Yale University buildings and grounds architectural documentation
Scope and Contents
The materials consist of correspondence, memoranda, specifications, articles, reports, sketches, photographs, floor plans, notes, booklets, and related materials documenting the planning, construction, renovation, and use of Yale buildings.
Dates
- Circa 1747-2006
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials have come from a variety of sources, including transfers from the Yale offices concerned with building design, construction, and maintenance; other Yale offices; and individual donors. Additional materials concerning Yale buildings and facilities that do not form an integral body of records on their own may be added to this collection.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged in two series: I. General documentation, 1906-1974; II. Documentation on specific buildings, 1747-2006; and subsequent accessions.
Extent
7.77 Linear Feet (15 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The materials consist of correspondence, memoranda, specifications, articles, reports, sketches, photographs, floor plans, notes, booklets, and related materials documenting the planning, construction, renovation, and use of Yale buildings.
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 46-A (YRG 46-A), Records and materials broadly documenting Yale buildings, facilities, and grounds.
Processing Information
Yale University records are arranged and described at the accession level by the creating office. The University Archives creates collection level descriptive records, but typically does no further arrangement and description at the accession level.
- Title
- Guide to Yale University Buildings and Grounds Architectural Documentation
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Daniel Hartwig
- Date
- January 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511