Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Howard Dearstyne papers, 1911-1988
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Description
- 7,300 items.
- 23 containers.
- 9.2 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
- Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001012 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- Fort Meade
- Small backlog (Unprocessed ac. 24,470)
Related names
- Dearstyne, Howard. Inside the Bauhaus. 1986.
- Dearstyne, Howard. Shadows in silver; a record of Virginia, 1850-1900, in contemporary photographs taken by George and Huestis Cook. 1954.
- Kocher, A. Lawrence (Alfred Lawrence). Shadows in silver; a record of Virginia, 1850-1900, in contemporary photographs taken by George and Huestis Cook. 1954.
Biography/History note
- Architect, architectural historian, educator, and photographer. Full name: Howard Best Dearstyne. Born, 1903; died, 1979.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in three series. Series 1: Subject File, 1911-1986; Series 2: Writings File, 1948-1978; and Series 3: Addition, 1926-1988.
Summary
- Correspondence, writings, lectures, exhibit brochures, art catalogs, artwork, and other papers relating primarily to Dearstyne's research on the history of the Bauhaus art school, the school's influence on the development of modern art and 20th century architecture, and two Bauhaus masters, Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and to Dearstyne's career as a photographer, lecturer, and writer. Also includes material pertaining to architecture in Colonial Williamsburg, Va., and to Dearstyne's pursuit of photography as a serious art form. Includes a typescript of Shadows in silver; a record of Virginia, 1850-1900, in contemporary photographs taken by George and Huestis Cook, coauthored by Dearstyne and A. Lawrence Kocher (1954), and a draft of Dearstyne's posthumously published work, Inside the Bauhaus (1986).
- Correspondents include Josef Albers, Hermann Blomeier, George Danforth, Werner Drewes, Henry Dubin, Wils Ebert, Helmut von Erffa, Werner Graeff, Walter Gropius, Ludwig Hilberseimer, Paul Klee, Kurt Kranz, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Eckhard Neumann, Karl Nierendorf, Pius E. Pahl, Walter A. Peterhans, Oskar Schlemmer, Erdmann Schmocker, and the Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.).
LC Subjects
- Albers, Josef--Correspondence.
- Blomeier, Hermann--Correspondence.
- Cook, George S. (George Smith), 1819-1902.
- Cook, Huestis P. (Huestis Pratt), 1868-1951.
- Danforth, George--Correspondence.
- Drewes, Werner, 1899-1985--Correspondence.
- Dubin, Henry, 1892-1963--Correspondence.
- Ebert, Wils, 1909-1979--Correspondence.
- Erffa, Helmut von, 1900-1979--Correspondence.
- Graeff, Werner, 1901-1978--Correspondence.
- Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969.
- Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969--Correspondence.
- Hilberseimer, Ludwig--Correspondence.
- Klee, Paul, 1879-1940--Correspondence.
- Kranz, Kurt--Correspondence.
- Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969.
- Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969--Correspondence.
- Neumann, Eckhard--Correspondence.
- Nierendorf, Karl--Correspondence.
- Pahl, Pius E., 1909-2003--Correspondence.
- Peterhans, Walter, 1897-1960--Correspondence.
- Schlemmer, Oskar, 1888-1943--Correspondence.
- Schmocker, Erdmann, 1931-2012--Correspondence.
- Bauhaus.
- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)--Correspondence.
- Architecture.
- Architecture, Colonial--Virginia--Williamsburg.
- Art.
- Art schools--Germany.
- Design.
- Photography, Artistic.
- Virginia--Pictorial works.
- Architects.
- Architectural historians.
- Educators.
- Photographers.
Notes
- Some drawings, photographs, and slides transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Audiotapes transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
- Books and pamphlets transferred to Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
- Maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
- Collection material in English and German.
- Collection material in English and German.
Acquisition source
- Gift and deposit converted to gift, Marjorie Smolka, 1988-2005.
Cite as
- Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Howard Dearstyne Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Constituent unit
LCCN
- mm 92076316
Other standard no.
- MSS76316
Language code
- eng ger
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
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- FORT MEADE
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