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The Salamander December 1925, Earl L. Shoemaker, Francis J. Quirk, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

The Salamander was a short-lived student publication released monthly during the 1925-1926 academic year at the Rhode Island School of Design. Contents were printed on one side of the page, mostly comprised of fictional gossip and humor. Hand drawn illustrations are also included. The issue of December 1925 also included a brief opinion piece about the Providence Art Club and RISD sports news.

The Salamander November 1925, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

The Salamander was a short-lived student publication released monthly during the 1925-1926 academic year at the Rhode Island School of Design. Contents were printed on one side of the page, mostly comprised of fictional gossip and humor. Hand drawn illustrations are also included. The issue of November 1925 included a brief article about tardiness to classes and a call for a larger drama club at RISD.

Society Minutes; April 5,1925 - February 6, 1935, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Annual Meeting of Church Society; Minutes of Meeting of the Board of Trustees; Business Meeting

Map Of Carver Heights, Spartanburg, S.C., Newbury Realty & Auction, Co., W. H. Stiff C.E.

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Map of Carver Heights, Spartanburg, S.C. owned by W.W. Lancaster, Wm. B. Harrison, Dr. J.T. Montgomery, subdivided by Newbury Realty & Auctions Co., Spartanburg, S.C., November 21, 1924.Scale 50 - 1 inch.

Lots lines are drawn on Beacon St., Concord Ave., and Highland Ave. This area is part of the neighborhood in Spartanburg known as Highland.

Maine Forts, Henry E. Dunnack

Maine Collection

Maine Forts by Henry E. Dunnack, State Librarian.

Foreword by Percival P. Baxter, Govenor of Maine, State Capitol, Augusta - September 1, 1924.

Sections include: Introduction, Fort Machias, Fort Knox, Fort St.George's, Fort Edgecomb, Forts Popham and Baldwin, North and South Sugar Loaf Islands, Fort McClary, Indians and Their Wars, Fortifications in Maine , List of Old Forts.

The Millard House, Frank Lloyd Wright

Building Case Studies

Whitish-grey pre-cast concrete block formed with cruciform-imprinted molds. Wright used the block due to its modular characteristic making it cheap to make and easy to customize.

Church Book; 1922-1935, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Annual Business Meetings; Annual Meetings; Annual Reports; Minutes of Prudential Committee Meetings; Minutes of the Ordination Council Meeting; Statistics Report; Financial Summary; Membership Record;Official Register; Interesting Points in the History of Church; Reports from the Annual Meetings

Changes In Membership; 1922, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Changes in the Membership Lists

John Ruskin Howe Scrapbook, John Ruskin Howe

John Ruskin Howe

John Ruskin Howe (1895-1980) was born to David and Laura Howe in North Manchester, Indiana. In the 1910s, he enlisted for World War I in Nov 1918 and was honorably discharged in July 1919 at the rank of Sergeant. He was a graduate of Otterbein University in 1925, and then from Yale in both 1924 and 1927. He married Mary Elizabeth Brewbaker, and in 1939 became the fourteenth President of Otterbein University until 1945. After Otterbein, he spent several years travelling and ministering in various locations. He had two sons, Charles and John.

His scrapbook includes labelled images with the …

Universal Church Record; 1918-1934, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Official Register of Pastors, Clerks, Treasurers, Deacons, Trustees; Sunday-School Superintendents; Alphabetical Register of Members; Chronological Register of Members; Annual Summary of Membership; Disbursements; Sunday-School Statistics; Blanks for Preserving Copy of Church Letters to the Associations

Panoramic Photograph Of 3rd Liberty Loan Parade, 27th Division U.S. Army, Spartanburg, S.C., 1918., W. J. Armstrong

Local History

A panoramic photograph, taken from the Cleveland Hotel, captures downtown Spartanburg, S.C. in 1918, and in particular, the 3rd Liberty Loan parade, with the 27th Division of the U.S Army marching down Main Street. Numerous downtown landmarks are visible, including the towers of Wofford College, the spire of Central Methodist Church, Cleveland Law Range, the court house of the period, Andrews Building, Belk Hudson Building, the Daniel Morgan Statue and Morgan Square, the intersection of Main and Church Streets, the original City Hall and the Spartanburg Herald Journal Building.

Architectural Designs, H. D. Frankfurt

Digitized Books

The designs shown in this book have been selected from work designed and planned by H. D. Frankfurt, Architect.

It was the publisher's aim to place before the public a high class book, showing modern and artistic buildings of various classes, which show the different styles of architecture, treated in different ways, and to suit various circumstances, as each individual location has its peculiarities and necessitates an entirely different class and design of building.

With the sixteen years of practical experience and technical training Mr. Frankfurt has had, the Architectural Department of Hastings & Heyden hope to give its clients …

Church Records; March 1,1916 To April 4,1923, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Annual Business Meetings

The Art Of Landscape Architecture: Its Development And Its Application To Modern Landscape Gardening, Samuel Parsons, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Landscape Architecture

xxi, 347 p., [46] leaves of plates : ill. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-341) and index. Lowthorpe Collection Bound in gray cloth. Front cover board has a decorative illustration to the center. A circular medallion with a landscape scene is set within a line motif with decorative patterning, stamped in gold and black.

