Edgar Tafel architectural records and papers, 1919-2005

Series I: Personal Papers

Series is comprised of three subseries. Subseries 1: Biographical Information contains biographies, certificates, interviews, and resumes. Subseries 2: General Files contains general personal files, medical records, and property records concerning Tafel's home. Subseries 3: Family Papers contains papers concerning Tafel's brother, Marten, and his parents, Rose and Samuel Tafel.


Subseries 1: Biographical Information


Box 1 Folder 1 Biography, undated, 2001


Box 1 Folder 2 Biography, "Career in Architecture" draft, undated


Box 1 Folder 3 Biography, drafts, undated, 1987-2001

Various drafts of biography and project lists.


Box 1 Folder 4 Biography, "ET Background", [ca. 1950]

Written draft of biography up to around 1950


Box 1 Folder 5 Certificates, GSA, 1969

Certificate to serve as a member of the Public Advisory Panel on Architectural Services for the General Services Administration


Box 1 Folder 6 Certificates, New York Society of Architects, 1979

"In recognition of his work as lecturer, biographer, and preserver of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright"


Box 1 Folder 7 Certificates, State University of Geneseo, 2001

Distinguised Service Award


Box 1 Folder 8 Certificates, Taliesin Fellowship, 1992

Charter Member certificate


Box 1 Folder 9 Interview, Tafel and Wes Peters, undated

Transcript from an interview with Edgar Tafel and Wes Peters about Wright and Fallingwater


Box 1 Folder 10 Interview, "When Someone Says Church Design", 1969 Dec

From an issue ofDesigner


Box 1 Folder 11 Interview with Paul Spreiregen on NPR, 1974

Transcript of radio program, "Frank Lloyd Wright and Edgar Tafel," given on National Public Radio


Box 1 Folder 12 Interview with Rebecca Sawyer, 1979

"Working with Wright: A Student Remembers" 7 pages, probably meant for a newspaper article


Box 1 Folder 13 to 14 Interview with Carole Rifkind, 1990

For the Smithsonian Institute Archives of American Art, includes correspondence and pamphlets. 128 pages


Box 1 Folder 15 Interview, Wingspread, 1993

An interview by Prairie Architects, Inc. about Wingspread


Box 1 Folder 16 Interview with Indira Berndtson for the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, 1998 March


Box 1 Folder 17 Resume, undated, 1965

Includes list of office personnel and partial list of clients


Box 1 Folder 18 Resume, AIA nomination profile


Box 1 Folder 19 Resume, references and repeat clients list, [ca. 1980]


Box 1 Folder 20 Resume, Tafel & Randall, ca. 1965

Resume of Tafel & Randall, Architects & Engineers, including office personnel lists


Box 1 Folder 21 Resume, various, 1984-1990

Various copies of resumes, including lists of Frank Lloyd Wright endeavors


Subseries 2: General Papers


Box 1 Folder 22 Address book, undated


Box 1 Folder 23 Book jackets, 1922, 1978

The Architectural Record (1922), An Autobiography of Frank Lloyd Wright, & The Complete Graphic Works of Ben Shahn


Box 1 Folder 24 Calendars, 1997, 2000-01


Box 1 Folder 25 Christmas card designs by Edgar Tafel, undated


Box 1 Folder 26 Financial records, 1980, 1991-2004

Insurance, bank statements


Box 1 Folder 27 Glenn Crew Fowler, 2001

Memorial service booklet, remembrances by friends and family, obituaries


Box 1 Folder 28 Letterhead, undated

Humorous letterhead designed by Edgar Tafel


Box 1 Folder 29 List of "Tafel" misspellings, undated


Box 1 Folder 30 Map of Tafel's apartment in Venice, Florida, undated


Box 1 Folder 31 Maps of the Gollay-Tafel house in East Hampton, NY, 1987


Box 1 Folder 32 Medical records, 1997-2004

Includes photocopies of health cards, statements, benefits information


Box 1 Folder 33 Medical records, correspondence, 1991-2004

Correspondence with doctors


Box 1 Folder 34 Modern School letter and invitation, 1935


Box 1 Folder 35 Music scores, undated


Box 1 Folder 36 Property records, 1987


Box 1 Folder 37 Property records, 14 E 11th Street real estate tax, 1990-1991, 1998


Box 1 Folder 38 Property records, lease agreements, 1959-1982


Box 1 Folder 39 Property records, Gollay House, undated

Publicity and real estate fact sheets for the sale of Tafel's redesigned cottage in New York


Oversize 2 Folder 21 [Subway ad], undated

Subway ad for hemorrhoidal ointment with Tafel's face and the title "Landmarks Preservation Commission" pasted on top


Subseries 3: Family Papers


Box 1 Folder 40 Marten Tafel, 1998

Death certificate, estate, and obituary


Box 1 Folder 41 Marten Tafel, life insurance, 1998-1999


Box 1 Folder 42 Rose Tafel biography, 1941

Reprint fromVogue's Trade Edition


Box 1 Folder 43 Samuel Tafel, 1996

Correspondence from Tafel to the US Department of Justice asking about his father's immigration


Box 1 Folder 44 Stage Women's War Relief, [ca. 1935]

Programme for a "Concert and Fashion Fete under the auspices of Mme. Tafel" at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel

Series II: Correspondence

Series contains personal and professional correspondence (letters, drafts, postcards) predominantly from 1970 to 1999. All correspondence is to or from Edgar Tafel unless otherwise noted. Notable correspondents include: Curtis Besinger, Victor Cusack, Robert Goodall, Donald Hoffman, Tom Wolfe, and Olgivanna Lloyd Wright. Also contains some original letters from Frank Lloyd Wright to others besides Tafel. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent except in some cases which are arranged by subject matter.


Box 1 Folder 45 Abbott, James, 1990

2 letters including clippings from Abbott


Box 1 Folder 46 Abeya, Mitra, 1983-84


Box 1 Folder 47 Adams, Charles P. III, 1998-2003


Box 1 Folder 48 AIA, Central Arizona Chapter, 1983

Correspondence and letters of recommendation for Olgivanna Wright's nomination for the 1984 Institute Honors in The American Institute of Architects


Box 1 Folder 49 AIA, New York Chapter, 1984-2001


Box 1 Folder 50 Amarantides, John, 1962, 1976, 1985

4 letters


Box 1 Folder 51 Amiaga, Gil, 2002


Box 1 Folder 52 Andrew, David S., 1985

1 letter from Tafel about Andrew's book on Sullivan


Box 1 Folder 53 Architectural Review, 1965-75


Box 1 Folder 54 Art, E.T. Art Program, 1967, 1970, 1987-93

Lists, correspondence concerning sale or loan, and photos of Frank Lloyd Wright items in Tafel's collection


Box 1 Folder 55 Art, Maginel Wright Barney appraisal, 1991

Appraisal of Tafel's collection of Barney's drawings (sister of Frank Lloyd Wright)


Box 1 Folder 56 Art, Maginel Wright Barney, 1988-91

Correspondence with galleries and the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation concerning the donation of Tafel's collection of Barney drawings; includes biographical information on Barney


Box 1 Folder 57 Art, Oriental, 1988-89

Correspondence with galleries and the Metropolitan Museum of Art concerning the sale or donation of Tafel's Oriental sculpture and painting. Includes 3 photos and 3 strips of negatives


Box 1 Folder 58 Art, Ringling/Blatas, 1993-94

Donation and appraisal of Arbit Blatas painting to the Ringling Museum, including Blatas exhibit catalogs


Box 1 Folder 59 Art, Toyo Gallery, 1977-78

Correspondence with Toyo Gallery, lists and appraisals of Tafel's Japanese prints


Box 1 Folder 60 Aronoff, Jason, 1991, 1997-98

3 letters from Aronoff and copies of his essay "Capitalizing on Buffalo's World-Class Architecture: Boosting Tourism Revenues and Buffalo's International Image"


Box 1 Folder 61 Bagdassian, Nazaly, 1985, 2002-05

4 letters; includes press clippings


Box 2 Folder 1 Baird, Theodore, 1959

1 letter from Tafel


Box 2 Folder 2 Ballon, Hilary, 2004

2 letters


Box 2 Folder 3 Benton, John H., 1991

3 letters


Box 2 Folder 4 Bergman [?], Ed, 1999

1 letter including clippings


Box 2 Folder 5 Berlin, Dorothy L., 1971

1 letter from Berlin, secretary of Anne Baxter (Wright's granddaughter)


Box 2 Folder 6 Berndtson, Indira, 1994-2001

13 letters to and from Berndtson of The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation


Box 2 Folder 7 to 8 Besinger, Curtis, 1959, 1979-95, undated

82 letters


Box 2 Folder 9 Bigham, Mark, 2003

1 letter


Box 2 Folder 10 Bishop, Lydia, 1980-85

Lydia Bishop was the wife of apprentice Robert (Bob) Bishop


Box 2 Folder 11 Bresler, Rollie, 2001

1 letter


Box 2 Folder 12 Brierly, Cornelia, 1994

1 letter from Tafel


Box 2 Folder 13 Brooks, H. Allen, 1980

1 letter from Brooks


Box 2 Folder 14 Broward, Robert C., 2001-02

2 letters


Box 2 Folder 15 Carney, Richard, 1967, 1990-92

4 letters


Box 2 Folder 16 Center Architects, 1975

1 letter from Bob Blust


Box 2 Folder 17 Centre Canadien d'Architecture, 2000

Correspondence requesting permission to use Tafel's photograph of Mies


Box 2 Folder 18 Charlston, Rolf, 1991, 1997

4 letters


Box 2 Folder 19 Charlton, Jim, 1985-86

5 letters; includes a letter from Pedro E. Guerrero


Box 2 Folder 20 Charney, Michael (Mick), 2001-03

3 letters


Box 2 Folder 21 Charry, Michael, 1998, 2002

2 letters


Box 2 Folder 22 Cohen, George, 1959

1 letter from Tafel


Box 2 Folder 23 Columbia Greene Community College, 2001

2 letters


Box 2 Folder 24 Columbia University, 1986

1 letter from Ann Ffolliott


Box 2 Folder 25 Cusack, Victor, undated, 1974-2003

116 letters


Box 2 Folder 26 D'Angelica, Arlene Wagner, 2000

1 letter


Box 2 Folder 27 De Long, David G., 2000-01

2 letters from De Long


Box 2 Folder 28 Devine, David B., undated, 1998-2003

6 letters


Box 2 Folder 29 Dombar, Benjamin, 1994

1 letter


Box 2 Folder 30 Dunlop, David W., 1991

1 letter from Dunlop


Box 2 Folder 31 Endo, Raku, undated

1 letter from Tafel


Box 2 Folder 32 F misc., 1973-74, 1999

Jane F. Foster, Michael R. Foil, and Jane [Fanell?]


Box 2 Folder 33 FAIA Endorsement, 1990

Correspondence concerning William Harold Gilmore's nomination for the Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects


Box 2 Folder 34 FAIA Nomination, 1999

Correspondence and reference written by Tafel for Walter E. Blum's nomination (he was an employee of Tafel's)


Box 2 Folder 35 Florida Atlantic University, 1996-97

Correspondence concerning creating an endowment fund in Tafel's name


Box 2 Folder 36 Florida Southern College, 1990-93


Box 2 Folder 37 Foster, Dorothy Martin, undated, 1973

1 letter


Box 2 Folder 38 Foster, Michael, 2002-03

2 letters


Box 2 Folder 39 Fowler, Jessica, undated

1 letter


Box 2 Folder 40 Fox, Gail, 1989-97

6 letters including photocopies of correspondence from Tafel and Wright about the Schwartz house (1939-40), a draft of chapter 1 of Fox's thesis about the Schwartz house, and with photocopied excerpts from "Frank Lloyd Wright versus America: The 1930" by Donald Leslie Johnson


Box 2 Folder 41 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 1991-2001

5 letters


Box 2 Folder 42 Friday, Raymond, 2000

2 letters from Friday


Box 2 Folder 43 Fried, J.H., 1996

1 letter


Box 2 Folder 44 Fritz, Herbert, 1979-86

10 letters


Box 2 Folder 45 Gattuso, Steven, 2001, 2003

2 letters from Gattuso


Box 2 Folder 46 Gatz, Dorothy, 1989

Includes Gatz's CV; Tafel collected some of Gatz's paintings


Box 2 Folder 47 Geiger, John, 1954

1 telegram from Geiger asking for Wright's "crane and kettle"


Box 2 Folder 48 to 49 General correspondence, 1990

Correspondence from Tafel


Box 2 Folder 50 Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, 1989-91

5 letters


Box 2 Folder 51 Gilmore, William (Bill), 1985-95, 2000


Box 2 Folder 52 Gollay, Jean, undated, 1985

1 letter from Gollay, Tafel's domestic partner, and 2 letters from Tafel


Box 2 Folder 53 to 55 Goodall, Robert (Bob), undated, 1933-38

22 letters


Box 2 Folder 56 Gordon, Frank, 1977

1 letter from the secretary of the Georgia Salvation Army


Box 2 Folder 57 Gray, Christopher, 1995

1 letter


Box 2 Folder 58 Graycliff restoration, 2002

2 letters from John Conlin and Craig Jensen concerning the Graycliff restoration; includes tour brochures


Box 2 Folder 59 Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, 1995

1 letter from Vicki Weiner


Box 2 Folder 60 Greeting cards

42 greeting cards and Christmas cards


Box 2 Folder 61 Gregor, Kay, 2004

1 letter


Box 2 Folder 62 Gregson, Robert, and F. Peter Swanson, 1998

1 letter from Gregson and Thompson


Box 2 Folder 63 Griffiths, Rodney J., 1956

2 letters concerning tickets to Frank Lloyd Wright Day


Box 2 Folder 64 Guerrero, Pedro E., 1980, 1993

Guerrero was FLLW's photographer????


Box 2 Folder 65 Guggenheimer, Tobias, 1991

2 letters


Box 2 Folder 66 Guild, Alden, 1996-97, 2000

7 letters


Box 2 Folder 67 H misc., 1972-73

Letters from Tafel to Florence Helfman, Richard Hart, Robert Hill, and Seymour Hyman


Box 2 Folder 68 Hamilton, Mary Jane, 1999-2002

11 letters; includes clippings, photocopies, research on Frank Lloyd Wright, and 3 photocopies of Taliesin photos with notes


Box 2 Folder 69 Harvey, William R., 1973

2 letters


Box 2 Folder 70 Hecker, Zvi, 1983-84

4 letters including catalogues featuring Hecker's work


Box 2 Folder 71 Helyes, Gabor, and Laszlo Szeker, 2000

3 letters from two architects in Budapest


Box 2 Folder 72 Henning, Randolph C., 1988-89

6 letters including photocopies of the newspaper column "At Taliesin" that was printed between 1934-37 in many Wisconsin newspapers. Henning compiled them into a book


Box 2 Folder 73 Hill, Norman P., 1980

1 letter from Hill


Box 2 Folder 74 Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., 1993-94

Correspondence, bills, and one photograph concerning the restoration and consignment of Tafel's light fixture from Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House


Box 2 Folder 75 Hoffmann, Donald (Don), 1990-2003

36 letters; includes clippings and Hoffmann's CV


Box 2 Folder 76 Hoover, Larry, 2003

1 letter


Box 2 Folder 77 Howard, Patricia, undated, 1997

2 letters; includes a CV. Howard is Tafel's cousin


Box 2 Folder 78 Howe, John H. (Jack), 1971-91

6 letters


Box 2 Folder 79 Howe, Lu, 2002-03

2 letters from John Howe's wife


Box 2 Folder 80 Huston, Gordon, 2001


Box 2 Folder 81 Hwa, [Chia?], 2001

1 letter; Yen Liang was Hwa's uncle


Box 2 Folder 82 ICA (International Communication Agency), undated, 1981


Box 2 Folder 83 Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1983

1 letter from the curator, Izika Gaon, about Tafel's possible donation of a Frank Lloyd Wright window from 1904


Box 2 Folder 84 Ives, Phillip, 1974

1 letter from Tafel


Box 2 Folder 85 Izenour, George C., 1998

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 1 Jacobs, Herbert (Herb), 1971, 1974, 1985

5 letters, including a copy of a letter sent to Adolf Placzek of Avery Library concerning funding


Box 3 Folder 2 Jay, Georgina, 1985

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 3 Jiyu Gakuen, 1997

Correspondence from the Chicago Institute for the Study of Architecture & Technology concerning Jiyu Gakuen, with computer printouts of pictures and a copy of the preogram (in Japanese) for the international symposium "To Whom the Cultural Heritage Belongs"


Box 3 Folder 4 John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1993

2 letters


Box 3 Folder 5 Johnson, Bruce E., 1998

1 letter from Johnson


Box 3 Folder 6 Johnson, Philip, 1981

1 letter from Johnson


Box 3 Folder 7 Johnson Foundation, Racine, Wisconsin, 1981

1 letter and description of Tafel's interview with The Johnson Foundation, "Conversations from Wingspread"


Box 3 Folder 8 Jones, Gerre L., 1975

1 letter from Jones


Box 3 Folder 9 K misc., 1972-73

3 letters from Tafel to Dumont Kenny, Robert Ketter, and Michel G. Kasen


Box 3 Folder 10 Kalemeris, Jim, 2002

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 11 Kassler, Elizabeth (Betty)??, undated

1 draft to Betty from Tafel about a proposal to collect stories of Frank Lloyd Wright from those who knew him


Box 3 Folder 12 Keeler, Martha K., 1992

1 letter concerning Byron (Bob) Mosher; Keeler was a relative


Box 3 Folder 13 Klee, Anne B., 1979-80

2 letters


Box 3 Folder 14 Kreshenko, Al, 1976

1 letter on behalf of Tafel from Carlie Hope Simon (his editor/assistant for Apprentice to Genius)


Box 3 Folder 15 Krosnick, Evelyn, 2004-05

2 letters


Box 3 Folder 16 Kwapil, Ray, 2002

1 letter from Kwapil


Box 3 Folder 17 Lautner, John, 1991

5 letters


Box 3 Folder 18 Letters of thanks, general, 1987-2004

14 letters


Box 3 Folder 19 Levine, Neil, 1980

1 letter (unsent?); a critique of Levine on Wright


Box 3 Folder 20 Liang, Yen, 1997-99

3 letters; includes 2 photos of Liang and Tafel


Box 3 Folder 21 Lieb, Davey E., 1987

1 letter from Lieb


Box 3 Folder 22 Little [?], Nancy, 1999

1 letter from Tafel


Box 3 Folder 23 Lockhart, Susan Jacobs and Ken Lockhart, 1992, 2003

2 letters


Box 3 Folder 24 Lupton, Joan, 1990

1 letter from the manager of the Meyer May House


Box 3 Folder 25 McCall, Carl, 2000

4 letters


Box 3 Folder 26 [McCoy], Jerry, 1992

1 letter and photocopies of McCoy's Wright postcard collection


Box 3 Folder 27 McGraw, Jim, 1993

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 28 McLinn, Sandra, 2000

1 letter from McLinn with 2 photos of 1652 Parmenter Street, Middleton, Wisconsin


Box 3 Folder 29 McMurray, Melanie and Bradley, 2001

5 pages including 2 drawings by Bradley McMurray for a lighthouse in Venice, Florida


Box 3 Folder 30 Manny Jr., Carter, 1995

1 letter from Manny Jr. and his wife Maya


Box 3 Folder 31 Marlin, Bill, 1990

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 32 Martin, Ed, 2001

1 email


Box 3 Folder 33 Marvel, Thomas S., 1996

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 34 Masselink, Ben

2 letters including an article by Masselink


Box 3 Folder 35 Masselink, Eugene (Gene), undated, 1935-59

11 original letters to and from Tafel. Includes photocopies of letters from 1934-55.


