J. Max Bond Jr. papers, 1955-2009

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Series I: Office Records

contains papers related to the architectural firms where J. Max Bond, Jr. served as principal or partner. The series is made up of financial papers, the firms' mission statements, firm brochures, project photographs for the firm brochure, project lists and portfolios, some correspondence, and legal papers. The series in divided by subseries according to the firm, and include: Subseries 1: Bond Ryder Associates, Subseries 2: Bond Ryder James, Subseries 3: Davis Brody Associates, and Subseries 4: Davis Brody Bond, which also includes records for Davis Brody Bond Aedas.


Subseries 1: Bond Ryder Associates



Box 01 Folder 08 Back Bay Station, 1994

Legal Agreements with Kallman McKinnell & Wood, Architects, Inc.



Box 01 Folder 09 Correspondence, 1993-1995



Box 01 Folder 10 to 19 Finances and Accounts Receivable, 1987-1989

10 folders.



Box 01 Folder 20 Firm Brochures, ca. 1970s-1980s

Includes notes and photographs. (2 folders)



Box 29 Firm Brochure Matted Photographs, ca. 1970s-1980s



Box 01 Folder 22 Firm Stationary and Business Cards, undated



Box 01 Folder 23 Lawsuit, 2000

The Dime Savings Bank of New York, FSB, against Trevor A. Salmon, Crossland Savings FSB, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, J. Max Bond Jr. & Donald P. Bond Ryder Architects PC. Ryder, The United States of America.



Box 01 Folder 24 Project List, ca. 1980s


Subseries 2: Bond Ryder James



Box 01 Folder 01 Corporate Records Binder, 1983-1990



Box 01 Folder 02 Finances, 1984-1986



Box 01 Folder 03 to 04 Firm Brochures, ca. 1980s

(2 folders)



Box 01 Folder 05 Philosophy and Statement of Master Planning, 1989



Box 01 Folder 06 Photographs for Firm Brochure, undated

Mostly images of MLK Center, but also includes images of Equitable Building, Studio Museum, and Boltanga Library.



Box 01 Folder 07 Portfolio of Housing Designs, undated

Includes project summaries of Marcus Garvey Park Housing, Atlantic Terminal Housing, Hampton Houses, Mary Holmes College Dormitories, Battery Park City, Towers on the Park Condominiums, Douglass Circle Housing.


Subseries 3: Davis Brody Associates



Box 02 Folder 01 to 04 Administrative Papers, 1992-1993, 1995-1996

(4 folders)



Box 02 Folder 05 Agreement, DBA and Larsen Associated Architects, 1993



Box 02 Folder 06 Agreement, DBA and TRW, Inc., 1993



Box 02 Folder 07 Area Guide, undated



Box 02 Folder 08 Correspondence, 1990-1995



Box 02 Folder 09 to 11 Finances, 1990-1995

(3 folders)



Box 02 Folder 12 Firm Brochures, ca. 1990

Includes new clippings on the DBA.



Box 02 Folder 13 Magazine Surveys and Questionnaires, 1989-1991

Engineering News-Record, Interior Design Magazine, Building Design & Construction, Modern Healthcare, Crain's NY Business.



Box 02 Folder 14 Marketing, 1991-1994



Box 02 Folder 15 Partners' Binder, 1990



Box 02 Folder 16 to 18 Partners' Meeting Minutes and Notes, 1990-1995

(3 folders)



Box 02 Folder 19 Relocation to London, 1995



Box 02 Folder 20 to 24 Tibbalds Monro Partnership, 1994-1996

(5 folders)



Box 03 Folder 01 to 07 Zimbabwe Projects, 1991-1993

(7 folders)


Subseries 4: Davis Brody Bond



Box 03 Folder 08 to 21 Administrative Papers, 1995-2002, 2004-2008

(14 folders)



Box 04 Folder 01 Aedas Annual Review, 2006



Box 04 Folder 02 Agreements, Steve Davis, 1999-2001



Box 04 Folder 03 Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Mate, Legal Practioners, 2000



Box 26 Folder 01 "Build-A-Shelter," Intern Project, 2006

Images of project done by DBB interns stored on CD-ROM.



Box 04 Folder 04 Contact List, 2003



Box 26 Folder 02 Freelon/Bond, undated

Publicity Handout announcing the partnership of The Freelon Group and Davis Brody Bond in the planning and design for the National Museum of African American history and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.



Box 04 Folder 05 to 18 Finances and Accounts, 1998-2007, 2009

(14 folders)



Box 04 Folder 19 Firm Brochures, ca. 2000s



Box 26 Folder 03 House Consultant Services for Urban Design, 2002 Oct 18

Presentation Report presented to Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.



Box 04 Folder 20 Ivory Coast Housing, 1998



Box 26 Folder 04 Kazakhstan Presentation, 2006 Jul

PowerPoint Presentation stored on CD-ROM.



Box 04 Folder 21 Notes, 2007-08

Includes some correspondence.



Box 04 Folder 22 U.S. General Services Administration, 1997-2003