naa021 John Jager papers Archives Staff University of Minnesota Libraries undated

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EAD encoding by Karen Spilman, May 2005 English Jager, John John Jager papers 1884-1947 University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa] 3 cubic feet Collection contains the personal papers and architectural drawings by John Jager. N 21 English Mezzanine; High Bay; A-V Room Administrative Information Restrictions on Access

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Preferred Citation

John Jager papers (N 21), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Biographical Note

John Jager was born in Carniola, Austria, on May 16, 1871. He completed his secondary education in Ljubljana and in 1892, enrolled in the College of Architecture of the Vienna Polytechnicum, from which he graduated in 1899. During the next two years, he was an assistant at the Polytechnicum and also chief architect for Municipal City Planning where he drew a city plan for Ljubljana. In 1901 he was appointed as captain of engineers in the Imperial Royal Government Service of Austria in Peking, China, to help rebuild the Austro-Hungarian legation, destroyed during the Boxer Rebellion.

In 1902, he came to the United States to join his father and opened an architectural office in Minneapolis. Jager began working on a city plan for Minneapolis in 1904, which was exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis and was published in 1906. He briefly entered partnership in 1905 with Carl Stravs and designed several private residences and churches. Jager left the partnership in 1909 and joined the firm of Hewitt & Brown, for whom he was employed, except for service in World War I, until 1933. In that year, he became Superintendent of Federal Works under the C.W.A. and W.P.A. programs. He retired following his service in this position in 1943 and devoted the remainder of his life to studies in Oriental art, languages, and nature, as well as maintaining his strong interest in architecture. John Jager died in Minneapolis on October 31, 1959.

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains correspondence with Edwin Hewitt and Edwin Brown, and others, sketches and personal photographs, and publications including the city plans of Minneapolis and St. Paul, drawings for St. Bernard’s Church (St. Paul, 1905), and drawings for St. Stephen’s Church (St. Cloud, 1903). In addition, there is a group of original presentation "student" drawings, presumably acquired by Mr. Jager during his term in the Vienna Polytechnicum. There is also one box of scanned images on CD located in this collection.

Additional Finding Aid

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

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William G. Purcell papers (N 3)

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Jager, John -- Archives Architecture -- Minnesota Detailed Contents

The following section contains a detailed list of the original drawings (renderings) in the collection.

Renderings

It is believed that this group of drawings was acquired by Mr. Jager from his instructor at the Vienna Polytechnicum, where Mr. Jager was enrolled from 1892 to 1899. Many of these drawings pre-date his attendence there, and, indeed, some even pre-date his birth in 1871.

[Elevation for six story building. "Bei [?] [?] strasse" n.d.

ink and wash on paper

[Plan-structural [?]] n.d.

pencil on paper

[Statue of Saint] n.d.

pencil on paper

Profil CD n.d.

ink and wash on paper

[Kunstlerhaus…] n.d.

pencil and wash on paper

[Sketch of man's head] n.d.

charcoal on paper

[Altar] n.d.

ink and wash and pencil on paper

[Front and rear elevation] n.d.

ink and wash on paper

[Perspective and elevation of three pillars] n.d.

ink and wash on paper

[Perspecive and elevation-Villa [?]] n.d.

ink and wash and pencil on paper

Melcorologisches n.d

wash on paper

[Plazza with fountain] n.d.

ink and pencil on paper

[Two elevations of four story building with tower and plans] n.d.

ink on paper

[Interior perspective of ceiling] n.d.

ink and pencil on paper

Meubleg fur den Bank Auslichufs Sitzungs Saal n.d.

ink and wash on paper

[Elevations and plans of four story building with tower] n.d.

ink on paper

[Archway drawings] n.d.

pencil on paper

[Elevation-study for museum [?]] n.d.

pencil on paper

Schnizz cd and schnizz ab [cross-sections] n.d.

pencil on paper

[Perspective of large three story building] n.d.

pencil on paper

Chor ansicht gegen die Benno Gasse n.d.

ink and wash on paper

Amgranth

Hauptportal Gitter 1882

ink and wash and pencil on paper

Bau, Lloyd.

Durchfahrts Gitter n.d.

ink and wash and pencil on paper

Bau, Lloyd.

Hauptportal Gitter n.d.

ink and wash on paper

Bau, Lloyd.

Capitael vom Constantinbogen 1882

ink and wash on paper

Deutsch, S.