Box 3 Folder 36 Massie, Mary Anne, 1985

1 letter and a recommendation form for Massie


Box 3 Folder 37 May, Robert Carroll, 1985

1 letter from May


Box 3 Folder 38 Meech, Julia, 2000

1 letter asking for photograph permission


Box 3 Folder 39 Meehan, Patrick J., 1980

2 letters with a book review of Meehan's book "The Master Architect: Conversations with Frank Lloyd Wright"


Box 3 Folder 40 Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992, 1995

3 letters


Box 3 Folder 41 Meyer, Karl E., 2000

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 42 Mosher, Byron, undated, 1981-91

11 letters


Box 3 Folder 43 [Musson, Noverre?], 1985

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 44 National Center for the Study of Frank Lloyd Wright, 1988

1 letter from Sara-Ann Briggs of Domino's Farms Activities. Includes a list of the "Domino 30"


Box 3 Folder 45 Nestingen, Leslie (Taliesin Architects), 1998

1 letter and 1 photo of Tafel with a group at Taliesin


Box 3 Folder 46 Netter, D. Terence, 1993

1 letter from Netter at the Staller Center for the Arts


Box 3 Folder 47 New School for Social Research, 1980-2001

3 letters


Box 3 Folder 48 New York City Mission Society, 2003

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 49 New York State Council on the Arts, 1966-74


Box 3 Folder 50 New York Times, 1991

Letter from Glenn Fowler; letter to the editor from Tafel about Gurdjieff


Box 3 Folder 51 New Yorker, 2003

2 letters


Box 3 Folder 52 Okano, Makoto, 1993-94

Correspondence with Okano, architect and director of the Japan Architecture Museum, about funding Frank Lloyd Wright projects including the film by Tafel and Sandpail Productions


Box 3 Folder 53 Palanco, Ernesto


Box 3 Folder 54 Penzey, Wm? Sr., 1993


Box 3 Folder 55 Peters, William Wesley

3 letters


Box 3 Folder 56 Pfeiffer, Bruce

Correspondence to/from the Archivist for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation


Box 3 Folder 57 Pollock, Tom E., 2000

1 letter from Pollock


Box 3 Folder 58 Porter, Franklin, 1991-93, undated

4 letters


Box 3 Folder 59 Postcards, 1982-2004, undated

32 postcards and cards to and from Tafel


Box 3 Folder 60 RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), 1991

3 letters


Box 3 Folder 61 Racine Heritage Museum, 2004

1 letter suggesting Tafel's archive be donated to the museum


Box 3 Folder 62 Rana, Mansinh M., 1985-200


Box 3 Folder 63 Randall, John D., 1983

1 letter from Randall about the Louis Sullivan Museum with press clippings and information on Sullivan


Box 3 Folder 64 Randall, Thomas D., 1999-2000

2 letters from Randall


Box 3 Folder 65 Rattenbury, John, 1967, 2001

2 letters from Rattenbury


Box 3 Folder 66 Rayburn, Ben, 1959

1 letter from Tafel proposing a book about Wright houses


Box 3 Folder 67 Richards, John Noble, 1959

1 letter from Tafel; includes a poem written by Richards about Frank Lloyd Wright's funeral


Box 3 Folder 68 Rinzivillo, Joseph C., 2001

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 69 Rogers, Steven B., 1993-97

7 letters including clippings, publications, and an exerpt from Ken Burns'The Civil War


Box 3 Folder 70 Rott, Peter, 2000

1 letter from Rott, a Taliesin Architect. Includes 2 photographs of a house designed by Tafel at 1652 Parmenter Street, Middleton, Wisconsin


Box 3 Folder 71 Sabherwal, Vivek, 2002

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 72 Saltzstein, Joan W., 1979, undated

6 letters from Dankmar Adler's grandaughter (of Alder and Sullivan Architects)


Box 3 Folder 73 Sangamon State University, 1985

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 74 Sarabhai, Gira, 1989

2 letters


Box 3 Folder 75 Scott family (Polly, Paul, Mary-Ellen, Joan), 1937-55

11 letters to/from Tafel's aunt, uncle, and cousins


Box 3 Folder 76 Scott, Jon T., 1998

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 77 Scott, Joan, 1936-45, 1997-2000

19 letters to/from Tafel's cousin


Box 3 Folder 78 Seaton, Chris, 1995

2 letters from Seaton


Box 3 Folder 79 Segal, Maurice, 1985-2002

5 letters


Box 3 Folder 80 [Sgunietz?], Andreas, 2000

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 81 Shady Side Academy, 1999

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 82 Sharp, Dennis, 1985-2001

5 letters


Box 3 Folder 83 Sikora, Steve, 2002

1 letter from Sikora who bought the Malcolm Willey house in 2002; includes 7 colour printouts of the original plans and 1 photograph


Box 3 Folder 84 Singh, Patwant, 1980

1 letter from Tafel


Box 3 Folder 85 Smith, Mary Beth, 1996

1 letter from Smith


Box 3 Folder 86 Smithsonian Institution, The, 1974

5 letters from Tafel with an agreement for Tafel to serve as tour leader for "The Art and Architecture of Western Pennsylvania"


Box 3 Folder 87 Sobel, Richard, 1974, 1980

2 letters with information about Wright's Walt Whitman quote in his studio


Box 3 Folder 88 Snoke, Georgia (Lloyd Jones), 2001-02

2 letters to Tafel; includes an email copy of Bryan Walton's comments to Snoke on Tafel's Hillside photos, a letter by Snoke regarding research about the "Home Cottage of Richard and Mallie," a copy of a photo of the Home Cottage and building, and Hillside Home School timelines and research


Box 3 Folder 89 Spencer, Brian A., 2000, 2002-03

6 letters ; includes photocopies of sketches and photos of Ocotillo and a list of Frank Lloyd Wright executed works and projects in Wisconsin by Spencer


Box 3 Folder 90 Stanford University Libraries, 1983

Letter from Paul H. Mosher about the future of Tafel's Frank Lloyd Wright Collection


Box 3 Folder 91 State University of New York, 1978, 1984


Box 3 Folder 92 State University of New York at Geneseo, 1967-75, 1984

With press clippings


Box 3 Folder 93 Stone, Maria, undated, 1991

3 letters from Stone


Box 3 Folder 94 Storrer, Bradley Ray, 1991

1 letter from Storrer


Box 3 Folder 95 Storrer, William Allin (Bill), 1977

1 letter from Storrer


Box 3 Folder 96 Stricker, Milton, 2000-03

2 letters from Stricker


Box 3 Folder 97 Sutnar, Radoslav L., 1964-73

17 letters with copies of Sutnar's resume


Box 3 Folder 98 Swanson, George Gaines, 1990

1 note from Swanson, a Jersey City priest, and press clippings about Swanson's conviction of misconduct


Box 3 Folder 99 Swanson, Katrina van Alstyne, 1999

1 note; Swanson sent Tafel a copy of 2 letters to her father, the Reverend Edward Randolph Welles, from Ralph Adams Cram, dated 1934 and 1935


Box 3 Folder 100 Tafel Home Owners Association, 1988-89

2 letters about Tafel possibly starting an association; includes 2 photos and lists of present owners of his houses


Box 3 Folder 101 Tafel (Allman), Lucille, 194-

1 letter to Lucille Tafel, Edgar Tafel's first wife, from "Sam and Rose"


Box 3 Folder 102 Tafel, Martin, undated, 1997, 2002

6 letters from Tafel's brother


Box 3 Folder 103 Taliesin Architects, 1993, 2001

2 letters and a copy of the 1992 Taliesin Architects strategic plan


Box 3 Folder 104 Taliesin Architects, London, 1973-74

Includes Taliesin information booklet and consultant contract between Taliesin and Tafel


Box 3 Folder 105 Tanigawa, Masami and Yoshiko, 1978-2001

15 letters


Box 3 Folder 106 Thias, Edward J., 2003

1 letter and 5 copies of architectural illustrations by Thias


Box 3 Folder 107 Thomas, Steven, 2001-02

4 letters


Box 3 Folder 108 Thomson, Scott, 1980

1 letter from Thomson


Box 3 Folder 109 Treutelaar, Ty G., 1999

3 letters


Box 3 Folder 110 Trotter Sr., Thomas B., 1996

3 letters from Trotter of Trotter & Associates Architects


Box 3 Folder 111 Twombly, Robert C., 1981

Draft of a letter from Tafel in response to a book by Twombly. Includes reviews


Box 3 Folder 112 Unidentified correspondents, undated, 1964, 1974-2003

19 letters


Box 3 Folder 113 University of Chicago, 1990

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 114 University of Florida, 1998-99, 2000-02

Correspondence with R. Wayne Drummond, dean of the College of Architecture, concerning Tafel's films, lectures, and Frank Lloyd Wright material


Box 3 Folder 115 University of Florida, G.A. Smathers Libraries, 1999

Correspondence and pamphlets concerning Tafel's gift to the libraries of his Frank Lloyd Wright material


Box 3 Folder 116 University of Illinois, 2004-05

Correspondence and proposal to Tafel to donate his brownstone and collection to the University


Box 3 Folder 117 University of Nebraska, 2000-01

2 letters from Wayne Drummond


Box 3 Folder 118 University of Washington, 1981

1 letter and a description of the film "The Robie House"


Box 3 Folder 119 University of Wisconsin


Box 3 Folder 120 Van Baarsel, Gerry and Detty, 1986, 2001, 2003

3 letters


Box 3 Folder 121 Van Gelder, Lawrence, and Kirsten Grieshaber, 2004

1 letter from Tafel with an article by Grieshaber


Box 3 Folder 122 Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1991-93

3 letters


Box 3 Folder 123 Warehouse, The, 1977

The Warehouse is the Frank Lloyd Wright designed warehouse from 1915 in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Contains a letter and press release


Box 3 Folder 124 Washington Post, 1994

1 letter


Box 3 Folder 125 Webb, Sam, 1993

2 letters from Webb


Box 3 Folder 126 Weston, Marcus, 1985-99

10 letters to Tafel and a copy of a letter Weston sent to Bruce Pfeiffer


Box 3 Folder 127 White, Jan V., 2000

1 letter to Tafel and Jean Gollay


Box 3 Folder 128 Wisconsin Historical Society, 1989-2003

Correspondence concerning Tafel donating his Frank Lloyd Wright material to the Society. Includes a descriptive list of the Society's archives and Tafel's Frank Lloyd Wright material. The Society was previously called The State Historical Society of Wisconsin


Box 3 Folder 129 Woffard, Theodore J., 1987

3 pages from Woffard to Tafel


Box 4 Folder 1 to 3 Wolfe, Tom, 1981-96, 2005

41 letters; includes clippings and sketches by Wolfe


Box 4 Folder 4 Woollcott, Alexander, 1938

1 letter; includes a small photo of Woollcott (?), photo is inscribed on the back "Visiting Edgar Flagstaff" (?)


Box 4 Folder 5 Wrenn, Tony P., 1994-96

Wrenn was the Archivist for the American Institute of Architectures Library and Archives. 3 letters


Box 4 Folder 6 Wright, Eric Lloyd, 1990


Box 4 Folder 7 to 8 Wright, Frank Lloyd, undated, 1932-54

28 telegrams and letters, including "To the Young Man in Architecture", and a list and photocopies of letters to/from Wright and Tafel


Box 4 Folder 9 Wright, Frank Lloyd to others, undated, 1936-39, 1954

Contains 6 original letters from Frank Lloyd Wright to Edgar J. Kaufmann, Samuel Tafel (Edgar's father), Herbert Jacobs, Clinton B. Hunt (Guggenheim Museum), "Bob" [Robert Goodman?], Kahler Company, and one letter from Gillen Woodwork to Wright. Includes photocopies of letters from Wright to others.


Box 4 Folder 10 Wright, Frank Lloyd, Furniture, 1985-86

Correspondence and drawings concerning the remaking of the Darwin R. Martin chairs


Box 4 Folder 11 Wright, Frank Lloyd, "Good Ship Lollypop", 1976-77

Concerning the appraisal and sale of the drawing of a barge that Wright gave Tafel. Includes 2 negatives


Box 4 Folder 12 Wright, Frank Lloyd, Reburial, 1985

Contains correspondence among Tafel, other apprentices, and the Foundation, including press clippings and Olgivanna Lloyd Wright's funeral program


Box 4 Folder 13 Wright, Iovanna Lloyd, 1952, 1998-99, 2002

9 letters concerning Iovanna's autobiography, including a letter from Franklin Porter to Iovanna


Box 4 Folder 14 Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd, undated, 1948, 1959-83

34 letters to and from Tafel


Box 4 Folder 15 Wright-Gillham, Nicholas, 1985

1 letter of thanks


Box 4 Folder 16 Wright-Ingraham, Elizabeth, 1972-73, 1979, 1996

6 letters


Box 4 Folder 17 X-Knowledge Home, 2002

1 letter


Box 4 Folder 18 "Your Church", 1961

2 letters to William Clark and William Wesley Peters concerning a proposal for the magazine "Your Church" to devote an issue to the churches of Frank Lloyd Wright

Series III: Writings

Comprised of three subseries which cover Tafel's research on architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright. Subseries 1: General contains book reviews, essays, and drafts. Subseries 2: Apprentice to Genius contains correspondence and administrative files relating to Tafel's first published book. Subseries 3: About Wright contains correspondence, drafts from contributors, and photographic reproductions related to Tafel's second published book. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject or contributor.


Subseries 1: General


Box 04 Folder 19 10 Wright houses + one, 1981

Notes on a proposed article about the Wright houses in public ownership, correspondence with Frederick Gutheim, and press clippings


Box 04 Folder 20 [Airlines magazine], undated

Draft of an article about Tafel's beginning at Taliesin (7 pages)


Box 04 Folder 21 [American Institute of Architects awards], undated

A list of satirical awards written by Tafel


Box 04 Folder 22 Architectural Forum , 1968 Jan/Feb

Tafel's article "The Tragedy of the Imperial"


Box 04 Folder 23 "Art Museum Expansion", 1973 Sept

Draft about the Allentown Art Museum for National Art and Architectural magazines


Box 04 Folder 24 "Article of Oz", 1989-90

Draft of an article about Tafel's architectural education and correspondence with Oz, Journal of the College of Architecture & Design


Box 04 Folder 25 Book reviews, 1960-88

Reviews of books mainly about Frank Lloyd Wright


Box 04 Folder 26 Book reviews American Churches, [1983]

Drafts of review of a book by Roger Kennedy, including his "Notes on the American Churches"


Box 04 Folder 27 Book reviews, American Institute of Architects Journal, 1984

Contains drafts and correspondence


Box 04 Folder 28 Book reviews, Drafts, undated, 1969, 1972, 1978


Box 04 Folder 29 [Chicago and Oak Park Wright buildings], 1979

Contains notes and a draft written forThe New York Timestravel section, and brochures and publications abour Wright's houses


Box 04 Folder 30 "Concerning the Allentown Art Museum," Pennsylvanian Society of Architects, 1982 Oct


Box 04 Folder 31 Dennis Sharp - article/Wes, 1990-91

Contains correspondence with Dennis Sharp who requested an article about Steelcase and of Wes Peters. Includes drafts and press clippings about Wes Peters


Box 04 Folder 32 Draft of an article for Christian Science Monitor, undated

"For William Marlin" about Frank Lloyd Wright


Box 04 Folder 33 The East Hampton Star , 1994 Sept 29

Tafel's opinion piece "Stylishly Simple 'Cottages'"


Box 04 Folder 34 Fallingwater Revisited, 1990-91

Contains drafts of a letter written after Tafel visited Fallingwater with students from Shadyside Academy, including correspondence, letters of thanks, 1 photograph, and 1 slide


Box 04 Folder 35 [Frank Lloyd Wright houses open to the public], 1974-77

Notes and drafts for an article describing all 8 or 9 Wright houses in public domain, including brochures from foundations with information on the houses. Includes 6 black-and-white photos


Box 04 Folder 36 Gutheim essay, undated

Drafts of an article or essay; possibly titled "Fellowship: Fulfilling the Mission"


Box 04 Folder 37 House Beautiful, vol. 121, no. 8, 1979 August

Tafel's article "Apprentice to Genius: Frank Lloyd Wright Remembered;" including a reprint inCongressional Record, 1968 Mar 14


Box 04 Folder 38 House Beautiful anniversary feature, 1986

Drafts of an essay about Frank Lloyd Wright and correspondence with Mervyn Kaufman, editor ofHouse Beautiful


Box 04 Folder 39 Introduction to "Wright in Racine", undated

2 pages


Box 04 Folder 40 "Imperial Hotel", 1967 Dec 24

2 pages


Box 04 Folder 41 Letters to editors, 1964, 1968, 1987, 1991, 1995


Box 04 Folder 42 [List of 7 unusual architects' deaths], undated


Box 04 Folder 43 [Louis Sullivan], undated

2 written pages about thoughts on Sullivan


Box 04 Folder 44 Lovness Arch/Digest, 1982

Correspondence with Architectural Digest and drafts of Tafel's article on the Lovness house. Includes 18 color photos and 8 contact sheets


Box 04 Folder 45 Mies/Barcelona/NYC, [1987?]

Draft of an essay about the Barcelona Pavilion, including a list of "Barcelona requirements for NYC," press clippings, and a note from Harper's rejecting publication


Box 04 Folder 46 "The Modern Museum Show: Institutionalized Poverty", undated


Box 04 Folder 47 "Palace of the Soviets", 1934

Contains Tafel's original written draft amended by Frank Lloyd Wright, the original typed copy typed by Eugene Masselink, photocopies, and negatives


Box 04 Folder 48 "A Quick Remembrance of the Background of the Ann and Ben Rebhuhn House, Great Neck, NY", 1993

A two-page memoir by Tafel


Box 04 Folder 49 Readers [sic] Digest - Fallingwater, 1982

Drafts of article "Wright Across the Country," notes and anecdotes about Fallingwater, correspondence with Reader's Digest, press clippings, and reference documents


Box 04 Folder 50 [Review of Brendan Gill's speech], [1991?]

Draft of a review of a speech given about Wright at the Craft Museum (perhaps not intended for publication)


Box 04 Folder 51 Stained Glass, vol. 66, no. 2, 1971

Tafel's article "Windows by Frank Lloyd Wright"


Box 04 Folder 52 Stone , 1957 May

Tafel's article "The Important Function of Fireplaces in the Home"


Box 05 Folder 1 "Taliesin Scripts," Architectural Association Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, 1982

"Taliesin Scripts" is a reprint of an essay written at Taliesin in 1932, "Palace of the Soviets." Includes drafts, notes, copyright registration forms, typed copies, and photocopies of the original written "Palace of the Soviets"


Box 05 Folder 2 Tampering, 1982-83

Draft of a response to David Roessler's article inSkyline, entitled "Tampering with Frank Lloyd Wright," including photocopies of the article and correspondence withSkylineand Roessler


Box 05 Folder 3 "They Made a Wish that Came True," Living for Young Homemakers, 1950 July

An article about the Hank Bookstaber house


Box 05 Folder 4 [Usonian houses], undated

Contains an untitled, two-page draft of a piece about the Usonian houses and John Sargeant


Box 05 Folder 5 Village Views , 1985

Tafel's article "How to Testify Before the Landmarks Commission"


Subseries 2: Apprentice to Genius


Box 05 Folder 6 Bills, 1974-79


Box 05 Folder 7 Commendation letters, 1977-81


Box 05 Folder 8 Correspondence, Corrections, 1979, 1981


Box 05 Folder 9 Correspondence, Dover, 1982-85

Includes publication rights contract


Box 05 Folder 10 Correspondence, McGraw-Hill, 1974-83

Includes contract


Box 05 Folder 11 Correspondence, R.J. Mock, 1974

Letter from R.J. Mock, "Answers to questions concerning my apprenticeship at Taliesin


Box 05 Folder 12 Correspondence, Verlag, 1980-82

Contains correspondence with Verlag Architectural Publishers concerning a German translation of Tafel's book, including reviews in German


Box 05 Folder 13 Correspondence, William H. Loos, 1974

Letter from the Buffalo library concerning Wright's signature in the Roycroft guestbook


Box 05 Folder 14 Fact sheets and book information, 1979


Box 05 Folder 15 Forward (Japanese edition), 1982


Box 05 Folder 16 Foundations McGraw-Hill letter, 1975

Application for the NYC/AIA Brunner Scholarship


Box 05 Folder 17 Front cover mock-up and notes, undated


Box 05 Folder 18 Hanna House, 1938, 1974

Contains correspondence with Paul Hanna, 1938 tear sheets fromArchitectural Recordwith photos of the Honeycomb House, 3 black-and-white photographs and 2 slides


Box 05 Folder 19 Introduction, revised, 1978


Box 05 Folder 20 Japan edition, 1979, 1984-85, 1990-91

Contains correspondence and theJapan Society Newsletterwhere a portion of the book was reprinted


Box 05 Folder 21 Litigation, 1979, 1982-83

Correspondence concerning a copyright litigation between Tafel and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation


Box 05 Folder 22 Miscellaneous notes and press clippings, 1975


Box 05 Folder 23 Mock-ups, ca. 1979


Box 05 Folder 24 Mock-ups, Dover covers, ca. 1979


Box 05 Folder 25 Outline & orig[inal] material for repro, 1976, 1979


Box 05 Folder 26 Photos, letters of approval, 1974-78

Letters obtaining rights to use photographs


Box 05 Folder 27 Press releases, 1979-83


Box 05 Folder 28 Publicity, 1974, 1978-79

Contains notes, address, correspondence, and reference material


Box 05 Folder 29 Reviews, 1979-85

Includes reviews of the later paperback edition retitled "Years With Frank Lloyd Wright: Apprentice to Genius"


Box 05 Folder 30 Royalties, 1979-83


Box 05 Folder 31 Statements for Carlie Hope Simon, editorial assistant, 1974-77


Subseries 3: About Wright


Box 05 Folder 32 Ackerman, Lee, undated, 1986

Contains drafts and correspondence


Box 05 Folder 33 Acknowledgements and foreword, [ca.1990]


Box 05 Folder 34 Aftermath, 1984-85, 1991, undated

Contains drafts of the subsections "Always Wanting to Help," "Déjà vu," and "Reunions," photocopies of a letter from Olgivanna Wright and Frank Lloyd Wright's dedication "to young men in architecture" also included in the book


Box 05 Folder 35 Baird, Theodore, 1991, 1996

Drafts of a 42-page recollection (Baird was a client of Wright's), obituary, and note by Tafel


Box 05 Folder 36 Billing invoices for book orders, 1994-96


Box 05 Folder 40 Biographies of contributors, undated


Box 05 Folder 41 Book outline: The Frank Lloyd Wright We Knew, 1988


Box 05 Folder 42 Book reviews, 1993


Box 05 Folder 43 Clients, undated


Box 06 Folder 1 Correspondence, Book agents/publishers, 1985-92

Correspondence soliciting publishers


Box 06 Folder 2 Correspondence, Dover edition, 2000

Correspondence and contract


Box 06 Folder 3 For book - current Correspondence, General, 1992-93

Contains correspondence with publishers, book edits, and notes


Box 06 Folder 4 Correspondence, Meehan, 1990

Contains correspondence from Patrick J. Meehan requesting permission rights from Tafel's work


Box 06 Folder 5 Correspondence, Permissions, 1986, 1990-91

Correspondence, reproduction rights contracts, and an address list


Box 06 Folder 6 Correspondence, Whitney, 1989-91

Contains correspondence with the publisher, The Whitney Library of Design, an outline of the book, and contract material


Box 06 Folder 7 Correspondence, Wiley, 1984, 1990-93

Contains correspondence concerning publicity, book review lists, and a press clipping


Box 06 Folder 8 Devane, Andrew, 1987

Contains drafts, correspondence, and Devane's essay on Wright fromArchitectural Record


Box 06 Folder 9 Drafting room, undated

Drafts of the introduction for the section of the book "Apprentices"


Box 06 Folder 10 Evening at the New School for Social Research, An, undated

Contains notes and a photocopy of the original programme


Box 06 Folder 11 Fires, The, 1991

Includes a photocopy of a letter from Frank Lloyd Wright to Elizabeth (Lloyd Wright?) concerning his will, 1957 Jan 27; and a letter from the editor ofThe Forumconcerning the RIBA Gold Medal, 1941 Jan 21


Box 06 Folder 12 Forward, 1991

Draft and notes


Box 06 Folder 13 Fyfe, William, 1985-86

Contains correspondence and photocopies of press clippings of an alleged assault by Taliesin apprentices in 1932 on C.R. Sechrest


Oversize 3 Photographs

Contains reproductions of photos used in Tafel's book


Box 06 Folder 14 Good Clean Fun, undated

Annotated copies of a posting that was on the bulletin board of the Drafting Room in fall 1932. From the section of the book "In the Drafting Room"


Box 06 Folder 15 Graham Foundation, 1985-86

Contains documentation on the grant Tafel received from the Grant Foundation for his book


Box 06 Folder 16 Gutheim, Frederick, 1980, 1992

Contains one letter from Tafel and drafts by Gutheim of "Notes on FLW for New School Program" (included in the book), "The Princeton Lectures," and "Frank Lloyd Wright Today"


Box 06 Folder 17 Happenings, notes, 1992


Box 06 Folder 18 Harris, Harwell Hamilton, 1986

Contains letters, drafts, and photocopies of a book


Box 06 Folder 19 Hitchcock, Henry Russell, ca. 1990

Contains biography, drafts, and a photocopy of a photo of Hitchcock and Wright included in the book


