Gilmore D. Clarke papers, 1920-1980

Gilmore D. Clarke papers, 1920-1980

Summary Information

Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, documents, subject files, photographs, memorabilia, and printed materials of landscape architect Gilmore D. Clarke, 1892-1982.

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0233
Bib ID:
4079663 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
7.5 linear feet (5 boxes 1 folder)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-5. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Correspondence relating to the activities of the National Commission of Fine Arts and subject files relating to his work on the New York World's Fair in 1964-1965 and to his views on the works of other architects and artists. There are also many photographs, primarily of sculptures commissioned for the World's Fair and of views of New York State parkways and gardens designed by his firm, Clarke & Rapuano. The printed materials include bound volumes of city planning studies supervised by Clarke. Major correspondents include Robert Moses, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt

Arrangement

Selected items cataloged; remainder arranged.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-5. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Gilmore D.Clarke papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Gilmore D. Clarke, 1960 (transferred from the Oral History Related Papers, 1985); bequest of Gilmore D. Clarke, 1985.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--CLARKE, GILMORE D. Method of acquisition--GIFT; Date of acquisition--1960. Accession number--M-1960.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

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Revision Description

2012-04-03 xml document instance created by Alison Rhonemus.

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

Biographical / Historical

Gilmore David Clarke, American landscape architect & chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts, died 1985.

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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Genre/Form
Architects
Biographies (literary works)
Landscape architecture drawings
Memorabilia
Photographs
Name
Adams, Sherman, 1899-1986
Barzun, Jacques, 1907-2012
Benton, William, 1900-1973
Bishop, Morris, 1893-1973
Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963
Brownell, Herbert, 1904-1996
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989
Eisenhower, Dwight D (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Eisenhower, Milton Stover, 1899-1985
Farrand, Livingston, 1867-1939
Hersey, John, 1914-1993
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982
Manship, Paul, 1885-1966
McClellan, George B (George Brinton), 1865-1940
Moses, Robert, 1888-1981
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990
National Commission on Fine Arts
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Roosevelt, Franklin D (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
Seymour, Charles, 1885-1963
Tate, Allen, 1899-1979
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
United States. Commission of Fine Arts
Subject
Architectural design -- United States
City planning -- New York (State)
Express highways
Landscape architects
Recreation areas

Series I: Gilmore David Clarke Papers, circa 1920-1980


Cataloged correspondence


Box 1

Adams, Sherman


Box 1

Barzun, Jacques


Box 1

Benton, William


Box 1

Bishop, Morris


Box 1

Brooks, Van Wyck


Box 1

Brownell, Herbert


Box 1

Churchill, Winston S.


Box 1

Cowley, Malcolm


Box 1

Damrosch, Walter see Brooks, Van Wyck


Box 1

Day, Edmund Ezra


Box 1

Delano, Frederick A.


Box 1

Ecker, Frederick H.


Box 1

Eisenhower, Dwight D.


Box 1

Eisenhower, Milton S.


Box 1

Farrand, Livingston


Box 1

Herter, Christian A.


Box 1

Hoover, Herbert


Box 1

Hersey, John


Box 1

McClellan, George B.


Box 1

MacLeish, Archibald


Box 1

Manship, Paul


Box 1

Morris, Newbold


Box 1

Moses, Robert


Box 1

Mumford, Lewis


Box 1

Nixon, Richard M.


Box 1

Oakes, John B.


Box 1

Proffitt, Charles G.


Box 1

Rockefeller, John D., II


Box 1

Rockefeller, John D., III


Box 1

Rockefeller, Nelson A.


Box 1

Roosevelt, Eleanor


Box 1

Roosevelt, Franklin D.


Box 1

Rusk, Dean


Box 1

Seymour, Charles


Box 1

Stassen, Harold E.


Box 1

Stone, Harlan F.


Box 1

Tate, Allen


Box 1

Truman, Harry S.


Cataloged photographs:


Box 1

New York City World's Fair Armillary Sphere


Box 1

New York City World's Fair Sundial


Cataloged art work:


Box 1

Roosevelt, Franklin D.


Arranged correspondence


Box 1

Clarke


Box 1

A-G


Box 1

H-M


Box 1

N-Z


Subject files


Architects and Their Work


Box 2

Breuer, Marcel


Box 2

Brooklyn Queens Expressway


Box 2

Grand Central Station


Box 2

Hirschhorn


Box 2

Nevelson, Louise


Box 2

New York


Box 2

Pei, I. M.


Box 2

Washington, D.C. Area


Box 2

Biographical File


Box 2

Board of Design


Box 2

Columbia University Oral History Project


Committee of Fine Arts


Box 2

General


Box 2

Potomac River


Box 2

U.S. Capitol


Box 2

White House


Box 2

Cornell University


Box 2

Franklin Institute


New York World's Fair, 1964-1965


Correspondence


Box 2

August 1960-1961


Box 3

1962-1965


Box 3

Designs


Box 3

Manuscripts


Photographs


Box 3

DeLue, Donald


Box 3

Fredericks, Marshall


Box 3

Roszak, Theodore


Box 3

Sculptures, Misc.


Box 3

Views


Box 3

Printed materials


Box 3

Clippings


Box 4

Manuscripts (Arranged)


Clarke


Box 4

General


Box 4

Memorials


Box 4

Sonnets


Box 4

By others, A-Z


Documents


Box 4

Clarke family


Box 4

Clarke, Gilmore D.


Photographs


Box 4

Barrett Park, Staten Island


Box 4

Central Park, Manhattan


Box 4

Cleveland Museum of Art


Box 4

Cross Bronx Parkway


Box 4

Garden State Parkway


Box 4

Grand Central Parkway


Box 4

Henry Hudson Parkway


Box 4

Hutchinson Parkway


Box 4

Nashville Expressway System


Box 4

New Jersey Turnpike


Box 4

New York World's Fair, 1939


Box 4

Palisades Parkway


Box 4

Prospect Park, Brooklyn


Box 4

Queens Botanical Gardens


Box 4

Robert Moses State Park


Box 4

Saw Mill River Parkway


Box 4

State University College, Long Island (Stoney Brook)


Box 4

Stuyvesant Town s Manhattan


Box 4

Taconic State Parkway


Box 4

Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority


Box 4

Van Wyck Expressway


Box 4

Washington, D.C.


Box 4

Unidentified landscapes


Box 4

Unidentified portraits


Box 4

Newspaper clippings (Misc.)


Printed materials


Box 5

Clarke (author), Illustrations, Articles


Box 5

Pamphlets, Programs, Brochures


Box 5

Reports and Studies, 1939-1956


Box 5

Reports and Studies, 1957-1964


Mapcase 14-P-3

1 Oversized Folder of Printed materials - Bound volumes