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Columbia

Rita recorded “Columbia” for 1965.

Columbia — Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University campus, 2019. Shown as campus context only.

Campus context: Low Memorial Library at Columbia University. Not confirmed as Joseph's project building; the Columbia project remains unidentified.

Current view · 2019 · Photo: M. M. Dwyer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

01The story

Why this project matters

Project identity
Open
Kelly connection
Family source
Masonry scope
Unresolved

Rita’s list

Rita Bartscherer’s handwritten entry: Columbia — 1965

Transcription: Columbia — 1965

Recorded by Rita Bartscherer · Bartscherer family record

Entry

KM-043

Sheet

1 of two

As written

“Columbia — 1965”

The exact project or site has not yet been identified.

Why it matters

Rita wrote only 'Columbia,' leaving a campus-sized mystery. Columbia's Morningside plan was conceived by McKim, Mead & White as an urban academic village, with Low Library as its monumental center; by 1965 that historic core was surrounded by a growing modern research campus. The image supplies honest institutional context while the specific building and masonry package remain open.

02What Kelly did

What Kelly did here

Kelly connection

Family source

Scope confidence

Unresolved

The masonry package on this job has not been established. The entry rests on the family record alone, and nothing further is claimed here.

03Who built it

The construction team

The construction team for this job has not yet been established.

04What happened

What happened to it

Unknown

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    File:MMDA Photos 2019 05 24 Low Library at Columbia University, New York City.jp

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Image credits
  • M. M. Dwyer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · 2019-05-24

    Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University campus, 2019. Shown as campus context only.

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