Box 06 Folder 20 Hitchcock + Howe, undated

Exerpt from a speech, "Tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright"


Box 06 Folder 21 Howe, John, 1992, undated

Contains a draft of the introduction and interview from the book, as well as 3 short pieces by Howe about the 2 Johnson houses (Wintertree and Partenwood), and the Howe house, Sankaku


Box 06 Folder 22 Hunting Sr., David, 1985

Contains interview transcripts, notes, biography of Hunting (Chairman of Steelcase Inc.), and 2 photographs


Box 06 Folder 23 Introduction by Tom Wolfe, 1992-93

Drafts and correspondence concerning Wolfe's foreword


Box 06 Folder 24 Johnson, Philip, 1985-87

Contains correspondence and interview transcripts


Box 06 Folder 25 Johnson Wax Building, 1985, 1988

With notes


Box 06 Folder 26 Kassler, Elizabeth (Betty), 1980-83

Contains correspondence concerning a collaborative project with Tafel to create a list of original Taliesin apprentices; includes lists and addresses


Box 06 Folder 27 Klumb, Henry, 1980-81

Contains photocopies of photos and drawings from European Wright exhibits and writings by Klumb


Box 06 Folder 28 Letters, undated

Contains photocopies of the letters included inAbout Wright


Box 06 Folder 29 Letters of thanks, 1993-94


Box 06 Folder 30 Liang, Yen, 1985

Contains one letter from Liang, drafts, and 3 photographs


Box 06 Folder 31 Lists of apprentices and addresses, [ca. 1985]


Box 06 Folder 32 Lockhart, Kenneth B., 1993

Includes a draft by Susan Jacobs Lockhart which is not included in the book


Box 06 Folder 33 Lovenesses, The, [ca. 1990]

Contains a short biography


Box 06 Folder 34 Manny Jr., Carter H., 1987

Contains correspondence, drafts, and photocopies of Manny's 1946 letters to Mary Alice [Manny's wife?] and William Marlin


Box 06 Folder 35 Masselink, Ben, 1990

Contains drafts, biography, and notes


Box 06 Folder 36 Miller, Arthur, [ca. 1990]

Mock-ups


Box 06 Folder 37 Miller, Richard, 1986, 1990

Contains drafts, biography, and one letter


Box 06 Folder 38 Mock-ups, [ca. 1993]

Contains text and title page mock-ups


Box 06 Folder 39 Morrone, Francis, 1985

Contains correspondence, notes, and 2 essays by Morrone on New York [Morrone helped Tafel with the book]


Box 06 Folder 40 Moses, Robert, 1979-80, 1990

Contains introduction by Arnold Vollmer, correspondence, transcript of a speech by Moses entitled "Robert Moses and Cousin Frank," and a photocopy of a press clipping


Box 06 Folder 41 Mosher, Byron, [ca. 1990]

Biography and drafts of Mosher's piece


Box 06 Folder 42 Mosher, Byron, correspondence, 1992

Correspondence with Indira Berndston, A. Sinclair Burlingham, Jose Luis Palanco Burgos (which includes writings by Mosher), Mosher, Martha J. Keeler (includes one photograph), and Freehand Architects


Box 06 Folder 43 Mosher, Byron, general file, 1980, 1992, undated

CV, biography, press clipping, and obituaries


Box 06 Folder 44 Mosher, Byron, "Letter to Bob", 1985, 1988

Copies of the letter from Tafel (1985 Mar 5) to Mosher included in the book, including a letter from 1988 Sept 9


Box 06 Folder 45 Mosher, Byron, Pauson/Tafel interview, 1990

Transcript of an interview with Mosher about the Pauson House


Box 07 Folder 1 Nelson, George, [ca. 1990]

Contains a speech, "Tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright," and "Making Bridges"


Box 07 Folder 2 Peters, William Wesley, drafts, 1991


Box 07 Folder 3 Peters, William Wesley, interviews, 1984, 1990


Box 07 Folder 4 Porter, Franklin, 1984-89

Contains correspondence and drafts


Box 07 Folder 5 Press releases, 1992-93


Box 07 Folder 6 Proposals, [after 1979]

Drafts of proposals for the book, called thenThe Frank Lloyd Wright We Knew


Box 07 Folder 7 Rana, Mansinh, 1990-91

Drafts, correspondence, transcripts


Box 07 Folder 8 Rooney, Andy, 1989


Box 07 Folder 9 Soleri, Paolo, [ca. 1990]


Box 07 Folder 10 Stanton, Edward, 1986


Box 07 Folder 11 Stone, Maria, [ca. 1990]


Box 07 Folder 12 Table of Contents, 1991-92


Box 07 Folder 13 Teske, Edmund [?], 1985

Contains a letter and photocopy of a photo to "Edmund"


Box 07 Folder 14 Tsuchiura, Kamecki, [ca. 1990]

Includes 3 copies of a photograph


Box 07 Folder 15 [Various Frank Lloyd Wright memories by Tafel], undated


Box 07 Folder 16 Walker, Donald, 1982-86, 1990

Contains correspondence and drafts


Box 07 Folder 17 Weston, Marcus, 1981-92

Contains correspondence and drafts


Box 07 Folder 18 Wright, David, 1986, 1990

Includes 6 photographs of the David Wright House


Box 07 Folder 19 Wright, Frank Lloyd, [ca. 1990]

Drafts of biography by Tafel, timeline, and genealogy charts


Box 07 Folder 20 Wright, Iovanna, 1986-89

Contains correspondence with Iovanna, correspondence with Joe Satin and Dick Carney concerning the publication of Iovanna's piece, and notes


Box 07 Folder 21 to 22 Wright, Iovanna, drafts, 1986-87, 1991


Box 07 Folder 23 Wright, John Lloyd, [ca. 1990]

Contains biography and photocopies of a drawing of the Viscount Inouye residence


Box 07 Folder 24 Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd, 1985

Contains press clippings and a biography


Box 05 Folder 37 to 39 Bishop, Robert, [ca. 1990]

Contains biography, excerpts from and the complete letters from Bishop to his fiancee, 1934-35

Series IV: Professional Papers

Comprised of three subseries: Subseries 1: Lecture Files contains correspondence, notes, transcripts of lectures and talks, press clippings, and travel information (addresses, tickets, itineraries) related to Tafel's speeches, seminars, and events. Subseries 2: Associations and Committees contains correspondence, reports, and minutes of architectural and professional committees, including the New York State Interfaith Commission on Landmarking of Religious Property, of which Tafel was an architect member. Subseries 3: Other Projects contains correspondence and proposals for Tafel's other Wright-related projects including films, exhibits, and panel shows.


Subseries 1: Lecture Files


Box 07 Folder 25 [Lecture notes], undated, 2003


Box 07 Folder 26 [Lecture introduction], undated

Contains list of equipment requirements for Tafel's lectures and a one-page biography


Box 07 Folder 27 "The Life and Work of an Architect", undated

Outline for a class The Problem of Innovation vs. Tradition: Frank Lloyd Wright; Tafel was a guest lecturer


Box 07 Folder 28 "Lecture 9, The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew", undated

Slide list for Tafel's talk with descriptions


Box 07 Folder 29 "Edgar Tafel on Frank Lloyd Wright Slide Show", undated

Transcription (52 pages)


Box 07 Folder 30 "The State University and the Architect", 1964

Transcript of a talk


Box 07 Folder 31 Proposals, 1971-2002

Contains correspondence and lecture solicitations by Tafel, including lecture series proposals and descriptions


Box 07 Folder 32 to 33 Letters of commendation, 1971-93


Box 07 Folder 34 Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1972-73

Contains correspondence and press release


Box 07 Folder 35 Columbia University, 1973

Contains correspondence


Box 07 Folder 36 India trip, 1973

Contains correspondence


Box 07 Folder 37 Lecture lists, 1973-99

Contains lists of current and past lectures with descriptions of lectures


Box 07 Folder 38 Letters of thanks, 1973-2003

Letters of appreciation for Tafel's lectures, presentations, and tours


Box 07 Folder 39 Frank Lloyd Wright panel exhibit, 1974-78

Contains correspondence and drafts of proposals for the six panel travelling exhibit, accompanied by a curriculum vitae of Alan Gowans


Box 07 Folder 40 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Columbia-Greene Community College, 1975

Contains news releases


Box 07 Folder 41 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Milwaukee Arts Center, 1977

Contains correspondence, press clippings, and press releases


Box 07 Folder 42 Frank Lloyd Wright lecture, Mexico, 1977-78

Contains correspondence and notes


Box 08 Folder 1 "Architecture and Design in New York," The New School, 1978

An 8-session course co-taught with George A. Dudley


Box 08 Folder 2 Frank Lloyd Wright lecture, Johnson Wax, 1980

Contains a letter and Johnson Wax bulletin


Box 08 Folder 3 "A Frank Lloyd Wright Evening," The New School, 1980

Contains transcripts of speeches by Tafel, Anne Baxter, Frederick Gutheim, and a speech from 1957 given by Frank Lloyd Wright in Florida, as well as press releases, correspondence, a list of participants, and notes by Tafel


Box 08 Folder 4 "Frank Lloyd Wright in New York," The New School, 1981

Contains course information on the 6 session course taught by Tafel, including lecture introductions by Frederick Gutheim


Box 08 Folder 5 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Jamaica, 1982

Contains press releases


Box 08 Folder 6 Fallingwater trip, Pennsylvania Society of Architects, 1982

Contains correspondence, press releases and clippings, and Tafel's speech "Concerning the Allentown Art Museum"


Box 08 Folder 7 Steelcase lectures, 1982-85

Contains correspondence with Steelcase Inc., press clippings, press releases, and notes


Box 08 Folder 8 Frank Lloyd Wright lecture, Portugal, 1983

Contains correspondence and press clippings


Box 08 Folder 9 Frank Lloyd Wright workshop tour, Pratt Institute, 1983

Contains press releases for Tafel's tour of Oak Park and lecture, press clippings, and an Oak Park brochure


Box 08 Folder 10 Metropolitan Museum of Art Commemorates Frank Lloyd Wright [proposal], 1983

Contains proposals for a panel for the 25th anniversary of Wright's death, and correspondence


Box 08 Folder 11 Israel lectures and travel, 1983-85, 1995

Contains travel documentation, correspondence, and press clippings


Box 08 Folder 12 Associated General Contractors of America lectures, 1983, 1994

Contains correspondence


Box 08 Folder 13 Frank Lloyd Wright Lecture flyer, 1984

Contains flyers, notes, introduction and biography for lecture, and publicity material


Box 08 Folder 14 Taliesin NYC event, 1984

Contains correspondence and lists of Taliesin apprentices in the New York area concerning a Frank Lloyd Wright commemmoration initiated by Tafel


Box 08 Folder 15 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Hudson River Museum, 1984

Contains press releases, correspondence, and 3 photographs


Box 08 Folder 16 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," IFRAA, 1984

Contains press releases and a National Academy of Design bulletin


Box 08 Folder 17 "Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin," Milwaukee Art Museum, 1984 Nov 1

Contains a transcript of a speech


Box 08 Folder 18 Frank Lloyd Wright lecture, Australia, 1984-86


Box 08 Folder 19 "Modern Architecture and Architects," The New School, 1985

Contains registration forms for a one session course co-taught with Tom Wolfe


Box 08 Folder 20 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Michigan, 1985

Contains correspondence and programs from a symposium on Frank Lloyd Wright


Box 08 Folder 21 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Arizona, 1985-86


Box 08 Folder 22 London lectures, 1985-86

Contains correspondence concerning lectures sponsored by Steelcase


Box 08 Folder 23 Frank Lloyd Wright lecture, Johnson Wax, 1985-87


Box 08 Folder 24 Frank Lloyd Wright lecture, Boston Architectural Center, 1986


Box 08 Folder 25 "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Froebel Blocks," Children's Museum of Manhattan, 1986

Contains panel agendas, research, press clippings, and notes


Box 08 Folder 26 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," ADPSR/NY, 1986

Contains press releases, biographical information, and notes from Tafel's lecture for the New York chapter of Architects, Designers, and Planners for Social Responsibility


Box 08 Folder 27 Wright Panels exhibit, Domino's Farms, 1986-87

Contains correspondence with Domino's Farms Archives & Galleries concerning Tafel's six panel exhibit


Box 08 Folder 28 to 29 Frank Lloyd Wright lecture, Milwaukee Art Museum, 1986-87

Includes of a complete transcript of Tafel's talk (22 pages)


Box 08 Folder 30 Frank Lloyd Wright lecture, St. Louis AIA, 1987


Box 08 Folder 31 "Reminiscences of an Apprentice," Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1987

Contains a letter and press releases


Box 08 Folder 32 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Guild Hall Museum, 1987

Contains correspondence and press releases and clippings for Tafel's lecture presented at the Long Island Modern exhibition


Box 08 Folder 33 Frank Lloyd Wright lecture, Florida AIA, 1987

Contains notes and correspondence


Box 08 Folder 34 "Understanding Architecture," New School, 1987

Notes and correspondence for a proposed seminar


Box 08 Folder 35 "The Meaning of Frank Lloyd Wright for Contemporary Architecture", 1987

Contains a transcript of the lecture


Box 08 Folder 36 "A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright," Marymount College, 1988

Contains correspondence and employment agreement for a two-session course taught by Tafel


Box 08 Folder 37 Frank Lloyd Wright lecture, Elvejeh Musuem of Art, 1988


Box 08 Folder 38 Bradenton, Florida lecture, 1988

Contains a letter, notes, and travel information


Box 08 Folder 39 New Jersey AIA lecture, 1988

Contains correspondence and notes


Box 08 Folder 40 Frank Lloyd Wright Building Owners' Conference, 1988

Contains correspondence


Box 08 Folder 41 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Caring Community Inc., NY, 1988


Box 08 Folder 42 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Johnson Wax, 1988

Contains correspondence, unidentified sketches, and press releases


Box 08 Folder 43 Chautauqua Women's Club lecture, 1988-89


Box 08 Folder 44 Florida Southern College lectures, 1988-92

Contains correspondence and press releases concerning multiple lectures by Tafel


Box 08 Folder 45 "On Frank Lloyd Wright," Graham Foundation, 1989

Contains correspondence, invitations, and clippings


Box 08 Folder 46 Turkey lecture, 1989

Contains travel documentation and correspondence of a Yale alumni tour of the Aegean Tafel took and also lectured at the Istanbul Technical University


Box 08 Folder 47 Florida Trust for Historic Preservation lecture, 1989

Contains correspondence and press releases


Box 08 Folder 48 Wisconsin AIA lecture, 1989-90

Includes 2 copies of the Wisconsin Society of Architects magazine


Box 08 Folder 49 Dana-Thomas House Foundation lecture, 1990

Contains correspondence, press clippings and releases, and drafts of Tafel's speech "The Springfield Dana House Revisited"


Box 08 Folder 50 Albright-Knox Art Gallery lecture, 1990


Box 08 Folder 51 Taliesin West lecture, 1990

Contains correspondence and press clippings


Box 08 Folder 52 London/Paris lectures, 1990

Contains correspondence concerning lectures sponsored by Steelcase and includes 2 postcards


Box 08 Folder 53 "Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture," Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990

Contains press releases and clippings


Box 08 Folder 54 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Good Shepherd Faith Church, 1990

Contains correspondence and press clippings


Box 08 Folder 55 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1990-91

Contains correspondence and press releases


Box 09 Folder 1 Italy trip, 1990-91

Contains correspondence regarding possible lectures


Box 09 Folder 2 Frank Lloyd Wright and Studio Foundation, 1991


Box 09 Folder 3 "Frank Lloyd Wright and Usonian Architecture," Smithsonian, 1991

Contains correspondence, press releases, information on the Pope-Leighey house, and a proposal to the National Endowment for the Humanities for a grant to support the Pope house


Box 09 Folder 4 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Sag Harbor, 1992

Contains press clippings and releases


Box 09 Folder 5 "Three Frank Lloyd Wright Country Houses," Caramoor, 1992

A lecture about Taliesin, Fallingwater, and Wingspread. Contains correspondences


Box 09 Folder 6 India lectures, 1992-93

Correspondence, clippings, and travel documentation about Tafel's lectures "Organic Architecture" and "My Years With Frank Lloyd Wright" in India


Box 09 Folder 7 "A Taliesin Legacy," Pratt, 1992-93

Contains correspondence and information on the panels Tafel created for an exhibition


Box 09 Folder 8 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Virginia Tech, 1992-95

Correspondence


Box 09 Folder 9 Notes on India trip, 1993


Box 09 Folder 10 Ohio AIA lecture, 1993


Box 09 Folder 11 "About Wright," National Institute for Architectural Education, 1993

Contains press release and a brochure


Box 09 Folder 12 "Frank Lloyd Wright: His Drawings/His Buildings," MOMA, 1993-94

Contains correspondence, press releases, and lecture notes


Box 09 Folder 13 "Frank Lloyd Wright and His Southern College Design", 1994

Correspondence with the Ringling Museum of Art


Box 09 Folder 14 NYC lectures, 1994

Letters confirming various lectures on Frank Lloyd Wright in 1994


Box 09 Folder 15 Washington AIA lecture, 1994


Box 09 Folder 16 "Geneseo Program" notes, 1994

Notes by Tafel about the Geneseo program and additions to his "Frank Lloyd Wright and Me" lecture


Box 09 Folder 17 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Oak Park, 1994

Includes a transcript of the introduction by Karen Kelly


Box 09 Folder 18 Florida lectures, 1994, 1998

Correspondence to the Florida Planning & Zoning Association and the Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship


Box 09 Folder 19 Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, 1995

Contains clippings and correspondence about a lecture and the Wright Spirit Award given to Tafel


Box 09 Folder 20 126th Birthday Commemoration lecture, Racine, 1995


Box 09 Folder 21 Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts conference, 1995-96

Contains correspondence


Box 09 Folder 22 London RIBA lecture, 1996

Contains correspondence and travel documentation


Box 09 Folder 23 Florida Atlantic University lecture, 1996

Contains correspondence


Box 09 Folder 24 McGill University lecture, Montreal, 1996

Includes a transcript of the introoduction speech by McGill's president


Box 09 Folder 25 Buffalo lectures, 1996-99

Contains correspondence and clippings concerning various talks


Box 09 Folder 26 Wright Panels exhibit, 1998

Contains correspondence


Box 09 Folder 27 Japan Society lectures, 1998, 2001

Contains correspondence and press releases


Box 09 Folder 28 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," Minneapolis, 1999

Contains travel documentation and correspondence


Box 09 Folder 29 Flanzer Jewish Community Center lecture, 1999

Contains correspondence


Box 09 Folder 30 Westchester AIA lecture, 2000-01

Contains correspondence with the AIA and the owners of a Tafel-designed home in Scarsdale, New York, at 8 Overlook Road


Box 09 Folder 31 Jacksonville AIA lecture, 2001


Box 09 Folder 32 "The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew," slide list and commentary, undated


Box 09 Folder 33 to 35 Press releases, undated, 1996-2004


Box 09 Folder 36 Honorarium bills for lectures, 1988-89


Box 71 Roll 158 Lecture posters, 1978-98


Subseries 2: Associations and Committees


Box 09 Folder 37 to 38 AIA Fellow application, 1968-72

Contains correspondence and Tafel's application


Box 09 Folder 39 AIA Fellow P/R, 1986

Press releases and letters of congratulations


Box 09 Folder 40 AIA Visitors Committee, 1990-91

Contains correspondence and lists of addresses


Box 09 Folder 41 Central Park North Committee, 1964

Contains an office memorandum and a brochure for a proposed housing development in Central Park North


Box 09 Folder 42 College of Fellows San Antonio Convention, 1986

Contains correspondence, memos, and a list of fellows


Box 09 Folder 43 to 44 Fallingwater Advisory Committee, 1989-92, 1997, 2000-02

Contains minutes, memos, and correspondence


Box 09 Folder 45 Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, 1990-92, 2001-05

Contains correspondence, newsletters, and an annual report


Box 10 Folder 1 to 5 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 1982-90, 1995-99, 2001

Contains correspondence of the Taliesin Council and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, including reports and press clippings


Box 10 Folder 6 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives, 1992

Contains a leaflet about the archives and includes an update on the Foundations' programs and projects


Box 10 Folder 7 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Quarterly, 1990-95, 2001


Box 10 Folder 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation, 1985-95, 2002

Contains annual reports, the newsletter "Wright Angles," invitations, correspondence, gift and book catalogs, and list of education programs


Box 10 Folder 9 to 10 Frank Lloyd Wright Newsletter, The, 1978-80


Box 10 Folder 11 Friends of the Darwin D. Martin House, 1979-81

Contains meeting minutes, notes, correspondence, and press clippings


Box 10 Folder 12 Friends of Fallingwater newsletters, 1987-96


Box 10 Folder 13 Friends of the Ferrer Modern School, 1998, 2004


Box 10 Folder 14 Friends of Taliesin newsletters, 1985-89

Published by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation


Box 10 Folder 15 Guggenheim, 1988-90

Contains press clippings, correspondence, and notes concerning the landmarking of the Guggenheim Museum


Box 10 Folder 16 to 17 Interfaith Commission, 1981

Contains press clippings, news releases, correspondence, and reports


Box 10 Folder 18 Interfaith Commission, Albany bill, 1981-83

The Albany bill was to exempt churches from state and local landmark laws


Box 10 Folder 19 Interfaith Commission, opposition, 1981-86

Testimonies and correspondence concerning St. Bartholomew's Church


Box 10 Folder 20 Interfaith Commission, 1982

Contains press clippings, news releases, correspondence, and reports


Box 10 Folder 21 Interfaith Commission, St. Bart's, 1982-85

Correspondence, testimonies, notes, and press clippings concerning St. Bartholomew's Church


Box 11 Folder 1 Interfaith Commission, memos and press releases, 1982-89


Box 11 Folder 2 Interfaith Commission, McCormack, 1982-90

Correspondence from George J. McCormack of Cusack & Stiles attorneys at law


Box 11 Folder 3 Interfaith Commission, 1983

Contains memos, news releases, correspondence, and reports from 1983


Box 11 Folder 4 Interfaith Commission, testimonies, 1984-89

Contains court documents and drafts of testimonies


Box 11 Folder 5 Interfaith Commission, correspondence, 1984-91


Box 11 Folder 6 Interfaith Commission, press clippings, 1984-91


Box 11 Folder 7 Interfaith Commission, St. Bart's memorandum, 1985

Contains a memorandum for a certificate of appropriateness from Tufo & Zuccotti, attorneys at law, and includes 2 photographs of St. Bart's (1 of a model)


Box 11 Folder 8 Interfaith Commission, in support, 1985-86

Contains reports, transcript of testimony, and space analysis study of St. Bartholomew's Church


Box 11 Folder 9 Interfaith Commission, Flynn/Walsh bill, 1986

The Flynn/Walsh bill was to insist that no local landmarking ordinances be complied unless the congregation of the religious building consented


Box 11 Folder 10 Interfaith Commission, laws, 1986-90

Information on New York landmark laws


Box 11 Folder 11 to 17 Interfaith Commission, Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, 1987-91

Contains reports and application to demolish the church


Box 11 Folder 18 Interfaith Commission, meeting notes, 1988-90


Box 12 Folder 1 to 2 Journal of the Taliesin Fellows newsletters, 1990-93, 2000-04


Box 12 Folder 3 New York City Mission Society, 1989, 1995


Box 12 Folder 4 Presbytery of New York City, 1985


Box 12 Folder 5 Society of Architectural Historians, 1980

Roster of pre-registrants for the annual meeting in Madison, Wisconsin


Box 12 Folder 6 Sushant School of Art and Architecture, 1989-91

Tafel was the Eastern USA representive for the new school in New Delhi, India. Contains correspondence with Mansinh Rana and others, press releases, press clippings


Box 12 Folder 7 Taliesin Council, Report of Activities, 1989


Box 12 Folder 8 Taliesin Fellowship News, newsletters, undated, 1988

Includes two short writings by Tafel on Taliesin, "Fellowship: Fullfilling the Mission" and "Legacy"


Box 12 Folder 9 Taliesin Preservation Commission, 1990, 1992

Contains newsletters and the report "Background Information and Orientation to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation"


Box 12 Folder 10 Taliesin West 50th anniversary, 1987

Contains correspondence, press releases and clippings, travel information, and photocopies of "Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright" by Brendan Gill


Box 12 Folder 11 Wright In Wisconsin newsletters, 2004


Subseries 3: Other Projects


Box 12 Folder 12 Alden Dow "Frank Lloyd Wright Film", 1949, 1974, 1980, 1985, 1988-89

Correspondence with Alden Dow and license agreement to use Dow's 1933 film of Taliesin. Tafel frequently showed this film in his lectures


Box 12 Folder 13 Sale of Museum house, 1954

5 letters to the Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Non-Objective Art, and the Guggenheim Museum, concerning Tafel selling Frank Lloyd Wright's Museum house/Usonian Model House from a Wright exhibition


Box 12 Folder 14 Ford Foundation Frank Lloyd Wright Project, 1974-81

The Prairie Archives of the Milwaukee Art Center received a grant from the Ford Foundation to photograph unpublished Frank Lloyd Wright drawings. Contains correspondence, press releases, proposal, and press clippings


Box 12 Folder 15 Frank Lloyd Wright panel exhibit, 1974-75

Contains correspondence with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, grant invoices and expense reports


Box 12 Folder 16 Travelling panel shows, 1975

Contains correspondence, proposal for a film "The Scale of Man: Frank Lloyd Wright", and descriptions and texts for Frank Lloyd Wright panels


Box 12 Folder 17 [Frank Lloyd Wright panel mock-ups], [1975?]

