Theodore Conrad papers, 1937-1991

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Series III: Professional Papers



Box 8 Folder 01 Bulletins and Catalogs

Printed material featuring images of models by Conrad, includes: Rockefeller Center Weekly (May 1937) featuring the "$100,000 House of Tomorrow"); Museum of Modern Art bulletin (Fall 1950) on Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; and The Museum of Modern Art catalog "Buildings for Business and Government" (1957); Stephen Shilowitz, Architects; At Cooper Union Alumni News (1971)



Box 07 Folder 11 to 13 Correspondence, general, 1940, 1952-1959



Box 07 Folder 14 Correspondence, general, 1960s



Box 07 Folder 15 Correspondence, general, 1970s



Box 07 Folder 16 Correspondence, general, 1980s



Box 07 Folder 17 to 18 Correspondence, Vollheim Microfoam Corporation, 1960s-1970s

[2 folders]



Oversize 01 Folder 01 Clippings, Conrad, 1939-1974

Arranged chronologically with undated material at the end



Oversize 01 Folder 02 Clippings, McCall's, 1940s-1950s

Includes models possibly by Conrad and Book "McCall's Book of Modern Houses" (1951)



Oversize 01 Folder 02 Clippings, Models [1 of 2], 1940s-1960s

Newspaper clippings and tear sheets documenting Conrad's projects



Box 08 Folder 03 Clippings, Models [2 of 2], 1937-88

Newspaper clippings documenting Conrad's projects



Oversize 01 Folder 04 Clippings, Universal Atlas Cements Ads, 1956-1957

Includes the following projects: Airport [Victor Gruen Associates], Supper Club (Shoreline Development) [Antonin Raymond & L.L. Rado, Architects], Molecular Structure Building [Louis I. Kahn], St. John's Abbey and University (Collegeville, MN) [Marcel Breuer], Hotel (Puerto Rico) [Toro-Ferrer and Charles H. Warner, Jr.], Stadium [Antonin Raymond & L.L. Rado, Architects], Battery Park Housing (New York, NY) [I.M. Pei]



Box 08 Folder 03 Delta Post-War Shop Planning Contest, 1934

Includes application and correspondence for Delta Workshop Contest



Box 08 Folder 04 Forms, contracts and estimates, undated



Box 08 Folder 05 to 09 Shop and Model Making Photographs, 1930s-1950s?

Includes images of Conrad's model workshops at 250 Ogden Avenue, 31 Griffith Street, Franklin Street, Radio City, and Corbett's Office. Includes interior shop photographs of equipment and of the construction of various models. [4 folders]



Box 08 Folder 15 Standards of Apprenticeship for the Trade of Model Making (U.S. Department of Labor), 1952-1953

Also includes Builder Certificate for Conrad



Box 08 Folder 10 to 13 Washington Village of Jersey City Heights, Hudson City Historical Society, 1980s

Historic preservation packet and scrapbook on Washington Village, New Jersey City. Conrad's House (formerly Gov. Ogden's house) on cover. [4 copies]



Box 08 Folder 14 War Effort Memorial Album ("Dec. 7, 1941") [complied by Theodore Conrad], 1991

Contains stories from the Jersey Journal and includes a piece on Conrad