Various Other Companies/Contractors, 1952-1955
Scope and Contents Note
The collection comprises the records of the original construction of the Clark Art Institute's Museum Building, formerly known as the 55' Building. The records document development and construction from 1952 to 1960.
Documentation of the project includes a very small number of photostat prints, a few hectographs and the majority of the inventory consists of blueprints and diazo-print architectural drawings. Other items include preliminary designs, consultant documentation, project team correspondence, certificates, contracts, permits, affidavits, etc.
Additionally, there are several filing cabinet drawers in the North Court storage room that still contain Museum Building drawings that can be added to this collection. There are also several drawers full of various manuals, receipts, and correspondence. These drawers were intended to be part of this collection, however, due to time/staff/resource constraints it was decided that these materials should stay where they are for now and that a future Archival Studies graduate student can use them as an internship project.
Dates
- 1952-1955
Extent
1.333 Linear feet
Language of Materials
English
General note on the Miscellaneous Companies/Firms and Engineers
Here is a list of the miscellaneous companies/ firms that are present within the Museum buidling collection, as well as the additional architects, consultants and engineers present. See listed series for cross-references.
Albin Gustafin Company, Alcock & Beyer Company, American Blower Corporation, American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation, Andrew Wilson Company, Anemostat Corporation of America, Atena Steel Products Corporation, Babcock-Davis Associates, Bellamy-Robie Inc., C.H. Cronin, Inc. (Plumbing Contractors), Concrete Plank Company, Dwyer Products Corporation, E. Van Noorden Company, E.T. Ryan Iron Works, Inc., E.R. Blaisdell State Products, F. Ellwood Allen (Landscape Architect), Flockhart Foundry Company, General Bronze Company, Geo. T. McLauthlin Company (Elevators and Dumbwaiters), H.B. Ives Company, Henry C. Neff (Civil Engineer), James Hunter Machine Company, Johnson Service Company, Kota Products, Inc., Maurice F. Blouin, Inc., Michael's Art Bronze Company, Oscar C. Rixson Company, Pietro Belluschi and the Architect's Collaborative Group, Prentice Bradley, Architect, Simon Ventilighter Theodore Schwamb Company, Unistrut Company, W.D. Allen Manfacturing Company, Ward Leonard Electric Company, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, York Corporation, Zurn Manufacturing Company,
Repository Details
Part of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Archives Repository