Comprised of commercial stationery with illustrations of buildings in lower Manhattan, the Yardley Collection provides a unique view of New York City’s evolution during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Selected for their illustrations of buildings in lower Manhattan, these pieces of stationery include rare images of the city’s commercial architecture, much of which is no […]
Avery Library Acquires Arthur Rothstein Photographic Collection
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services’ Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Arthur Rothstein Photograph Collection, 1848-2000, a collection of photographic prints and negatives, personal and professional papers, printed material, videos and ephemera, donated to the library by his wife, Grace Rothstein. Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985), one of the most […]
Univ. of Arkansas students at Avery
On September 18 and 19, Avery Drawings and Archives hosted a senior studio class from the University of Arkansas’ Fay Jones School of Architecture. They are preparing documentation and interpretation materials on Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bachman-Wilson house, which has been disassembled and is to be reconstructed on the grounds of the Crystal Bridges Museum of […]
Avery Library Acquires Jane C. Loeffler Embassy Archives
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services’ Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Jane C. Loeffler Collection of Research Papers on American Embassies, a collection of documents, photos, architectural drawings, interviews and research papers, donated to the library by architectural historian Jane C. Loeffler of Washington, D.C. “It is gratifying to save valuable history […]
Sylvan Cemetery — exhibit opening
September 3 – November 1, 2014 The Wallach Art Gallery Schermerhorn Hall, 8th floor Sylvan Cemetery: Architecture, Art and Landscape at Woodlawn coincides with Woodlawn’s 150th anniversary celebration, and celebrates the Cemetery’s 2006 gift of its archive—the most complete set of 19th– and 20th–century cemetery records held in the public trust -– to the Avery […]
Avery Library Welcomes Students
Avery Library welcomes new and returning students! We hope you had a great vacation and are ready for the new semester. Just a couple of quick reminders: When we are not available for reference questions you can click on “Ask a Librarian” to be connected to Virtual Reference. Our hours for the Fall semester are […]
Avery Library Welcomes New Dean of GSAPP
Announcing the appointment of Associate Professor Amale Andraos as the new Dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University President, Lee Bollinger, writes “An inspiring teacher, a respected colleague, and a pioneering practitioner whose innovative commissions in cities around the world have earned widespread admiration, Amale is a new leader among […]
Avery Library Remembers David Rosand (1938-2014)
David Rosand was an esteemed scholar, beloved teacher and a true supporter of Avery Library. He was the Meyer Schapiro Professor emeritus of Art History at Columbia University and a graduate of Columbia College. He received his PhD from Columbia in 1965 and was awarded a Fulbright fellowship in 1961 and a Guggenheim fellowship in […]
Avery Library and Rare Book & Manuscript Library Major Lenders to Florine Stettheimer Exhibition in Munich
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services‘ Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library and Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML) are pleased to announce Columbia’s participation as a major lender to the exhibition Florine Stettheimer at the Lenbachhaus in Munich, Germany, from September 27, 2014 through January 4, 2015. The exhibit will include 9 large-scale paintings from Columbia’s collections including […]
Job Postings: Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library
New job openings at Avery! Avery Library is seeking qualified candidates for two full-time professional staff positions: The Curator of Avery Classics provides leadership and administration for collection development and resource management of the Avery Classics (rare books) collection. Read more and apply online: https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=59525 The Registrar & Digital Content Librarian is responsible for special […]