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Paul Frankl Papers, 1900-1974: Finding Aid
C0779
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Published in 2003
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Frankl, Paul, 1878-1962.
- Title and dates:
- Paul Frankl Papers, 1900-1974
- Abstract:
- The Paul Frankl Papers consists of correspondence, writings, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter of the Czech art historian, architect, author, and educator Paul Frankl (1878-1962). A native of Prague, Frankl came to the United States in 1938, and shortly afterwards settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where he was associated with the Institute for Advanced Study.
- Size:
- 4.0 linear feet (10 archival boxes)
- Call number:
- C0779
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Manuscripts Division.
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English, German.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored offsite at the ReCAP facility.
Biography of Paul Frankl
Frankl, an art historian and architect, was a native of Prague who came to the United States in 1938 and shortly afterwards settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where he was associated with the Institute for Advanced Study until his death in 1962.
Description
The collection consists of correspondence, writings, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter. Frankl's correspondents include Klaus Berger, Roger Baldwin, Fyke Farmer, Margaret Fries, Helmuth Gottschalk, Georg Hoeltje, Richard Krautheimer, Erwin Panofsky, Josepha Weitzman-Fiedler, and others. There is a large selection of correspondence with Nikolaus Pevsner (1947-1961) about the publication of Frankl's Gothic Architecture for the Pelican History of Art, edited by Pevsner. There are also drafts of letters by Frankl to Pearl Buck and Albert Einstein.
Works include a partial manuscrtipt, illustrations, and photographs for The Gothic (1960); manuscripts and notes in English and German for Gothic Architecture (1962); manuscripts in German, French, and English for Frankl's work on world government, Weltregierung (1948), with other writings by Erich Kahler and Peter Frederic West, and printed matter also related to a proposed international organization of government; typescripts (1961) for Zu Fragen des Stiles (edited by Ernst Ullman and published in 1988); several articles, notes, and photographs on stained glass; and miscellaneous writings. Also present are photographs of examples of Gothic architecture and four photographs of Frankl; miscellaneous printed material, including a copy of Die Entwicklungsphasen der Neueran Baukunst (1914); 35 notebooks of notes on architecture and other topics; 14 daily diaries (1936-1949); and a charcoal portrait (1900) of a Jew by the artist Jan Styka.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Correspondence
- Series 2: Writings
- Series 3: Documents
- Series 4: Drawing
- Series 5: Photographs
- Series 6: Printed Matter
- Series 7: Notebooks
- Series 8: Diaries
Access and Use
Access
Collection is open for research use.
Remote Storage
Please consult with Rare Books and Special Collections about having the collection recalled to Firestone Library for your use. This process normally requires 48-72 hours notice.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
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. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Related Materials
Publications Citing These Papers
Some of the manuscripts found in draft form in the collection came to print in the following publications: The Gothic (Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press, 1960), Gothic Architecture (trans. by Dieter Pevsner, Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1962), Weltregierung (Leiden: H. E. Stenfert Kroese, 1948), and Zu Fragen des Stiles (Weinheim: Herausgegeben von Ernst Ullman, 1988).
Processing and Other Information
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Karla J. Vecchia in 2003. Finding aid written by Karla J. Vecchia in Karla J. Vecchia.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 by Techbooks, Cristela García-Spitz, and Diann Benti on March 30, 2007. Created from MARC record via MarcEdit and XSL stylesheets in 2007.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Paul Frankl Papers, Box and Folder Number; Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1902-1983.
- Architects -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century.
- Architecture -- Aesthetics.
- Architecture -- History.
- Architecture, Gothic -- Europe.
- Art -- Philosophy.
- Art historians -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century.
- Glass staining and painting, Gothic.
- International organization.
- Correspondence.
- Diaries.
- Manuscripts.
- Notebooks.
- Photographs.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus,1902-1983.
- West, Peter Frederic.
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Contents List
Series 1: Correspondence
A-Z
Box 1 Series 2: Writings
The Gothic
Box 2 Gothic Architecture
Box 2 Gothic Architecture
Box 3 Stained Glass
Box 3 Weltregierung
Box 4 World Government:
Miscellaneous Writings
Box 5 Writings by Others
Box 6 Printed Matter
Box 6 Zu Fragen des Stiles
Box 7 Miscellaneous Manuscripts
Box 7 Series 3: Documents
Resume and List of Publications
Box 7 Series 4: Drawing
Styka, Jan: Portrait of a Jew
Box 7 Series 5: Photographs
Gothic Architecture, Frankl, and Miscellaneous
Box 7 Series 6: Printed Matter
Die Entwicklungsphasen der Neueran Baukunst
Box 7 Miscellaneous
Box 7 Series 7: Notebooks
35 volumes on architecture and other topics
Box 8 Series 8: Diaries
14 diaries ( 1936-1946, 1948-1949)
Box 9 1 address book
Box 9
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