Thomas Ustick Walter papers
name: label: Creator
content: Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887
label: Names
content: Girard College
label: Names
content: United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Architects -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Architectural drawing -- 19th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Architecture, Modern -- 19th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed in 1987 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project.
creator: label: Creator
content: Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Architect; Philadelphia, Pa.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 20 Linear feet ((on 19 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1829-1887
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.waltthom
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Organization is that of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, into the following series: I. Diaries, 1837-1887: Reels 4133-4135. II. Letterbooks, 1844-1887: Reels 4135-4143. III. Account books, 1833-1886: Reels 4144-4146. IV. Bound Manuscripts, 1830-1887: Reel 4146. V. Loose Manuscripts, 1831-1849: Reel 4147. VI. Venezuela & Personal, 1767-1890s: Reel 4148. VII. Capitol & Family Claims, 1794-1890: Reels 4148-4149. VIII. Type Set Reports, Etc., 1840-1900: Reels 4150-4151. IX. Photographs, 1831-1880: Reel 4151.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 4133-4151 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan, at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: A finding aid to the diaries is on microfilm reel 4133.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers documenting Ustick's work in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Venezuela, and other locations, and include detailed information on Girard College, Philadelphia, and the U.S. Capitol Building. Included are letters from Randolph Rogers, Robert Mills, and M.C. Meigs regarding the Capitol.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Diaries include entries about meetings Ustick attended, and sometimes financial information and drawings; 21 volumes of letterbooks indexed by Walter include personal and professional letters; and account books of specific projects and of general topics.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Bound manuscripts titled "Notes on Architecture, 1830," and "Notes on the Executive Mansion repairs"; loose manuscript files on specific projects such as the Chester County Courthouse, the American Institute of Architects, and Girard College; and photographs of 333 of the 503 architectural drawings included in the collection.