Harvard Planning Office. Property Information Resource Center Visual Resources Collection, 1935-present

HARVARD UNIVERSITY Harvard Planning Office Harvard Planning Office Property Information Resource Center Visual Resources Collection, 1935-present Harvard Planning Office Property Information Resource Center 1350 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 550 Cambridge, MA 02138 p.617-496-1862 f.617-495-0559 www.planningoffice.harvard.edu/pirc Creator: Title: Dates: Quantity: Abstract: Identification: Harvard Planning Office Property Information Resource Center Visual Resource Collection 1935-2008 Approximately 1500 images and approximately 4000 slides The collection consists of analog photographs (black and white and color) and color slides The current collection includes: aerial photographs of Cambridge, 1935-2008; aerial photographs of Boston (Allston and Brighton), 1958-2008; aerial photographs of Boston, 1959-2006; aerial photographs of Arlington, Belmont, Medford, and Somerville, 1990 and 2003; general views of Harvard University and surrounding areas of Cambridge, late 20th century; views of Harvard University fences and gates, late 20th century; and photographs and slides of Harvard-owned buildings, late 20th century RG001.004 Scope and Content Note: The collection consists of analog photographs (black and white and color) and color slides The current collection includes: aerial photographs of Cambridge, 1935-2008; aerial photographs of Boston (Allston and Brighton), 1958-2008; aerial photographs of Boston, 1959-2006; aerial photographs of Arlington, Belmont, Medford, and Somerville, 1990 and 2003; general views of Harvard University and surrounding areas of Cambridge, late 20th century; views of Harvard University fences and gates, late 20th century; and photographs and slides of Harvard-owned buildings, late 20th century The provenance of the collection is not well known Many historic photographs are duplicates of images maintained by Harvard University Archives, and were acquired at an unknown time It appears that the predecessor to the University Planning Office and Harvard Real Estate Services, the Harvard Planning Real Estate Planning Unit (formerly the Harvard Planning Office and Harvard Planning Group) generated most of the other images for presentations, publications, and real estate marketing materials In 2010, Harvard University contracted with InfoTech Enterprises America, Inc to conduct high resolution digital aerial photography Due to the size and resolution of the images, the Property Information Resource Center ceased to collect hard copy prints Collection and maintenance of digital copies of aerials after 2010 are managed by the GIS department in the HPPM Information Resources Group Page of 11 Organization of the Records: Series Harvard buildings Series Harvard University (general) Cambridge, Mass., Allston, Mass Series Aerial photographs, undated-1935 Series Aerial photographs, 1958 Series Aerial photographs, 1959-1967 Series Slides, ca 1980-2000 Series Oversized Harvard buildings Series Oversized Harvard University (general) Cambridge, Mass Series Oversized aerial photographs of towns outside Boston and Cambridge Series 10 Oversized aerial photographs, undated-1985 Series 11 Oversized aerial photographs, 1990-1995 Series 12 Oversized aerial photographs, 1997-1998 Series 13 Oversized aerial photographs, 2002 Col-East, Inc Series 14 Oversized aerial photographs, 2004, 2006 Col-East, Inc Series 15 Oversized aerial photographs, 2006 Charles H Sells, Inc Series 16 Oversized aerial photographs, 2008 Col-East, Inc Series 17 Digital aerial photographs, 2010 InfoTech Enterprises America, Inc Series 18 Digital aerial photographs, 2012 Col-East, Inc Arrangement of the Records: Series Numerically by building number Series 2-6 Chronologically, then geographically Series Numerically by building number Series 8-9 Geographically, then chronologically Series 10-18 Chronologically, then by flight path Restrictions on Access: Access is by appointment only Please contact the PIRC at 617-496-1862 or pirc@harvard.edu The collection is available to all researchers with valid Harvard identification and to outside researchers at the discretion of the archivist/librarian The use of gloves is mandatory for researchers Restrictions on Use and Reproduction: Images cannot be copied unless the President and Fellows of Harvard College own the copyright, or permission from the copyright owner can be obtained Permission for publication is given on behalf of Harvard University as the owner of the collection Contact the PIRC for permission to publish text or images in the collection Permission to publish is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission from the copyright owner Index Terms: The records were indexed with Getty Institute's Art and Architecture Thesaurus terms and Library of Congress subject headings When appropriate, a local thesaurus was used Page of 11 Names Washburn, Bradford, 1910-2007 Organizations/Businesses Chas H Sells, Inc Daniel Starch and Staff Harvard University News Office Harvard University Planning Office Col-East, Inc Subjects Harvard University – Aerial photographs Harvard University – Buildings Document Types Aerial photographs Digital images Photographs Related Material: In general, try HOLLIS searches for the following subjects: Harvard University Aerial views and Harvard University Buildings Pictorial works Visual Information Access (VIA) http://via.harvard.edu and Online Archival Search Information System (OASIS) http://oasis.harvard.edu/ both provide access to image collections Other collections include: Arnold Arboretum Aerial photographs of the Arnold Arboretum HOLLIS 008941462 Harvard University Archives Visual Collections Locations File, Chronological, ca 1650- (inclusive), 1752(bulk) HOLLIS 000604184 Harvard University Archives Visual Collections Locations File, Geographic, ca 1853- (inclusive), 1860-ca 1940 (bulk) HOLLIS 000604195 Harvard University Archives Visual Collections Subject file, ca 1854- HOLLIS 000604206 Harvard University News Office Photographs: portrait and subject files, ca 1945-ca 1960 (inclusive) HOLLIS 002286190 Harvard University News Office Photographs: portrait and subject files, 1940-1980 (inclusive) HOLLIS 001965007 Harvard University Planning Office Records of the Planning Office, 1935-1984 HOLLIS 000604081 Property Acquisition and History Collection (Street Files) (RG001.006) Reiff, Daniel D (Daniel Drake) Photographs of Harvard and Cambridge, 1967-1976 (inclusive) HOLLIS 007783973 Page of 11 Quincy Square (Cambridge, Mass.) General information about the redesign and construction of Quincy Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1996-1999 HOLLIS 009022333 Acquisition Information: The Property Information Resource Center assumed management of the collection in 2000 Custodial History: Harvard Planning and Real Estate Physical Planning Office maintained the records prior to 2000 Processing Information: Processed by Katherine Stefko between February-May 2000 Photographs were assigned item numbers, arranged numerically, and were rehoused in archival quality containers Finding aid partially rewritten by Lisa Plato in 2004 and partially rewritten and updated by Alison Anderson in 2010 Preferred Citation: Courtesy of Harvard Planning Office, Harvard University RG001.004, [item number] Detailed Description of the Records Series – Harvard Buildings 114 items (2 boxes) Box Contents Harvard buildings 100-500 Building number Building name P.100 P.102 P.103 P.105 P.106 P.189 P.222 P.223 P.249 P.262 P.270 P.305 P.307 P.312 P.313C P.322 P.325 P.330 P.335 P.336 P.337 P.341 P.345 Holyoke Center Dana Palmer Loeb House Memorial Hall Wadsworth House Inn at Harvard Haskings Hall Holden Green Straus Hall Cotting House 65 Mount Auburn Street Memorial Church Sparks House Boylston Hall Mallinckrodt Chemistry Lab Divinity Ave (Yenching Library) Holden Chapel Music Building Lyman Lab Sever Hall University Hall Carpenter Center University Herbaria Page of 11 Number of photographs 26 23 2 1 1 1 Barcode RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 P.350 P.353 P.357 P.364 P.372 P.378 P.382 P.425 P.426 P.455 P.455B P.456 P.516 Box 37-41 Kirkland Street Allston Burr Lecture Hall Science Center William James Hall 12 Mellen Street Gund Hall 8-10 Mount Auburn Street Peabody Terrace Beckwith Circle 32 Quincy Street Fogg Museum Library Addition Werner Otto Hall 34-36 Walker Street Box Total 1 14 2 2 124 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 RF6181 Contents Harvard buildings 501-999 Building number Building name P.520 P.540 P.544 P.561 P.562 P.575 P.578 P.586 P.592B P.595 P.665 P.705 P.785 P.805 P.825 P.834 P.854 P.856 P.859 P.861 P.870 P.873 P.875 P.895 P.918 P.926 P.940 P.946 P.947 Pforzheimer House Agassiz House Fay House Hasting Hall Story Hall Austin Hall Langdell Hall Houghton Library 11-13 Shaler Lane Terry Terrace Observatory Littauer Center Divinity Hall Harkness Commons Lippmann House 9-13A Ware Street Hemenway Gymnasium Newell Boat House Stadium Weld Boat House Soldiers Field Park Complex 20 DeWolfe Street Faculty Club Harvard Union/Barker Center 29 Garden Street Hollis Hall Leverett House Lionel Hall Lowell House Number of photographs 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 Page of 11 Barcode RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 P.951 P.952 P.953 P.955 P.957 P.957C P.969 P.980 P.01701 P.04558 P.06123 P.06280 P.06292 P.1163 P.1484 Massachusetts Hall Matthews Hall Mower Hall Thayer Hall Wigglesworth Hall Wigglesworth Hall Entries A, B, C + D Quincy Hall 175 North Harvard Street Blackstone Steam Plant Bow Street Botanic Gardens Building D Peabody Terrace Building Y 8A Mount Auburn Street 35 Robinson Street Box Total 6 13 1 1 105 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 RF6192 Series – Harvard University General (Cambridge, Mass., Allston, Mass.) 28 items (1 box) Box Contents Harvard University (general) Cambridge, Mass., Allston, Mass Code Description P.AG P.CG P.CHG P.CHF P.MHG Allston, Mass general Cambridge, Mass general Harvard University general Harvard University fences and gates Harvard University general, outside of Cambridge, Boston Box Total Number of photographs 17 16 37 Barcode RF6193 RF6193 RF6193 RF6193 RF6193 77 Series – Aerial photographs, undated-1935 42 items (1 box) Box Contents Aerial photographs (Cambridge, Mass., Boston, Mass.) Code Description P.ABA P.BA P.CA P.1930s.CA P.1935.CA Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Mass., undated Aerials - Boston, Mass., undated Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., undated Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., ca 1930s Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1935 Box Total Page of 11 Number of photographs 42 44 Barcode RF6194 RF6194 RF6194 RF6194 RF6194 Series – Aerial photographs, 1958 151 items (1 box) Box Contents Aerial photographs (Cambridge, Mass., Boston, Mass.) Code Description P.1958.ABA P.1958.CA Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Mass., 1958 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1958 Box Total Number of photographs 12 147 (missing 1958.CA.0035) 151 Barcode RF6178 RF6178 Series – Aerial photographs, 1959-1967 237 items (2 boxes) Box Contents Aerial photographs (Cambridge, Mass., Boston, Mass.) Code Description P.1959.BA P.1959.CA P.1966.ABA P.1966.BA P.1966.CA Aerials - Boston, 1959 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1959 Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Mass., 1966 Aerials - Boston, 1966 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1966 Box Total Box Barcode RF6180 RF6180 RF6180 RF6180 RF6180 Contents Aerial photographs (Cambridge, Mass., Boston, Mass.) Code Description P.1967.ABA P.1967.CA Aerials – Allston/Brighton, Mass., 1967 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1967 Box Total Series – Slides, ca 1980-2000 19 binders of unprocessed slides (approximately 4000 slides) *This series was sent to HD in boxes RF0730-RF0734 on 7/2/2007.* Series – Oversized Harvard buildings 74 items (1 box) Box 1x Number of photographs 25 12 10 50 99 Contents Harvard buildings 100-999 Page of 11 Number of photographs 19 119 138 Barcode RF6179 RF6179 Building number Building name P.x105 P.x126 P.x189 P.x220 P.x238 P.x245 P.x311 P.x353 P.x376 P.x425 P.x805 P.x856 P.x925 P.x935 P.x952 P.x956 P.x01701 Memorial Hall Mahoney’s (Treeland) Inn at Harvard (Gulf Station) 51 Brattle Street Harvard Business School Chapel Morgan Hall Biological Laboratories Allston Burr Hall Robinson Hall Peabody Terrace Harkness Commons Newell Boat House Grays Hall Greenough Hall Matthews Hall Weld Hall Blackstone Generating Station Box Total Box 2x Number of photographs 1 2 1 1 10 43 Barcode RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 RF6195 Contents Harvard buildings 100-999 Building number P.x105 P.x364 Building name Memorial Hall William James Hall (model) Box Total Number of photographs Barcode RF6182 RF6182 Barcod e RF6183 RF6183 Series – Oversized Harvard University (general) Cambridge, Mass., 17 items (1 box) Box 3x Contents Harvard University (general) Cambridge, Mass Code Description Number of photographs P.xCHG P.xCHF Harvard University general Harvard University fences, gates and lanterns Box Total 11 17 Series - Oversized aerial photographs of towns outside Boston and Cambridge 53 items (1 box) Box 4x Code Contents Aerial photographs of towns outside of Boston/Cambridge, Mass Description Number of photographs Page of 11 Barcod e P.x1986.SO P.x1990.AA P.x1990.BEA P.x1990.MEA P.x1990.SA Aerials - Southborough, Mass., 1986 Aerials - Arlington, Mass., 1990 Aerials - Belmont, Mass., 1990 Aerials - Medford, Mass., 1990 Aerials - Somerville, Mass., 1990 Box Total 17 31 56 Series 10 – Oversized aerial photographs, undated-1985 66 items (1 box) Box 5x Contents Aerial photographs (Allston/Brighton, Mass., Boston, Mass., Cambridge, Mass.) Code Description P.xABA P.x1958.ABA P.x1982.ABA P.x1985.ABA P.xBA P.x1982.BA P.x1985.BA P.xCA P.x1936.CA P.x1958.CA P.x1975.CA