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George R. Collins Papers
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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George R. Collins was an undergraduate and graduate student at Princeton (Classes of 1939, 1942) studying in the fields of art and architecture. Collins went on to teach at Columbia University.
The collection consists of notebooks and notes taken by Collins during his years as an undergraduate and graduate student at Princeton (Classes of 1939, 1942) in the fields of art and architecture, as well as lecture notes, photographs, subject files, and newspaper clippings for lectures delivered by him at Columbia University in the fields of art history, domestic Chinese and Japanese architecture, French Renaissance architecture, Italian, French, and Renaissance painting, and French Gothic sculpture.
This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.
Gift of the author.
This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.
The collection inventory was created by Michael Heist in August 2007.
No appraisal information is available.
Organization
Subject
- Architecture -- Study and teaching -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century
- Architecture -- Study and teaching -- New York (N.Y.) -- 20th century
- Architecture, Domestic -- China
- Architecture, Domestic -- Japan
- Architecture, Renaissance -- France
- Art history -- Study and teaching -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century
- Art history -- Study and teaching -- New York (N.Y.) -- 20th century
- Painting, French
- Painting, Italian
- Painting, Renaissance
- Sculpture, Gothic -- France
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2007
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
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