Carole Ann Fabian, Ted Goodman and Kai Alexis Smith were recognized at the ARLIS/NA conference held in Pasadena. Press Release ARLIS/NA […]
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Erin Leach joins Avery Library
Erin Leach joins Avery Library as the Cataloging/Metadata Librarian for the Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection project. Erin earned an M.A. in Information Sciences from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2005. An active member of ALA and ALCTS, Erin was a member of the 2011 Emerging Leaders cohort. She currently chairs the Continuing […]
Barbara Sykes-Austin Retires from Avery Library
After twenty-five years of dedicated service, Barbara Sykes-Austin has retired to pursue personal interests. Over the span of her career, Barbara contributed more than 100,000 records to the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals — nearly one-sixth of the total number of records in the Index! These records established a rigorous standard that has become a […]
Janet Parks Delivers Keynote at Construction History Society Meeting
Janet Parks, Avery's Curator of Drawings and Archives will deliver the keynote address at the 3rd biennial meeting of the Construction History Society of America, November 2-3, 2012. The meeting is being held in Boston concurrent with the “Palaces for the People: Guastavino and America’s Great Public Spaces” exhibit curated by John Ochsendorf and on […]
Avery Welcomes Leo Stezano
Leo Stezano joins the Avery Library as the Project Manager for the Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection project. An experienced software professional, Leo received his Master of Science in Library and Information Studies from Syracuse University in December of 2011, with a focus on digital libraries. He earned dual BA/BE degrees in engineering […]
Graduate Archival Interns
Drawings and Archives welcomes our new Graduate Archival Interns for 2012-2013. Emily Rinaldi (GSAPP-HP) will be working on the papers of the architect Alan Burnham (1913-1984), an early preservationist supporting the foundation of the New York City Landmarks Commission . Pamela Casey (MFA-Writing) will be processing the papers of another notable New Yorker, Henry Hope […]
Tania Franco joins Avery Drawings & Archives
We welcome Tania Franco this week to the Avery Library as the Project Archivist for the Edgar Tafel archive in the Drawings and Archives. Tania joins the Avery staff from Montreal where she earned a Master of Library and Information Studies at McGill University in 2010 as an H.W. Wilson Scholar. Her professional experience includes […]
Avery at ARLIS/NA Annual Conference
Avery staff will attend the ARLIS/NA annual conference in Toronto, Mar. 29- Apr. 2, 2012. Carole Ann Fabian, Avery Director, is the Conference Co-Chair for Programs and will also present an update on the Built Works Registry (BWR) — a collaborative Avery, ARTstor and Getty project. Now in its second year of development, the BWR […]
Carolyn Yerkes, Curator of Avery Classics, Speaking
On Saturday, October 1, the University of Virginia Art Museum is hosting a symposium entitled Variety, Archeology, and Ornament: Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice in which I will be speaking. This symposium is being held in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name that features several items from Avery’s collections. I will […]
Carolyn Yerkes appointed Curator of Avery Classics
Carolyn Yerkes joins Avery Library this week as its new Curator of Avery Classics A long-time reader in Avery Classics, Carolyn is well acquainted with our outstanding collection and with the worldwide community of scholars who work here throughout the year. Her substantial knowledge of architectural history and history of the book will guide her […]