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Sherrie A. Bowser
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Some of the materials in the collection were matted for inclusion in "Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the IAWA Center" an
exhibit held at the Virginia Center for Architecture, Richmond, VA, 2010.
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
Eleanore K. Pettersen (1916-2003) received a Certificate in Architecture from Cooper Union for Advancement of Science and
Art in 1941, and was an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin from 1941-1943. She was one of the first women licensed
as an architect in the state of New Jersey in 1950, and was the first woman in New Jersey to open her own architectural office.
She primarily designed residences and was also very active in professional and civic organizations. She became a Fellow of
the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 1991. The collection consists of project files, sketches, blueprints, drawings,
models, photographs, and other material relating to over 600 of Pettersen's projects as well as material relating to her participation
in various professional and civic organizations. The materials in the collection range in date from 1915-2003 with the bulk
of the material dating 1950-2000.
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Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder],
Eleanore Pettersen Architectural Collection, Ms2003-018, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Eleanore Pettersen Architectural Collection was donated to Special Collections in September 2003. Additions were received
in April 2010 and August 2011.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Eleanore Pettersen Architectural Collection commenced in February, 2009
and was completed in February, 2010. Preliminary processing was untaken by Amy Vilelle in 2007.
Ageless Perceptions IV: Senior Women in Architecture 1991 will be my fortieth year as an architectural principal with my own office. Architecture has been a total commitment.
If I were to make a choice all over again, the choice would be the same. Architecture has imbued me with a sense of self worth
and has given me the privilege of contributing a new sense of life and meaning to my clients and their families.
Ageless Perceptions IV – Senior Women in Architecture Eleanore Pettersen, FAIA/Four Decades Taliesin Legacy: The Independent Work of Frank Lloyd Wright Apprentices
Pettersen's collection encompasses over fifty years of architectural practice including project files, sketches, drawings,
blueprints, models, slides and photographs representing approximately 600 designs. The collection also contains Pettersen's
personal papers including biographical information, family papers, and photographs. The materials range in date from 1915-2003
(bulk 1950-2000) and are divided into five series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records, Project Records,
and Artifacts and Models. See the contents list below for more detail about the individual series.
The Eleanore Pettersen Architecture Collection is divided into five series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Office Records,
Project Records, and Art, Artifacts, Models. The series are arranged alphabetically by subject except for the Project Records.
They are arranged in a project index alphabetically by client's name.
The Personal Papers series contains Pettersen's family papers, biographical information, and personal correspondence (1963-1999).
The series also contains a subseries of photographs and slides.
SUBSERIES A: General,
1928-2003
box 1
unspecified
'Adrienne Remembered,' eulogy, 1985
Biographical information, 1941-1994
Diploma from Cooper Union and Commencement Program, 1976
Correspondence, personal, 1963-1977
Correspondence, personal, 1981-1983
Correspondence, personal, 1990-1999
Correspondence, personal, undated
Estate planning, personal, 1999
Family Papers (Cecil Pettersen), 1928-1951
Family Papers, poetry of Cecil Pettersen, undated
Gordin, Alixie, Casting Society of America 8th Annual Artios Awards Program, 1992
Hejduk, John. Such Places as Memory , autographed book
Memo regarding will, undated
Memorial service, Pettersen, 2003
Memorials to Pettersen,
2003
Postage stamps, 1982, undated
box oversize: 81
unspecified
Copy of a sketch featuring a young woman and a letter from Eugene Mackay, 1946
map case map-case: 30, Drawer 1, Folder 1
unspecified
Artwork, Alixe Gordin
SUBSERIES B: Photographs/Slides,
1918-1995
Scope and Contents note
The subseries photographs/slides are divided further into Family Portraits and Photographs, Miscellaneous. The miscellaneous
photographs are mostly unidentified snapshots. Major subjects present include: Altrusa meetings; Pettersen's barn/studio and
pets; Pettersen's travels to visit friends; parties/gatherings; house models; Taliesin West Half Century celebration; and
a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright's Grand Waikapu Country Club in Maui, Hawaii.
Family Portraits, 1918-1995
box 1
unspecified
Photographs of Pettersen, circa 1919-1995
Photographs, proof sheets of Pettersen portraits by Jill Krementz, undated
Photographs, Pettersen's family
Photographs, family and friends, 1918-1929, undated
box 81
unspecified
Portrait of Pettersen as a baby, framed
Portrait of Pettersen's father, E.A. Pettersen, undated
Portrait of a young woman in riding attire, undated
Portrait of a young woman [Pettersen?], undated
Portrait of a young woman [Pettersen?], undated
Photographs, Miscellaneous
box 10
unspecified
Contains photographs featuring: Altrusa meetings; Pettersen's barn/studio and pets; Pettersen's travels to visit friends;
parties/gatherings; house models; Taliesin West Half Century celebration; and a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright's Grand Waikapu
Country Club in Maui, Hawaii.
box 11, Container B
unspecified
Slides, People, 1940-1949
Mary Schneider, 1941
Ruth Brooke, 1941
Alixe Gordin and Pettersen, May 1948
Herb Princeton, September 1949
"Rudi," 1947-1949
box 11, Container C
unspecified
Slides, 1989, 1995
People and scenery, 1989 (trip, boat, crocodile, friends)
People and scenery, 1989 (trip, boat, crocodile, friends)
The Professional Papers series consists of material relating to Pettersen's participation in various professional and civic
organizations, material (collected by Pettersen) documenting Frank Lloyd Wright and Taliesin, various awards received by Pettersen,
correspondence, and general reference files.
SUBSERIES A: General,
1949-2000
box 1
unspecified
Correspondence, professional, 1969-1990
Correspondence, professional, 1991-2000, undated
Correspondence from Virginia Tech/IAWA, 1991
Draft of letter to Bill Brown III (re: NJSE and architectural archives), undated
Draft of Chapter III (unidentified project), undated
Lecture notes, Altrusa (2 sets), undated
Lecture notes on architecture, 1989-1993
Lecture notes on architecture, undated
Lecture notes and slides on architecture, undated
Lecture script 'How to sell a haunted house' for Bergen county Consortium for teacher of the gifted, 1995
Lecture notes on Residential Architecture, 1920s-1990s, circa 1990
Lecture Slides, Pettersen Houses, undated
Lecture Notes on Frank Lloyd Wright (5 sets), 1979, undated
Lecture, 'Wright Houses and Building,' undated
Letters of Recommendation for EKP, 1949
Letters of Recommendation by EKP, 1950-1955, 1967-1978
Presentation slides, 1949-1922 (see box 11 below)
Reference Files
AIA Newsletter "Memo," 1980-1981, 1986
Architects' Office Management and Administration Report, 1990 [newsletter]
Bergen County directory of organizations for women, 1980
Clippings from House Beautiful, 1967
Georgia, roster of registered architects, 1956
Holder, Gus. Booklet "Interiors that Charm," undated
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig. Article, 1992
Montim, R. M. album, curriculum vitae and completed project photos, 1988
National Fallout shelter Design Competition Awards, 1967
National Park Service Alumnae Association newsletter "The Bulletin," 1981-1994
New Jersey State Women's Committee, clippings and fliers, 1973-1996
"Notebook of Enterprising Women," business directory, 1986
Ostrom, Barbara, clippings, 1990
Postcards, undated
Ramapo College, booklets and newsletter, 1985-1992
Rose, James (landscape architect), articles, 1987-1992
Saddle River, NJ, clippings on housing and zoning, 1987-1995
Wilmington Station Rehabilitation (including profile of Pettersen's office), 1977
Women in Architecture, clippings and book chapter, 1977-1992
Women's Rights Information center, clippings and newsletters, 1982-1983
box 77
unspecified
State licenses to practice architecture, Georgia, 1956
State licenses to practice architecture, Massachusetts, 1974
State licenses to practice architecture, New York, 1974
State licenses to practice architecture, North Carolina, 1958 (2)
box 85
unspecified
AIA, certificate of membership, 1954
Member, Board of Architects, New Jersey, 1973
State license to practice architecture, Connecticut, 1961
State license to practice architecture, New Jersey, 1950
box 87
unspecified
Cooper Union, diploma, 1941
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, Standard Junior Examination, 1950
box 11, Container C
unspecified
Presentations Slides
Buildings, 1976
Buildings, undated (not Pettersen)
Buildings, interiors, undated
Buildings, 1992
Lecture slides, Pettersen portrait, undated
East Hampton, 1949, 1958, 1971, 1973
SUBSERIES B: Associations and Committees,
1955-2002
Scope and Contents note
Pettersen was active locally and nationally in professional organizations, as a member of the New Jersey Society of Architects
and the American Institute of Architects, and in civic organizations, as a member of the Altrusa Club, YWCA, and the New Jersey
State Council on the Arts. She was also involved in various local groups/projects, such as the Housing Development Corporation
of Bergen County, Bergen Community College Women's Institute Advisory Council, and the Uniform Construction Code Advisory
Board. Materials relating to these activities primarily include minutes, correspondence, agendas, reports, notes, and printed
material.
