Record Group 10. Buildings and grounds (1882-2005; 26.65 linear feet), 1882-2005, inclusive

Ephemera from laying of the cornerstone events.

Materials relating to a proposed plaza between Lincoln Center and Central Park West, as well as other construction affecting the Midtown Ethical Culture School property.

Diagrams of interior and exterior columns, with size and load capacities for each. Carrère and Hastings. 3 sheets.

Reproductions of 1902 originals. First floor mezzanine, fifth floor plan, and exterior elevation, from architect Robert D. Kohn. 3 sheets.

Copies of plans from Emery, Roth & Sons. 6 sheets.

Front and rear elevations, longitudinal section, and miscellaneous details of recreation hall. 2 sheets.

From Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman, Efron. 6 sheets.

Sometimes referred to as the "50th anniversary fund." Files include correspondence, project budget breakdowns, and lists of donors or prospective donors. Correspondence includes both internal discussion of fund-raising efforts and strategy as well as correspondence with donors. Includes Felix Adler's initial description of the project, with correspondence in response.

Map of property lots, with handwritten note for site of school.

Copies of deeds, titles, policies, and surveys.

Bound report from the American Appraisal Company. Inventory (with values) of furniture and fixtures. Also contains undated card notifying delay of school opening due to "infantile paralysis contagion."

Text of address by Haven Emerson, M.D at dedication of Dr. Henry Kelly Memorial Laboratory, 1943; invitation to gymnasium opening, 1956; program from dedication of Fieldston School Auditorium in honor of Vivian T. Thayer, 1980; program and list of commemorative gift opportunities for George Ray Darby and Philip Kotlar Laboratories, 1981.

Photograph and news clippings.

Correspondence, news clippings, and city documents regarding the Fieldston lot, permission to build in bed of street, and agreements with neighboring properties, and the City Planning Commission.

Promotional packet on project, descriptive materials from exhibit "Planning a New Library, 1966-1970," and background items possibly used for fund-raising or Luther Tate research. Includes alumni study circa 1958.

Document presented to the Board of Governors.

Revised 1931. Map of site, pre-construction. Approximately 24x68 inches.

Copy of 1937 survey with 1956 additions from surveyor Albert E. Wheeler. 2 sheets.

Set of plans by The Eggers Group; Walter P. Bishop; and Lovett & Rozman.

Large-scale (30x40") photographs adhered to foam board of campus during construction. 9 boards.

Display plans adhered to foam board by Paul Buck. Also one sheet of Fieldston Lower Garden plan from Michael Van Valkenberg Associates. 4 boards.

"Entire site logistical plan" from Tishman Construction. 1 board.

Display plans adhered to foam board by Cooper, Robertson and Partners. 5 boards.

Fieldston Lower "Valve Chart Controlling Water Supply System," 1932. ECFS Master Plan (for campus), 2000. Facsimiles of plans and illustrations, undated.

Dower House subdivision blueprints, 1951. Copies of plans for all schools, 1998. Planning document for Fieldston Lower Adler Lab, 2015.

Includes the Steering Committee and the Interior Design Subcommittee.

Includes Luther Tate memorial service, ground-breaking ceremony, dedications, tours, opening exhibition, Shakespeare night.

Materials related to foundations, donors, the Task Force and solicitors.

Financial statements and reports, and materials related to moving, permits, and maintenance.

Ephemera, forms, correspondence templates.

Includes records of the Library Planning Committee, inquiries for named spaces, and consultant Ellsworth Mason materials.

Change orders [2], color samples, contracts and fees.

Correspondence regarding construction [2], cost estimates, floor plans and elevations, hardware, pay out schedules, sub-contractors, value of real estate.

Air conditioning, air control, acoustics, Berger [engineer], blasting, building plan changes, Certified Testing Labs (concrete testing), conference summaries (with architects and consultants), Ellsworth Mason [consultant], site plan, space dimensions.

Contract agreement, correspondence regarding construction, credits, electric, lien wavers, lighting, payout statements and lists, survey of surrounding buildings. Files include some Murphy and Mackey materials.

Audio-visual equipment and plans [2], bids, carpet sample, contract bids, Design Group, Educational and Institutional Cooperative Service, elevators, fabrics, furniture specifications, Hercules Flooring, Knoll Associates, orders [2], Risom Design, suppliers suggested, Virginia Metals.

Broadway Nursery [empty], Friedberg, memorial trees, miscellaneous, reading garden, Rosedale Nurseries.

Correspondence with Clem Irwin.

Relating to named memorial plaques and spaces in Tate Library. Includes four folders on plaques and donations for the Ethical Fieldston Fund, prior to 1963.

Correspondence between staff (primarily Rosemary Slocum) and vendors including Murphy and Mackey Architects. Includes list of furniture and lighting discussions. Also vendor materials from Steelcase, Virginia Metal Products, and Murphy and Mackey.

Promotional packet on project, descriptive materials from exhibit "Planning a New Library, 1966-1970," and background items possibly used for fund-raising or Luther Tate research. Includes alumni study circa 1958.

Includes Tate Library Committee records, faculty suggestions, furniture plan, photograph with rendering, Department of Building form with notes, and booklet "Program for a New Library."

Plans from Murphy & Mackey, Emery Roth & Sons, Robert Cohn & Clarence Stein, Virginia Metal products, and unattributed.

Two fold-out display panels, along with copies of photographs and architectural drawings (some still mounted on board). Display copies only preserved in cases where original photographs or drawings are not found in this record group.