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Cape Cod shots

 File — Container: Box 2

Collection Scope

From the Collection:

The collection includes personal papers, publications, photographs, drawings, and slides. The materials relating to Olav Hammarstrom’s life and career consist of some articles on his architectural designs, the United Nations Report on Hammarstrom’s rattan and bamboo furniture in the Philippines, and photographic images of furniture and architectural design projects.

SERIES I: Papers (undated) contains correspondence and a one-page appendix to his resume.

SERIES II: Publications (1952-1961) consists primarily of magazine articles relative to Hammarstrom’s architecture, as well as the United Nations Report.

SERIES III: Photographs (circa 1956, undated) contains over 70 black and white prints of furniture, design drawings, and architecture. The slides are of architectural renderings and as-built projects.

SERIES IV: Oversize (undated, 1996) contains a 1996 feasibility study for the renovation of M.I.T.’s Baker House. Hammarstrom was interviewed by the M.I.T. Planning Office in 1991, in preparation for the study, regarding his part in the original design and development of the project. Also included are project folders containing images of prototypes and small conceptual sketches of various architectural projects.

Dates

  • 1930 - 1956

Access

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.33 Linear Feet (1 MS, 2 OS)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research Repository

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