Panels with information about Frank Lloyd Wright, Tafel, the Fellowship, Fallingwater, etc.


Box 12 Folder 18 Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man and His Work, 1975

Layout of the exhibit of Pedro E Guerrero photos with text for panels


Box 12 Folder 19 Proposal, Frank Lloyd Wright drawings, 1977

Letter to Victor Hammer and Oglivanna Lloyd Wright about the proposal for the Hammer or Knoedler Galleries to publish Frank Lloyd Wright drawings


Box 12 Folder 20 Allentown Frank Lloyd Wright show, 1980

1 letter to Peter Blume (?) with a list and drawings by Tafel of his Wright items available for the "Wright/Tafel Memorabilia Show" with 2 slides


Box 12 Folder 21 to 22 "Film/New", 1980-82

Contains correspondence concerning prospects for different Frank Lloyd Wright films, proposals, and clippings


Box 12 Folder 23 Little House film, 1984-85

Correspondence with the Metropolitan Museum of Art concerning a proposal for a film about Frank Lloyd Wright's Francis W. Little House in Minnesota


Box 12 Folder 24 Taliesin Reunion event, 1992

Correspondence with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Mansinh M. Rana, and Donald Hoppen, with invitations and notes for the Taliesin Fellowship Sixty Year Reunion


Box 12 Folder 25 to 26 Tokyo Symposia, 1992

Tafel was involved with two symposia for the preservation of the Jiyu Gakuen School. Contains correspondence, program notes, drafts of speeches, and 11 photographs


Box 12 Folder 27 Stella Pictures Ltd., 1992-93

A British production of a documentary film about Frank Lloyd Wright and the Guggenheim in which Tafel is interviewed. Contains correspondence


Box 12 Folder 28 Draft proposal, Jiyu Gakuen replica, 1992-94

Proposal by Tafel to replicate and rebuild the Jiyu Gakuen School at Florida Southern College. Includes correspondence, photocopies of drawings


Box 12 Folder 29 to 30 Four Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings, 1992-94

Proposals and correspondence with Sandpail Productions concerning a 60-minute video on Frank Lloyd Wright with interviews of Tafel, Aaron Green, Kenneth Lockhart, and John Rattenbury


Box 12 Folder 31 to 32 "The Frank Lloyd Wright Way", 1993-96, 1998, 2000, 2003

Contains correspondence with Sandpail/Gone West Productions and others concerning their documentary film


Box 12 Folder 33 "The Frank Lloyd Wright Way," Screenplay, 1994


Box 12 Folder 34 "The Frank Lloyd Wright Way," Outline and press releases, 1994-95


Box 12 Folder 35 Captain/David Niles "House Program", 1994

Contains correspondence with David Niles and Ed Stanton of Captain Video Production and proposal notes for a Frank Lloyd Wright "House Program" about Wright's house projects


Box 12 Folder 36 Alternate Currents Inc., 1994

Personal release agreement for Alternate Currents Inc. to reporoduce Tafel in their documentary "Frank Lloyd Wright - Master Architect"


Box 12 Folder 37 Correspondence, Kenneth Love, 1994-95

Correspondence and notes concerning other Fallingwater films


Box 12 Folder 38 Florentine Films, 1995-98

Correspondence with Florentine Films (Lynn Novick, Ken Burns, Peter Miller) about their documentary filmFrank Lloyd Wrighton which Tafel helped, including a script of "Frank Lloyd Wright" by Geoffrey C. Ward


Box 12 Folder 39 Lists of films featuring Tafel, 1995, 1999


Box 12 Folder 40 Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibition proposals, 1996

Correspondence with Chris Seaton and World Architecture


Box 13 Folder 1 "Frank Lloyd Wright's Last Dream", 1997

Contains press clippings and correspondence with Dan Smith of the Murphy Entertainment Group who made a documentary about Monona Terrace


Box 13 Folder 2 WNED-TV proposal, 1997

Proposal to interview Tafel about his knowledge of Frank Lloyd Wright. Contains proposal, topic questions, and correspondence


Box 13 Folder 3 Frank Lloyd Wright panel exhibit, 1997-98

Correspondence with George Nelson and others concerning the panel exhibit


Box 13 Folder 4 Film proposal, "Mr. Wright's Japanese Journey", 2001

Correspondence with the Asian Cultural Council and proposal by Rik van Glintenkamp

Series V: Office Records

Consists of administrative files, architectural registration files, legal files, project publicity files (press releases and clippings), general office correspondence, and documentation of Tafel's partnership with Marshall Erdman and Associates as consulting architect, and his partnership with Richard Snibbe and Einar Lindholm.


Box 13 Folder 5 Application for Brunner Scholarship, 1975


Box 13 Folder 6 Erdman, Connecticut, 1964-69

Contains correspondence and transmittals


Box 13 Folder 7 Erdman, Massachusetts, 1968-71

Contains correspondence and transmittals


Box 13 Folder 8 Erdman, New Jersey, 1969-72

Contains correspondence and transmittals


Box 13 Folder 9 Erdman, New York, 1968-72

Contains correspondence and transmittals


Box 13 Folder 10 Erdman, Pennsylvania, 1969-74


Box 13 Folder 11 Erdman, Virginia, 1973

Contains correspondence


Box 13 Folder 12 Erdman correspondence, 1966-75

Contains miscellaneous correspondence


Box 13 Folder 13 Erdman professional services invoices, 1995-2001


Box 13 Folder 14 Erdman School Program, 1973

Contains correspondence


Box 13 Folder 15 Erdman/Tafel agreement, 1960-61

Contains correspondence and the agreement which states that Tafel will act as consulting architect for Marshall Erdman & Associates in certain Eastern states


Box 13 Folder 16 to 17 Financial records, employee timesheets, 1974-86


Box 13 Folder 18 Financial records, monthly billing summaries, 1990


Box 13 Folder 19 General Services Administration correspondence, 1968-81

Correspondence concerning the advisory panel on architectural services


Box 13 Folder 20 Legal files, 80 Exchange Place litigation, 1988

Contains correspondence and motion papers


Box 13 Folder 21 Legal files, Columbia-Greene Community College, 1979

Contains legal documents, correspondence, and copies of agreement


Box 13 Folder 22 to 24 Legal files, Elmendorf arbitration, 1985-91

Contains correspondence, legal documents, notes, and invoices concerning an arbitration against Tafel concerning the residence of Andria and Donald Elmendorf


Box 13 Folder 25 Legal files, Elmendorf/Schiffer arbitration, 1986-87

Contains correspondence and reference material concerning a complaint for professional misconduct that Tafel filed against Schiffer


Box 13 Folder 26 Legal files, Jack Stone Engineers, 1975-76

Contains correspondence concerning a case against the engineers for the Brooklyn School for Special Children


Box 13 Folder 27 Legal files, Walden School litigation, 1971-75, 1984

Contains correspondence relating to the project and litigation


Box 13 Folder 28 Letters of Reference, 1960-75

Letters of reference about Tafel from employers and from Tafel for his employees


Box 13 Folder 29 National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 1949, 1962-73

Contains registration forms and correspondence


Box 13 Folder 30 Office parties, 1978-79

Contains programme, invitation lists, and song lyrics for Tafel office parties


Box 13 Folder 31 Personnel, 1977-87

Contains letters of agreement from Tafel to consultants and two applications for employment


Box 13 Folder 32 Project publicity, undated, 1966-98

Press releases and clippings about Tafel's projects (arranged alphabetically)


Box 13 Folder 33 Public Office correspondence, 1975


Box 13 Folder 34 Registration, Arizona, 1956, 1974


Box 13 Folder 35 Registration, Connecticut, 1952, 1974


Box 13 Folder 36 Registration, Delaware, 1972-75


Box 13 Folder 37 Registration, Florida, 1968-74, 2002-05


Box 13 Folder 38 Registration, Maine, 1972-74


Box 13 Folder 39 Registration, Maryland, 1968, 1976


Box 13 Folder 40 Registration, Massachusetts, 1962-64


Box 13 Folder 41 Registration, New Hampshire, 1972, 1975


Box 13 Folder 42 Registration, New Jersey, 1953, 1963, 1970-94


Box 13 Folder 43 Registration, New York, 1948


Box 13 Folder 44 Registration, North Carolina, 1973-74


Box 13 Folder 45 Registration, Rhode Island, 1972-76


Box 13 Folder 46 Registration, Vermont, 1971-75


Box 13 Folder 47 Registration, Virginia, 1967, 1972


Box 13 Folder 48 Registration, West Virginia, 1971-72


Box 14 Folder 1 Registration, Wisconsin, 1967-74


Box 14 Folder 2 Snibbe/Tafel/Lindholm partnership, 1966-75

Contains correspondence, resumes, and drafts of agreement for the partnership between Richard Snibbe, Edgar Tafel, and Einar Lindholm. The partnership used to include Rolf Myller


Box 14 Folder 3 Tafel/Lindholm partnership, 1969-73

Contains correspondence, drafts of agreement, and notes

Series VI: Project Records

The Project Records document Tafel's career as an architect, from his early residential projects in the late 1940's to larger-scale projects up to the late 1990's while being predominant between 1965 and 1985. Most documentation for Tafel's early projects in the 40's and 50's can be found in the project photographs and slides. The series consists of three subseries: Drawings, Files, and Photographs.

Projects are arranged geographically by state and then city. Domestic projects are listed first, followed by international projects. Projects with no specified location are listed last.


Subseries 1: Architectural Drawings


ARIZONA


Tube 14 Folder 62 Scottsdale Inn (Scottsdale, Arizona), undated

8 drawings


CONNECTICUT


Box 94 Roll 128 Mazer Residence (Greenwich, Connecticut), 1976

30 drawings


Box 16 Roll 23 Sidney Bowen Residence (New Canaan, Connecticut) / [Primary Architect: John H. Howe], 1980

29 drawings


Tube 16 Roll 24 Sidney Bowen Residence (New Canaan, Connecticut) / [Primary Architect: John H. Howe], 1980

14 drawings


Box 14 Folder 65 Southern Connecticut State College (New Haven, Connecticut), 1970

10 drawings


Box 68 Rolls 98 Robinson Residence (Redding , Connecticut), 1954-56

59 drawings


Tube 14 Folder 44 Greenberg Residence (Ridgefield, Connecticut), undated

1 drawing


DELAWARE


Box 14 Folder 16 Isaac Budovitch Residence (Wilmington, Delaware), [ca. 1955]

1 drawing


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA


Box 3 Rolls 5 American Chemical Society (Washington, District of Columbia). Extension, 1979

13 drawings


FLORIDA


Box 14 Folder 16 Simkin Residence (Boca Raton, Florida) / [Primary Architect: James Trunzo], 1996-97

14 drawings


Box 14 Folder 42 Golden Horn Apartments (Hallandale Beach, Florida), [ca. 1976]

2 drawings


Tube 27 Roll 44 Robert Duncan house (Jupiter, Florida), 1969

20 drawings


Tube 44 Roll 68 Hudson Pulp & Paper Corporation (Palatka, Florida). Residence, 1975

26 drawings


Tube 37 Roll 57 First United Presbyterian Church (Tequesta, Florida), 1976

41 drawings


Box 14 Folder 14 Brown Residence (Venice, Florida [?]), 1981

16 drawings


HAWAII


Tube 86 Roll 156 Hawaii Collection Residential Community (Waimea, Hawaii) / [Primary Architect: Taliesin Associated Architects], 1985

1 drawing


IOWA


Box 14 Folder 17 Buena Vista College (Storm Lake, Iowa), 1965, 1967

2 drawings


MARYLAND


Tube 25 Roll 39 Columbia Inn (Columbia, Maryland), 1968

33 drawings


Tube 97 Roll 135 Town Center Apartments (Rockville, Maryland), 1976-77

17 drawings


Tube 98 Roll 137 Town Center Apartments (Rockville, Maryland), 1976-77

38 drawings


MASSACHUSETTS


Tube 2 Folder 9 Milman Residence (North Dartmouth, Massachusetts), 1946

1 drawing; Contains a floorplan blueprint


Tube 33 Roll 51 Fallon Clinic and Lakeside Realty Trust (Worcester, Massachusetts), 1978

51 drawings; 3 sets of plans for 2 buildings on the same lot for Marshall Erdman & Associates


MINNESOTA


Tube 86 Roll 156 Francis W. Little house (Wayzata, Minnesota). Northome, alterations, [ca. 1980]

3 drawings; Site plans drawn by Tafel


NEW JERSEY


Tube 48 Roll 73 Kaplan Residence (Annadale, New Jersey). Alterations, 1981

30 drawings


Tube 3 Roll 8 Atlantic Performing Arts Center (Atlantic City, New Jersey) / [Primary Architect: Taliesin Associated Architects], 1976

11 drawings; Diazotypes; drawings are ripped


Tube 38 Roll 58 Freedman Residence (Bridgewater, New Jersey), 1980, 1987-88

42 drawings


Box 14 Folder 29 Erdman Medical Building Complex (Chatham, New Jersey), undated

1 drawing


Tube 39 Roll 59 Freedman Residence (East Brunswick, New Jersey), 1978, 1980

71 drawings


Tube 53 Roll 81 Frederick C. Mezey house (East Brunswick, New Jersey), 1962-63

29 drawings


Tube 54 Roll 82 Frederick C. Mezey house (East Brunswick, New Jersey), 1962-64

58 drawings


Box 14 Folder 76 YM-YWHA Community Center (Edison, New Jersey), 1975

3 drawings


Tube 44 Roll 67 Samuel Hamelsky house (Highland Park, New Jersey), 1951

13 drawings; Blueprints


Tube 22 Roll 35 Church of the Ascension (Jersey City, New Jersey), 1987

53 drawings


Tube 29 Roll 45 Docteroff Residence (Maplewood, New Jersey). Addition, 1986

23 drawings


Tube 49 Roll 74 Kessler Residence (Maplewood, New Jersey) / [Primary Architect: Taliesin Associated Architects (John Rattenbury)], 1966-68

101 drawings


Box 14 Folder 63 Simkin Residence (Metuchen, New Jersey), 1954

7 drawings


Box 14 Folder 47 Keene Corporation Building (North Brunswick, New Jersey), 1970

2 drawings


Box 14 Folder 72 United Methodist Church (Sicklerville, New Jersey), 1975

4 drawings


Box 14 Folder 68 Temple Israel (South Orange, New Jersey), 1962

10 drawings


NEW YORK


Tube 64 Roll 94 Patients Rehabilitation Center (Kings Park State Hospital) (Albany, New York), 1968

30 drawings; Architectural drawings on mylar


Tube 65 Roll 95 Patients Rehabilitation Center (Kings Park State Hospital) (Albany, New York), 1968

27 drawings; Mechanical, structural, and plumbing plans


Box 14 Folder 11 Amsterdam Savings Bank (Amsterdam, New York), undated

2 drawings


Box 14 Folder 66 Southside Elementary School (Amsterdam, New York), undated

3 drawings


Tube 55 Roll 84 Leon Moses Residence (Armonk, New York), 1957

45 drawings


Tube 56 Roll 85 Leon Moses Residence (Armonk, New York), 1984

64 drawings


Tube 61 Roll 130 Trauner Residence (Armonk, New York), [after 1957]

11 drawings; Addition to the previous Moses residence?


Box 14 Folder 35 First Methodist Church (Beacon, New York), undated

2 drawings


Tube 23 Roll 36 Chia Residence (Bedford, New York). Extension, 1983

61 drawings


Tube 42 Roll 64 Greenland Residence (Bedford, New York). Renovation, 1984

10 drawings


Tube 50 Roll 75 Laupot Residence (Bridgehampton, New York), 1983

22 drawings


Tube 37 Roll 57 Fort Schuyler Presbyterian Church (Bronx, New York), 1958, 1969

33 drawings; Includes 2 projects: a proposed addition (1958), and a new sanctuary (1969)


Box 14 Folder 75 Westchester Methodist Church (Bronx, New York). Addition, [197-]

2 drawings


Tube 15 Roll 25 Bridge Street A.M.E. Church (Brooklyn, New York), 1966

22 drawings


Tube 15 Roll 26 Brooklyn School for Special Children (Brooklyn, New York), 1972

17 drawings


Tube 17 Roll 27 Brooklyn School for Special Children (Brooklyn, New York), 1972

68 drawings


Tube 18 Roll 28 Brownsville: Salvation Army Corps Boys' Club & Day Care (Brooklyn, New York), 1969-70

78 drawings


Tube 19 Roll 29 Brownsville: Salvation Army Corps Boys' Club & Day Care (Brooklyn, New York), 1972

21 drawings


Box 14 Folder 15 Brownsville: Salvation Army Corps Boys' Club & Day Care (Brooklyn, New York), [ca. 1970]

3 drawings


Box 14 Folder 30 Ex-Lax Building (Brooklyn, New York). Addition, undated

3 drawings


Box 14 Folder 53 Nazarene Congregational Church Community Center Building (Brooklyn, New York), undated

1 drawing


Tube 61 Roll 91 Office of Doctors Brenner, Schultz, and Braff (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Corporation) (Brooklyn, New York), 1984

46 drawings


Tube 62 Roll 92 Office of Doctors Brenner, Schultz, and Braff (Magnetic Resonance Imaging Corporation) (Brooklyn, New York), 1983-84

64 drawings; Also known as Magnetic Resonance Imaging Corporation


Tube 52 Roll 80 Darwin D. Martin house (Buffalo, New York). State University of New York at Buffalo, Rehabilitation President's Residence

40 drawings


Tube 45 Roll 69 Hurley Residence (Cove Neck , New York). Windcliff, 1979-81

60 drawings


Tube 63 Roll 93 Camp Green Acres (New York City Mission Society) (Dover Plains, New York). P.J. Zaccara Memorial Building, 1985-86

91 drawings


Tube 77 Roll 108 Camp Green Acres (New York City Mission Society) (Dover Plains, New York). Senior Citizens Lodge & Family Building, 1969-82

77 drawings; Also known as Tapawingo Lodge. Includes plans for a classroom and lounge for Camp Sharparoon.


Box 14 Folder 43 Camp Green Acres (New York City Mission Society) (Dover Plains, New York). Senior Citizens Lodge & Family Building, undated

3 drawings; Contains sketch plans


Tube 82 Roll 129 Camp Green Acres (New York City Mission Society) (Dover Plains, New York). Tapawingo Lodge, 1980

8 drawings


Tube 35 Roll 61 Gollay Residence (East Hampton, Long Island, New York), 1986

6 drawings


Tube 15 Roll 22 Boswell Residence (Fisher's Island, New York), 1984-85

17 drawings


Box 2 Folder 8 Kastilahn Residence (Garrison, New York), 1994

6 drawings


Tube 50 Roll 77 J.R. Lovell Residence (Garrison, New York), [after 1969]

7 drawings; Contains original and addition plans (copies) from 1949, 1955, and 1969


Tube 82 Roll 115 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York), 1967, 1974

25 drawings; Contains site plans and campus plans


Tube 87 Roll 120 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Administration Building, 1965

41 drawings


Tube 83 Roll 116 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Conceptual Plans, 1974

36 drawings


Tube 91 Roll 124 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Dormitories & Dining Hall, 1970

47 drawings


Tube 92 Roll 125 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Dormitories & Dining Hall, 1965

57 drawings


Tube 73 Roll 126 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Dormitories & Dining Hall, 1965

27 drawings


Tube 93 Roll 127 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Dormitories & Dining Hall, 1968

43 drawings; Contains Stage 13 structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing drawings


Tube 84 Roll 117 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Fine Arts Building, 1964

26 drawings


Tube 85 Roll 118 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Fine Arts Building, 1965

41 drawings; Structural & mechanical plans


Tube 86 Roll 119 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Fine Arts Building, 1965

51 drawings; Architectural plans


Tube 88 Roll 121 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Lecture Hall Center, 1963-65

58 drawings


Tube 89 Roll 122 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Lecture Hall Center, 1965

47 drawings


Tube 90 Roll 123 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Student Union, 1967

37 drawings


Tube 35 Roll 54 First Presbyterian Church (Geneva, New York), 1966

3 drawings


Box 14 Folder 37 First Presbyterian Church (Geneva, New York), [1966?]

