naa001 A Century of Minnesota Architecture photographs Archives Staff University of Minnesota Libraries undated

University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455

EAD encoding by Karen Spilman, April 2005 English Liebling, Jerome and Torbert, Donald R. A Century of Minnesota Architecture photographs 1850-1958 (bulk 1956-1958) University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa] 100 items The collection consists of 100 photograph illustrations taken by Jerome Liebling for A Century of Minnesota Architecture, edited by Donald Torbert. N 1 English Mezzanine Administrative Information Restrictions on Access

Available for use in the Manuscripts Division reading room. Advance notice is requested.

Restrictions on Use

There are no restrictions on the use of materials in this collection. Copies can be requested if the condition of the originals warrants it.

Preferred Citation

A Century of Minnesota Architecture photographs (N 1), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

Biographical or Historical Note

Jerome Liebling was an assistant professor and Donald Torbert was an associate professor in the art department at the University of Minnesota when they created the architectural exhibit in celebration of the Minnesota Centennial and the 75th anniversary of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of 100 8 x 10" black and white photographs by Jerome Liebling (Department of Art, University of Minnesota), for the book, A Century of Minnesota Architecture, by Donald Torbert (Minneapolis: Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, 1958). Fifty structures, dating from the early 1850s through the 1950s are pictured, including banks, churches, residences, commercial buildings, and schools. The majority of the photographs are of Minneapolis and St. Paul architecture; the remainder documents the architecture of other Minnesota communities, such as Owatonna, Rochester, and Duluth.

Twin Cities area buildings represented in the collection are the Minnesota Territorial Capitol (1851) and the present State Capitol (1896); the Alexander Ramsey house (St. Paul) (1872); Henry Sibley house (Mendota, MN) (1835); and the Cathedral of St. Paul (1905-1915). Other state buildings pictured are the National Farmers Bank (Owatonna) (1907-1908); Mayo Clinic (Rochester) (1926-1928); and the Kirk Building (Duluth) (1902).

Additional Finding Aid

An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.

Related Material

Ellerbe Architects papers (N 4)

American Terra Cotta papers (N 5)

Donald Torbert Photograph collection (N 8)

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Liebling, Jerome Torbert, Donald R. Architecture -- Minnesota -- Photographs