Survey of Campus Resources for Further Research

As librarians and information specialists, we understand the value of developing an inventory of resources on a subject. Following is a list of leads -- in the form of web links or physical form -- to finding campus resources on architectural memorabilia, or traditional resources on architecture and/or on the architects of The University of Michigan. If you know of a gem we have not listed, please contact umarch@umich.edu.

For a list of traditional resources, please see our bibliography (containing links to text and image resources) or Media Union Art and Architecture Librarian, Rebecca Price's, Subject Guide.

Bentley Historical Library

Bentley Historical Library
http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/

Historical Tour of the UM Campus
http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/BentleyMap/HTML/Text/MapHome.html

BHL UM Building Dates A Chronology of UM Buildings (w/ dates and architects)
http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/uarphome/archt.htm

Brief Biographies of American Architects
http://www.sah.org/aame/bioint.html

Detroit Observatory, University of Michigan

Web Site
http://www.detroitobservatory.umich.edu/

Lorch Hall, Outside

Colossal Corinthian column and Classical entablature located outside of building facing Tappan St.

Media Union

Media Union Library
http://www.lib.umich.edu/ummu/

Media Union Art and Architecture Subject Guides
Compiled by Subject Specialist Rebecca Price-Wilkin
http://www.lib.umich.edu/ummu/SUBJECTGUIDES/ART/artarchIS.html

Media Union Library Rare Book Room
The Rare Book Room contains three presentation drawings by Eliel Saarinen for a residence, the Leonard Willeke Photograph and Postcard Collection, a brick remnant from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel, and architectural photographs used for School of Architecture Classes

Media Union Visual Resources Room
The Visual Resources Room contains numerous blue-print working drawings of campus buildings, mostly recent.

The Millenium Project

Web Site
http://milproj.ummu.umich.edu/version2/

Museum of Art

Web Site
http://www.umich.edu/~umma/
Go to the Simple Search and search under Artist for Albert Kahn to view his sketches from the Museum collection(you will also get sketches of things his family donated to the Museum).

Rackham Graduate School

Wall Portraits
Construction photographs of Rackham School displayed on walls of second floor

Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Web Site
http://www.caup.umich.edu

Taubman College of Art and Architecture
Presentation drawing of residence by Eliel Saarinen on Urban Planning Office wall

Architectural artifacts in Architecture Department Office
Wood and metal screens by Louis Sullivan
Wood screen by William LeBaron Jenney