2 drawings


Tube 31 Roll 50 Extended Care Nursing Home Facility (Gloversville, New York), 1969

12 drawings


Box 14 Folder 31 Extended Care Nursing Home Facility (Gloversville, New York), [1969]

3 drawings


Tube 46 Roll 71 Knesseth Israel Synagogue (Gloversville, New York), 1962-63

24 drawings


Box 14 Folder 48 Knesseth Israel Synagogue (Gloversville, New York), [ca. 1963]

5 drawings


Tube 13 Roll 21 The Bank, National Commercial Bank and Trust Company (Gloversville, New York), 1972

4 drawings


Box 14 Folder 70 Trinity Episcopal Church (Gloversville, New York), 1969

4 drawings


Tube 26 Roll 24 Columbia-Greene Community College (Greenport, New York), 1968-72

63 drawings


Tube 27 Roll 41 Columbia-Greene Community College (Greenport, New York), 1968

15 drawings


Box 14 Folder 24 Columbia-Greene Community College (Greenport, New York), 1970

22 drawings


Box 14 Folder 36 First Presbyterian Church (Horseheads, New York), 1964

7 drawings


Tube 22 Roll 34 Christ Church Episcopal (Hudson, New York). Addition, 1965

18 drawings


Box 14 Folder 20 Christ Church Episcopal (Hudson, New York). Addition, 1965

3 drawings


Tube 96 Roll 134 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, 1983, 1987

73 drawings


Box 14 Folder 69 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, 1986

13 drawings; Shop drawings


Tube 52 Roll 113 Shirk house (Irvington, New York). Mansard Manor, undated

10 drawings


Box 14 Folder 5 Abbott house (Irvington-on-the-Hudson, New York), 1967

3 drawings


Tube 57 Roll 102 Protestant Chapel (Jamaica, New York), 1962

2 drawings


Box 14 Folder 58 Protestant Chapel (Jamaica, New York), 1958, 1962

18 drawings; Contains negatives of drawings


Tube 108 Roll 153 York College (Jamaica, New York). Master Plan, 1970

12 drawings


Tube 108 Roll 151 York College (Jamaica, New York). New Science Facility, 1976

9 drawings; Mechanical drawings


Tube 109 Roll 152 York College (Jamaica, New York). Science Facility, 1971

49 drawings


Tube 110 Roll 154 York College (Jamaica, New York). Temporary Facilities, 1972

31 drawings


Box 14 Folder 40 Fulton County Services Complex (Johnstown, New York), undated

4 drawings


Tube 38 Roll 58 Fulton-Montgomery Community College (Johnstown, New York), 1980

9 drawings


Tube 39 Roll 59 Fulton-Montgomery Community College (Johnstown, New York), 1967

26 drawings


Box 14 Folder 41 Fulton-Montgomery Community College (Johnstown, New York), 1965-66

28 drawings


Box 14 Folder 46 Johnstown Fire Department (Johnstown, New York), 1968

4 drawings


Tube 3 Roll 7 Ascension Lutheran Church (Long Island, New York), 1955

18 drawings


Tube 14 Roll 20 Beth-El Synagogue (New Rochelle, New York). Additions and renovations, 1969, 1986

34 drawings


Tube 1 Roll 1 22 East 11th Street Apartment (New York, New York), 1982

9 drawings; Includes photocopies of original plans from 1964 by Okamoto & Liskamm Architects


Tube 1 Roll 2 31 Union Square West, Landlord's Work (New School for Social Research & Parsons School of Design) (New York, New York), 1978

3 drawings


Box 14 Folder 49 31 Union Square West, Landlord's Work (New School for Social Research & Parsons School of Design) (New York, New York), 1978

5 drawings


Tube 1 Roll 3 The Bayard Building (New York, New York). Lobby Renovations / [Original Architect: Louis Sullivan], 1982-84

31 drawings


Tube 3 Roll 6 Architect's Office & Home of Mr. & Mrs. Tafel (New York, New York), undated

drawings


Box 14 Folder 12 Architect's Office & Home of Mr. & Mrs. Tafel (New York, New York)

5 drawings


Tube 4 Roll 9 The Armory Apartment (New York, New York). Renovations, 1986-87

69 drawings


Tube 13 Roll 19 Bethune Tower (New York, New York), 1964-67

22 drawings


Box 14 Folder 22 Church of the Ascension, Episcopal (New York, New York), 1985

4 drawings


Tube 24 Roll 37 Church of the Ascension, Episcopal (New York, New York), 1983-85

41 drawings


Tube 25 Roll 38 Church of the Good Shepherd Faith (New York, New York), 1990

13 drawings


Tube 27 Roll 42 Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue (New York, New York), 1981

51 drawings


Box 14 Folder 25 Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue (New York, New York), [ca. 1981]

11 drawings


Tube 28 Roll 43 DeWitt Church (New York City Mission Society) (New York, New York), 1956

28 drawings; Blueprints


Box 14 Folder 26 DeWitt Church (New York City Mission Society) (New York, New York), 1956

5 drawings


Tube 31 Folder 47 Emmanuel Family Services Center (New York, New York), 1976-78

43 drawings


Tube 32 Folder 48 Emmanuel Presbyterian Church (New York, New York), 1969

22 drawings


Box 14 Folder 28 Emmanuel Presbyterian Church (New York, New York), 1976

4 drawings


Tube 72 Roll 131 First Presbyterian Church (New York, New York). Alteration to the Offices, 1972

17 drawings


Box 14 Folder 39 Frawley Circle Renewal Project (New York, New York), 1964

2 drawings


Tube 40 Roll 60 Geronemus Residence (New York, New York), 1988-89

60 drawings


Tube 86 Roll 156 Guggenheim Museum (New York, New York) / [Primary Architect: Taliesin Associated Architects], [1959?]

2 drawings; Elevation and perspective (diazotypes) with colored pencil drawn by Tafel


Box 14 Folder 45 Hana Apartments (New York, New York), 1964

5 drawings


Tube 46 Roll 70 Ronald McDonald House (New York, New York). Interfaith Chapel, 1979, 1990-91

31 drawings; Includes original building plans by Robert J. Bridges


Tube 50 Roll 76 Lincoln Square Synagogue (New York, New York) / [Primary Architect: Hausman & Rosenberg], 1968

14 drawings; Original roll marked: "Adjacent to Touro College Site"


Box 14 Folder 50 Madison Avenue Methodist Church (New York, New York), 1966

5 drawings


Tube 51 Roll 78 Madison Avenue Methodist Church (New York, New York), 1969

29 drawings


Box 14 Folder 51 Madison Square Church house (New York, New York). Addition, undated

1 drawing


Box 14 Folder 52 Minisink Community Center & Apartment house (New York City Mission Society) (New York, New York), 1962-63

12 drawings


Oversize 19 Roll 32 The New School for Social Research (New York, New York). Center for New York City Affairs, 1969-71

40 drawings


Tube 14 Folder 19 The New School for Social Research (New York, New York). Center for New York City Affairs, 1969

5 drawings


Box 14 Folder 54 The New School for Social Research (New York, New York). Proposed Information Center, 1985

6 drawings


Tube 57 Roll 86 New York University (New York, New York). School of Law, 1976-77

49 drawings; Multiple projects including Hayden Residence Hall, Vanderbilt Hall, and Edmond Cahn Room


Box 14 Folder 55 New York University (New York, New York). Center for Jewish Culture, undated

1 drawing


Box 14 Folder 56 Offices for Dr. Walter Peretz (New York, New York), 1985

2 drawings


Box 14 Folder 57 Offices for Shulsky Properties (New York, New York), 1983

6 drawings


Tube 66 Roll 96 Polkowitz Apartment (New York, New York), 1977

58 drawings


Tube 74 Roll 105 Salvation Army Corps Community Center (New York, New York), 1973-80

64 drawings; Originals on mylar


Tube 75 Roll 106 Salvation Army Corps Community Center (New York, New York), 1973-77

76 drawings; Contains sketches, design development drawings, and a final set


Box 14 Folder 60 Salvation Army Corps Community Center (New York, New York), undated, 1974

4 drawings


Box 14 Folder 61 Salvation Army Manhattan Citadel (New York, New York), 1978

91 drawings


Tube 76 Roll 107 Schneck Residence (New York, New York), 1986

105 drawings


Tube 69 Roll 99 Street John's in the Village (New York, New York), 1983-85

72 drawings; Includes an as-built set and casework sets


Tube 70 Roll 100 Street John's in the Village (New York, New York), 1972-73

35 drawings


Tube 71 Roll 101 Street John's in the Village (New York, New York), 1973, 1988

39 drawings


Tube 72 Roll 103 Street Joseph's Church Renovation (New York, New York), 1978

34 drawings


Tube 73 Roll 104 Street Paul & Street Andrew Church (New York, New York), undated

27 drawings


Tube 111 Roll 132 Touro College (New York, New York), 1986-87

86 drawings


Tube 103 Folder 143 Walden School (New York, New York). Addition & Alteration, 1967

5 drawings; Contains original renderings


Tube 103 Roll 144 Walden School (New York, New York). Addition & Alteration, 1967-69

46 drawings


Box 14 Folder 73 Walden School (New York, New York). Addition & Alteration, undated, 1964

21 drawings


Box 14 Folder 74 Washington Square Park Building Facilities (New York, New York), [ca. 1970]

6 drawings


Tube 105 Roll 147 Tom Wolfe Residence (New York, New York), 1988

57 drawings


Tube 106 Roll 148 Tom Wolfe Residence (New York, New York), 1981

61 drawings


Tube 107 Roll 149 Tom Wolfe Residence (New York, New York), 1989

31 drawings


Tube 52 Roll 87 [New York Scenes] (New York , New York), undated

8 drawings; Humorous sketches of buildings and scenes


Tube 34 Roll 52 Fire Communications Building (New York , New York), 1967-1970

40 drawings


Box 14 Folder 34 Fire Communications Building (New York , New York), 1968-69

3 drawings


Tube 35 Roll 55 First Presbyterian Church (New York , New York). Columbarium, 1982-83

14 drawings


Tube 36 Roll 56 First Presbyterian Church (New York , New York). Church House, 1957-59

80 drawings


Box 14 Folder 38 First Presbyterian Church (New York , New York). Church House, 1957

17 drawings; Contains preliminary plans


Tube 6 Roll 11 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Barclay Manor, 1984-88

98 drawings


Tube 7 Roll 12 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Barclay Manor / [Primary Architect: Beatty & Berlenbach], 1965

50 drawings; Includes plans for the original Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate which became the manor house. Includes plans for The Pallatine Fathers' storage and utility building


Tube 5 Roll 10 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Benedetto Residence, 1987-88

184 drawings


Tube 11 Roll 16 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Caretaker's house, Plot 2 & 33, 1986-88

91 drawings


Tube 10 Roll 15 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Plot 10, 11, 23, 35 & unidentified, 1986-87

122 drawings


Tube 9 Roll 14 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Plot 16 & 22, 1987

74 drawings


Tube 8 Roll 13 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Site Plan, Renderings & Gatehouse, 1986-87

96 drawings


Tube 104 Roll 151 Young Israel of Oceanside (Oceanside, New York), 1980

14 drawings; A theatre addition


Box 14 Folder 21 Christ United Methodist Church (Olean, New York), 1967

5 drawings


Tube 104 Roll 146 Edward White Residence (Orienta Point, New York), 1967

21 drawings


Box 14 Folder 4 52 Association: Vocational Center for Disabled Veterans (Ossining, New York), 1968

5 drawings


Box 14 Folder 33 Fiore Residence (Pauling, New York), 1994

14 drawings; Contains sketches


Tube 34 Roll 53 Fiore Residence (Pauling, New York), [ca. 1994]

21 drawings


Tube 32 Roll 49 Everett Residence (Pawling, New York). Addition, 1974

32 drawings


Tube 95 Roll 133 Touro College (Queens, New York). College of Arts & Sciences, 1987

63 drawings


Tube 15 Roll 22 Borofsky Residence (Roslyn Harbor, New York), undated

2 drawings


Tube 35 Roll 56 Fraser house (Rye, New York). Addition, 1989-90

26 drawings


Tube 51 Roll 79 Mazer Residence (Scarsdale, New York), undated

7 drawings


Box 14 Folder 67 Street Andrew's Episcopal Church (Scotia, New York), 1965

3 drawings


Tube 55 Roll 83 Thomas B. Morgan Residence (South Salem, New York). Alterations & addition, 1975

19 drawings


Tube 67 Roll 97 Regional Imaging & Therapeutic Radiology Center (Marshall Erdman & Associates) (Staten Island, New York), 1986

40 drawings


Box 14 Folder 32 Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church (Syosset, New York), undated

4 drawings


Tube 58 Roll 88 North Shore Synagogue (Syosset, New York), 1990

49 drawings


Tube 59 Roll 89 North Shore Synagogue (Syosset, New York), 1990

61 drawings


Tube 60 Roll 90 North Shore Synagogue (Syosset, New York), 1990

39 drawings; Progress prints


Tube 94 Roll 142 [Unidentified residence] (Tarrytown, New York) / [Primary Architect: Roy S. Johnson & Julius Stein], 1986

18 drawings


Tube 20 Roll 30 Cadet Corps Headquarters (New York City Mission Society) (The Bronx, New York), 1970

35 drawings


Tube 21 Roll 31 Cadet Corps Headquarters (New York City Mission Society) (The Bronx, New York), 1970-71

33 drawings


Box 14 Folder 18 Cadet Corps Headquarters (New York City Mission Society) (The Bronx, New York), [ca. 1970]

9 drawings


Tube 47 Roll 72 Ivo Janecka Residence (The Bronx, New York), 1984

112 drawings


Tube 12 Roll 17 Mr. & Mrs. Levine house (Town of Wawayanda, Orange County, New York). Bedroom Addition, 1987

37 drawings; 8 drawings are original blueprints by Aaron L. Resnick, House for Mr. & Mrs. Al Liss, 1951


Tube 61 Roll 114 Stanton Residence (Waccabuc, New York). Deck Extension, 1983

8 drawings; With copies of original plans by Krauss/Barclay/Associates


Tube 41 Roll 62 Grace Church (White Plains, New York). Addition, 1966

62 drawings


Tube 42 Roll 63 Grace Church (White Plains, New York). Addition, 1965

63 drawings; Originals


Tube 43 Roll 66 Hudson View (Preservation Development Corporation) (Yonkers, New York), 1989

68 drawings


Tube 103 Roll 145 Vanderbilt YMCA (New York), [ca. 1982]

95 drawings


OHIO


Tube 43 Roll 65 Grant Washington Urban Renewal Project (Akron, Ohio), undated

8 drawings


PENNSYLVANIA


Tube 14 Folder 6 to 10 Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Extension, 1973-75, 1979

62 drawings


Box 2 Roll 4 Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Extension, 1974

54 drawings


Tube 78 Roll 109 Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 1989-91

43 drawings; Drawings and plans for scheme C and E of theatre wing


Tube 79 Roll 110 Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 1991

46 drawings; Schematic drawings for a new theatre and music wing


Tube 80 Roll 111 Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 1991

69 drawings; Contains blueprints of the original 1953 Memorial Hall by Francis W. Swem, and plans for a new classroom wing


Tube 81 Roll 112 Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 1953

31 drawings; Blueprints


TEXAS


Tube 86 Roll 156 Kalita Humphreys Theater (The New Theater) (Dallas, Texas) [Original Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright], 1959

3 drawings; Theatre plans redrawn by Tafel


Box 104 Folder 150 Wolfman's (Houston, Texas), 1967

2 drawings


VIRGINIA


Box 97 Folder 136 Twenty-first Century Institute (American Electric Power Company) (Franklin County, Virginia), 1974

22 drawings


Tube 99 Roll 138 Twenty-first Century Institute (American Electric Power Company) (Franklin County, Virginia), [ca. 1975]

100 drawings; Contains preliminary sketches


Tube 100 Roll 139 Twenty-first Century Institute (American Electric Power Company) (Franklin County, Virginia), 1975-1976

41 drawings


Tube 101 Roll 140 Twenty-first Century Institute (American Electric Power Company) (Franklin County, Virginia), [ca. 1975]

59 drawings; Schematic drawings, window and reflected ceiling studies


Box 102 Roll 141 Twenty-first Century Institute (American Electric Power Company) (Franklin County, Virginia), [ca. 1975]

42 drawings; Also known as Smith Mountain Conference Center. Contains design development drawings


Box 14 Folder 71 Twenty-first Century Institute (American Electric Power Company) (Franklin County, Virginia), [ca. 1974]

1 drawing


WISCONSIN


Box 30 Roll 46 Dumore Company (Racine, Wisconsin), 1967-68

55 drawings


Tube 29 Roll 45 Dumore Company (Racine, Wisconsin), 1970

22 drawings


Box 14 Folder 27 Dumore Company (Racine, Wisconsin), 1970

4 drawings


Tube 86 Roll 156 Johnson Wax Administration Building (Racine, Wisconsin) / [Original Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright], [ca. 1980]

3 drawings; Site plans drawn by Tafel


Tube 86 Roll 156 Herbert F. Johnson house (Wing Point, Wisconsin). Wingspread / [Original Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright], [ca. 1980]

2 drawings; Site plan drawn by Tafel


Tube 86 Roll 156 Hillside Home School (Spring Green, Wisconsin) / [Original Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright], [1959?]

2 drawings; Plans redrawn by Tafel showing new room functions


Tube 90 Roll 155 Taliesin East (Spring Green, Wisconsin) / [Original Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright], undated

11 drawings; Copies of maps and plans redrawn by Tafel


INTERNATIONAL


Tube 86 Roll 156 Imperial Hotel (Tokyo, Japan) / [Original Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright], [1959?]

3 drawings; Theatre plans (diazotypes) redrawn by Tafel, including a reproduction of Wright's drawing inscribed to Professor Takeda


Box 14 Folder 23 St. Croix Campus of the College of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, Virgin Island). Center for Marine Environmental Studies, 1970

22 drawings


UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION


Tube 35 Roll 61 [Givenchy], undated

1 drawing


Tube 13 Roll 18 Benjamin Residence, 1953

1 drawing


Tube 13 Roll 18 Berda Residence, undated

13 drawings


Box 14 Folder 13 Bethel A.M.E. Church, undated

2 drawings


Tube 22 Roll 33 Charles Simkin & Sons, Inc., additions & alterations, 1958

8 drawings


Box 14 Folder 59 Quadville Housing Study, 1976

1 drawing


Subseries 2: Files


CONNECTICUT


Box 15 Folder 26 Sidney Bowen Residence (New Canaan, Connecticut) / [Primary Architect: John H. Howe], 1980-82

Contains time sheets and correspondence with John Howe which also mentions the Bill Boswell residence


Box 17 Folder 25 H.R. Shepherd Addition to the John L. Rayward Residence (New Canaan, Connecticut), 1992

Contains one page of notes about the Stanley house which Frank Lloyd Wright designed in 1955 (the original name is Rayward Residence, Rayward-Shepherd House, or Tirranna), letter of transmittal, bill for professional services, list of Tafel/Wright projects, and two brochures about the residence


Box 17 Folder 24 Southern Connecticut State College (New Haven, Connecticut), 1977

Master plan


Box 18 Folder 7 Torrington Project (Development Inc.) (Torrington, Connecticut), 1986-87

Contains correspondence and time sheets


Box 15 Folder 10 American Chemical Society (Washington, Connecticut), 1979

Contains feasibility studies for a proposed office building, correspondence, and notes


FLORIDA


Box 17 Folder 23 Simkin Residence (Boca Raton, Florida) / [Primary Architect: James Trunzo], 1996-98

Contains correspondence and photocopies of scaled-down drawings of typical Boca Raton plans by James Trunzo, architect


Box 16 Folder 26 Hudson Pulp & Paper Corporation (Palatka, Florida). Conference Center, 1974-75

Contains correspondence


Box 16 Folder 27 Hudson Pulp & Paper Corporation (Palatka, Florida). Conference Center, 1974-76

Contrains client correspondence, contract, and furnishings list


MASSACHUSETTS


Box 16 Folder 33 Milman Residence (North Dartmouth, Massachusetts), 1946

Contains a letter from Tafel to Milman, and two photocopied sketch plans


NEW JERSEY


Box 15 Folder 17 Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey), 1977

Master plan proposal


Box 15 Folder 18 Atlantic Performing Arts Center (Atlantic City, New Jersey) / [Primary Architect: Taliesin Associated Architects], 1972-76, 1981, 1986

Contains correspondence, drafts of agreements, transmittals, architect's report, and a schematic parking plan


Box 15 Folder 19 Atlantic Performing Arts Center (Atlantic City, New Jersey) / [Primary Architect: Taliesin Associated Architects], 1976

Schematic design presentation by Taliesin Associated Architects (2 copies)


Box 15 Folder 12 Ascension Church (Jersey City, New Jersey), 1987-88

Contains correspondence and time sheets


Box 15 Folder 13 Ascension Church (Jersey City, New Jersey), 1987-88

Contains preliminary program notes, press release, memos, annotated sketches on paper, and photocopies of perspective drawings


Box 15 Folder 14 Ascension Church (Jersey City, New Jersey), 1987-89

Contains correspondence and press clippings


Box 16 Folder 10 Docteroff Residence (Maplewood, New Jersey). Additions and renovations, 1985-86

Contains correspondence and time sheets


NEW YORK


Box 17 Folder 26 The State University of New York at Albany (Albany, New York), [1960?]

"Comprehensive Campus Plans: Outline for Report" (2 copies)


Box 16 Folder 5 Columbia-Greene Community College (Athens, New York), 1969-71, 1976, 1981

Contains correspondence concerning contract, drafts of agreement


Box 16 Folder 2 Chia Residence (Bedford, New York). Extension, 1976-77

Contains a draft of Information for Bidders and specifications


Box 15 Folder 29 Cadet Corps Headquarters (Bronx, New York), 1973

Contains a draft of building remarks by Tafel and the contractors, including a letter from the building contractors, Cuzzi Bros. & Singer, Inc.


