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Harold Van Doren Papers
A description of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 22 Nov 2010
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 22 Nov 2010
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Van Doren, Harold. |
| Title: | Harold Van Doren Papers |
| Dates: | 1952-1956 |
| Quantity: | 0.25 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | American industrial designer, design teacher and author. Collection includes photographs, sketches, diagrams, blueprints and drawings. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Harold Van Doren (1895-1957) was an influential American industrial designer who created numerous iconic streamlined design items including toys, radios, fans, and more. He also taught design and wrote several books on the subject.
The Harold Van Doren Papers consists of photographs, sketches (some colored), diagrams, and drawings for various projects, primarily air conditioners and kitchen ranges (ovens). All original folder titles have been preserved, apart from the addition of [19] to normalize the year and the "Miscellaneous" material folder at the end, which contains previously unfoldered material.
Alphabetical by folder title. Original folder titles (though not original order of folders) were preserved and used.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Special Collections Research Center has the papers of a number of industrial designers; please see the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing of collections.
Persons
Van Doren, Harold.
Subjects
Air conditioning -- Equipment and supplies -- Design and construction.
Industrial design -- United States.
Industrial designers -- United States.
Stoves -- Design and construction.
Genres and Forms
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Drawings (visual works)
Photographs.
Sketches.
Occupations
Industrial designers.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Harold Van Doren Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Harold Van Doren, 1965, 1969.
Project files
| Project files | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | [19]54 air conditioners 1952-1954 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | [19]54 ranges 1952 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | [19]55 air conditioner 1953-1954 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1955 ranges 1954-1955 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | [19]55 ranges, built-in 1954-1955 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1955 Windowlette 1954 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | [19]56 air conditioner details 1954-1955 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | [19]56 air conditioner sketches 1954-1955 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1956 ranges sketches undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Air conditioner "Futures" 1952-1955 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Air conditioner grill studies 1953-1954 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Portable air conditioner 1953-1954 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Schick shaver 1955-1956 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Yorkaire unit 1953-1954 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | [Miscellaneous] undated - suitcase, blender[?], vending machines | ||||||||||