Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Lapidus, Morris, 1902- |
| Title: | Morris Lapidus Papers |
| Dates: | 1933-1980 |
| Quantity: | 3 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence (1946-1966); architectural drawings; photographs and slides of his work; writings, including manuscript amateur plays, books, essays, lectures, and speeches; and memorabilia, including articles, clippings, and exhibition material. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
American architect, b. 1902 in Russia. Designer of retail stores, hotels, and apartments.
Spanning 1933-1980, the Morris Lapidus Papers comprises biographical material, correspondence, architectural work, writings and memorabilia of the Russian-born American architect (b. 1902), as well as presentation drawings from several of his major projects. Documenting the development of Lapidus' philosophy of the "architecture of joy", the collection illuminates the career of this designer of retail stores, hotels and apartments.
Biographical Material (Box 1) consists of articles prepared by Lapidus and his publicists for submission to various biographical sources, including the 1966 issue of Current Biography.
Both incoming letters and outgoing carbons, primarily between Lapidus and publishers of his articles, constitute Correspondence (Box 1).
Architectural Work (Box 1 and Oversize Package 1) encompasses some original drawings, photographic reproductions of drawings and models, printed promotional material about the work of Lapidus and his architectural firm, and illustrative material relating to his hotels. In the interest of preservation, the plans, photographs and drawings have been removed from their original binders.
Four original holiday greeting cards designed by Lapidus constitute Artwork (Box 1).
Writings (Boxes 1 and 2) includes published articles as well as manuscript essays, books, and a few amateur plays and skits written for performance at architects' conventions.
Memorabilia (Box 2) includes clippings, exhibition catalogs, press releases and other publicity material.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Morris Lapidus Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Gift of Morris Lapidus, 1970-1988
Created by: PRB
Date: Feb 1995
Revision history: 1 Jun 2005 - EAD file created (MRR)
| Biographical material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Biographical material 1955-1966 | ||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous 1946-1966, undated | ||||||||||
| Architectural work | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Drawings (originals) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Photographic reproductions | ||||||||||
| Presentation material | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Americana Hotel (Bal Harbour, Fl.) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Americana Hotel (New York) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Americana Hotel (San Juan) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Arawak Hotel (Jamaica) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Aruba Hotel (Aruba) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Boatel (New Port Richey, Fl.) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Causeway Inn (Tampa) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Chicopee Motor Inn (Chicopee, Ma.) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Eden Roc Hotel (Miami Beach) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Fontainbleau Hotel (Miami Beach) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Fortuna Beach Hotel (Fajardo,P.R.) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Indies House (Duck Key, Fl.) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Interkontinentaler Flughafen Hotel (Zurich) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | International Inn (Washington) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Ponce De Leon Hotel (San Juan) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sheraton Motor Inn (New York) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sterling Forest Hotel (Tuxedo Park, NY) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Summit Hotel (New York) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Swiss Air Hotel (Zurich) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Tampa International Inn (Tampa) | ||||||||||
| Printed Material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Designs for Living | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Face Lifting Lifts Sales | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The Work of Architect-Designer Morris Lapidus | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Artwork | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Original holiday greeting cards | ||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Articles 1944-1970 | ||||||||||
| Books | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Practice and the Business of Architecture manuscript | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | An Architecture of Joy manuscript | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Essays 1933-1936 (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Interview | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Lectures, with slides | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Plays | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Speeches | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Article - "L'Hotel Americana di New York" | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Clippings, undated 1965-1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Exhibition material 1965-1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | "Morris Lapidus: Architecture as Intentional Nonsense" (paper, John W. Cook) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Publicity | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Press releases - drafts and manuscripts | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