box 1
unspecified
Altrusa Club of Bergen County, 1978, 1980
Altrusa Club of Bergen County, 1978-1981
[Altrusa International], 1979-1982
Altrusa, Masters, Year Book, 1978-1980
Altrusa, Membership Bank, 1976-1977
Altrusa Club - Miscellaneous Papers, Newspaper Clippings
ACP: Feasibility Study for a 4-Year College in Bergen co., New Jersey by Architects Associated for College Planning (ACP),
1967
[Uniform Construction Code Advisory Board], 1977-1978 (2 folders)
Uniform Construction Appeal Board, Saddle River, beginning 1979, Vasilios Saites, 1979
Uniform Construction Appeal Board, Saddle River, beginning 1979, Samuel E. Jensen, Jr., 1979
Uniform Construction Appeal Board, Saddle River, beginning 1979, Daniel Melehan, 1979
Uniform Construction Appeal Board, Saddle River, beginning 1979, Eleanore Pettersen, 1977-1979
Uniform Construction Appeal Board, Appeal Board Hearing, Dr. John Winn, 1981
YMCA-YWCA, 1975-1982
YWCA Board of Trustees, 1983-1985
box 11, container C
unspecified
Slides
Altrusa
Meeting [Altrusa?], 1993
Women by Lake, 1993
Conference, 1993
Installation, 1994
Altrusa BC, February 1995
Scranton conference, May election, 1995
SUBSERIES C: Awards,
1957-2002
Scope and Contents note
Professional and civic awards presented to Pettersen.
box 4
unspecified
AIA, Architects League of Northern New Jersey - Appreciation, Lifetime Award, 1997, 1999
AIA, Fellowship Nomination, 1991 Binder One
AIA, Fellowship Nomination, 1991 Binder Two
AIA, Fellowship Nomination, 1991, material inserted in AIA Fellowship binder, 1991
AIA, Fellowship, correspondence, 1991
AIA, Certificate of Fellowship, 1991
Altrusa Club, 'A Salute to Eleanore Pettersen, F.A.I.A,' 2000
Arts Center of Northern New Jersey, Artist Ball honoring Eleanore Pettersen, 1991
Borough of Ramsey, Certificate of Appreciation, 1983
Brandeis University National Women's Committee, bookplate given in honor of Pettersen, 1993
Casas for CASA, appreciation plaque, 1997
Child Care Center, Dr. David Goldberg, Appreciations Award, 1985
Cooper Union, Annual Eleanore Pettersen Lecture, 2008
Cooper Union, Augustus St. Gaudens Award for Professional Achievement, 1994
Cooper Union, membership in The Golden Legion, 1991
Cooper Union, Professional Achievement, 1965
Cooper Union, membership in The Society of 1859, 2002
County of Bergen, New Jersey, Certificates of Commendation, 1993
Finalist, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 1992
Finalist, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 1993
Girl Scouts Outstanding Achievement, 1987
Kathryn Miller Award to Outstanding Women active in Women's Rights Issues in Bergen County, 1989
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Certificate of Appreciation, 1996
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Certificate of Appreciation, 1997
New Jersey Women of Achievement, 1995
Pioneer Women of the 1990s, 1991
Ramapo College, Recognition, 1994, undated
Saddle River, Mayor's Award, 1994
Socially Responsible 1992 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, finalist, 1992
Women's Rights Information Center, "Elizabeth Cady Stanton 'The World is Moving' Award," 1991
Women's Rights Information Center, Turning Point Person, 1999
box 76
unspecified
Cooper Union, professional achievement citation, 1965
New Jersey, member Energy Crisis Study Commission, 1974
New Jersey, member Energy Crisis Study Commission, 1974
Women's Rights Information Center "Turning Point Person," 1999
box 78
unspecified
AIA, certificate of appreciation, 1989 Design Commission
Altrusa Club of Bergen County, 1957
Arts Center of Northern New Jersey, Patron of the ARTS award, 1991
New Jersey, Assembly Commendation, 1992
New Jersey, Assembly Resolution, March 1992 observed as "Women's History Month"
New Jersey, member Uniform Construction Code Advisory Board, 1976
Taliesin Fellowship, certificate, 1992
Sterling's Who's Who Directory (2 folders)
box 86
unspecified
Cooper Union, Second Century Society, undated
Arts Council of Bergen County and Architects League of Northern New Jersey, Recognition certificate, 1967
Arts Council of Bergen County and Architects League of Northern New Jersey, County Award of Merit, 1967
