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Frederick J. Mahaffey, School of Fine Arts, Yale University, correspondence and memorabilia

 Collection
Call Number: RU 1118

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Frederick J. Mahaffey, BArch, 1953. Included are letters written to a friend, George Browner Cash, BArch 1956; photographs of a student architecture project to build a geodesic dome; eulogy by Mahaffey for Nelson J. Palmer, BArch 1953; and related academic materials.

Dates

  • 1951-2002

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was a gift from the estate of Frederick J. Mahaffey, 2012-2013.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by accession.

Extent

0.06 Linear Feet (2 envelopes)

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.1118

Additional Description

Overview

The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Frederick J. Mahaffey, BArch, 1953. Included are letters written to a friend, George Browner Cash, BArch 1956; photographs of a student architecture project to build a geodesic dome; eulogy by Mahaffey for Nelson J. Palmer, BArch 1953; and related academic materials.

General note

The collection forms part of Yale Record Group 45 (YRG 45), Yale objects and memorabilia.

Subjects

Record Groups

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Frederick J. Mahaffey, School of Fine Arts, Yale University, Correspondence and Memorabilia
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Michael Lotstein
Date
July 2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/
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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