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Payne Whitney Gymnasium, Yale University, photographs

 Collection
Call Number: RU 612

Scope and Contents

The materials consist of photographs documenting the construction of Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale. Included are exterior and interior views, specifically photographs of the trophy and exercise rooms, pools, squash courts, and the indoor track.

Dates

  • 1930-1968

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Robert Maclean Glasgow photographs; gift of Thomas W. Farnum, 1933.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged in two series: I. Construction Progress Photographs, 1930-1932. II. General Views, 1930-1968.

Extent

3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0612

Abstract

The materials consist of photographs documenting the construction of Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale. Included are exterior and interior views, specifically photographs of the trophy and exercise rooms, pools, squash courts, and the indoor track.

General note

Forms part of Yale Record Group 46-B (YRG 46-B), Records and materials documenting individual Yale buildings, facilities, and grounds.

Title
Guide to the Payne Whitney Gymnasium, Yale University, Photographs
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
Date
September 1998
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)

Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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