Modern Nursing Home Administrator, Nursing Home of the Month Award for Excellence of Architectural Design, 1966
State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, certificate of appreciate for services as chairperson of the youth consultants
of the New Jersey State Commission on Women, 1974
New Jersey Legislature, Senate Resolution honoring and saluting Eleanore Pettersen, 1999
New Jersey Society of Architects, AIA, meritorious service as president, 1985
SUBSERIES D: Frank Lloyd Wright,
1915-2002
Scope and Contents note
Pettersen served as an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright as part of the Taliesin Fellowship from 1941 to 1943. Over the years,
she collected material, such as newspaper and magazine clippings, newsletters (Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy and
FLLW Update), documenting Frank Lloyd Wright, his buildings, and his legacy. She also collected material, such as correspondence,
publications, and clippings relating to Taliesin Fellows.
box 4
unspecified
Binder one, 1950-1959 (4 folders)
Binder two, 1980-1989 (4 folders)
box 5
unspecified
Ads for Frank Lloyd Wright homes and inspired products, 1978-1994, undated
Books/Exhibit catalogs
Book catalogs and advertisements, 1986-1995
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation, catalogs and brochures, 1989-2001
J.B. Muns Fine Art Books, book catalogs, 1985-1994
Prairie Avenue Bookshop, book catalogs, 1992-1995
"Frank Lloyd Wright – Architect" exhibit at Museum of Modern Art, 1994
"Realizations of Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright in Westchester," exhibit catalog, 1985
Brochures and Booklets
Brochures, exhibits, tours, etc. regarding Frank Lloyd Wright, 1978-1997, and undated
"The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright in concrete Masonry," pictorial booklet, 1989
"The Lighting of a Great Museum" (the Guggenheim), booklet, 1960
Usonian Homes, brochures, 1947
Calendar (based on the book "The Wright Style"), 1994
Correspondence about Frank Lloyd Wright and apprentices, 1981-1991
Encyclopedia of Frank Lloyd Wright, William Allen Storer information, 1988
Magazine articles (more magazine articles are located in Oversize Box 80 below)
1975-1989
1990-1999
Architectural Record , "The Wright Legacy Evaluated," 1960
Harper's , "From Bauhaus to Out House," 1981
Life Houses , pages including Frank Lloyd Evaluated," 1960
Northwest Architect , feature on Frank Lloyd Wright, 1969
Progressive Architect , "Wright Prevails," 1987
Saturday Evening Post , "Frank Lloyd Wright: Defiant Genius," 1961
Sergeant, John. "Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses: the case for organic architecture," 1975
WETA Magazine featuring Frank Lloyd Wright documentary, 1998
Wisconsin Stories , "Frank Lloyd Wright in Spring Green, 1911-1932," 1980
Newsletters
Bulletins: The Quarterly Newsletter of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy," 1990-1991
"FLLW Update," 1988-1996 (2 folders)
"Frank Lloyd Wright Newsletter," 1981
"Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly," 1990-1992
Photographs/Slides (See box 11, container B below)
Postcards, undated
Taliesin
From letters and brochures, The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation (Taliesin West), 1988-1997
"Friends of Taliesin" newsletter, 1985-1989
"Journal of the Taliesin Fellows," newsletter and correspondence, 1990-1999
"Taliesin Fellowship News," newsletter, 1988-1989
box 80
unspecified
Magazine articles
1971 and undated
Architectural Forum , issue from January 1948
Architectural Forum , articles, 1949-1956
House + Home , articles, 1952-1955
Wisconsin Magazine of History , "Organic Living: Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship and Georgi Gurdjieff's Institute for the Harmonious Development
of Man," by Robert C. Twombly, 1974-1975
"Wright's Houses," by George Nelson
box 11, Container B
unspecified
Buildings, 1937-1949
"Auldbrass Plantation," Stevens, Yemassee, South Carolina, August 1946
The Office Records series consists of materials relating to the day to day operations of a private architectural practice
including financial materials, exhibit materials, publicity, clippings and scrapbooks featuring Pettersen and her practice,
and photographs.
