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Robert S. Van Keuren Papers

An inventory of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives


Finding aid created by: Anna Smallwood
Date: 2015

Biography

Robert S. Van Keuren (1917-1976) was an American architect and instructor at Syracuse University. He was born on October 9, 1917 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He earned his bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Minnesota. Although he did not earn a graduate degree, Van Keuren did graduate work at several universities. From 1937 until his death, Van Keuren worked in the field of architecture. He started his career at Syracuse University as a teaching assistant in 1957 and three years later became an instructor. While in Syracuse, Van Keuren was a partner at Witt and Van Keuren, Architect and Engineer Associates of Gouverneur and Syracuse, New York.

During his professional career, Van Keuren worked on numerous architecture plans and designs, many of which were local projects. He did a lot of work toward the planning of the facilities for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and Van Keuren also did a significant amount of designs for office buildings and additions for the New York Telephone Company. During his professional career, Van Keuren was a member of the American Institute of Architects and the New York State Association of Architects. He served on the board of directors of the Pioneer Activity Center Inc. of Syracuse and was a Commander of the local Civilian Air Patrol.

Scope and Content Note

The Robert S. Van Keuren Papers consist of architectural and construction drawings, Mylar overlays and negatives related to his various building projects.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Related Material

The University Archives holds the School of Architecture Records as well as other Architecture faculty members' papers.

More information can be found on Robert S. Van Keuren in the clipping file located in the University Archives.

Selected Search Terms

Names

Van Keuren, Robert S., 1917-1976.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Architecture.
Architects.
College teachers.
Higher education.

Types of Material

Architectural drawings (visual works)

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Robert S. Van Keuren Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Transferred by Barbara Opar, Syracuse University Architecture Library, in 1979.

Processing Information

Items have been processed and placed in a map case drawer.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by the building project in alphabetical order.

Table of Contents

Papers

Inventory