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Auguste Louis Noël architectural plans, drawings and specifications

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 619

Scope and Contents note

Collection comprises architectural plans, drawings, specifications and photographs for residences and public buildings primarily in Rhode Island and New York by American architect Auguste Louis Noël. The projects, undertaken by the firm of Noël and Miller from roughly 1932 to 1965, include the Whitney Museum of American Art and several public buildings in Newport, Rhode Island and Long Island, New York.

Dates

  • Creation: 1932-1965

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use note

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical/Historical note

Auguste Noël was born in New York City and trained in architecture at the Beaux Arts school, Paris. He served his apprenticeship in New York, and set up his own office in 1920. He was later senior partner, with G. Macculloch Miller, in the firm of Noël and Miller, with a branch office in Newport, R. I. The firm was especially well known for its designs of stately residences, most of them on the East Coast. It also designed the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Museum of Racing, Sara-toga, N.Y., and a number of public buildings at Newport, R. I. Plans for these are in the collection.

Extent

4.5 linear feet (20 containers) : 6 clam shell boxes and 17 flat file case drawers

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection comprises architectural plans, drawings, specifications and photographs for residences and public buildings primarily in Rhode Island and New York by American architect Auguste Louis Noël. The projects, undertaken by the firm of Noël and Miller from roughly 1932 to 1965, include the Whitney Museum of American Art and several public buildings in Newport, Rhode Island and Long Island, New York.

Arrangement note

Collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Project filesSeries II. Rolled blueprintsSeries III. Oversize piecesAddenda

Processing Information

Collection processed by staff.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

Title
Guide to the Auguste Louis Noël Architectural Plans, Drawings and Specifications
Status
Complete Description
Author
Finding aid prepared by processing staff
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA