Object Details
- Collection Creator
- McCoy, Esther
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- Esther McCoy papers
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
- Extent
- (Boxes 26-28, 42; 2.2 linear feet)
- Date
- 1912-1990
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.mccoesth, Series 6
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Esther McCoy papers, circa 1876-1990, bulk 1938-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement note
- The files are arranged alphabetically by name of architect. While this series contains scattered writings and notes by McCoy, the bulk of her writings about these architects can be found in Series 4: Architectural Writings. Additional photographs of works by these architects can be found in Series 9: Photographs and Slides.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Existence and Location of Copies
- The bulk of this series has been scanned. Photographs taken by Julius Shulman have not been scanned.
- Scope and Contents note
- This series contains McCoy's research files on individual architects and their projects. Files may include correspondence, research material, photographs of the architects and their works, writings, interview transcripts and notes, blueprints, and printed material. Writings found here include writings by McCoy and writings by the architects. Of note is a draft memoir written by Konrad Wachsman and an essay on architecture in Mexico by Juan O'Gorman. This series also contains a large amount of material about R. M. Schindler, including statements by other architects about Schindler, and a two volume "Book of Documents" created by Schindler, containing copies of his biographical and professional records.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of audiovisual recordings without access copies requires advance notice.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510360064-1503510360225-5
