Dedication of Abbott Dining Hall, 1962-1963
Scope and Contents
The Buildings and Grounds Collection documents the construction, decoration, and renovation of the numerous historic buildings on campus. Included are documents pertaining to administrative and classroom buildings, recreational buildings and fields, the campus flora, and the specific houses within The Lawrenceville School house system. Interesting items include documents regarding the numerous renovations to the campus and Frederick Law Olmsted designed Circle. Other items of note include campus maps, blueprints and plans, and deeds and property information from the school's earliest days.
Numerous records of the Department of Buildings & Grounds, which is responsible for the maintenance of the infrastructure and landscape on the campus, are also included in this collection.
Note that this collection only contains materials pertaining to the structures themselves, not their uses.
Dates
- 1962-1963
Creator
- From the Collection: Lawrenceville School. Buildings & Grounds (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The records are open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 88.57 Linear Feet (55 boxes and 16 mapcase drawers)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Custodial History
Originally with Mather Almon Abbott Papers.
- Abbott Dining Hall Subject Source: Local sources
- Abbott, Mather Almon
- Dedications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Invitation cards Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Upper House Subject Source: Local sources
- correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Repository Details
Part of the The Lawrenceville School Stephan Archives Repository