4 Miscellaneous (New York World's Fair, etc.) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952720 1 folder dates not examined 25 5 Commercial building /repositories/5/archival_objects/952721 1 folder 1934 25 6 Pavillion for Biennale of Venice /repositories/5/archival_objects/952722 1 folder 1932 25 7 New York Airport /repositories/5/archival_objects/952723 1 folder 1955 25 7A New York World's Fair (boards) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952724 1 folder 1939 25 8 Miscellaneous (boards) /repositories/5/archival_objects/952725 1 folder dates not examined 25 9 Theater plan /repositories/5/archival_objects/952726 1 folder dates not examined 25 26 House, No. 2 /repositories/5/archival_objects/952727 1 folder 1933 25 26 Office building on Park Ave. /repositories/5/archival_objects/952728 1 folder dates not examined 25 26 Unidentified /repositories/5/archival_objects/952729 1 folder dates not examined 25 26 Rolls: various blueprints & plans /repositories/5/archival_objects/952730 1 item dates not examined Scope and Contents

See: Series 9