Finding Aid for Rexford G. Newcomb Papers, 1902-65 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Rexford G. Newcomb Papers, 1902-65

ID: 12/2/23

Primary Creator: Newcomb, Rexford (1886-1968)

Extent: 7.5 cubic feet

Arrangement: By type of material & alphabetical or chronological thereunder.

Subjects: American Architects, Architectural Design, Architecture, Bridges, California Architecture, Ceramics, Color in Architecture, Faculty Papers, Fine and Applied Arts, College of, History of Architecture, Illinois Architecture, Kansas, Kentucky Architecture, Lincoln, Abraham, Michigan Architecture, Missions, Music -- China - Art and Literature, New Mexico, Ohio Architecture, Travel, Wisconsin Architecture

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Papers of Rexford G. Newcomb (1886-1968), Professor of Architecture (1918-54) and Dean of the College of Fine & Applied Arts (1932-54), including correspondence (1908-57) scrapbooks with clippings relating to his life and work (1918-45); travel notes with observations on American & World Architecture (1921, 1929, 1946); publications on missions the history of architecture, color, tiles, ceramics, and architects, (1916-51); Manuscripts of his articles and speeches on art appreciation, rural architecture, city planning, the University of Illinois, and the Grand-Neosho River (1916-55); files with articles and information on American architecture and architects, bells, bridges, ceramics, color, Abraham Lincoln in Art, modern architecture, and tiles (1902-57); photographs of churches, homes, and other structures, especially in California, Illinois, Kansas, New Mexico, and China; and files, notebooks, and publication concerning the history of states and the types of architecture they contain (1902-65). The series contains extensive documentation on Franciscan missions in California, the uses of ceramics in architecture, photographs of midwestern architecture and Kansas history.

American Architects
Architectural Design
Architecture
Bridges
California Architecture
Ceramics
Color in Architecture
Faculty Papers
Fine and Applied Arts, College of
History of Architecture
Illinois Architecture
Kansas
Kentucky Architecture
Lincoln, Abraham
Michigan Architecture
Missions
Music -- China - Art and Literature
New Mexico
Ohio Architecture
Travel
Wisconsin Architecture

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 10/28/66; 8/19/71; 6/5/89; 3/1/94; 2010

Other Note: 8 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1202023.pdf

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