The Risod, Athletic Association, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

The 1914 yearbook for Rhode Island School of Design, this includes hand drawn illustrations, descriptions of each department within the school, lists of faculty and graduating students, descriptions of popular social events, photographs of some of the senior class, and advertisements. A brief essay by Mr. Rowe of the RISD Museum and a brief article by Mrs. Radeke about the RISD Museum were also included. Poems and sport news were also featured. This was published by the Athletic Association of RISD.

The Dutch Colonial House : Its Origin, Design, Modern Plan And Construction, Aymar Embury Ii, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Architecture

iv, 108 pages, [64] pages of plates : frontispiece, illus., plans. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. The country house library; a series of architectural books for the layman "Illustrated with photographs of old examples and American adaptations of the style" The genesis of the style -- Materials -- The treatment of the roof -- Doors and windows -- Plan -- The treatment of principal rooms -- Furniture and decoration. Decorated cloth cover binding illustrated with large vignette of a house, and a partial view of the lawn with two cypress …

Eastern Maine Real Estate Company Meeting Minutes; May 25, 1911 - Dec 26, 1917, Eastern Maine Real Estate Company

Eastern Real Estate Company Archives

Meeting minutes from the Eastern Maine Real Estate Company, covering May 25, 1911 through December 26, 1917.

Around The World With A Camera, John A. Sleicher

College Archives Selected Rare Books

A books featuring half-tone prints of photography and some color illustrations from around the globe published in 1910. Text and images from various contributors.

Royal Palaces And Parks Of France, Francis [Pseud.] Miltoun, Blanche Mcmanus, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Architecture

viii, 371 p., [41] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), plans. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Includes index. Includes illustrated lining papers.

The Lotus, Lotus Board, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

The 1910 yearbook for Rhode Island School of Design, called The Lotus, included hand drawn illustrations, student-submitted entries, descriptions of each department in the school, lists of students and faculty, descriptions of popular social events, and advertisements. Also included was a calendar of events for the school year. Poems and short stories were also in this yearbook.

Southern States Realty Co.'S Spartanburg Property, G. V. Stoeber, Southern States Realty Co., F. G. Rogers Eng'r

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Map of Southern States Realty Co.'s Spartanburg property depicting lots on Beacon Ave., Concord Ave., and Highland Ave.

Prudential Committee; Jan 7, 1907 To Oct 8, 1913, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Minutes of Prudential Committee Meetings

Historic Buildings Of America, Esther Singleton, Alice Morse, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Architecture

xiv, 341 pages, 48 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Forty seven buildings are described, largely in Massachusetts, with some more in other New England and Mid-Atlantic States, one in California, two in South Carolina, and several in both Canada and Mexico. CONTENTS: The Capitol, Washington / Joseph B. Varnum -- Within the Capitol / Charles Dickens -- Arlington, Virginia / Iza Duffus Hardy -- Carpenter's Hall / Benson J. Lossing -- The Cradock House, Medford / Samuel Adams Drake -- Fraunces Tavern / William …

Broad Street Old And Historic District, Richmond, Virginia : Guidelines And Standards

Richmond Illustrated Imprints

From the preface: "This book is intended as a guide for the owners and developers of projects in the Broad Street Historic District. Its publication is the result of combined efforts of Historic Richmond Foundation, Richmond Renaissance, the Commission of Architectural Review, the Virginia Division of Historic Landmarks, and the Urban Design/Historic Preservation Section of the City of Richmond's Department of Planning and Community Development." This text contains photographs and drawings of buildings on Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia.

Published by Historic Richmond in 1986, the Broad Street Old and Historic District, Richmond, Virginia publication was intended as a …

Italian Villas And Their Gardens, Edith Wharton, Maxfield Parrish, Decorative Designers, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Architecture

xii, 270 pages : illustrations (some color). Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Title within ornamental border. "Published November, 1904"--title page verso. "Architects and landscape-gardeners mentioned": pages 253-266. Includes index. Cover board, bound in dark green cloth, has an elaborate image of lions on a pediment stamped in gold. Below the lions is a multi-colored image of a garden and fountain scene. Below this image is a wide gold ornamental base in which the dark green cloth contrasts with the title, author, illustrator information. Cover design by cover design by Decorative …

The Flower Beautiful, Calrence Moores Weed, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Landscape Architecture

x, 136 pages : illus., leaves of plates (incl. front). Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Embossed color illustration on cover. Lowthorpe Collection.

The Cathedrals Of Northern France, Francis [Pseud.] Miltoun, Blanche Mcmanus, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Architecture

400 p., [9 ] leaves of plates : ill., plans, fold. map. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Cathedral series. Illustrated end-papers. Includes index. Gift of the Estate of L. Earle Rowe.

Church Records; Jan 1,1902 To Feb 23,1916, Delaware Avenue Baptist Church

Church Record Books

Church Membership, Notes to Feb. 1916

Old Time Gardens, Alice Morse Earle, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Landscape Architecture

xviii, 489 pages : illus., leaves of plates. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. Includes index. Stamped, color illustration on cover. c. 1 Lowthorpe Collection.

Artistic Tiles, American Encaustic Tiling Co.

Artistic Tiles from the American Encaustic Tiling Company

A manufacturer's catalog consisting of 89 unnumbered leaves of photographs and illustrations of embossed art tiles, some displayed as surrounding a mantle and some displayed on their own. Details for the tiles are given including size of tiles and assigned numbers, presumably corresponding to their manufacturing number. Included is a drawing of "a modern bathroom," as well as "profiles, of a few of our base, cap, cove, bead, and door trim tiles."