SUBSERIES A: General,
1962-2003
Scope and Contents note
The General subseries focuses on the daily operations of the practices with an emphasis on financial matters. Materials present
include: invoices, architectural fees, budget correspondence, purchase order books (1972-2000) and appointment books (1993-1998).
box 5
unspecified
Architectural fees, 1994-1999, 2001 (7 folders)
Architectural invoices, 1982
Budgets (office), 1988-1989
Business comparison report by Dun and Bradstreet, 1994
CAD – Bruning Co., invoices and product information, 1985-1987
CAD – Holguin, contacts and product information, 1986-1987
Contract disputes with Picasso Painters, 1984-1985
Copies of employee's pay statements, 2001
Correspondence, outgoing faxes, 2001 (communications to Tom, Q&A relating to legal dispute with Weissmann's's)
Correspondence from Emily Schultz and Associates, 1995, 2000
Correspondence, fax from Emily Schultz, 2000 (regarding Cooper Union, Weissmann contract, letter and construction)
Credit References, 1967-1972
box 6
unspecified
Design Collaborative vs. Bear's Nest, Phase I, Closing Papers, 1986, 1994
Estimates, 1982-1983
Estimating forms, undated
Financial records, 1981-1982
Interior Design Costs, 1972-1976
Invoices, 1981-1997
Invoices – consultation, 1962-1972
Jenson silver, letter and photos, 1992
Job cost record, 1961
Job lists, 1984 and undated (3 folders)
Job list/time record, 1986-1988, 1992-1994
Kantor, Carl, photos of sculpture and letter, 1996
"Print book" for plan reproduction payments, 1982-2000
Product and architecture information file, undated
Professional association dues, 1974-1979
Prospects, 1972-1981
"Purchase Orders" book with project information, 1972-2000
Requests for proposals (from Camden Housing Authority), 1999
Standard details, including Nadel #5614, Troeger #5702, Gardner #5715, Lippman, and Reppen
State License Cards, 1989-2003
Weissmann vs. Pettersen, 2000
Unidentified poloroids and magazine clippings [associated with Stoller, Turner, Scott, and Russo?], undated
Unidentified sketches and product information, undated
box 88
unspecified
Appointment books, 1993-1998 (6 folders)
Reproduction of original exhibits in the Supreme Court case: The Tennessee Electric Power Company et al. v. Tennessee Valley
Authority
SUBSERIES B: Clippings/Scrapbooks,
1957-2001
Scope and Contents note
The Clippings/Scrapbook subseries includes newspaper and magazine clippings (1957- 2000) about Pettersen and her practice,
real estate ads for houses designed by Pettersen, and two scrapbooks compiled by Pettersen.
box 7
unspecified
Clippings
Pettersen, 1957-1969
Pettersen, 1970-1979
Pettersen, 1980-1989
Pettersen, 1990-2000
Pettersen, undated
Pettersen with correspondence, 1971-1988
Pettersen, houses for sale
AIA Bulletin featuring Pettersen, 1965
"At Cooper Union" publications with articles on Pettersen, 1966, 1973, 1985, 1994
Bear's Nest
Magazine articles about Pettersen and her work, 1966-1972
New Jersey Society of Architects "Architecture New Jersey" publications with articles on Pettersen, 1958, 1967, 1976, 1984
Nixon and his house, 1981-2001
Scrapbooks
Alford-Nixon-Ushijima Residence in Saddle River, NJ (5 folders)
Pettersen scrapbook (2 folders)
box 80
unspecified
American Home , "Old Barn into Lovely Home," May 1965
Star Ledger , "Meet Eleanore Pettersen, student of Frank Lloyd Wright, Designing Woman," 2000
SUBSERIES C: Oversize Drawings – (rolled tubes),
1950 and undated
box 95
unspecified
Borough of Saddle River Master Plan, 1950
box 98
unspecified
Proposed Development West of Rt. 17 Saddle River, Master Plan
SUBSERIES D: Presentation Materials,
1991-1992
Scope and Contents note
The Presentation Materials subseries contain exhibit boards, publicity, and other materials for three exhibits featuring Pettersen.
