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Addition 1

 Series
Identifier: Series 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Boxes 1 - 5: The Carl W. Condit Papers consist almost exclusively of manuscripts or typescripts of his publications. Also included is a copy of his unpublished PhD. dissertation; a bibliography of his publications, 1946-1977; and a small amount of material pertaining to one of his courses.

Materials relating to his published works are arranged by title in chronological order by year of their publication. Following the typescript for American Building Art: The Nineteenth Century (1960) is filed a critical report on the book by Robert Vogel of the U.S. National Museum, prior to its publication. Condit's book, The Chicago School of Architecture (1964) is a revised and enlarged version of The Rise of the Skyscraper (1952). Pages 1-32 of the typescript of The Chicago School of Architecture (1964) are missing. Both the manuscript and typescript copies of Chicago, 1910-1929 (1973) and Chicago, 1930-1970 (1974) are filed together, because in their original form they were not divided into two volumes. Pages and chapter numbers are consecutive through both volumes. In published form, volume one includes chapters 1-6 and volume two chapters 7-12.

Condit's articles are listed by title and date. For full bibliographic citations see the Bibliography in Box I Folder 3. The bibliographic information for the articles “The Pioneer Stage of Railroad Electrification” parts I and II was not available.

Dates

  • 1942-1997

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 21.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Description of the addition

This addition to the Carl W. Condit Papers consists of correspondence, publishing agreements, book reviews and manuscripts or typescripts for several of Condit's publications. The correspondence spans the years 1960-1978, however prior to 1977 the correspondence is incomplete and for the most part concerns Condit's various publications, i.e. books, articles and reviews of other scholar's works. The correspondence for 1977-1978 is much more comprehensive and covers the full range of Condit's scholarly activities. Publishing agreements for three of Condit's books and reviews of his book, The Railroad and the City (1977), are also included. Also included is a revised typescript for his monograph: The Pioneer Stage of Railroad Electrification, 1895-1905, Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1977; a typescript for his article, “Architectural History in the United States: A Bibliographical Essay”; and drafts and miscellaneous research materials for five biographical articles written for the Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement III.

Conditions governing access

None

Acquisition information

Donated to the University Archives, March 1978, by Carl W. Condit.

Processor

Elisabeth Wittman, April 1978.

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

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