Rathbone DeBuys Office Records

Collection

Identifier: SEAA-035

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection of records, from New Orleans architect Rathbone DeBuys's office, includes a substantial amount of photographs featuring buildings that he designed, some of which are illustrated in drawings. His writings (including college theses) and a few sets of project drawings are also maintained.

Dates

1904–1929

Creator

DeBuys, Rathbone, 1874-1960 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection is the physical property of Tulane University Special Collections. Copyright belongs to the creators or their legal heirs and assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or owner’s heir for permission to publish where Tulane University Special Collections does not hold the copyright. For further information, please contact Research Services at specialcollections@tulane.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Trained at Tulane University, Rathbone DeBuys (1874-1960) practiced during the early part of his career with Frank G. Churchill and Samuel Stanhope Labouisse (DeBuys, Churchill, and Labouisse). He worked later under his own name.

Extent

7.96 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series: Series 1: Writings and Project Photographs; Series 2: Project Drawings.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Biographical material was given by DeBuys’ daughter, Maxine Bray, to Tulane in 1980. The photographs were in the picture files in the Reference Department of Howard-Tilton Library and then transferred to the Louisiana Collection (now the Louisiana Research Collection) of HowardTilton Library, and then transferred to SEAA in the 1980s.

Subjects

Architects Subject Source: Fast
Architectural photography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Architecture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings