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Re: Unique architectural collection



>At the suggestions of archival colleagues, we are exploring potential
archival
>interest in the architectural papers and designs of my father Walter H.
Sobel,
>FAIA and Associates. He's been an architect in Chicago (and working
>nationally, in Canada and the Caribbean) since the 1930s, and is currently an
>adjunct professor of Architecture at IIT. He has done residential,
commercial,
>religious, and governmental, particularly courts, work.  He is best know as a
>the "Dean" of judicial architectural consultant, and is editor of The
American
>Courthouse, and 20 Years of Courthouse Design Revisited.
>    We have been talking with archives in the Chicago area interested in
parts
>of his collection.  One is interested in his commercial buildings, another in
>the religious buildings, the third perhaps in his educational buildings or
his
>courthouse work.  There is also a foundation there that may be interested in
>funding part of the processing.  An initial professional appraisal of the
>collection finds substantial historical and artistic value. We would like to
>try to find an archive, preferably in the Midwest, that would like to keep
the
>entire collection together before considering dividing it (or facing
>"recycling"), or in acquiring the bulk and arranging for long term loans or
>sharing with other institutions.
>      Besides being a fascinating and thorough collection, it has the
>comparative advantages of 1) covering a fascinating and important subject, 2)
>3 archives have already indicated interest in the parts of the collection, 3)
>it has been appraised and it has a significant historical and monetary value,
>4) a foundation may be interested in providing some money for processing if
an
>archives takes responsibility and accepts the grant. As a scholar, I am aware
>that those donors and archivists who had the foresight to collect historical
>material have helped future research immensely. Acquiring and organizing this
>collection can help in advancing the understanding of an essential century in
>Chicago and American architecture and design.
>     If you would be interested in possibly reviewing the collection toward
>the goal of acquiring it, please let us know. If you would like to see a
>fuller description, or help with advice on the review and placement of the
>collection, please also get in touch. Thanks you for your interest. Best,
>Richard Sobel

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