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Spiro Kostof archive, 1962-1991.
Main entry:

Kostof, Spiro.

Title & Author:

Spiro Kostof archive, 1962-1991.

Description:

25 boxes (ca. 10.75 linear feet)

Restrictions:

Restricted access to the Mathews Lectures and related papers until 2024; Permission required;

Summary:

The bulk of these vertical files were generated from Kostof's activities as an architectural historian and Professor of Architectural History at the University of California, Berkeley. They include lecture notes and student papers from courses taught at Berkeley, as well as a few lecture notes and papers from classes taught at Yale in the early 1960s, lecture notes from talks given at various national and international venues, including the 1976 Mathews Lectures at Columbia University. Other items include: correspondence related to Kostof's various publications; collected research materials in the form of photocopies, articles, clippings, etc.; photographs (.25 linear ft.) of Rome; source material (photocopies, articles, clippings, field notes, journal, photographs, negatives, 1 film and 1 sound reel) for the 1973 exhibition "The Third Rome : 1870-1950"; a final draft of "City Edge" (a chapter in Kostof's book "City Assembled"), illustrations found in Kostof's publications, book reviews, slides, a typescript of an unfinished novel and several poems.

Biographical note:

American architectural historian; Professor of Architectural History, University of California, Berkeley (1965-1991); Assistant Professor, Yale University (1964-65).

Subject:

Kostof, Spiro.
Kostof, Spiro. America by design.
Kostof, Spiro. Architect : chapters in the history of the profession.
Kostof, Spiro. History of architecture : settings and rituals.
Kostof, Spiro. Third Rome.
Busiri-Vici, Andrea, 1817-1911.
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969.
Guggenheim, Charles.
Tobias, Richard.
Wagner, Otto, 1841-1918.
Foro Italico (Rome, Italy)
Johnson Wax Administration Building (Racine, Wis.)
Palazzo di giustizia (Rome, Italy)
Palazzo Lateranense (Rome, Italy)
Palazzo Pichi (Rome, Italy)
University of California, Berkeley. University Art Museum.
Mathews Lectures (1976 : Columbia University)
Third Rome (Exhibition) Sources.
Human settlements History.
Cities and towns History.
Cities and towns Italy Sicily.
Monumento nazionale Vittorio Emmanuele II (Rome, Italy)
Mausoleum of Augustus (Rome, Italy)
Architecture Italy Rome.
Architecture Italy Sicily.
Architecture Vatican City.
City planning Italy Rome.
Church architecture Italy Rome.
Church architecture Italy Sicily.
Church architecture Vatican City.
Fascism and architecture.
Fascism Italy Songs and music.
Historic buildings Italy Rome.
Historic sites Italy Sicily.
Mausoleums Italy Rome.
Museums United States History.
Plazas Italy Rome.
Skyscrapers United States History.
Streets Italy Rome History.
Établissements humains Histoire.
Villes Histoire.
Villes Italie Sicile.
Monumento nazionale Vittorio Emmanuele II (Rome, Italie)
Architecture Italie Rome.
Architecture Italie Sicile.
Architecture Vatican.
Architecture chrétienne Italie Rome.
Architecture chrétienne Italie Sicile.
Architecture chrétienne Vatican.
Fascisme et architecture.
Fascisme Italie Chants et musique.
Lieux historiques Italie Sicile.
Mausolées Italie Rome.
Musées États-Unis Histoire.
Places Italie Rome.
Gratte-ciel États-Unis Histoire.
Rues Italie Rome Histoire.
Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc. Photographs.
Rome (Italy) History.
Rome (Italy) Historical geography Maps.
Vatican City Buildings, structures, etc.
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II (Rome, Italy)
EUR (Rome, Italy)
Piazza Augusto Imperatore (Rome, Italy)
Piazza Venezia (Rome, Italy)
Via della Conciliazione (Rome, Italy)
Via Nazionale (Rome, Italy)
Rome (Italie) Histoire.
American architectural historians.
Architecture (object genre) Italy Rome.
Architecture (object genre) Italy Sicily.
Architecture (object genre) Vatican City.
Urban planning Italy Rome 1870-1950.
Religious buildings Italy Rome.
Religious buildings Italy Sicily.
Religious buildings Vatican City.
Museums United States.
Skyscrapers United States.
Streets Italy Rome.
Urban history Italy Rome.

Form/genre:

Fonds (collections)
Articles.
Audiotapes.
Black-and-white negatives.
Black-and-white photographs.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Conference publications.
Correspondence.
Fascist songs.
Film (material)
Final drafts.
Illustrations.
Lecture notes.
Manuscripts (document genre)
Manuscripts for publication.
Motion pictures (visual works)
Negatives (photographs)
Plans (maps)
Poetry.
Postcards.
Reviews.
Slides (photographs)
Songs.
Sound recordings.
Typescripts.
Writings.
Research (document genres) notes.

Added entries:

Guggenheim, Charles.
Tobias, Richard.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m fonds 232167
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 1a
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 232696
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 1b
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 232697
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 1c
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 232698
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 1d
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 232699
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 232700
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 3
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 232701
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 4
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 232702
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 5
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 234920
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 6
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 234921
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 7
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 240906
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 8
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247365
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9a
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247366
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9b
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247367
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9c
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247368
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9d
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247369
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9e
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247370
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9f
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247371
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9g
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247372
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9h
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247373
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9hh
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247374
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9i
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247375
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9j
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247376
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9k
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 247377
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 9L
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 251196
Call No.: NA2599.8.K86 1962
Copy: Box 10
Status: Available

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