Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1903, Feb. 5 | Born, Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 1921-1922 | Student, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. |
| 1927 | B.S., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. |
| 1931 | Married Emily Otis (divorced 1953) |
| 1936-1984 | Founding partner, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill |
| 1948-1951 | Chairman, Chicago Planning Commission, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1954 | Married Margaret Wentworth |
| 1962-1964 | Chairman, President's Advisory Council on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. |
| 1964-1973 | Chairman, President's Temporary Commission on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. |
| 1967-1970 | Chairman, Control Urban Design Concept Team for Interstate Highway System, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1969 | Published The American Aesthetic (New York: Harper & Row. 198 pp.) |
| 1970-1972 | Chairman, Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings, and Monuments |
| 1973 | Published The Spaces in Between: An Architect's Journey(Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 303 pp.) |
| 1983 | Awarded the American Institute of Architects' Gold Medal |
| 1984, June 13 | Died, Santa Fe, N.Mex. |