box 6
unspecified
Exhibit at Arts Center of Northern New Jersey: "Eleanore Pettersen, AIA, Four Decades," 1991
Invitations and Exhibit Material
Board and panel descriptions of projects
Correspondence and news clippings
Exhibit information (includes FAIA nomination information)
Photographs of exhibit
Exhibit at SOHO20 "Ageless Perceptions IV: Senior Women in architecture," 1991
Exhibit at Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York Center "Taliesin Legacy: The Independent Work of Frank Lloyd Wright Apprentices,"
1992
box 8, 82 folder: 83, 90-92 map case map-case: Map Cabinet 32 Drawer 5 Folder 1, and 2 oversize folders located on top of map cabinets 30 and 31
unspecified
Exhibit at Arts Center of Northern New Jersey: "Eleanore Pettersen, AIA, Four Decades," 1991
The Public Relations series contains materials relating to the promotion of Pettersen's practice including press clippings,
correspondence between Pettersen and interviewers/media outlets, and photograph albums containing a selection of Pettersen's
projects.
The Photographs subseries contain glass slides, photographs, and slides of a mixture of unidentified structures and buildings
designed by Pettersen. The photographs are mostly snapshots and Polaroids.
box 8
unspecified
Glass Slides
Houses – Exteriors (3 slides)
Houses – Interiors (3 slides)
Houses – Quanchi Interiors (2 slides)
Model – Church of St. Philip the Apostle, Clifton Lakes, NJ (13 slides)
box 9
unspecified
Alford/Nixon residence (#8011), 1982
Alford/Nixon residence
Anisfield, model and house, undated
Art Center of Northern New Jersey, #9315
Bear's Nest, aerial shots by Charles L. Lutz, undated
Bear's Nest, Alford/Nixon, and unidentified, undated
Bear's Nest
Benson residence
Berkowitz residence #8308
Cabana Pools
Cape Cod – exterior, 1991
Church [?] – exterior
Cocozello residence
Contact sheets depicting Bear's Nest, Pettersen's home/studio, and Anisfield, undated
Corcoran, #9104, negatives
Corrodi, James, May 25, 1960
Dinallo #7605
Franklin Lakes Church, Anisfield Residence [?]
Gardner, 1997
Glickman residence
Hartwyck West Retirement Home
Henken, Patricia
High rise offices [?] for Saddle River
House, brownstone, interior and exterior
House, low Usonian-style, undated
Houses, miscellaneous
Houses, construction, interior and exterior
Houses – exteriors (2 folders)
Houses – exteriors – wooden house with small wrap balcony
Houses – exteriors – modern, pointy house by water
Houses – exterior – location Saddle River, NJ
Houses – exterior – boxy stone and wood house
Houses – exteriors – oriental style on hill, concrete block building, block entranceway
Houses – exteriors – colonial, undated
Houses – exterior – wooden house with wrap porch (on a hill)
Houses – exterior – octagon pods and swimming pool
Houses – interior
Huber residence
Jacobs, #9414
Jaeckle, construction photographs
Land – undeveloped
Lapkin [and others?] – photographs from owners showing house and landscaping project, 1985 and undated
Lenk and Segal residences, undated
Marks residence (#7402 or #7502), undated
Mininni, #9309
Model – house
Model – house with long breezeway and fence
Model – Project 143/Martha's Vineyard, undated
Model – swimming pool
Nasson College, Westerly Campus, undated
Negatives – model, Pettersen's barn, dog
Motel, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Office building, Paramus, NJ (Lucibello)
Passarella, #9308
Pettersen's Barn (home/studio)
Pettersen and her employees, 1982
Pettersen at her home/studio, 1973 and undated
Pompton Hair Salon
Raia, #9804
Rothman, 1955
Sadinoff residence – interior
Scheiber residence
Seminara residence
Structure by stone dam
Color transparencies – Taliesin and Taliesin West
Taylor #9903
Tennessee Valley Authority, 1951
Types of stone; furniture, undated
Viefhuse, #8402, undated
Weissmann, undated
box 81
unspecified
Pettersen's home/studio gate, undated
Aerial photographs of a residence
Board with 12 color transparencies featuring exterior and interior of a residence
Church – St. Philip of the Apostle
Model – House with mark-ups
Pompton Beauty Salon – exterior
box 88
unspecified
Transparencies, Surfari Village, 1970
Unidentified house, undated
box 11, Container A
unspecified
Slides
Alford/Nixon residence, 1989 and undated
Barn, addition site, 1970
Beach, 1978 (Surfari Village?)
