Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Nathaniel Alexander Owings papers, 1911-1983 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1911-1983 |
| Bulk Dates | 1960-1980 |
| ID No. | MSS75863 |
| Creator | Owings, Nathaniel Alexander, 1903- |
| Extent | 28,300 items |
| Extent | 64 containers plus 12 oversize |
| Extent | 29.2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011038 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82075863 |
| Summary | Architect and engineer. Correspondence, journals. memoranda, minutes and reports, drafts of speeches and writings, legal and financial papers, subject file, biographical material, poetry, notes, appointment calendars, charts, graphs, diagrams, clippings, printed matter, photographs, scrapbooks, and other material chiefly dating from 1960 to 1980, documenting Owings's career as a founding partner of the architectural firm, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as chairman of public commissions responsible for the redesign of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., as a member of various commissions relating to conservation, preservation, and redevelopment in California, and as an author of works on architecture and city planning. |