Box 16 Folder 30 Ivo Janecka Residence (Bronx, New York), 1984

Contains notes and photocopies of drawings


Box 19 Folder 2 Westchester Methodist Church (Bronx, New York). Addition, 1970-74

Contains correspondence and drafts of contract


Box 16 Folder 31 Mayhew Residence (Brooklyn, New York), 1986

Contains notes, zoning map, and a zoning resolution analysis


Box 16 Folder 8 Corning F.O.U.N.D. (Corning, New York), 1974

Contains client correspondence concerning a possible apartment complex and reference material


Box 16 Folder 29 Hurley Residence (Cove Neck, New York). Windcliff, 1986

Contains photographs and brochures from Sotheby's International Realty for the sale of the house


Box 16 Folder 9 [Croton-on-Hudson Residence] (Croton-on-Hudson, New York), undated

Contains real estate ads


Box 17 Folder 3 Camp Green Acres (New York City Mission Society) (Dover Plains, New York). P.J. Zaccara Memorial Building, 1985-86

Contains correspondence, lists of furniture needed, notes, and a grant proposal


Box 17 Folder 4 Camp Green Acres (New York City Mission Society) (Dover Plains, New York). P.J. Zaccara Memorial Building, 1985-86

Also called Camp Minisink. Contains annual reports, program reports, press releases, drafts of publicity pamphlets which include scaled-down drawings, and correspondence


Box 17 Folder 20 Camp Green Acres (New York City Mission Society) (Dover Plains, New York). Senior Citizens Lodge & Family Building, 1980

Contains two letters, list of space requirements, brochures, and site plans (See Tapawingo Lodge in drawings)


Box 15 Folder 27 Brockman Residence (East Hampton, New York). Addition, 1994-95

Contains correspondence, sketches, and a schematic drawing showing proposed addition


Box 16 Folder 22 Gollay Residence (East Hampton, Long Island, New York), 1985

Contains sketch plans by Tafel on lined paper, job work orders, directions, and a site map


Box 16 Folder 23 Gollay Residence (East Hampton, Long Island, New York), 1986-89

Contains correspondence, 2 floor plans by Tafel, notes, product catalogs, transmittals


Box 15 Folder 25 Boswell Residence (Fisher's Island, New York), 1980-85

Contains correspondence with William (Bill) Boswell and John Howe, invoices, transmittals, notes, photocopied maps, and an application for building permit


Box 18 Folder 13 Touro College (Forest Hills, Queens, New York). Forest Hills site, 1986-88

Contains correspondence and transmittals


Box 17 Folder 27 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York), 1963

Contains annotated drafts of Geneseo community analyses


Box 18 Folder 1 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York), 1963

"Guide for Campus Planning: Design and Development Phase" (2 copies) and "Procedure for Campus Planning" by the State University Construction Fund


Box 18 Folder 2 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York), [1964?]

"Comprehensive Campus Plan"


Box 18 Folder 3 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York), 1967

"Guide for Campus Planning" by the State University Construction Fund


Box 18 Folder 4 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York), [1969?]

Comprehensive site plan report


Box 18 Folder 5 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Proposed Academic Building, 1990

Contains initial correspondence and letters of interest from Tafel, including press clippings, press releases, and notes


Box 16 Folder 35 N. A. Taylor Company Building (Gloversville, New York), 1972-74

Contains general and contractor correspondence


Box 18 Folder 29 Trinity Episcopal Church (Gloversville, New York), 1964

Contains a church bulletin and letter


Box 18 Folder 12 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). Center for Biomedical Education, 1983

Contains memos, letters of transmittal, product catalogs, and photocopies of details of plans


Box 18 Folder 14 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). Master Plan, 1986

Contains memos, program for the School of Law, transmittals, and notes


Box 18 Folder 15 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). Master Plan, 1986

Contains memos, reduced site plan and floor plans, reference material, notes, and catalogs for wheelchair lifts


Box 18 Folder 16 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, 1982

Contains copies of correspondence from Thomas C. Fisher, law professor, to "John, Sol and Richard"


Box 18 Folder 17 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, 1983

Contains press clipping and press release


Box 18 Folder 18 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, 1983-87

Contains letters of transmittal and three photographs


Box 18 Folder 19 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, dormitories, 1985

Contains 3 memos and a photocopied site plan showing proposed dormitories


Box 18 Folder 20 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, elevator, 1986-87

Contains contractor correspondence, transmittals, work orders, applications for payment, and a report


Box 18 Folder 22 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, mobile shelving, 1987

Contains drawings transmittals, notes, and 2 plans


Box 18 Folder 23 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, Moot Court, 1982-84

Contains correspondence, notes, transmittals, product literature, negatives, and plans


Box 18 Folder 24 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, Moot Court, 1983-85

Contains memos, invoices, and notes concerning interior design


Box 18 Folder 25 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, Moot Court, [ca. 1984]

Contains furniture catalogs, paint samples, and carpet samples


Box 18 Folder 26 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, Rare Book Library, 1985

Contains notes and correspondence concerning requirements for explanding library, photocopies of sketch plans, student handbook, and a carpet sample


Box 18 Folder 27 Touro College (Huntington, Long Island, New York). School of Law, Rare Book Library, 1986

Contains memos, invoices, and notes


Box 17 Folder 6 Protestant Chapel (Jamaica, New York), 1961-62

Contains a project description and press release


Box 17 Folder 7 Protestant Chapel (Jamaica, New York), 1981-85

Contains notes, product literature, invoices, and correspondence all concerning the chapel interiors


Box 17 Folder 8 Protestant Chapel (Jamaica, New York). Roof Repair, 1978-81

Contains correspondence, invoices, notes, and product literature


Box 19 Folder 6 York College (Jamaica, Queens, New York), 1968

Site selection study report: part 3 Jamaica study


Box 19 Folder 7 York College (Jamaica, Queens, New York), 1970

Master Plan 1975 proposal: Space Program Requirements


Box 19 Folder 8 York College (Jamaica, Queens, New York), 1970

Master Plan 1975 proposal


Box 16 Folder 21 Fulton-Montgomery Community College (Johnstown, New York), 1966

Master plan report


Box 18 Folder 6 Suffolk County Performing Arts Center (Long Island, New York), 1989-90

Contains drafts of a feasibility study and correspondence


Box 15 Folder 23 Beth-El Synagogue (New Rochelle, New York). Additions and renovations, 1967-69, 1986-87

Contains correspondence, contract, and a schematic design report


Box 15 Folder 24 Beth-El Synagogue (New Rochelle, New York). Additions and renovations, 1978

Contains client and contractor correspondence concerning structural reports on the roof


Box 15 Folder 1 31 Union Square West, Landlord's Work (New School for Social Research & Parsons School of Design) (New York, New York), 1978

Contains duplicates of the executed lease and certificate of occupancy


Box 15 Folder 2 31 Union Square West, Landlord's Work (New School for Social Research & Parsons School of Design) (New York, New York), 1978-79

Contains punch lists


Box 15 Folder 3 31 Union Square West, Landlord's Work (New School for Social Research & Parsons School of Design) (New York, New York), 1978

Contains drafts of specifications for landlord's work and student residences at the New School and Parsons School of Design, and product literature


Box 15 Folder 11 The Armory (529 West 42nd Street, New York, New York). Lobby Renovations, 1985-86

Contains correspondence, notes, transmittals, and carpet samples


Box 15 Folder 15 Ascension Church (New York, New York). Roof Repairs, 1985-87

Contains correspondence with contractor and roof truss corrective work orders


Box 15 Folder 16 Ascension Church (New York, New York). Roof Repairs, 1986-87

Contains contracts, work orders, and contractor's invoices


Box 15 Folder 28 Bruner Residence (New York, New York). Repairs, 1984

Contains letters to contractors, notes, 2 paint samples, and one exterior photograph


Box 15 Folder 30 Center for New York City Affairs (New School for Social Research) (New York, New York), 1969

Contains a proposal from the New School for Social Research to convert the Women's House of Detention site


Box 16 Folder 1 Center for New York City Affairs (New School for Social Research) (New York, New York), 1970-73

Contains correspondence, photocopies of perspectives and plans for a combined center for city affairs and Jefferson Market Library Annex, including information on the NYC House of Detention for Women which occupied the same block


Box 16 Folder 3 Church of the Ascension, Episcopal (New York, New York), 1985-86

Contains lighting fixture catalogs, invoices, notes and correspondence concerning lighting, 2 photographs of fixtures, and a fabric sample


Box 16 Folder 4 Church of the Ascension, Episcopal (New York, New York), 1985-87

Contains correspondence, notes, and press releases


Box 16 Folder 6 Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue (New York, New York), 1978-82

Contains correspondence, drafts of contract, draft inspection reports, and sketches on loose-leaf paper


Box 16 Folder 7 Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue (New York, New York), 1981-83

Contains correspondence, transmittals, notes, reference material, and photocopies of plans


Box 16 Folder 12 Fifth Church of Christ, Science (New York, New York). Reading Room relocation, 1986

Contains correspondence, notes, one sketch plan, and reference material


Box 16 Folder 15 Fire Communications Center (New York, New York), 1974

Alteration study containing drawings, outline specifications, and cost estimates


Box 16 Folder 17 First Presbyterian Church (New York, New York), 1975

Contains contractor correspondence and invoices, with construction photographs


Box 16 Folder 18 First Presbyterian Church (New York, New York). Restoration, 1982-88

Contains correspondence, notes, instructions to bidders, progress reports


Box 16 Folder 19 First Presbyterian Church (New York, New York). Restoration, 1982

Contains bids and reference material


Box 16 Folder 20 First Presbyterian Church (New York, New York). Restoration, [198?]

Contains a work and materials flow chart


Box 16 Folder 24 Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church (New York, New York), 1989-90

Contains correspondence, history of the first 100 years of the church (1885-1985), and Tafel's alteration/restoration proposal which includes plans and perspectives


Box 16 Folder 25 La Hermosa Cultural Center (New York, New York), undated

Contains a proposal with a perspective drawing and plans


Box 16 Folder 32 Metropolitan Community Center (New York, New York), undated

Contains a project proposal with plans


Box 16 Folder 34 Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church [Inwood Multi-Service Center?] (New York, New York), 1974-75

Contains correspondence, design and construction budget estimate, construction outline, and roofing guarantees


Box 16 Folder 36 The New School for Social Research (New York, New York), 1981

Contains notes, lists of materials and budget prices, invoices, existing main entrance plan and proposed renovation perspective, and negatives


Box 16 Folder 37 The New School for Social Research (New York, New York), 1983-85

Contains notes and correspondence concerning the budget for the lovvy renovation, with a construction contract for the proposed information center


Box 16 Folder 38 The New School for Social Research (New York, New York), 1985

Contains notes, lists, and correspondence concerning the budget amounts for the lobby information center


Box 17 Folder 2 Offices for Dr. Walter Peretz (New York, New York), 1985-86

Contains correspondence, invoices, notes, product literature, and samples


Box 17 Folder 5 Polkowitz Apartment (New York, New York). Alterations, 1977-79

Contains correspondence, notes, and plans


Box 17 Folder 12 St. John's in the Village (New York, New York), 1971-72

Contains correspondence, press releases, and reports concerning a fire damage investigation


Box 17 Folder 13 St. John's in the Village (New York, New York), 1971-75

Contains client correspondence


Box 17 Folder 14 St. John's in the Village (New York, New York), 1973, 1976

Contains drafts of owner/architect contracts, correspondence concerning contract, and project descriptions


Box 17 Folder 15 St. John's in the Village (New York, New York), 1983-84

Contains invoices and product literature


Box 17 Folder 16 St. John's in the Village (New York, New York), 1983-85

Contains correspondence and notes


Box 17 Folder 17 Salvation Army Corps Community Center (New York, New York)

Outline specifications


Box 17 Folder 19 Schneck Residence (New York, New York). Renovations, 1985-87

Contains correspondence, contract, and time sheets


Box 17 Folder 22 Shulsky Office (New York, New York), 1983

Contains notes, list of material, photocopy of a floor plan, and product literature


Box 18 Folder 9 Touro College (New York, New York), 1985

Contains correspondence, plans for fire stairs, 3 photographs, and catalogs


Box 18 Folder 11 Touro College (New York, New York). Avenue "D" Classroom Space at Lillian Wald Houses, [198?]

Contains two pages of notes and photocopies of floor plans


Box 18 Folder 21 Touro College (New York, New York). School of Law, Executive Offices, 1982-86

Contains memos, invoices, and notes concerning interior design


Box 18 Folder 28 Touro College (New York, New York). Women's Division, 1985

Contains correspondence, notes, and product catalogs


Box 18 Folder 8 Touro College (New York), 1983-89

Contains client and contractor correspondence, contractor agreements, and notes


Box 18 Folder 10 Touro College (New York), 1988

Contains building notes, correspondence, and notes concerning a proposed building on the Lincoln Square Synagogue site


Box 18 Folder 30 Vanderbilt YMCA (New York, New York), 1982

Contains a master planning and space study


Box 19 Folder 4 Tom Wolfe Residence (New York, New York), 1981-82

Contains notes, correspondence, catalogs, sketches on paper, press clippings by Wolfe, and 10 slides of exterior views of the building


Box 19 Folder 5 Tom Wolfe Residence (New York, New York). Repairs, 1990

Contains correspondence and notes concerning repairs at Wolfe's apartment


Box 15 Folder 20 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Barclay Manor, 1984-87

Contains correspondence, notes, statements


Box 15 Folder 21 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Barclay Manor, 1988

Contains sheets showing floor plans for publicity


Box 15 Folder 22 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Benedetto Residence, 1987-88

Contains correspondence, notes, press releases for Benedetto's investment firm, and plot plans


Box 19 Folder 1 Barclay Estates at West Banks (Queen of the Apostles, Novitiate) (North Haven, New York). Caretaker's House and Gatehouse, 1987

Contains correspondence and proposals and plans from Swedish Wooden House


Box 16 Folder 16 First Methodist Church (Olean, New York), 1967

Contains letters of interest and brochures from contractors, with 2 furniture shop drawings


Box 16 Folder 13 Fiore Residence (Pawling, New York), 1990-91

Contains time sheets, correspondence, and drawings and floor plans


Box 16 Folder 14 Fiore Residence (Pawling, New York). Additions, 1994

Contains correspondence, annotated plans, and 2 photographs


Box 17 Folder 18 Saracare Medical Office Building (Saratoga Springs, New York), 1991-92

Contains correspondence, design contracts, construction contracts, evaluation of professional services, and notes


Box 17 Folder 10 Richmond College (CUNY) (Staten Island, New York), 1975 May 23

Contains 2 copies of a proposal with resumes


Box 17 Folder 1 North Shore Synagogue (Syosset, New York), 1991

Contains correspondence, meeting notes, field reports, transmittals, time sheets, and photocopies of plans


Box 16 Folder 28 Hudson View (Preservation Development Corporation) (Yonkers, New York), 1988

Contains correspondence, letters of interest, resumes, memos, press clippings, and notes concerning the development project


Box 19 Folder 3 Westgate Park Condominiums, Roofing repairs (Yonkers, New York), 1981-83

Contains correspondence and roofing bids and specifications


PENNSYLVANIA


Box 15 Folder 4 Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Extension, [197?]

Proposal including plans and photographs of the Frank Lloyd Wright Room


Box 15 Folder 5 Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Extension, 1972

Contains two subsurface investigation reports


Box 15 Folder 6 Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Extension, 1973-75

Contains new building net areas, design development phase report, and photocopies of design development drawings


Box 15 Folder 7 Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Extension, 1975

Contains product literature


Box 15 Folder 8 Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Extension, 1979

Specifications


Box 15 Folder 9 Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Sales desk, 1979-80

Contains correspondence and letters of transmittal


Box 17 Folder 21 Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 1991-92

Contains correspondence and photocopies of drawings


INTERNATIONAL


Box 16 Folder 11 East Caicos Financial City (East Caicos Development Authority) (East Caicos Island), 1985

Contains correspondence, notes, and drafts of agreements


Box 17 Folder 11 St. Croix Campus of the College of the Virgin Islands (St. Croix, Virgin Islands), 1969-70

Proposal and faculty list


UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION


Box 17 Folder 9 Quadville Housing Study, 1976

Contains transmittals, one alternate site plan, and reference material


Subseries 3: Photographs


GENERAL


Box 20 Folder 38 Projects A-F

(390 slides)


Oversize 2 Folder 2 Projects G-S

(487 slides)


Box 20 Folder 39 Projects T-Z

(206 slides)


CONNECTICUT


Box 19 Folder 26 Mazer Residence (Greenwich, Connecticut)

14 photographic items


FLORIDA


Box 19 Folder 27 Golden Horn Apartments (Hallandale Beach, Florida)

2 photographic items; 2 contact sheets and 6 negative strips


Box 20 Folder 25 Hudson Pulp & Paper Corporation (Palatka, Florida). Conference Center

18 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 4a Simkin Residence (Boca Raton, Florida) / [Primary Architect: James Trunzo]

8 photographic items


IOWA


Box 20 Folder 31 Buena Vista College (Storm Lake, Iowa)

1 photographic items


MISSISSIPPI


Box 22 Folder 4 Millsaps College (Jackson, Mississippi [?])

31 photographic items; includes negatives


NEW JERSEY


Box 20 Folder 24 Keene Corporation Building (North Brunswick, New Jersey)

11 photographic items; 1 contact sheet, prints and 3 negative strips


NEW YORK


Box 19 Folder 9 Southside Elementary School (Amsterdam, New York)

16 photographic items; Includes negatives


Oversize 1 Folder 1 First Methodist Church (Beacon, New York)

7 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 10 Mudge Residence (Bedford Village, New York)

4 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard


Oversize 1 Folder 2 New York City Mission Society Cadet Headquarters (Bronx, New York)

40 photographic items; Includes negatives


Box 19 Folder 12 Westchester Methodist Church (Bronx, New York)

44 photographic items; Includes negatives


Box 19 Folder 13 Brooklyn School for Special Children (Brooklyn, New York)

8 photographic items; Includes negatives


Oversize 1 Folder 3 Gollay Residence (East Hampton, Long Island, New York)

3 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 14 Gollay Residence (East Hampton, Long Island, New York)

1 photographic items; Photograph mounted on cardboard


Box 19 Folder 15 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York)

12 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 16 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York)

7 photographic items; Photos of dining hall


Box 19 Folder 17 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York)

58 photographic items; Photos of college dormitories


Box 19 Folder 18 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York)

40 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 19 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Fine Arts Building

32 photographic items; Includes negatives


Box 19 Folder 20 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York). Lecture Hall Center

15 photographic items; Includes negatives


Box 19 Folder 21 The State University of New York at Geneseo (Geneseo, New York)

10 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 22 First Presbyterian Church (Geneva, New York)

12 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 23 Gloversville Extended Care and Nursing Home Facility (Gloversville, New York)

24 photographic items; Includes 25 negatives and 4 contact sheets


Box 19 Folder 24 Knesseth Israel Synagogue (Gloversville, New York)

111 photographic items; Includes negatives


Box 19 Folder 25 N.A. Taylor Co. Factory (Gloversville, New York)

10 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 28 First Presbyterian Church (Horseheads, New York)

56 photographic items; Interior and construction photos


Box 19 Folder 29 First Presbyterian Church (Horseheads, New York)

26 photographic items; Exterior photos


Box 19 Folder 30 First Presbyterian Church (Horseheads, New York)

3 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard


Box 19 Folder 31 Christ Church Episcopal (Hudson, New York)

78 photographic items; Includes a project description and negatives


Box 19 Folder 32 Columbia Greene Community College (Hudson, New York). Development Phase

31 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 33 Columbia Greene Community College (Hudson, New York). Completed Building

16 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 34 Columbia Greene Community College (Hudson, New York)

Includes negatives


Box 19 Folder 35 Olana (Hudson, New York)

16 photographic items; Site photos of the Frederic Edwin Church residence, perhaps used as research by Tafel for the Columbia-Greene Community College which shared the site


Oversize 1 Folder 4 Protestant Chapel (Jamaica, New York)

30 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 36 Protestant Chapel (Jamaica, New York)

Contains negatives


Box 19 Folder 37 Protestant Chapel (Jamaica, New York)

1 photographic items; Photograph mounted on cardboard


Box 19 Folder 38 Fulton County Service Complex (Johnstown, New York)

12 photographic items; Includes 8 negatives


Box 19 Folder 39 Fulton Montgomery Community College (Johnstown, New York)

22 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 40 Fulton Montgomery Community College (Johnstown, New York)

21 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 41 Fulton Montgomery Community College (Johnstown, New York)

25 photographic items


Box 19 Folder 42 Fulton Montgomery Community College (Johnstown, New York)

33 photographic items


Oversize 1 Folder 5 Fulton Montgomery Community College (Johnstown, New York)

Includes 9 negatives


Box 19 Folder 43 Fulton Montgomery Community College (Johnstown, New York)

1 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 1 General Telephone Building (Johnstown, New York)

2 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 2 Johnstown Fire Department (Johnstown, New York)

26 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 3 Patients Rehabilitation Center (Kings Park State Hospital) (Kings Park, New York)

13 photographic items


Oversize 1 Folder 6 Patients Rehabilitation Center (Kings Park State Hospital) (Kings Park, New York)

33 photographic items


Oversize 1 Folder 7 Ascension Lutheran Church (Long Island, New York)

9 photographic items


Oversize 1 Folder 8 Beth-El Synagogue (New Rochelle, New York). Additions and renovations

5 photographic items


Oversize 1 Folder 9 14 East 11th Street (New York, New York)

21 photographic items; (Tafel's apartment)


Box 20 Folder 4b 14 East 11th Street (New York, New York)

7 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard


Box 20 Folder 5 The Bayard Building (New York, New York). Lobby Renovations / [Original Architect: Louis Sullivan]

66 photographic items; Includes negatives


Box 20 Folder 6 The Bayard Building (New York, New York). Lobby Renovations / [Original Architect: Louis Sullivan]

1 photographic items; Photographs and a newspaper article mounted on cardboard


Box 20 Folder 7 Bedford Stuyvesant Community Sponsored Rehabilitation Center (New York, New York)

3 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 8 Bethune Tower (New York, New York)

2 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 9 DeWitt Church (New York City Mission Society) (New York, New York)

11 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 10 Emmanuel Presbyterian Church (New York, New York)

13 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 11 Fire Communications Building for the City of New York (New York, New York)

14 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 12 First Presbyterian Church (New York, New York). Church House

6 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 13 Metropolitan Community Center (New York, New York)

41 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 14 Metropolitan Community Center (New York, New York)

24 photographic items; Includes a project description


Oversize 1 Folder 10 Minisink Community Center & Apartment House (New York City Mission Society) (New York, New York)

34 photographic items; Includes negatives


Box 20 Folder 15 The New School for Social Research (New York, New York). Center for New York City Affairs

107 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 16 The New School (New York, New York)

12 photographic items; Contains site photos and negatives


Box 20 Folder 17 New York University (New York, New York). School of Law, Edmond Cahn Room

4 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 18 Salvation Army Corps Community Center (New York, New York)

Contains negatives


Box 20 Folder 19 St. John's in the Village (New York, New York)

17 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 20 Architect's Office & Home of Mr. & Mrs. Tafel (New York, New York)

8 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 21 Temple Israel (New York, New York)

32 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 22 Walden School Addition (New York, New York)

32 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 23 Washington Square Park (New York, New York)

2 photographic items; Includes a project description


Oversize 2 Folder 1 52 Association: Vocational Center for Disabled Veterans (Ossining , New York)

Includes negatives


Box 20 Folder 26` Everett Residence (Pawling, New York)

7 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 29 Alpern Residence (Scarsdale, New York)

7 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard


Box 20 Folder 32 Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church (Syosset, New York)

11 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 34 Edagar Tafel Residence (Westchester County, New York)

2 photographic items; Tafel designed this house for his parents. Contains newspaper blowups.


