Building and Grounds Division series, Library of Congress archives, 1871-1954 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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BOX OR VOL. 1-161	Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 1873-1915
		The Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building series covers the activities leading up to the completion of the building for the Library of Congress. The records detail the commission, site clearance, design, materials, construction, and general operations as documented through the activities of engineer and superintendent of the Library Building and Grounds, Bernard R. Green. Photographic prints of sculptural models and decorative architectural designs are interfiled with correspondence received from sculptors, painters, and other artists commissioned to contribute to the Thomas Jefferson Building. Also of note is a cyanotype documenting the cornerstone laying and construction site. Additional materials of interest include the description of design plans submitted by Smithmeyer & Pelz and artifacts such as a sample of electrical cord and samples of cloth for window awnings. Material types include correspondence, memoranda, journals, account records, procurement records, employment records, operational records, reports, schedules, writings, drawings, blueprints, photographs, artifacts, and printed matter.
		Arranged in ten groups: Commission for the Construction of the Congressional Library Building; Smithmeyer, John L., architect; Green, Bernard R., superintendent and engineer; design; site; employment; materials; procurement; general operations; and miscellaneous.
BOX OR VOL. 1-12		Commission for the Construction of the Congressional Library Building
VOL. 1			Journal, 1886-1888
BOX 2-9			Correspondence
BOX 2				1886
					(12 folders)
BOX 3				1887
					(8 folders)
BOX 4				1887
					Includes samples of cloth for window awnings
					(10 folders)
BOX 5				1887
					(8 folders)
BOX 6				1887
					(12 folders)
BOX 7				1888
					(9 folders)
BOX 8				1888
					(9 folders)
BOX 9				1888
					(7 folders)
VOL. 10-12			Letterbooks
VOL. 10				1886-1887
VOL. 11				1887-1888
VOL. 12				1888
BOX OR VOL. 13-14		Smithmeyer, John L., architect
BOX 13			Correspondence, 1886-1904
				(4 folders)
VOL. 14			Letterbook, 1886-1888
BOX OR VOL. 15-54		Green, Bernard R., superintendent and engineer
VOL. 15-18			Journals
VOL. 15				Operations, 1886, Oct.-1888, July
VOL. 16				Visitors, 1888, Oct.-1893 Sept.
VOL. 17				Operations, 1891, Mar.-1902, Aug.
VOL. 18				Visitors, 1893, Sept.-1897, May
BOX 19			Special correspondence
BOX 19				Casey, Edward Pearce, 1895-1897
BOX 19				Eliot, Charles William, 1895-1896
BOX 19				Pelz, Paul J., 1891-1892
BOX 19				Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1886-1897
BOX 19				Young, John Russell, 1897
BOX 19-54			General correspondence
BOX 19				1888, Apr.-Aug.
					(8 folders)
BOX 20				1888, Sept.-1889, Apr.
					(9 folders)
BOX 21				1889, Apr.-July
					(9 folders)
BOX 22				1889, July-Aug.
					(8 folders)
BOX 23				1889, Sept.-Dec.
					(10 folders)
BOX 24				1889, Dec.-1890, Apr.
					(11 folders)
BOX 25				1890, May-Sept.
					Cornerstone laying, includes cyanotype
					(11 folders)
BOX 26				1890, Sept.-1891, Mar.
					(11 folders)
BOX 27				1891, Mar.-Apr.
					(9 folders)
BOX 28				1891, Apr.-June
					(9 folders)
BOX 29				1891, June-Sept.
					(10 folders)
BOX 30				1891, Oct.-Dec.
					(9 folders)
BOX 31				1892, Jan.-Mar.
					(9 folders)
BOX 32				1892, Mar.-July
					(10 folders)
BOX 33				1892, Aug.-Dec.
					(10 folders)
BOX 34				1893, Jan.-May
					(9 folders)
BOX 35				1893, June-Sept.
					(11 folders)
BOX 36				1893, Sept.-Dec.
					(13 folders)
BOX 37				1893, Dec.-1894, Feb.
					(11 folders)
BOX 38				1894, Mar.-June
					(12 folders)
BOX 39				1894, June-Aug.
					(10 folders)
BOX 40				1894, Aug.-Oct.
					(9 folders)
BOX 41				1894, Oct.-Dec.
					(10 folders)
BOX 42				1894, Dec.-1895, Feb.
					(9 folders)
BOX 43				1895, Feb.-Apr.
					(8 folders)
BOX 44				1895, May-June
					(9 folders)
BOX 45				1895, June-Aug.
					(9 folders)
BOX 46				1895, Sept.-Oct.
					(11 folders)
BOX 47				1895, Nov.-1896, Jan.
					(8 folders)
BOX 48				1896, Feb.-Apr.
					(9 folders)
BOX 49				1896, May-June
					(7 folders)
BOX 50				1896, July-Oct.
					(9 folders)
BOX 51				1896, Oct.-Dec.
					(8 folders)
BOX 52				1896, Dec.-1897, Aug.
					(10 folders)
BOX 53				1897, Sept.-Nov.
					(14 folders)
BOX 54				1897, Nov.
					(4 folders)
BOX 54			Removal of Library of Congress from U.S. Capitol
BOX 54				Appropriations, disbursements, vouchers, and payroll, 1897-1898
					(4 folders)
BOX OR VOL. 54-68		Design
BOX 54			Design proposals, 1873
				Includes entry by Smithmeyer & Pelz
VOL. 55			Index to drawings, 1890-1897
VOL. 56			Index to drawings, 1888-1896
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