Bear's Nest, 1987, 1990 and undated
Community Christian church; Pettersen's studio; beach, March 1980
Coviello [#5902], 1969
George E. Pierce, Photographs of Pettersen residences, 1990 (includes Marks, Glickman, and unidentified)
Jolly House, December 1949 [Pettersen?]
Marks [#7402], undated
Nasson College construction, 1966-1967
Schreiber [#5603], March 1958
Simmons construction [#6920], 1970, 1971
Troeger [#5702], November 1957
Unidentified projects
Early Pettersen projects, 1946-1948 (glass slides)
Unidentified residence, 1958
Unidentified residence, 1958 [Pettersen's barn and dog?]
Unidentified residences, 1968-1973 (includes several including Segal [#6506?])
Unidentified residence featuring construction, clients, and Pettersen, 2001
Wilfert residence, March 1958
box 221 box 220
SUBSERIES G: Computer Disks,
1986-1988, and undated
Scope and Content
The Computer Disks subseries contains 5 ¼-inch and 3 ½-inch diskettes. They contain office records and project files. 1986-1988
and undated
Access Restrictions
The accessible information has been transferred to Special Collections server space, please contact Special Collections Staff
for assistance in accessing this material.
The Project Records series consists of files, specifications, drawings, and other material relating to over 650 design and
construction projects carried by Pettersen with her consecutive firms Eleanore Pettersen Associates and Design Collaborative.
Arrangement note: The Project Index is a way to organize the various formats of architectural records from the same project. The project index is organized alphabetically
by client's last name and then by project number. Researchers should note that several distinct projects share project numbers.
box 14 folder: 50
SUBSERIES A: Files,
1946-2002
Scope and Contents note
The Files subseries consists of standard forms of agreement, change orders, invoices for architectural service, applications
and certificates of payment, specifications, photographs, notes, correspondence, drawings and sketches, purchase orders, job
reports, schedules, and other material created by Pettersen (and, to a certain extent, her associates) in the course of work
on various residential and commercial projects. Projects primarily include the design and construction of new residences,
and additions and alterations to existing residences. Most projects are located in New Jersey although there are also projects
in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Colorado, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, and Florida.
Pettersen classified some of her files as "Dead Files." This classification has been retained and is indicated in the Project
Index with an italicized box number. The "Dead Files" include boxes 40-47.
The Specifications subseries consist primarily of master copies, but also some draft and office copies, of specifications
for various projects. Copies of specifications can also be found in the Files subseries; these copies were maintained distinct
from the project files and therefore seem to warrant arrangement as a separate subseries.
The Drawings subseries includes architectural plans and sketches on a variety of formats including trace paper, diazo prints,
blueprints, and CAD drawings.
The Artifacts, Models series contains memorabilia, material samples, and models associated with Pettersen and her practice
as well as Design Collaborative.
SUBSERIES A: Artifacts
box 79
unspecified
Bear's Nest coaster
Leather wallet [believed to have belonged to Pettersen's father]
Office stamps
Design Collaborative
Eleanore Pettersen's signature
Embossing stamp, New Jersey Registered Architect
Embossing stamp, Design Collaborative
Pettersen's nameplate
Tile samples (4)
Wooden gavel, President New Jersey Society of Architects, AIA, 1985
oversize folder: 8
unspecified
Eleanore Pettersen, FAIA business signs on corrugated plastic
SUBSERIES B: Architecture Models
box 204
unspecified
Model A
box 205
unspecified
Model B – Glickman Residence #8201
box 206
unspecified
Model C – Northern New Jersey Arts Center
box 207
unspecified
Model D – Yecies Associates
box 208
unspecified
Model E – Studio Building
Model F
box 209
unspecified
Model G
box 210
unspecified
Model H
box 211
unspecified
Model I
box 212
unspecified
Model J – Project 143
box 213
unspecified
Model K
box 214
unspecified
Model L
box 215
unspecified
Model M
box 216
unspecified
Model N (model in poor condition)
box 217
unspecified
Model O – Yecies conference table and desk
box 218
unspecified
Model P- (model in poor condition)
unspecified
Physical Location: Located on top of Map Cabinet #16
Model Q
unspecified
Physical Location: Located on top of Map Cabinet #18