Box 20 Folder 35 Grace Church (White Plains, New York)

2 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard


Box 20 Folder 36 Grace Church (White Plains, New York)

28 photographic items; 2 contact sheets and 3 signs


Box 20 Folder 37 Wallauer's Warehouse (White Plains, New York)

2 photographic items; Includes negatives


Oversize 2 Folder 3 Amsterdam Savings Bank (New York)

6 photographic items


Oversize 2 Folder 4 Kaufman House (New York [?])

9 photographic items


OKLAHOMA


Oversize 2 Folder 5 Quapah Garden Apartments (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)


PENNSYLVANIA


Box 22 Folder 5 Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Extension

23 photographic items; Includes negatives


Box 22 Folder 6 Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Extension

39 photographic items; Includes negatives


Box 19 Folder 11 Tully Residence (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania [?])

2 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard


VIRGINIA


Box 20 Folder 33 Lynn Haven United Methodist Church (Virginia Beach, Virginia)

9 negative strips and 2 contact sheets


WISCONSIN


Box 20 Folder 30 R.L. Hamilton Residence (Racine, Wisconsin)

8 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard


Box 20 Folder 27 R.L. Hamilton Residence (Racine, Wisconsin)

2 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard


INTERNATIONAL


Box 20 Folder 28 St. Croix Campus of the College of the Virgin Islands (St. Croix, Virgin Island)

23 photographic items


UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION


Box 20 Folder 40 Christ Church Curate Apartment

1 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 41 National Commercial Bank and Trust

Contains negatives


Oversize 2 Folder 6 St. Andrews Episcopal Church

11 photographic items


Box 20 Folder 40 Shulman Residence

13 photographic items


Box 21 Folder 1 [Unidentified]

25 photographic items


Box 21 Folder 2 [Unidentified church classroom]

1 photographic items; Photograph mounted on cardboard


Oversize 2 Folder 7 [Unidentified residence]

3 photographic items; Photographs mounted on cardboard


Box 21 Folder 3 Weiss Residence

1 photographic items; Photograph mounted on cardboard

Series VII: Photographs and Slides

Documents Tafel's personal life, travels, and collection of Frank Lloyd Wright-related material. Subseries 1: Frank Lloyd Wright contains photographic material related to Wright, Wright's architectural projects, and Taliesin East and West. Consists of original photos and reproductions, some of which are reproduced in Tafel's books. Subseries 2: Tafel Personal contains portraits of Tafel, friends and family photos, and documentation of Tafel's world travels. Subseries 3: Other contains photographs of architecture not related to Tafel or Wright.


Subseries 1:Frank Lloyd Wright


Oversize 2 Folder 11 Frank Lloyd Wright and Erich Mendelsohn, [1941]

Contains an enlarged copy, signed by Tafel (1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 4 Frank Lloyd Wright, Negatives, undated, 1934

Contains negatives of Wright photos and projects


Box 21 Folder 5 Frank Lloyd Wright with Others, undated, 1934, 1937

(55 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 50 Louis Sullivan, undated

Contains copies of photos related to Louis Sullivan projects (18 photographs)


Oversize 2 Folder 13 Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, 1976

Black-and-white photo mounted on cardboard, signed by Olgivanna (1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 51 People at Taliesin, undated, [ca. 1932-41]

(30 photographs)


Oversize 2 Folder 12 Portraits, undated

Enlarged copies of portraits, one signed to Tafel from architect Roger D'Astous (3 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 6 Portraits, undated

(16 photographs)


Box 22 Folder 1 Portraits and Graves [slides], undated, [ca. 1980]

Contains slides of Wright portraits and pictures of Wright and Cheney graves (39 slides)


Box 22 Folder 2 Projects A-J [slides]

(317 slides)


Box 22 Folder 3 Projects K-Z [slides]

(358 slides)


Box 21 Folder 7 Arizona Builtmore, [193-?]

(1 photograph of the interior of a theater)


Box 21 Folder 8 Baird House, [193-?]

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 9 Beth Sholom Synagogue, undated

(4 photographs)


Oversize 2 Folder 14 Beth Sholom Synagogue, undated

(7 black-and-white photographs)


Box 21 Folder 10 Coonley House, undated

(36 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 11 Coonley Coach House, undated

(2 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 12 Coonley Playhouse, undated

(5 photographs)


Oversize 2 Folder 20 Coonley Playhouse, undated

(2 black-and-white photographs)


Box 21 Folder 13 Fallingwater, undated, 1936

(11 photographs)


Oversize 2 Folder 15 Frank Lloyd Wright Furniture, undated

(1 black-and-white photograph)


Box 21 Folder 14 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, undated

(3 photographs)


Oversize 2 Folder 17 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, undated

Enlarged color negatives, includes negatives (1 contact sheet)


Box 21 Folder 15 Gammage Memorial Auditorium, undated

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 16 German Warehouse, undated, 1976

(5 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 17 Good Ship Lollypop, undated

Contains 1 photo of a Wright drawing


Box 21 Folder 18 Hanna (Honeycomb) House, 1965, 1973

(5 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 19 Hardy House, [ca. 1932]

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 20 Heurtley House, [ca. 1932]

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 21 Hillside, undated

(6 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 22 Hollycock House, undated, 1978

(7 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 23 Imperial Hotel, undated

(17 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 24 Irving House, undated

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 25 Jacobs House, undated

(10 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 26 Johnson Wax, undated, 1938

Includes negatives (39 photographs)


Oversize 2 Folder 16 Johnson Wax, undated

(1 black-and-white photograph)


Box 21 Folder 27 Jones House, 1931

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 60 Larkin Building, undated

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 28 Little House, undated

(5 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 29 Lloyd Jones Barn, 1932

1 photograph of Tafel's model


Box 21 Folder 30 Marcus House, 1935

1 photograph of a model


Box 21 Folder 31 Marin County, undated

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 32 Martin Residence, undated

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 33 Maxwell & Sara Stein House, undated

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 34 Midway Gardens, undated

(3 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 35 Millard House, undated

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 36 Monona Terrace, undated

(4 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 37 Pope-Leighey House, undated

(6 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 38 Price Tower, undated

(4 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 39 Rebhuhn House, [ca. 1937]

(2 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 40 Robie House, undated

(3 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 41 Schwartz House, undated

(4 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 42 Taliesin East, undated, 1935-37, 1946-47, 1983

(39 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 43 Taliesin West [1 of 2], undated, 1940

(39 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 44 Taliesin West [2 of 2], undated, 1937, 1940

(37 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 45 Unitarian Church, undated

(1 photograph)


Oversize 2 Folder 18 Unitarian Church, undated

(1 black-and-white photograph)


Oversize 2 Folder 19 Wingspread, undated

(1 black-and-white photograph)


Box 21 Folder 46 Wingspread, undated

(5 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 47 Winslow House, undated

(1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 48 Wright House, David, undated

Includes contact sheets (4 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 49 Wright House, Llewellyn, undated

(2 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 50 Louis Sullivan, undated

Contains copies of photos related to Louis Sullivan projects (18 photographs)


Oversize 2 Folder 13 Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, 1976

Black-and-white photo mounted on cardboard, signed by Olgivanna (1 photograph)


Box 21 Folder 51 People at Taliesin, undated, [ca. 1932-41]

(30 photographs)


Subseries 2: Tafel Personal


Box 21 Folder 57 Friends and family, undated, 1931, 1940s

Early family photos (25 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 58 Friends and family, undated, 1986, 1998, 2000

(79 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 52 Lectures and events [1 of 2], undated, 1995, 2001

(128 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 53 Lectures and events [2 of 2], undated

(84 photographs)


Box 21 Folder 54 Portraits, undated, 1933, 1971, 1979, 1994

(60 photographs)


Box 22 Folder 7 Portraits, Friends and Family, 1989-97

Contains slides of Tafel and Jean Gollay (60 slides)


Box 21 Folder 55 Tafel at Taliesin, contact sheets, [between 1931 and 1942]

Contains contact sheets with photos taken (by Tafel?) during Tafel's time at Taliesin. Photos of Tafel, people at Taliesin, and project photos, including construction photos


Box 21 Folder 56 Tafel at Taliesin, negatives, [between 1931 and 1942]

Contains negatives with photos taken (by Tafel?) during Tafel's time at Taliesin. Photos of Tafel, people at Taliesin, and project photos, including construction photos


Box 22 Folder 8 Antigua, 1964-65

(304 slides)


Box 22 Folder 9 Arizona, 1974

(38 slides)


Box 23 Folder 10 England, Holland, Munich & Germany, 1961, 1981

(466 slides)


Box 23 Folder 1 England & Ireland, 1959

(317 slides)


Box 23 Folder 2 Finland, 1982 Jun

(104 slides)


Box 23 Folder 3 France, undated, 2000

(273 slides)


Box 23 Folder 4 India, 1967-68, 1973, 1994

(357 slides)


Box 23 Folder 5 Israel, 1973

(152 slides)


Box 23 Folder 6 Italy, 1959

(53 slides)


Box 23 Folder 7 Japan, 1967 Dec, 1992

(162 slides)


Box 23 Folder 8 New York City, undated

(46 slides)


Box 23 Folder 9 Russia, 1985

(96 slides)


Box 23 Folder 10 St. Croix, undated

(63 slides)


Box 23 Folder 11 Spain & Italy, 1959, 1972, 1989

(161 slides)


Box 23 Folder 12 Sweden, Norway & Denmark, 1964

(567 slides)


Box 23 Folder 13 Tibet, China, undated

(12 slides)


Box 23 Folder 14 Turkey & Greece, 1989 Oct

(128 slides)


Box 23 Folder 15 [Unidentified places], 1984, 1992-93, 1997

(89 slides)


Subseries 3: Other


Box 21 Folder 59 Adolph Mueller House designed by Marion Mahony

(2 photographs)


Box 23 Folder 16 General Architecture, 1984, 1992-99

Contains slides of Louis Sullivan, Frank Geary, Howard, Kaufmann, and Greene & Greene buildings (53 slides)


Oversize 2 Folder 10 Residence, 1988

Photo of a residence, mounted on cardboard, signed and with a note from architect R. [?] (1 photograph)

Series VIII: Audio-Visual Material

Audio-Visual Material is arranged in series by subject matter and contains video cassettes, audio cassettes, film reels, and audio reels. Titles are recorded as they are labeled. Subseries 1: Frank Lloyd Wright contains copies of Alden Dow's 1933 Taliesin home movie, a copy of the recorded footage of testing the Johnson Wax columns, edits and versions of Kenneth Love's film Fallingwater: A Conversation with Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. , recordings of programs on Wright, and films on Wright. Subseries 2: Interviews and Lectures consists of recordings of Tafel's interviews, lectures, and speeches at events. Subseries 3: Other consists of films on miscellaneous subjects other than Wright or Tafel.


Subseries 1: Frank Lloyd Wright


Oversize 5 "FLW Taliesin Film by Alden Dow" / Florentine Films, undated, 1 film reels

Film reel

Film reel of Dow's original film from 1933 of Taliesin


Oversize 5 "Edited 1933 show", undated, 1 film reels

Film reel

Film reel of Dow's original film from 1933 of Taliesin (in a canister)


Oversize 5 Taliesin film Alden Dow, undated, 1 film reels

Film reel

Film reel of Dow's original film from 1933 of Taliesin (in a canister)


Box 30 Folder 1 Testing the Column: Johnson Wax, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

VHS of the original recording


Box 30 Folder 2 Alden Dow film, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

VHS of Dow's original film from 1933 of Taliesin


Box 30 Folder 3 Taliesin film Alden Dow, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

VHS of Dow's original film from 1933 of Taliesin. Cassette reads "Edited by Edgar Tafel"


Box 30 Folder 4 "Fallingwater 2", 1996 Jul 1, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

Draft of Kenneth Love's film


Box 30 Folder 5 "Fallingwater 2", [ca. 1996], 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

Draft of Kenneth Love's film


Box 30 Folder 6 "Fallingwater 2: Work in Progress", [ca. 1996], 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

Draft of Kenneth Love's film


Box 30 Folder 7 "Fallingwater 2", [ca. 1996], 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

Draft of Kenneth Love's film


Box 30 Folder 8 "Fallingwater 2", [ca. 1996], 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

Draft of Kenneth Love's film


Box 30 Folder 9 Fallingwater: a film by Kenneth Love , [ca. 1996], 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 10 "Fallingwater CBS Sunday Morning", 2003 May 18, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 11 "The House on the Waterfall," QED Communications, [ca. 1989], 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 12 The House on the Waterfall / QED Communications, 1989, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 13 Frank Lloyd Wright and the Guggenheim, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 14 Frank Lloyd Wright's Wingspread / PBS - WMVS TV, 1998 Nov 10, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

Includes interviews with the Johnson family


Box 30 Folder 15 Frank Lloyd Wright: 100 Figures of the 20th Century (Japanese), 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 16 Frank Lloyd Wright: 100 Figures of the 20th Century (English?), 2000 Jul 16, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 17 Frank Lloyd Wright and Japanese Art / Kenneth Love, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 18 Frank Lloyd Wright and Japanese Art / Kenneth Love, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 19 "David Devine Hollyhock House video", undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 20 "Erdman - Labor Day + 1", 1997, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 21 "Frank Lloyd Wright Interview NBC", undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 22 Monona Terrace Convention Center / Murphy Entertainment Group, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 23 Saving the Old Moderns / Dream Street Productions, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 24 Wright in Racine - Recollections and Impressions / Tait Media Design, 2001, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 25 "Yamamura House", undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 26 Partner to Genius: Olgivanna Lloyd Wright" / WMVS/WMVT Television, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 27 Taliesin: The Tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright (Portrait of an Artist) / Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 1990, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 28 Taliesin: The Tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright (Portrait of an Artist) / Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 1990, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 29 Taliesin: The Tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright (Portrait of an Artist) / Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 1990, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 30 The Frank Lloyd Way: Apprentices to Genius / Gone West Productions, 1995, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 31 The Frank Lloyd Way: Apprentices to Genius / Sandpail / Gone West Productions, 1995, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 32 Frank Lloyd Wright, Part 1 / Florentine Films, 1998, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 33 Frank Lloyd Wright, Part 2 / Florentine Films, 1998, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 34 Frank Lloyd Wright / Florentine Films, 1998, 2 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 35 Frank Lloyd Wright: Portrait of an Artist / Home Vision, 1983, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 36 Frank Lloyd Wright: Portrait of an Artist / Home Vision, 1983, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 37 Frank Lloyd Wright (Japanese), undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 1 Designs for Living 1. The Hill House 2. Fallingwater, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 2 Designs for Living 3. Lutyens 4. Corbusier 5. House of the Future, undated

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 3 "Frank Lloyd Wright: His Living Voice", 1987, 2 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 4 "Frank Lloyd Wright: Selections from NBC Television Network's Distinguished Series with Hugh Downs", 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 5 "Options: Frank Lloyd Wright", 1980 Aug 8, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Subseries 2: Interviews and Lectures


Box 24 Folder 6 "Burlingham/May", undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 7 "Chuckrow/start only", undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 8 "Early-Thailand", undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 9 Edgar Tafel (Arlene Francis Show), undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 10 "Edgar Tafel on Wright", undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 11 "ET on Fallingwater", undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 12 "Excerpts of Frank Lloyd Tapes - Anne Baxter, Edgar Tafel, Fritz Gutheim", undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 13 "PH Johnson", undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 14 "Short FLLW talk starting at Johnson Building", undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 15 Side 1: "Domingo" Side 2: "Argentina", undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 16 Side 1: "Tafel To Delta" (?), undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 17 Slide Show Parts 1-4, undated, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 18 "Career Day at Stuyvesant High School NYC", 1983, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 19 to 20 "I Milwaukee", 1984 Feb 1, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 21 "New Orleans/Imperial", 1984 Mar, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 22 "Liang" [Yen], 1987, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 23 Golden Rondelle, 1987 Jan 14, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 24 "Edgar Tafel 5/17", 1988 May, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 25 Peltz (?), 1995 Feb, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Folder 26 Interview with Fr. Brian Beno for "The Good Word" on Frank Lloyd Wright, 1995 Jun, 1 audiocassettes

Audio cassette tape


Box 24 Edgar Tafel NPR interview, "Options", undated, 1 open reel audiotapes

Audio reel


Box 24 Edgar Tafel interview, 1973, 1 open reel audiotapes

Audio reel


Box 24 Folder 27 Tafel Talk: Wright, Sat. PM, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 28 The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew, Katrina Publications, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 29 The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew , undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 30 Steelcase Interviews - Frank Lloyd Wright: William Wesley Peters & Edgar Tafel, 1987 May, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 31 Edgar Tafel 1988 raw footage, 1988, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 32 Edgar Tafel, Loren Pope, 1992-93, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 33 Frank Lloyd Wright As I Knew Him, 1994 Mar 16, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 34 "Presentation by Edgar Tafel: including [Wisconsin] Tourism film on [Frank Lloyd Wright], 1995 Jun 8, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

Recorded at the Golden Rondelle Theater


Box 24 Folder 35 The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew, 1995 Oct 7, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

Presented at the awards banquet of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference


Box 24 Folder 36 "Katharine Brown documentary - Burnham Hoyt - Interview Edgar Tafel (unedited)", 1996 May 25, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 37 "Edgar Tafel SA+P Fall Lecture Series UB", 1997 Oct 10, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 38 The Frank Lloyd Wright I Knew Dean's Lecture Series, 1999 Jan 11, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 39 "FLLWBC in Minneapolis (tape 5) Tafel Keynote & Spirit Awards", 2000, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 40 Edgar Tafel at Allentown Art Museum, undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS); AMPEX Cassette

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 41 "Shari Simmons / Fallingwater / Penn State TV", 198-, 1 videocassettes (VHS); KCS10

Videocassette


Box 24 Folder 42 Wright in Buffalo: A Conversation with Edgar Tafel, WNED TV, 1998, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Subseries 3: Other


Box 30 Folder 38 "Professor Thomas Herzog", 1999 Jun 18, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 39 Painting the Town: The Illusionistic Murals of Richard Haas , 1990, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette


Box 30 Folder 40 A Heart Within the Heart of New York , undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)

Videocassette

Series IX: Printed Material

Contains Tafel's collected material documenting information about Frank Lloyd Wright, Tafel's architectural projects, and general architecture. Comprised of three subseries: Subseries 1: Reference Files consists of essays, excerpts, research files, blank postcards, and lists; Subseries 2: Press Clippings consists of news articles related to Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar Tafel, and general architecture; Subseries 3: Publications consists of architectural magazines, journals, booklets, and pamphlets.


Subseries 1: Reference Files


Box 25 Folder 1 Experimenting With Human Lives, Frank Lloyd Wright [photocopy], undated

First published 1923


Box 25 Folder 2 The Limits of Architectural Preservation, Arnold H. Vollmer, undated

A 12-page essay


Box 25 Folder 3 The Man with the Hoe, Edwin Markham [poem], undated


Box 25 Folder 4 Architectural Renderings by Howard Associates [brochure], undated


Box 25 Folder 5 Architectural Elevations by Tesla, undated

Includes a signed photo of a print of the Columbus Center


Box 25 Folder 6 Concerning the Frank Lloyd Wright D.D. Martin House , undated

Four-page essay by Gerard van Baarsel, project architect for Edgar Tafel


Box 25 Folder 7 Art and architecture slide lists, undated


Box 25 Folder 8 Frank Lloyd Wright: An Autobiography, (excerpt), undated

Photocopies of pages 568-589


Box 25 Folder 9 Shaw on Music (excerpt), undated

Photocopies from the book edited by Eric Bentley


Box 25 Folder 10 Towards a Tentative Chronology on the Bernard W. Schwartz Home Built by Frank Lloyd Wright, Gail Fox, undated


Box 25 Folder 11 Maps, undated

2 small maps of the United States with cities and 5 Frank Lloyd Wright projects circled by Tafel


Box 25 Folder 12 Who was it?, Frank Laraway, undated

Poem about moving Frank Lloyd Wright's remains


Box 25 Folder 13 The Opening of Tibet, photos, undated

2 photocopied photos of the Potala (home of the Grand Lama) from the 1905 book by Perceval Landon


Box 25 Folder 14 Member profile biography of David Glickman, undated


Box 25 Folder 15 Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman (excerpt), undated

Photocopies of excerpts from Whitman's poem, some with annotations by Tafel. Frank Lloyd Wright had quotes from this poem in his studio


Box 25 Folder 16 Marshall Erdman recollections, undated

Recollections of David Levitan on the history of Erdman


Box 25 Folder 17 [Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan], undated

Introduction and chapter 1,Myonichikan and its Background(47 pages), from a book about Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan


Box 25 Folder 18 The Poor in Great Cities (excerpt), undated

Photocopies; first published in 1896


Box 25 Folder 19 Darwin D. Martin House, undated

Reproduction fromFrank Lloyd Wrightby H. De Fries with text, black-and-white photos and plans


Box 25 Folder 20 Frank Lloyd Wright Catalogue 168, undated

Catalog of books from J. B. Muns Books in Berkeley, California


Box 25 Folder 21 Frank Lloyd Wright fantasy drawings, undated

Photocopies from a book


Box 25 Folder 22 The Lyman Beecher House , undated

An excerpt fromReminiscences of Old East Hampton by the Seaby Thomas M. Edwards, 1929


Box 25 Folder 23 Blank postcards, undated

ca. 100 art and architectural postcards, many probably collected during Tafel's travels


Box 25 Folder 24 Note belonging to Frank Lloyd Wright [photocopy], undated

Unsigned thank you note with the note "In Dad's pocket when he passed away" photocopied on the same page


Box 25 Folder 25 Washington's Birthday Anniversary Celebration on the Rhine [music programme], 1919 Feb 22


Box 25 Folder 26 Taliesin Eyes Christmas card to Mr. and Mrs. Wright, [between 1932 and 1941]

Coloured ink and gold paint on a sepia print. Designed by ?


