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Personal Papers
AP032.S1
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This series contains chronologically-arranged papers, photographs and drawings concerning Goldsmith's life from about the time of his enrollment at the Armour Institute in Chicago, to the mid-1950s when he returned from Europe to America to join Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. These documents are records of Goldsmith's early influences, and his education and training as an architect at the Armour Institute (later the Illinois Institute of Technology) and at the University of Rome. The papers also concern his service as an structural engineer in the U.S. armed forces, work in the office of Mies van der Rohe, and travels in Europe in the early 1950's all of which could be also considered as part of his education. The documents in this series are interesting for the quantity of Goldsmith's student sketches and research notes, including lectures by and observations on Mies van der Rohe and Pier Luigi Nervi. Moreover, correspondence, notes and photographs reveal a variety of other important influences on the young Goldsmith, such as a pilgrimage to visit Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesan East, and letters to Buckminister Fuller. Of particular interest are the papers concerning Mies van der Rohe as teacher, mentor and friend to Goldsmith. The fonds contains various documents from office files, including Goldsmith's notations on projects like the Farnsworth House, and collections of period photographs and blueprints of Mies' buildings and furniture designs. Related documentation on Mies exists in various files throughout the fonds, especially in the Mies van der Rohe Centennial Project located in Series 3: Professional Activities - Teaching. The last section in this series, Papers and Correspondence, which consists of personal and business papers dating from the late 1950's to the mid-1990's. This material includes the Goldsmith-Ferris Portfolio, a collection of 150 mounted photographs (possibly for an exhibition) that presents mostly Goldsmith's collaborative work with architect James Ferris, from the experimental projects in reinforced concrete in Rome to the Kitt Peak Solar Telescope of 1962. Also included are documents concerning Mies van der Rohe's Mansion House Square scheme as revived by architect Peter Carter (1982-84).
1931-1995
Personal Papers
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AP032.S1
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This series contains chronologically-arranged papers, photographs and drawings concerning Goldsmith's life from about the time of his enrollment at the Armour Institute in Chicago, to the mid-1950s when he returned from Europe to America to join Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. These documents are records of Goldsmith's early influences, and his education and training as an architect at the Armour Institute (later the Illinois Institute of Technology) and at the University of Rome. The papers also concern his service as an structural engineer in the U.S. armed forces, work in the office of Mies van der Rohe, and travels in Europe in the early 1950's all of which could be also considered as part of his education. The documents in this series are interesting for the quantity of Goldsmith's student sketches and research notes, including lectures by and observations on Mies van der Rohe and Pier Luigi Nervi. Moreover, correspondence, notes and photographs reveal a variety of other important influences on the young Goldsmith, such as a pilgrimage to visit Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesan East, and letters to Buckminister Fuller. Of particular interest are the papers concerning Mies van der Rohe as teacher, mentor and friend to Goldsmith. The fonds contains various documents from office files, including Goldsmith's notations on projects like the Farnsworth House, and collections of period photographs and blueprints of Mies' buildings and furniture designs. Related documentation on Mies exists in various files throughout the fonds, especially in the Mies van der Rohe Centennial Project located in Series 3: Professional Activities - Teaching. The last section in this series, Papers and Correspondence, which consists of personal and business papers dating from the late 1950's to the mid-1990's. This material includes the Goldsmith-Ferris Portfolio, a collection of 150 mounted photographs (possibly for an exhibition) that presents mostly Goldsmith's collaborative work with architect James Ferris, from the experimental projects in reinforced concrete in Rome to the Kitt Peak Solar Telescope of 1962. Also included are documents concerning Mies van der Rohe's Mansion House Square scheme as revived by architect Peter Carter (1982-84).