Von der Kolhorinenkirche n.d.

ink on paper

Egge

Vordere façade 1873

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel and Kochlin

Parliament-Ringstrasse the Rampe n.d.

pencil on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich

Façade gegen westen Nov., 1862

ink on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Haupt Anlicht n.d.

ink on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

[Perspective of church with people outside] 1861

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Façade gegen Norden Nov., 1867

ink on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Façade gegen Suden Nov., 1867

ink on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Facsimileder Hauptfacade wohnhaus freiherr Werheim am Schwatrzenberg n.d.

ink and wash on paper with presentation board

Ferstel, Heinrich.

[Perspective-villa] n.d.

pencil on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

[Front elevation for large building] April 1880

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Ruckwartige façade n.d.

ink on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

[Front elevation-study for large building] n.d.

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Perpectivische Ansicht ca. 1880

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Durchschmitt nach cd Nov., 1867

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Façade gegen osten n.d.

ink on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

[Gnomes with lamp post] n.d.

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

[Men with donkey at base of pillar] 1848

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Mlesiva 1848

oil paint on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Skizze des Allnres fur die Babara Kopelle bei S. Stefon 1852

pencil on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Marienaltar Votiv-kirche [elevations of railings and plans] n.d.

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

[Perhaps Ferstel's mother] 1849

oil paint on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Ampel 1854

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Kuntstlerhaus 1889

pencil on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Façade gegen Osten n.d.

pencil, colored chalk on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

Façade gegen den Kirchenplatz May 1873

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich.

[Rear elevation of large building] n.d.

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich. [?]

[Front elevation of large building] n.d.

ink and wash on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich. [?]

[Man with eyeglasses] n.d.

oil paint on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich. [?]

[Side elevation of church] n.d.

ink on board

Ferstel, Heinrich. [?]

Seiten façade n.d.

ink on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich. [?]

["The war years"] June 30, 1848

oil paint on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich. [?]

[Perhaps his father] n.d.

oil paint on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich. [?]

[Man with black scarf] 1849

oil paint on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich. [?]

[Woman with blue-grey shawl and earrings] n.d.

oil paint on paper

Ferstel, Heinrich. [?]

Korinthisches Fragmentaus n.d

ink and wash on paper

Gunolt, A.

Theseustempel zu Athens 1878

ink and wash on paper

Hulzberg, Franz. [?]

[Two elevations of possible altar-verso: furniture and pulpit perspective] n.d.

pencil on paper

Jager, John.

[Men in front of building] 1858

matte photographic print

Jager, John.

Vordere Ansicht 1898

ink and wash on paper

Jager, John.

Bibliothek S. Mardo zu Venedio n.d.

ink and wash on paper

Jager, John.

Parthenon zu Athen 1885 [?]

ink and wash on paper

Karl, Janek.

Vom frontispice des Nero zu Rom 1895

ink and wash on paper

Konig

Heiligenkreuz 1867

ink on paper

Konig

Von der porta di lido in Venedig 1894

ink on paper

Konig

Brunnenhaus n.d.

ink on paper

Konig

Heiligenkreuz Kreuzgang 21 1867

ink on paper

Konig

Heiligenkreuz Kreuzgang 15 1867

ink on paper

Lang, A.

Heiligenkreuz details aus dem Kapitellaalr n.d.

ink on paper

Lang, A.

der Nemesis tempel zu Rhamnus 1883

ink and wash on paper

Miksch, Gustav.

Vom inneren des Apollo Temple zu Bass AE 1882

ink and wash on paper

Peter, Hanus.

[Chandelier] n.d.

ink and wash on paper

Puck [?] Gangel [?]

Vom Thesus Tempel zu Athen 1876

ink and wash on paper

Talowski, Theodor.

Jesus Couronne d'epines 1789

lithoprint [?] engraving [?]

Vandyck

Neubau Dachboden n.d.

ink on vellum

von Herberstein, Joseph.

Neubau souterrain n.d.

ink on vellum

von Herberstein, Joseph.

Neubau 1ster stock n.d.

ink on vellum

von Herberstein, Joseph.

Neubau parterre untertheilung, parterre n.d.

ink on vellum

von Herberstein, Joseph.

Neubau 11ter stock n.d.

ink on vellum

von Herberstein, Joseph.

Neubau 111ter stock n.d.

ink on vellum

von Herberstein, Joseph.

Neubau Mezzamin n.d.

ink on vellum

von Herberstein, Joseph.

Grundriss der Karliskirche in Wein n.d.

ink on paper

Weigel

Theseustempel zu Athens 1879

ink and wash on paper

Yaroseka, Emanuel.

Sogen Haus des Raphael in Rom n.d.

ink on paper

Young