Box 25 Folder 27 At Taliesin newspaper column, 1934

Photocopies from 1934 of 3 articles written by Tafel for the Spring Green or Wisconsin Home News, and one article by Frank Lloyd Wright about Tafel ("Joke Boy")


Box 25 Folder 28 Unconnected Notes on the Lecture on the Jacobs House, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1936 Nov 12

2 copies; 4 page typed essay


Box 25 Folder 29 Building Instructions, Dwelling for Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lewis, [ca. 1939]

Annotated and corrected copy of building instructions for Frank Lloyd Wright's Lewis House in Chicago, Illinois


Box 25 Folder 30 Frank Lloyd Wright Day proclamation, 1956 Oct 17

Photocopied proclamation from Richard J. Daley, mayor of Chicago


Box 25 Folder 31 The Wright Legacy Evaluated (excerpt), 1960 Oct

4 photocopied pages from the article originally in Architectural Record


Box 25 Folder 32 Appreciation of Frank Lloyd Wright, John Lloyd Wright, 1960

Photocopies


Box 25 Folder 33 American Arbitration Association pamphlets, 1961


Box 25 Folder 34 Dedication Knesseth Israel Synagogue , 1963

Book with documentation and inscription to Tafel


Box 25 Folder 35 The Valley of the God-Almighty Joneses, Maginel Wright Enright (excerpt), [after 1965]

From Maginel Wright Enright's autobiography


Box 25 Folder 36 Buena Vista College Science Building, proposal, 1966

Proposal for a college in Iowa by Wm. L. Beuttler, with correspondence from Wendell Q. Halverson and written notes for a theatre


Box 25 Folder 37 Beth El Synagogue: Dedication of New Main Synagogue , 1971

Booklet with documentation of Tafel's synagogue


Box 25 Folder 38 Guggenheim Musuem Analysis of Deficiencies, 1972

Draft of analysis (by Tafel?) and lighting report by Jules G. Horton Lighting Design Inc.


Box 25 Folder 39 Adapting Old Buildings to New Uses, William C. Shopsin AIA, 1974


Box 25 Folder 40 City of Los Angeles Frank Lloyd Wright Week Proclamation [photocopy], 1974 Jun


Box 25 Folder 41 The Land is the Beginning of Architecture, John H. Howe, 1975

From a Japanese journal


Box 25 Folder 42 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation CV, [1976?]


Box 25 Folder 43 Frank Lloyd Wright's Furniture for Francis W. Little, Martin Heckscher, 1976

Note from Heckscher with his article from The Burlington Magazine


Box 25 Folder 45 Eulogy for Frank Lloyd Wright by Bruce Goff, 1979


Box 25 Folder 46 A Day at Taliesin West program and invitation, 1980 Apr 23


Box 25 Folder 47 Hiroshige: A Shoal of Fishes (excerpt), 1981


Box 25 Folder 48 Taliesin Fellowship Directory of Members, after 1982

Photocopies and notes by Tafel; includes a list of addresses


Box 25 Folder 49 Mervyn Kaufman Curriculum Vitae, [ca. 1982]


Box 25 Folder 50 Frank Lloyd Wright drawing list, [ca. 1983]

6-page list with a description of Frank Lloyd drawings. On the stationery of Max Protech


Box 25 Folder 51 Prairie Architecture slide list, Cheryl Robertson, 1983


Box 25 Folder 52 Books Written by Frank Lloyd Wright, [ca. 1984]

Note by Tafel: "May be incomplete"


Box 25 Folder 53 Form and Content in Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Tree of Life' Window, Narciso G. Menocal, 1984

From the Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin


Box 25 Folder 54 Tiller, vol. 2 no. 3, 1984

Photocopies from an Arts and Crafts journal of Irma Strauss' letter to the editor about Chicago and Frank Lloyd Wright


Box 25 Folder 55 Will and testaments, [ca. 1985]

Photocopies of Frank Lloyd Wright's will, Olgivanna Lloyd Wright's will,


Box 25 Folder 56 Louis Sullivan, research, 1985

Contains press clippings and photocopies


Box 25 Folder 57 Letters to Clients: Frank Lloyd Wright, photocopies, [ca. 1986]

Excerpts of the book by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer


Box 25 Folder 58 Nature and Frank Lloyd Wright, Donald Hoffman, [ca. 1986]

48 pages; draft ofFrank Lloyd Wright: Architecture and Nature


Box 25 Folder 59 Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright, Brendan Gill (excerpt), 1987


Box 25 Folder 60 Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater , 1988

Booklet with color photos published by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy


Box 25 Folder 61 Marshall Erdman and Associates product literature, 1988-92


Box 25 Folder 62 to 65 Frank Lloyd Wright correspondence [4 folders, photocopies], [ca. 1989]

Photocopies of correspondence fromAn Index to the Taliesin Correspondence,by Anthony Alofsin, to and from Tafel and Wright, from 1932-56


Box 25 Folder 66 Oral History with Virginia Lovness, 1989

David Hanks and Sara Briggs' interview with Virginia Lovness regarding the Lovness house in Stillwater, Minnesota


Box 25 Folder 67 Tom Wolfe excerpts, 1989

Photocopies:The Bonfire of the Vanities, Stalking the Billion-footed Beast


Box 25 Folder 68 A Walk Around Robie House, Stephen Longmire, 1989

6-page essay


Box 25 Folder 69 Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture Program of Learning, 1989

Draft


Box 26 Folder 1 Report for a Focused Visit on General Education, 1989

By the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture


Box 26 Folder 2 The Influence of Frank Lloyd Wright on the Architecture of Europe, J. J. P. Oud (excerpt), 1989 May

Photocopy from Wendingen, 1925, pages 85-89


Box 26 Folder 3 Geotechnical Investigation of Fallingwater, 1989

Includes report, The Baker Engineer Magazine, and two topographic surveys of Fallingwater


Box 26 Folder 4 Transcript, Mark Simon at the Putney School's Art and Architecture Exhibit, 1990

Transcript mentions Tafel. Simon was a partner of Connecticut Centerbrook Architects and Planners


Box 26 Folder 5 Marshall Erdman press clippings, 1990, 1995


Box 26 Folder 6 Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas, Jacobsen, Frank, and Richard E. Carney, 1991?

A concept for a national traveling exhibition for the City of Scottsdale Hospitality Commission


Box 26 Folder 7 George Grant Elmslie and the Glory and Burden of the Sullivan Legacy, Craig Zabel, 1991

Pages 1-35 of an essay fromThe Midwest in American Architectureedited by John S. Garner


Box 26 Folder 8 A Short History of the McKim, Mead & White Association Houses on the Montauk Bluffs , [after 1991]


Box 26 Folder 9 Taliesin Architects Perspective, 1991

Includes information on current projects


Box 26 Folder 10 Progress prints, Monona Terrace Convention Center [photocopies], 1991

By Taliesin Architects


Box 26 Folder 11 'At Taliesin' Newspaper Columns by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship, excerpt, Randolph C. Henning, 1991

Photocopies with an inscription to Tafel


Box 26 Folder 12 Financing the Frank Lloyd Wright Monona Terrace: Issues of Equity & Economic Efficiency , 1991 May 14

Report by the Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison


Box 26 Folder 13 Inventing Reality; Variations on a Theme, Ada Louise Huxtable, 1991 May 15

Transcript of a speech (11 pages) by Huxtable; the Blashfield Address given to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters


Box 26 Folder 14 Proposed Visitor Center for Taliesin, 1991-92

Letters from Tafel, Herbert Fritz, and William Wesley Peters rejecting the design for the visitors center in Wisconsin, with press clippings


Box 26 Folder 15 Interview with William Wesley Peters, Bob Mosher, and Victor Cusack in Taliesin West, 1991 Apr 7

Transcript (42 pages) of interview by Indira Berndtson and Greg Williams


Box 26 Folder 16 Guggenheim site visit/field report, 1991 Dec 22

Report by Rolland Ristine; Tafel was present and made some comments


Box 26 Folder 17 Taliesin Fellows Reunion 1992, 1992

Packets containing correspondence, forms, Summer 1992 issue of the Journal of the Taliesin Fellows, address and phone book, and a Frank Lloyd Wright project list of projects from 1885-1959


Box 26 Folder 18 Frank Lloyd Wright, bibliographies, 1992, 1994

From Florida Southern College Roux Library, Ringling Museum Library


Box 26 Folder 19 Percy Goodman interview with Suzanne O'Keefe (excerpt), 1993

Interview from 1979; pages 165-169, with a note from Naomi (?)


Box 26 Folder 20 Sushant School of Art & Architecture, Profile & Action Programmes, 1993


Box 26 Folder 21 Waikapu North Clubhouse , 1993

Photocopies of an article from Hawaii Contractor about the Clubhouse which was based on Frank Lloyd Wright's design for a house for Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe and redesigned by Taliesin Architects. With 4 photographs


Box 26 Folder 22 Sushant School of Architecture and Art, press releases, 1994

A school founded by Mansinh Rana in New Delhi, India


Box 26 Folder 23 Wingspread Historic Structures Report, 1994

Includes an interview with Tafel (78 pages, pages 64-73 missing)


Box 26 Folder 24 Inconstant Unity: The Passion of Frank Lloyd Wright, William Cronon, 1994?

Annotated and highlighted photocopy of an essay


Box 26 Folder 25 Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas Hoving, [ca. 1994]

Photocopies from the book


Box 26 Folder 26 Frank Lloyd Wright: Collected Writings Vol. 3, Bruce Pfeiffer (excerpt), 1995

Includes page 6-49 with one page of comments from Mark [?]


Box 26 Folder 27 Garden Artist (excerpt), 1995 Oct 16

An essay about Daniel Urban Kiley from The New Yorker


Box 26 Folder 28 The Search for Frank Lloyd Wright, Thomas S. Hines, 1995 Dec

Review essay from the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians


Box 26 Folder 29 Sorry, But Your Soul Just Died, Tom Wolfe, 1996 Dec 2

Excerpt from Forbes magazine


Box 26 Folder 30 Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert McCarter (excerpt), [ca. 1997]

Conclusion from the book, pages 333-335


Box 26 Folder 31 Stanford White research, 1999 Feb

A 3-page essay,Pictures of a Tragedy,about Stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit, by Edwards Park


Box 26 Folder 32 Broadacre in Brentwood? The Politics of Architectural Aesthetics, by Harold Zeldman and Roger Friedland, 1999

34-page essay


Box 26 Folder 33 Film bibliography: Frank Lloyd Wright, 2000


Box 26 Folder 34 McLaughlin Residence alterations, Thomas F. Fitzgibbons, Architect, 2000

Contains correspondence and floor plan for a residence in Muttontown, NY


Box 26 Folder 35 SUNY Geneseo 135th Commencement, 2001


Box 26 Folder 36 The Genius of Frank Lloyd Wright , 2001

English I Honors essay by Julia Schwartz


Box 26 Folder 37 Marcus & Millichap real estate brochure, [2003?]


Box 26 Folder 38 Façade Easement Process brochure, 2003

From National Architectural Trust


Box 26 Folder 39 Uncommon Sense: The Life of Marshall Erdman , [ca. 2003]

Annotated photocopy of a draft of the book by Doug Moe and Alice D'Alessio (175 pages)


Box 26 Folder 40 Recollections of the Ferrer Modern School Colony of Stelton, New Jersey, Victor Sacharoff and others, 2004

111 pages, with Friends of the Modern School newsletters


Box 26 Folder 41 Wright in Racine, by Mark Hertzberg, 2004

Drafts of a fifty-page essay


Box 26 Folder 42 List of Frank Lloyd Wright Michigan projects, 2004

Compiled by Eric Lundquist, Jr.


Box 26 Folder 43 The Modern School Movement, Paul Avrich (excerpt), [ca. 2005]


Subseries 2: Press Clippings


Box 26 Folder 44 Architecture, 1957-84


Box 26 Folder 45 Architecture, 1985-89


Box 26 Folder 46 Architecture, 1990-95


Box 26 Folder 47 Architecture, 1995-98


Box 26 Folder 48 Architecture, 1998-2001


Box 26 Folder 49 Architecture, 2002-04


Box 27 Folder 1 General, undated, 1937, 1978-80


Box 27 Folder 2 General, 1981-2002


Box 27 Folder 3 General, 2004


Box 27 Folder 4 Tafel, Edgar, undated, 1948-57

Tafel's work and projects, and efforts to preserve Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings


Box 27 Folder 5 Tafel, Edgar, 1957-59


Box 27 Folder 6 Tafel, Edgar, 1959-67


Box 27 Folder 7 Tafel, Edgar, 1967-72


Box 27 Folder 8 Tafel, Edgar, 1972-75


Box 27 Folder 9 Tafel, Edgar, 1979-80


Box 27 Folder 10 Tafel, Edgar, 1980-81


Box 27 Folder 11 Tafel, Edgar, 1982-83


Box 27 Folder 12 Tafel, Edgar, 1984-88


Box 27 Folder 13 Tafel, Edgar, 1989-92


Box 27 Folder 14 Tafel, Edgar, 1993-94


Box 27 Folder 15 Tafel, Edgar, 1994-95


Box 27 Folder 16 Tafel, Edgar, 1995-97


Box 27 Folder 17 Tafel, Edgar, 1997-98


Box 27 Folder 18 Tafel, Edgar, 1999


Box 27 Folder 19 Tafel, Edgar, 2001


Box 27 Folder 20 Tafel, Edgar, 2002


Box 27 Folder 21 Tafel, Edgar, 2003-04


Box 27 Folder 22 to 23 Wright, Frank Lloyd [2 folders], undated


Box 27 Folder 24 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1929-38


Box 28 Folder 1 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1939-59


Box 28 Folder 2 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1960-68


Box 28 Folder 3 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1968-70


Box 28 Folder 4 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1972-75


Box 28 Folder 5 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1975-77


Box 28 Folder 6 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1978-79


Box 28 Folder 7 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1979-80


Box 28 Folder 8 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1980-82


Box 28 Folder 9 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1982-83


Box 28 Folder 10 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1983-84


Box 28 Folder 11 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1985-86


Box 28 Folder 12 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1987-89


Box 28 Folder 13 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1990


Box 28 Folder 14 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1991-92


Box 28 Folder 15 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1993-94


Box 28 Folder 16 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1995-96


Box 28 Folder 17 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1997


Box 28 Folder 18 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1998-2001


Box 28 Folder 19 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 2002 Jan-Jun


Box 28 Folder 20 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 2002 Jul-2003


Box 28 Folder 21 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 2004


Oversize 4 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1976-2002

Contains 12 folders


Box 28 Folder 23 Frank Lloyd Wright: Contemporary Architects Series No. 1 (Japanese), undated


Subseries 3: Publications


Box 29 Folder 1 Affleck House Brochure, undated

Lawrence Institute of Technology


Box 29 Folder 2 [Unknown German magazine] (excerpt), undated

Contains pages of Coonley House and Larkin Building


Box 29 Folder 3 The Darwin D. Martin House, pamphlets, undated, 1958

State University of New York, Buffalo


Box 29 Folder 4 The Johnson Foundation and Its Wingspread (excerpt), undated, 1964

Article by William Oliver, reprinted from the Autumn 1964 Issue of Wisconsin Tales and Trails


Box 29 Folder 5 Frank Lloyd Wright Postcards, cards, stamps and calendar, Undated, 1966-1992


Box 29 Folder 6 Focus on Architecture, The Masterworks of Frank Lloyd Wright (excerpt), undated, 1990

A special section of America West Airlines Magazine


Box 29 Folder 7 Home Building , 1927 Dec


Box 29 Folder 8 Inklings of Activities of Children at Modern School , 1937 Oct


Box 29 Folder 9 Interior Design and Decoration , 1949 Oct


Box 29 Folder 10 Reader's Digest , 1956 Oct

In Japanese


Box 29 Folder 11 Architectural Forum , 1959 Jun


Box 28 Folder 22 Frank Lloyd Wright: Architecture & Space / Peter Blake, 1960


Box 29 Folder 12 Architectural Record , 1960 Oct


Box 29 Folder 13 [Magazine Excerpts], 1960 Oct, 1965 Mar, 1991 Feb

The Wright Legacy Evaluated: Spiral Forms, from Architectural Record.Seeking Roots in New York, from The Architectural Review.Profile Catherine Ingrahamfrom NYC AIA OCULUS.


Box 29 Folder 14 [Gallery Catalogues], 1963-1984


Box 29 Folder 15 Your Church, It's Building - Equipment - Administration - Finances, 1966 May/June

2 copies


Box 29 Folder 16 Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture [Brochure], 1966 Oct

With supplement document


Box 29 Folder 17 Frank Lloyd Wright The Early Work , 1968

Unbound


Box 29 Folder 18 Leonardo, International Journal of the Contemporary Artist, 1.1, 1968 Jan

Handwritten dedication on cover


Box 29 Folder 19 [Invitations], 1968-2003


Box 29 Folder 20 What makes it great? , 1973 Sept

4 copies


Box 29 Folder 21 Arizona Highways , 1974 Apr


Box 29 Folder 22 Frank Lloyd Wright Study, 1974 May

In Japanese


Box 29 Folder 23 Journal Of The Society Of Architectural Historians, 33.3, 1974 Oct


Box 29 Folder 24 Wisconsin Magazine of History, 58.2, 1974-75


Box 29 Folder 25 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois, 1975


Box 29 Folder 26 Saturday Review , 1975 Oct

2 copies


Box 29 Folder 27 An American Architecture , 1977, 1978


Box 29 Folder 28 Allentown Art Museum Pamphlet, 1978


Box 29 Folder 29 A Genesee Harvest, A Scene In Time , 1979


Box 29 Folder 30 Frank Lloyd Wright And The Johnson Wax Project , 1980


Box 29 Folder 31 Steelcase Inc. , 1981, 1989


Box 29 Folder 32 Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibitions, Conference Programs and Invitations, 1981-2003


Box 29 Folder 33 Architectural Association Quarterly, 13.4, 1982 Jul-Dec


Box 29 Folder 34 Americana , 1982 Oct


Box 29 Folder 35 Frank Lloyd Wright: Six Buffalo Houses , 1983

A Louis Sullivan Museum Guide


Box 29 Folder 36 Home , 1983 Sept


Box 29 Folder 37 Interiors, For The Contract Design Industry , 1984 Sept

3 copies


Box 28 Folder 25 Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier: The Great Dialogue / Thomas Doremus, 1985

Photocopies with annotations by Tafel


Box 29 Folder 38 Frank Lloyd Wright, Heinz & Co. Reproductions, 1985


Box 29 Folder 39 Sites 13 , 1985


Box 29 Folder 40 The Wrightiana, No. 1-34, 1985 Apr-May

In Japanese, photocopies


Box 29 Folder 41 Village Views , 1985 Winter


Box 29 Folder 42 House Beautiful , 1986 Nov, 1992 Jan


Box 29 Folder 43 The Prairie House Journal, Premiere Issue, 1987 Apr

With color plates and supplement document


Box 28 Folder 24 Wrightian Volume 4, No. 4, 1989 Jul


Box 29 Folder 44 Frank Lloyd Wright Book Lists, 1991

Books on Frank Lloyd Wright, The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Frank Lloyd Wright List 91-3, J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books.


Box 29 Folder 45 OCULUS, 53.6, 60.2, 1991 Feb, 1997 Oct


Box 29 Folder 46 Wisconsin Academy Review, A Journal of Wisconsin Culture, 37.3, 1991 Summer


Box 29 Folder 47 The New Republic , 1991 Aug


Box 29 Folder 48 Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture: An Overview , 1992


Box 29 Folder 49 Friends of Kebyar , 1992 May-Sept


Box 29 Folder 50 Spain , 1993 Mar


Box 29 Folder 51 Historic Preservation , 1993 Nov/Dec


Box 29 Folder 52 Marshall Erdman and Associates Corporate Art Collection , 1994


Box 29 Folder 53 InterSightIV, The Journal of the School of Architecture and Planning , 1997

Oversized


Box 29 Folder 54 State University of New York, College at Geneseo, 135th Commencement , 2001 May

2 copies


Box 29 Folder 55 The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York , 2001 Oct

5 copies


Box 29 Folder 56 The New York Times Magazine , 2002 Apr


Box 29 Folder 57 AIA Long Island Chapter 2002 Archi Awards, 2002 Nov


Box 29 Folder 58 Western New York Heritage, 6.3, 7.1, 2003 Summer/Fall, 2004 Spring

Series X: Additional Donations

Consists of miscellaneous additional accessions.


Box 31 Folder 1 Jack Quinan Donation [Accesion 2013.013], 1980, 1988

Correspondence between Tafel and Jack Quinan primarily regarding a film project "Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo"


Box 31 Folder 2 to 3 Tafel Estate Donation [Accesion 2013.014], 1980s-2000s

Includes correspondence with Andy Rooney, Arthur Miller, Masami and Yoshiko Tanigawa, clippings, awards and honors, publicity, oral history transcript, and other papers


Box 31 Folder 4 Kate Weil Donation [Accesion 2014.001], 1920s-1950s

Correspondence between Tafel and Jack Quinan primarily regarding a film project "Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo"


Box 32 Folder 1 to 2 Cornell University Donation [Accesion 2017.001], 1940s-2000s

Event programs (including 1992 Taliesin Fellowship Reunion and Beth El Synagogue Dedication in New Rochelle) ; Project related material including The Edgar Tafel Courtyard at SUNY Geneseo publicity booklet and photographs from a 2003 renovation of the Schwartz House ; Army discharge papers ; Frank Lloyd Wright ephemera ; and Linn Ann Cowles' An Index and Guide to An Autobiography