Albert Bendernagel, Sr. Office Records and Drawings
Scope and Contents
This collection of drawings from New Orleans architect Albert Bendernagel, Sr. (1876-1952)'s office, as well as those from partnerships with Emile Weil and John Cazale, includes project drawings, landscape drawings, fantasy architectural drawings, and drawings made during Bendernagel's travels. Projects included educational, religious, and residential commissions, done in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana.
Dates
- 1920s–1953
Creator
- Weil and Bendernagel (Organization)
- Bendernagel, Albert J., Sr., 1876-1952 (Person)
- Bendernagel and Cazale (Organization)
- Weil, Emile, 1878-1945 (Person)
- Cazale, John, 1892-1975 (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
As well as working in his own firms, Weil and Bendernagel with Emile Weil (d.1945), and Bendernagel and Cazale with John Cazale (1892-1975), Bendernagel also completed rendering work for Albert Weiblen Marble and Granite Company.
Extent
39.81 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series: Series 1: Project Drawings; Series 2: Unidentified Drawings.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Records and other drawings were given by Edmond J. Bendernagel, Jr., grandson of Albert Bendernagel, Sr., to Tulane in 1982. Additions were also given by him during the 1980s.
- Architecture -- United States -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Architecture, Domestic -- Louisiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- architectural drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository