Catha Grace Rambusch collection of papers on architecture
odd: label: Other Title
content: Albert Bela Bauer papers (microfilm title)
label: Other Title
content: Cass Gilbert papers (microfilm title)
name: label: Collector
content: Rambusch, Catha Grace
label: Names
content: Architectural League of New York
label: Names
content: United States. Works Progress Administration
label: Names
content: Bauer, Albert Bela
label: Names
content: Knight, Harry
label: Names
content: Stea, Cesare, 1893-1960
topic: label: Occupation
content: Architects
label: Occupation
content: Architectural historians
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts
label: Topic
content: Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Architecture and state -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collected by Catha Grace Rambusch in preparation for a book (never published).
creator: label: Collector
content: Rambusch, Catha Grace
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Architectural historian.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7 Items ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1921-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rambcath
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 2786 and 3134 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: The materials submitted to the Art Commission of the City of New York are photocopies.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: REEL 2786: Originals are in the Water Resources Department of New York City.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers acquired by Rambusch concerning architectural history of New York.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 2786: Forms and photographs submitted to the Art Commission of the City of New York, requesting approval of a series of sculpted panels done by Harry Knight and Cesare Stea. Commissioned by the WPA-sponsored New York City Art Project (Sculpture Division) and the New York City Department of Public Works, these bas-reliefs were installed in the Bowery Bay Sewage Treatment Works in Queens, of which Albert Bela Bauer was the architect.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3134: A four-page letter from Cass Gilbert to fellow architect Howard Greenley, April 21, 1921, describing the formation and early history of the Architectural League, of which Gilbert was a founding member. Also included is a brief note from Rosamond Gilder, daughter of Richard Watson Gilder, to Catha Grace Rambusch, August 29, 1975, commenting on Gilbert's letter.