P.x1982.CA P.x1985.CA Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Mass., undated Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Mass., 1958 Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Mass., 1982 Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Mass., 1985 Aerials - Boston, Mass., undated Aerials - Boston, Mass., 1982 Aerials - Boston, Mass., 1985 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., undated Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1936 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1958 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1975 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1982 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1985 Box Total Box 6x Number of photographs 2 20 1 10 68 Barcode Contents Aerial photographs (Allston, Mass., Cambridge, Mass.) Aerial Photos International, Inc Code Description P.x1972.ACA Aerials - Allston, Cambridge, Mass., 1972 Number of photographs 38 Box Total 38 Barcode Series 11 - Oversized aerial photographs 1990-1995 128 items (1 box) Box 7x Code Contents Aerial photographs (Boston, Mass., Cambridge, Mass.) Description Number of photographs Page of 11 Barcode P.x1990.ABA P.x1990.BA P.x1990.CA P.x1993.ABA P.x1995.CA Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Mass., 1990 Aerials - Boston, Mass., 1990 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1990 Aerials – Allston/Brighton, Mass., 1993 Aerials - Cambridge, Mass., 1995 Box Total 28 36 63 1 129 Series 12 - Oversized aerial photographs, 1997 James W Sewall, Co Oversized aerial photographs, 1998 116 items (1 box) Box 8x Contents Aerial photographs (Allston/Brighton, Mass., Cambridge, Mass.) Code Description P.x1997.ABCA P.x1998.ABCA Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Cambridge, Mass.,1997 Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Cambridge, Mass.,1998 Box Total Number of photographs 84 32 116 Barcode Series 13 - Oversized aerial photographs, 2002 Col-East, Inc 161 items (3 boxes) *Two CDs of Mr Sid files and one CD of the flight path and photo index are available upon request.* Box 9x Contents Aerial photographs (Allston/Brighton, Mass., Cambridge, Mass.) Code Description P.x2002.ABCA Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 Box Total Box 10x Barcode Contents Aerial photographs (Allston/Brighton and Cambridge, Mass.) Code Description P.x2002.ABCA Aerials - Allston/Brighton, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 Box Total Box 11x Number of photographs 56 56 Number of photographs 56 56 Barcode Number of photographs 49 49 Barcode Contents Aerial photographs (Allston and Cambridge, Mass.) Code Description P.x2002.ACA Aerials - Allston, Cambridge, Mass., 2002 Box Total Page 10 of 11 Series 14 - Oversized aerial photographs, 2004, 2006 Col-East, Inc 164 items (2 boxes) *The last four images of the 2006 flight path (15-0, 15-1, 16-0, and 16-1) are in digital format only and available upon request.* Box 12x Contents Aerial photographs (Allston/Brighton, Cambridge, and Watertown Mass.) Code Description P.x2004.ABCA P.x2006.ACWA Aerials – Allston/Brighton, Cambridge Mass., 2004 Aerials - Allston, Cambridge, Watertown, Mass., 2006 Box Total Box 13x Number of photographs 17 70 87 Barcode Contents Aerial photographs (Allston, Cambridge, and Watertown Mass.) Code Description P.x2006.ACWA Aerials - Allston, Cambridge, Watertown, Mass., 2006 Box Total Number of photographs 77 77 Barcode Series 14 - Oversized aerial photographs, 2006 Charles H Sells, Inc Series 15 - Oversized aerial photographs, 2008 Col-East, Inc 79 Items (1 box) Box 14x Code P.x2006.ACA P.x2008.ACA Contents Aerial photographs (Allston, Cambridge, and Watertown Mass.) Description Aerials - Allston, Cambridge Mass., 2006 Aerials - Allston, Cambridge, Mass., 2008 Box Total Number of photographs 61 18 79 Series 16 - Digital aerial photographs, 2010 Infotech Enterprises America, Inc Series 17 - Digital aerial photographs, 2012 Col-East, Inc *All flyovers after 2010 are in digital format only and are available upon request.* Page 11 of 11 Barcode ... 009022333 Acquisition Information: The Property Information Resource Center assumed management of the collection in 2000 Custodial History: Harvard Planning and Real Estate Physical Planning Office.. . following subjects: Harvard University Aerial views and Harvard University Buildings Pictorial works Visual Information Access (VIA) http://via .harvard. edu and Online Archival Search Information System... Sells, Inc Daniel Starch and Staff Harvard University News Office Harvard University Planning Office Col-East, Inc Subjects Harvard University – Aerial photographs Harvard University – Buildings