Series 1
1931-1995
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AP032.S2
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This series contains papers and drawings related to Goldsmith's career with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill from 1955-83, and also his later work undertaken after retirement from the firm. The documents include office communications and reports, publicity about SOM, extensive client and project files (which include blueprints of Burnham & Root and Holabird & Roche office buildings), and Goldsmith's documentation files on projects, architects, and a wide range of other topics, some of which have a lot of information (bridges, stadium architecture). The drawings of various SOM projects and other work by Goldsmith include some original sketches and design development drawings, as well as five models of bridge proposals. Many of Goldsmith's later bridge designs (often with T.Y. Lin) are well represented, as well as large-scale projects like Central Place Development in Brisbane, Australia (Peddle, Thorpe & Harvey, architects), and the Hangkang City project (Goldsmith with Mahoub Elnimeiri and Alexander Baumgarten, architects).
1947-1996
Professional Activities - Architecture
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AP032.S2
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This series contains papers and drawings related to Goldsmith's career with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill from 1955-83, and also his later work undertaken after retirement from the firm. The documents include office communications and reports, publicity about SOM, extensive client and project files (which include blueprints of Burnham & Root and Holabird & Roche office buildings), and Goldsmith's documentation files on projects, architects, and a wide range of other topics, some of which have a lot of information (bridges, stadium architecture). The drawings of various SOM projects and other work by Goldsmith include some original sketches and design development drawings, as well as five models of bridge proposals. Many of Goldsmith's later bridge designs (often with T.Y. Lin) are well represented, as well as large-scale projects like Central Place Development in Brisbane, Australia (Peddle, Thorpe & Harvey, architects), and the Hangkang City project (Goldsmith with Mahoub Elnimeiri and Alexander Baumgarten, architects).
Series 2
1947-1996
Série(s)
AP032.S3
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This series consists of papers concerning Goldsmith's career as a professor of architecture at I.I.T. and a visiting teacher at Harvard University. The papers include many of his lectures and talks, as well as correspondence and papers related to his participation with committees studying education and his involvement with the Mies van der Rohe Centennial Project. Also included in this series are a collection of over 300 graduate student papers and master theses, for which many Goldsmith was advisor.
1950-1996
Professional Activities - Teaching
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AP032.S3
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This series consists of papers concerning Goldsmith's career as a professor of architecture at I.I.T. and a visiting teacher at Harvard University. The papers include many of his lectures and talks, as well as correspondence and papers related to his participation with committees studying education and his involvement with the Mies van der Rohe Centennial Project. Also included in this series are a collection of over 300 graduate student papers and master theses, for which many Goldsmith was advisor.
Series 3
1950-1996
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Publications and Exhibitions
AP032.S4
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This series contains material on publications and exhibitions concerning Goldsmith work and career. Papers and photographs record the creation of the book Myron Goldsmith: Buildings and Concepts, edited by Swiss architect Werner Blaser and published by Rizzoli Publications in 1987. The updating of Goldsmith's theoretical views are apparent in the manuscript drafts and revisions of his two essays for the book - "The Effects of Scale," reworked from his I.I.T. master's thesis, and the newly composed "Structural Architecture." This series also contains documents concerning retrospective exhibitions on Goldsmith originating at Harvard University (1982), and at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (1991). This material includes papers, correspondence, exhibition panels and wall text panels. The inclusion of periodicals and clippings on the architect's work, and the work of his students, supply a good bibliographic background on the architect.
1956-1991
Publications and Exhibitions
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AP032.S4
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This series contains material on publications and exhibitions concerning Goldsmith work and career. Papers and photographs record the creation of the book Myron Goldsmith: Buildings and Concepts, edited by Swiss architect Werner Blaser and published by Rizzoli Publications in 1987. The updating of Goldsmith's theoretical views are apparent in the manuscript drafts and revisions of his two essays for the book - "The Effects of Scale," reworked from his I.I.T. master's thesis, and the newly composed "Structural Architecture." This series also contains documents concerning retrospective exhibitions on Goldsmith originating at Harvard University (1982), and at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (1991). This material includes papers, correspondence, exhibition panels and wall text panels. The inclusion of periodicals and clippings on the architect's work, and the work of his students, supply a good bibliographic background on the architect.
