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Architecture, Design and Engineering Collections in the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division

Selected Projects

This section covers selected work by architects, engineers, and designers for whom important projects are in the Prints & Photographs Division collections, but not a full archive.

Selected projects include:

Each collection is briefly described below. Primary links display fuller bibliographic information about the collection in the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog if available. Links are provided to digitized primary source content, finding aid and research guide for the collection, collection overview of the Collection, and background information page when available. The background information page includes more inks to the left side under "This Collection." Additional links to related secondary sources are provided below each collection description, followed by books, periodicals, dissertations & theses, articles & blogs, and webcasts related to each collection when available.

Bruff (Joseph G.) Drawings of Building Elements (ca. 1850s-ca. 1880s)

Related collections outside of LC (external link):

Bulfinch (Charles) Drawings (1787-1860, bulk 1787-1832)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):

  • Charles Bulfinch correspondence, 1818. (Manuscript Division Collection): ALsS (1818 January 30, February 25, and June 6) from Bulfinch in Washington, D.C., to Solomon Willard in Baltimore, Md., attempting to enlist Willard's assistance on the U.S. Capitol building and its scale model.

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

Items from the Collection were featured in the following exhibition.

Costantino (Frank M.) Architectural Renderings (1990-2006)

Craig (James O. & Mary M.) Drawings, the Skews-Cox Collection (ca. 1921)

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Dearstyne (Howard), Visual materials from his papers (1910-1951, bulk 1928-1933)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Engineering Societies Library Collection (ca. 1790-1990, bulk 1850-1950)

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

Francis (Henry M.) & Sons architectural drawings and specifications (1897-1910)

Related collections outside of LC (external link):

Freed (James I.) Sketchbooks (1970-1995)

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Fulton (Robert) Engineering Drawings (1806)

Gidoni (Elsa) Architectural Projects in Washington, DC (1930-1970)

Latrobe (Benjamin H.) Drawings (1795-1850, bulk 1795-1820)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

The Picture This blog invites you to share our love of pictures and the stories they can tell. Produced by specialists from the Prints & Photographs Division, you’ll see unique images and pictorial collections available to researchers at the Library of Congress—more than 14.5 million photos, posters, cartoons, architectural designs, and historical and fine art prints, many of which are available online.

Items from the Collection were featured in the following exhibitions.

Le Brun (Napoleon) Drawings (1860-1901)

Mies Van der Rohe (Ludwig), Visual materials from his papers (ca.1930-1970)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):


Related collections outside of LC (external link):

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Neutra (Richard J.) Drawings for residential architectural projects in the Philadelphia area (1950-1959)

Related collections outside of LC (external link):

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

O’Connor (E. Jerome) Drawings (1941-1977)

Oles (Paul S.) Drawings and illustrations (1996-2004)

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Owings (Nathaniel A.) Visual Materials from his papers (1927-1970)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):


Related collections outside of LC (external link):

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

Pei (I.M.), Visual materials from his Papers (1920-2005, bulk 1960-2000)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

The Picture This blog invites you to share our love of pictures and the stories they can tell. Produced by specialists from the Prints & Photographs Division, you’ll see unique images and pictorial collections available to researchers at the Library of Congress—more than 14.5 million photos, posters, cartoons, architectural designs, and historical and fine art prints, many of which are available online. The Timeless, the main blog of the Library of Congress, introduces the Library's special collections and events.

Pelli (Cesar) Drawings (1980s)

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Pelz (Paul J.) Drawings (1865-1918)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

Poor (Alfred Easton), Visual materials from his papers (1910-1970)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Reiss (Winold) Collection (1905-1950)

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

The Picture This blog invites you to share our love of pictures and the stories they can tell. Produced by specialists from the Prints & Photographs Division, you’ll see unique images and pictorial collections available to researchers at the Library of Congress—more than 14.5 million photos, posters, cartoons, architectural designs, and historical and fine art prints, many of which are available online.

Renwick (James, Jr., and William W.) Drawings (1847-1911)

Ross (Albert Randolph) Drawings (1894-1933)

Saarinen (Eero) Archival Materials (1930-1969)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):

  • Balthazar Korab collection of photographs showing Eero Saarinen architecture (Prints & Photographs Division Collection): Balthazar Korab selected about 800 photographs to document 19 projects designed by Eero Saarinen. Included are corporate headquarters, airports, university facilities, embassies, private residences, churches, a museum, and a monumental arch. Korab captured their development in the 1950s and 1960s from model and site plan through construction to finished exteriors and interiors.
  • Photographs of Eero Saarinen collection (Prints & Photographs Division Collection): Ca. 130 photos showing Eero Saarinen in informal portraits, at work with staff and working on architectural projects, and with family, friends, and associates including Charles Eames, Joe Lacy, Kevin Roche, and Minoru Yamasaki.


Related collections outside of LC (external link):

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Skidmore (Louis), Visual materials from his papers (1869-1969)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Drawings in the AIA/AAF Collection (1850s-1980s)

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

Items from the Collection were featured in the following exhibition.

Thornton (William) Drawings (1780-1828)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

Items from the Collection were featured in the following exhibitions.

Upjohn (Richard) Drawings (1802-1878)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Victorian house architectural drawings ([1866-1890])

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

Wright (Frank Lloyd) Drawings, the Donald D. Walker collection (1907-1970, bulk 1920-1929)

Related collections at LC (links go to catalog records):


Related collections outside of LC (external link):

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

Items from the Collection were featured in the following exhibition.

Walter (Thomas U.) Drawings (1804-1887)

Dissertations and theses listed below are accessible via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (On-site access only). If you are searching at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Database, clicking the hyperlink will bring you directly to the publication. Abstracts are retrieved from the Database when available.

Items from the Collection were featured in the following exhibition.