Richard D. Butterfield Slide and Photograph Collection

Collection

Call Number: VRC 175

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of photographs and slides taken by R. D. Butterfield from 1952-1983, and donated to the Visual Resources Collection at the encouragement of Abbott Lowell Cummings. Most are architectural studies, with particular emphasis on Venice’s Grand Canal, Palladio and his influence, New England churches, and churches by Christopher Wren.

Mr. Butterfield was a practicing architect, M.Arch. Yale, based in Farmington, CT. He died in 1986. Mr. Butterfield was interested in comparisons between British and European architecture and New England architecture, and had an exhibit at the New Britain Museum of American Art in 1983, “Towers From-The-Ground-Up,” on that subject. The exhibit is thoroughly documented in this collection. Palladio’s influence on American architecture is also explored, as is Wren’s.

All slides have been carefully labeled according to Mr. Butterfield’s numbering system, and his slide index is enclosed with the collection in Box 26. Many of them are also briefly identified on the slide mounts. The photos are of very high quality, although some of the film has faded. The index details the year the photo was taken, the subject, the camera and film, and sometimes even the time of day.

Dates

1952-1984

Creator

Butterfield, Richard D., -1986

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been transferred to Yale University. Further use of this material may be subject to the copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms or conditions.

Arrangement

Related material is grouped together, and as much as possible, remains in Mr. Butterfield’s original order. See below for a detailed listing. It is recommended that anyone using these slides also recall Box 26, which contains Butterfield’s slide index.

Extent

17.75 Linear Feet (46 boxes)

Catalog Record

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

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/vrc.0175

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection consists of photographs and slides taken by R. D. Butterfield from 1952-1983, and donated to the Visual Resources Collection at the encouragement of Abbott Lowell Cummings. Most are architectural studies, with particular emphasis on Venice’s Grand Canal, Palladio and his influence, New England churches, and churches by Christopher Wren. Mr. Butterfield was a practicing architect, M.Arch. Yale, based in Farmington, CT. He died in 1986. Mr. Butterfield was interested in comparisons between British and European architecture and New England architecture, and had an exhibit at the New Britain Museum of American Art in 1983, “Towers From-The-Ground-Up,” on that subject. The exhibit is thoroughly documented in this collection. Palladio’s influence on American architecture is also explored, as is Wren’s. All slides have been carefully labeled according to Mr. Butterfield’s numbering system, and his slide index is enclosed with the collection in Box 26. Many of them are also briefly identified on the slide mounts. The photos are of very high quality, although some of the film has faded. The index details the year the photo was taken, the subject, the camera and film, and sometimes even the time of day.