Series 4
1956-1991
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Photograph Collections
AP032.S5
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This series includes personal photographs and slides of friends and travels dating from the 1940s to the 1990s, as well as a large collection of colour slide images of architecture (including Goldsmith-designed buildings) and urban scenes used by Goldsmith to illustrate his lectures and talks.
1949-1985
Photograph Collections
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AP032.S5
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This series includes personal photographs and slides of friends and travels dating from the 1940s to the 1990s, as well as a large collection of colour slide images of architecture (including Goldsmith-designed buildings) and urban scenes used by Goldsmith to illustrate his lectures and talks.
Series 5
1949-1985
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AP032.S6
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This series contains miscellaneous material collected by Goldsmith, including architectural, engineering and general interest periodicals, and files of newspaper clippings on current event topics.
1950-1990
Miscellaneous Published Materials
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AP032.S6
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This series contains miscellaneous material collected by Goldsmith, including architectural, engineering and general interest periodicals, and files of newspaper clippings on current event topics.
Series 6
1950-1990
Sous-série
Early Papers and Drawings
AP032.S1.SS1
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This sub-series documents Goldsmith’s education and early career from 1931 – 1967.
1931-1967
Early Papers and Drawings
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AP032.S1.SS1
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This sub-series documents Goldsmith’s education and early career from 1931 – 1967.
Sub-series 1
1931-1967
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Early Drawings by Goldsmith
AP032.S1.SS1.D3
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This sub-series documents sketches and drawings completed during Goldsmith’s education and early career, from 1938 to 1953. The sub-series includes sketches completed while Goldsmith studied under Mies van der Rohe at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago (as of 2023 known as the Illinois Institute of Technology) in the late-1930s as well as Goldsmith’s notes and sketches from his trips to Taliesin East, Wisconsin, and Williamsburg, Virginia in the early-1940s. Further, the sub-series contains sketches and drawings for various buildings, infrastructure, and furniture from circa 1942-1943, in addition to sketches for the Stuart S. Borovay Residence and an unbuilt project dating from 1942 – 1953.
1938-1953
Early Drawings by Goldsmith
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AP032.S1.SS1.D3
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This sub-series documents sketches and drawings completed during Goldsmith’s education and early career, from 1938 to 1953. The sub-series includes sketches completed while Goldsmith studied under Mies van der Rohe at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago (as of 2023 known as the Illinois Institute of Technology) in the late-1930s as well as Goldsmith’s notes and sketches from his trips to Taliesin East, Wisconsin, and Williamsburg, Virginia in the early-1940s. Further, the sub-series contains sketches and drawings for various buildings, infrastructure, and furniture from circa 1942-1943, in addition to sketches for the Stuart S. Borovay Residence and an unbuilt project dating from 1942 – 1953.
File 3
1938-1953
Sous-série
U.S. Military Service
AP032.S1.SS1.D4
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This sub-series documents Goldsmith's training and architectural work with the US military from 1941 – 1946. It includes training and technical records, such as student notes, manuals, and technical materials, as well as drawings for various US military buildings.
1941-1946
U.S. Military Service
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AP032.S1.SS1.D4
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This sub-series documents Goldsmith's training and architectural work with the US military from 1941 – 1946. It includes training and technical records, such as student notes, manuals, and technical materials, as well as drawings for various US military buildings.
File 4
1941-1946
Sous-série
AP032.S1.SS2
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This sub-series consists of Goldsmith’s collection of materials connected to the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, which includes photographs and drawings documenting Mies van der Rohe’s work along with the work of other architects. It also contains textual records, photographs, and drawings related to Goldsmith’s studies under Mies van der Rohe (including Goldsmith’s Master’s thesis) and their later working relationship.
1939-1963
Studies and Work with Mies van der Rohe
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AP032.S1.SS2
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This sub-series consists of Goldsmith’s collection of materials connected to the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, which includes photographs and drawings documenting Mies van der Rohe’s work along with the work of other architects. It also contains textual records, photographs, and drawings related to Goldsmith’s studies under Mies van der Rohe (including Goldsmith’s Master’s thesis) and their later working relationship.
Sub-series 2
1939-1963