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Oswald Constantin Hering papers

Title
Oswald Constantin Hering papers, 1885-1944.
Author
Hering, Oswald Constantin, 1874-1941.
Supplementary Content
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Additional Authors
  • Arms, Winthrop, 1861-1923.
  • Bouvier, John Vernou, 1891-1957.
  • Gérôme, Jean Léon, 1824-1904.
  • Gregory, Emily Mary Dunbar.
  • Gray, O. D.
  • Hering, Adelaide Arms.
  • Hering, Fanny Field.
  • Hering, Walter.
  • Lilliehook, John.
  • Perry, E. W.
  • Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907.
  • Tarbell, Gage.
  • Wadleigh, Bainbridge, 1831-1891.
Description
3 linear feet (7 boxes).
Summary
Collection consists of papers of Oswald C. Hering, his third wife, Adelaide Arms Hering, and his mother, Fanny Field Hering; and includes correspondence, photographs, photostats, architectural drawings, clippings, printed ephemera, and books.
Subject
  • Fitch, Douglass
  • Hering, Oswald Constantin, 1874-1941
  • Herring family
  • Delta Kappa Epsilon
  • Hering and Fitch (New York, N.Y.)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology > Students
  • Players (Club)
  • Architecture > New York (State) > New York
  • Architectural firms > New York (State) > New York
  • Art, French
  • Dwellings > New York (State) > New York
  • New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs
Genre/Form
  • Negatives.
  • Photographs.
  • Architectural drawings.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Hering, Mrs. Oswald C.; Jane C. Burke
Biography (note)
  • Oswald Constantin Hering (1874-1941) was an American architect and author.
Language (note)
  • in French.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 1387
OCLC
NYPW89-A555
Author
Hering, Oswald Constantin, 1874-1941.
Title
Oswald Constantin Hering papers, 1885-1944.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Oswald Constantin Hering (1874-1941) was an American architect and author. He specialized in designing country and suburban homes and pioneered the residential use of reinforced concrete. In addition to writing articles and books on architecture, he was active in Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity matters. Before his retirement in 1937, he managed the Sleepy Hollow Bookstore on Irving Place in New York City.
Language
Some correspondence in French.
Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Occupation
Architects.
Added Author
Arms, Winthrop, 1861-1923.
Bouvier, John Vernou, 1891-1957.
Gérôme, Jean Léon, 1824-1904.
Gregory, Emily Mary Dunbar.
Gray, O. D.
Hering, Adelaide Arms.
Hering, Fanny Field.
Hering, Walter.
Lilliehook, John.
Perry, E. W.
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907.
Tarbell, Gage.
Wadleigh, Bainbridge, 1831-1891.
LCCN
ms 71001225
Research Call Number
MssCol 1387
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