Aaron Resnick architectural drawings, 1947-1986

Summary Information

Abstract

Aaron Resnick (1914-1986) was an American engineer and architect. Resnick designed for Usonia, a planned community near Pleasantville, New York, which was conceptualized by Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City. The collection documents over 100 projects designed by Aaron Resnick starting from 1947 until his death in 1986. The majority of the projects are residential buildings for the planned community of Usonia, New York. Other creators in the collection include, among others, Frank Lloyd Wright, Franzen Ulrich, Paul Schweikher, and David Henken.

Description

Scope and Content

The collection documents over 100 projects designed by Aaron Resnick starting from 1947 until his death in 1986. The majority of the projects are residential buildings for the planned community of Usonia, New York. Other creators in the collection include, among others, Frank Lloyd Wright, Franzen Ulrich, Paul Schweikher, and David Henken.

• Series I: Architectural Drawings

  Series consists of architectural drawings arranged alphabetically by project name. The drawings date from 1947 to 1986.

Arrangement

This collection is organized into one series. Projects are arranged alphabetically within the series.

• Series I: Architectural Drawings

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.

Preferred Citation

Aaron Resnick architectural drawings, 1947-1986, Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Revision Description

2015-02-28 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical sketch

Aaron Resnick (1914-1986) was an American engineer and architect. Resnick designed for Usonia, a planned community near Pleasantville, New York, which was conceptualized by Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Name
Franzen, Ulrich, 1921-2012	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Henken, David T., 1915-1985	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Schweikher, Paul, 1903-1997	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Subject
Architecture -- New York (State) -- Pleasantville	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State)	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Design -- United States -- History -- 20th century	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Usonian houses -- New York (State) -- Pleasantville	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID
Utopias -- New York (State) -- Pleasantville	CLIO Catalog	ArchiveGRID