George Collins papers, 1838-1986, bulk 1949-1986

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Series IV: Columbia History of Architecture

Series IV is comprised of material relating to the publication of the Columbia History of Architecture. There are files containing suggested chapters and authors, preliminary instructions to selected authors, chapters regarding prehistoric, primitive, and Pre Columbian architecture, the architecture of Egypt and the Far East, the Architecture of Greater India and South East Asia, Roman Architecture, Gothic Architecture, Mannerism and Classicism, Baroque architecture, the architecture of the United States, and modern architecture. There is also correspondence between Collins and various authors as well as correspondence between Collins and the editors at George Braziller, Inc.



Box 6 Folder 35 Suggested Chapters and Authors, undated



Box 6 Folder 36 Preliminary Instructions to Authors, 1962



Box 6 Folder 37 Prehistoric, Primitive, and Pre Columbian Architecture, undated



Box 6 Folder 38 Architecture of Egypt and the Far East, undated



Box 6 Folder 39 Architecture of Greater India and South East Asia, 1961



Box 6 Folder 40 Photographs, undated

Burma and Cambodia



Box 6 Folder 41 Roman Architecture, 1961



Box 6 Folder 42 Gothic Architecture, 1961



Box 7 Folder 1 Mannerism and Classicism, 1961



Box 7 Folder 2 Baroque Architecture, 1961



Box 7 Folder 3 Architecture of the United States, 1961



Box 7 Folder 4 Modern Architecture, 1961



Box 7 Folder 5 Correspondence, 1970, 1976

Correspondence with Peter Serenyi



Box 7 Folder 6 Correspondence, 1961

Correspondence with William B. Dinsmoor



Box 7 Folder 7 General Correspondence, 1956, 1960-1961, 1963-1965, undated



Box 7 Folder 8 Praeger INC., undated