James Grote Van Derpool papers, 1944-1974, bulk 1962-1966

IncludesMemo 1962 June 26from Mayor Robert F. Wagner on appointment of 12 members of the Landmark Preservation Commission of the City of New York; a draft; a zoning map; and a preliminary count.

Includes a proposal and approval ofLists of Buildings;Calendar

Includes lists of nominations decisions voted and designations made

Includes lists of buildings presented for nomination, proposed and votes; inscribed: "incomplete copy only."

Includes calendar of Landmarks Preservation Commission; lists of buildings compiled by borough; a map: proposed boundary ofBrooklyn Heights.

Includes correspondence; press releases; invitations and a magazine

Arranged alphabetically by topics and thereunder chronologically.

Subjects includeScotia Branch Library, Scotia, New York;Astor Library Building, New York City; Architect Alexander Seltzer.

Also included are letters (August 1965 - January 1966) regarding the arrangements for JGV's talk "The Landmarks of New York" at the Antique Forum (January 30 - February 4, 1966), Williamsburg, Virginia.

Includes copies of the statements at the hearing a bill before the Committee of the City Council by Geoffrey Platt, Chairman LPC; James G. Van Derpool, Executive Director; Harmon Goldstone, City Planning Commission

Includes miscellaneous records:Programs for SAH Annual Meeting January 25-27 1952with attached preliminary catalogs of exhibitions (1952) of drawings inAvery LibraryColumbia University;Metropolitan Museum of Art;New York Historical Society.

Also included are offprints, postcards, magazines. Subjects traced are "landmarks" and "New Landmarks Commission."

Subjects included are local laws of establishment of landmarks; "American Landmarks Week";Fraunces Tavern, New York City; andKingsland Preservation Committee.

Includes miscellaneous documentation on restoration of the house

This group consists of correspondence; printed material; photographs; blueprints; and handwritten drafts by JGV of a speech on a proposed project of restoration of theWalloon Church.

In addition to documentation on restoration ofNew Paltz French Church, includes material on theHugenot Churches in the U.S.A;South Street;Schermerhorn Row, New York City.

There is a photograph of Professor James G. Van Derpool in a wheelchair in New Paltz, dated July 21, 1971

Some of the traced subjects are: Historic Preservation; conference; winner award dinners

Some of the traced subjects are: Landmarks of New York City; preservation policies; a few articles on JGV's work on the Landmark Commission

Included are two copies: working and office copies. According to Platt the handbook was a valuable source and was frequently used by the Landmarks Commission in their work

Includes correspondence (April - August 1968), 4 letters regarding proposals for publications

Includes miscellaneous records on History and restoration of the house

Arranged chronologically

Includes correspondence with John Forbes, editor; magazine, brochures with JGV's articles on the restoration ofSt. Luke's Church; typescript of the article for the Journal Society of Architectural Historians (September 1957);Historical St. Luke's - its History and Restoration.

Included are drafts of the speeches: "The restoration of Historic St. Luke's Church, Smithfield, Virginia", delivered on May 8, 1957 at Church ceremonies and a lecture at Williamsburg, Virginia for A.I.A. Centennial meeting.

Consists of typescripts, handwritten drafts, photos, correspondence

Includes typescripts of lectures:Historic Architecture on the Island of Manhattan, several versions which were delivered on different occasions;A Cavalcade of Architecture on the Island of Manhattan (17th century - 1860)

Also included typescripts of speeches:Informal Discussion of the L.P.C.andLandmarks in New York City.

In addition there are, in this group, several handwritten drafts of unidentified speeches.

Consists of typescripts of two lectures and five manuscripts of the articles; and photos ofFraunces Tavern; includes letters written to the editors.

Included are lectures:The Restoration of Historic St. Luke's Church, Smithfield, Virginia, 2 versions;Historic Preservation

There are typescripts for the following articles:Preliminary proposal for the development of the Fraunces Tavern Block as a historic district;[The Fraunces Tavern Block Project in Old New York,A Historic Enclave in Old New York;An Interim Landmark Report;Attrition of Early Landmark in Manhattan.

Includes notes for JGV's talk at Greenwich Village Symposium at new York University, in connection with American Landmarks Celebration Week in New York City.

Also includes a draft from Regina Kellerman:Human Interest in Village.

Includes a handwritten draft of a speech

Includes a photocopy of a typescript of the following lectures:"A Cavalcade of Architecture on the Island of Manhattan (17th Century - 1860)"and a lecture delivered at the Metropolitan Museum as part of Columbia's Bicentennial Program"Architecture and the Arts - Conflicts and Alliance"

Also included are handwritten drafts of the speeches:"Brief Report of Efficiency of Landmark Preservation Commission. Case History."; and"New York Landmarks - Aspects of a Special Problem in Stemming the Tide of Destruction of the Visual record of a City's Historical Continuity."

Includes photos of views of New York (From New York Historical Archives).

Also included a speech by Robert William G. Vail onSeventeenth Century New York Architecture, delivered on January 25, 1952.