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Edgar Tafel architectural records and papers, 1919-2005
30 linear feetThis collection documents the life and career of Edgar Allen Tafel: New York architect, Frank Lloyd Wright historian, and one of the original apprentices of the Taliesin Fellowship from 1932. The collection primarily documents Tafel's professional activities and his later independent architectural career which was most prominent from 1965-1985. The collection is made up of nine series: Personal Papers, Correspondence, Writings, Professional Papers, Office Records, Project Records, Photographs and Slides, Audio-Visual Material, and Printed Material.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : oral history transcripts and recordings, 1980s-2000s
500 itemsThe Oral Histories collection is made up of audio recordings, videotapes, and transcripts of interviews conducted by Foundation members. The oral histories document the life and activities of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. Interviewees include apprentices, clients, family, friends and acquaintances, scholars, associates, and other architects.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : Taliesin Fellowship talk transcripts and audio recordings, 1948-1956
6 manuscript boxesFrank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives: Taliesin Festival of Music & Dance audio recordings, 1957-1977
236 open reel audiotapesOlgivanna Lloyd Wright audio recordings, 1952-1980
636 open reel audiotapesThis collection contains audio recordings of Fellowship talks delivered by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright to members of the Taliesin Fellowship nearly each week, usually on Sundays organized chronologically from 1952-1984. These talks continued a tradition begun by Frank Lloyd Wright; they similarly cover a range of topics from Frank Lloyd Wright's Organic Architecture (often read from transcriptions of his Fellowship talks) to the daily activities of the Fellows. Many include her reading from poetry and philosophy and her own theories on moral character and the ethics of hard work. The collection also includes other talkes, speeches, and interviews with Olgivanna Lloyd Wright.