Tulane School of Architecture Drawings and Photographs

Collection

Identifier: SEAA-059

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes student drawings and photographs from the Tulane University School of Architecture. Student class project drawings (most from 1920s and 1930s), mounted photographic prints from the Gargoyle Club (a fraternal organization of the School), and scale models of the university are maintained.

Dates

1890s–1988

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

Founded in 1907, Tulane University’s School of Architecture is one of the oldest in the southern United States.

Extent

10.57 Linear Feet (6 folders, 5 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into three series: Series 1: Student Project Drawings; Series 2: Gargoyle Club Photographs; Series 3: Scale Models of Tulane University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Records were transferred by the Tulane School of Architecture in the 1980s and 1990s.

Subjects

Architectural drawings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Architectural surveys Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Drawing -- Study and teaching Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings