Guide to the Architectural Drawings and Maps of Yale University Buildings and Grounds - RU 1 - August 2007

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Finding aid for Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives collection RU 1, Architectural drawings and maps of Yale University buildings and grounds. Summarizes design, preliminary, working, shop, and “as built” materials spanning original concepts to full-scale details, with varied media including watercolors, pen-and-ink sketches, pencil on tracing paper, blueprints, and photostats. Provides collection overview, access conditions, acquisition details, scope and arrangement, series structure (microfilmed and non-microfilmed), computer files, appendices, and selected search terms.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages87

Reading Time3 h 39 min

AccessFree to download

Collection Overview

Requesting Instructions

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Preferred Citation

Existence and Location of Copies

Separated Materials

Other Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

General note

Arrangement

Collection Contents

Series I: Yale Architectural drawings and maps (microfilmed), circa 1880-1980

Series II: Architectural drawings and maps (not microfilmed)

Computer files

Appendix: Region List

Appendix: Region/Chronology List

Selected Search Terms

Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives Guide to the Architectural Drawings and Maps of Yale University Buildings and Grounds RU 1 compiled by sta􀀐 of Manuscripts and Archives August 2007 Yale University Library P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 (203) 432-1735 (203) 432-7441 [beinecke.library@yale.edu](beinecke.library@yale.edu) [http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/](http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/) Last exported at 2:00 a. m. on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 Architectural drawings and maps of Yale University buildings and grounds RU 1 Table of Contents Collection Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Requesting Instructions ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Immediate Source of Acquisition ................................................................................................................................ 3 Conditions Governing Access ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Preferred Citation ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Existence and Location of Copies ............................................................................................................................... 4 Separated Materials .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Other Finding Aids .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 General note .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Collection Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Series I: Yale Architectural drawings and maps (microﬁlmed), circa 1880-1980 ........................................................ 5 Series II: Architectural drawings and maps (not microﬁlmed) ................................................................................. 19 Computer ﬁles ......................................................................................................................................................... 64 Appendix: Region List ................................................................................................................................................. 65 Appendix: Region/Chronology List ............................................................................................................................. 67 Selected Search Terms ................................................................................................................................................. 87 | Collection Overview | | | --- | --- | | REPOSITORY:
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FAQs

What types of materials are included in RU 1?

RU 1 includes design, preliminary, working, shop, and “as built” architectural drawings and maps of buildings and grounds used or owned by Yale University.

What media formats are covered by the collection?

The materials range from watercolors and pen-and-ink sketches to pencil drawings on tracing paper, along with blueprints and photostats.

How should items be requested for use in the reading room?

Use the request links in the HTML version of the finding aid for the collection, which provides the necessary interfaces for requesting materials.

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