Howard Van Doren Shaw (1869-1926) Papers, 1875-2017

  • IdentificationPUBLIC "-//The Art Institute of Chicago::Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives//TEXT(US::ICA::1934.1::HOWARD VAN DOREN SHAW (1869-1926) PAPERS, 1875-2017 (bulk 1896-1925))//EN" "ica193401"
  • TitleShaw, Howard Van Doren, (1869-1926) Papers, 1875-2017 (bulk 1896-1925)
  • PublisherArt Institute of Chicago Archives, Research Center, The Art Institute of Chicago,
  • Language
    • English.
    • English
  • Date
    • 1875-2017
    • (bulk 1896-1925)
  • Physical Description
    • 3.5 linear feet (17 boxes), 1 portfolio, 4 oversize portfolios, 6 rolled tubes and flatfile materials
    • Printed papers, correspondence, graphite and colored pencil drawings, black and white, color, and toned photographic prints, negatives, scrapbooks, computer printouts, architectural drawings, and architectural reprographic prints.
  • RepositoryRyerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603-6110 archives@artic.edu https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections
  • AbstractChicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw was in practice from 1894 until the 1920s and designed for many of Chicago's elite. His architectural designs were stylistically eclectic and often based on historical precedence. His projects are documented in this collection through drawings, photographs, correspondence, travel diaries and sketchbooks.
  • OriginationShaw, Howard Van Doren, 1869-1926.
  • LocationThe collection is housed in the Art Institute of Chicago Archives’ on-site stacks.

Howard Van Doren Shaw was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 7, 1869. He was educated at the Howard School in Chicago, Yale University, and the School of Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shaw began his career in Chicago in the office of Jenney and Mundie in 1892, leaving two years later to establish his own practice. His important commissions included the R.R. Donnelley and Sons Building (Chicago, IL), Market Square (Lake Forest, IL), Quadrangle Club at the University of Chicago, the University Church of the Disciples of Christ and the Goodman Memorial Theater, all in Chicago, Illinois. Shaw also designed many city and country houses throughout the United States. Prior to his death he was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects in 1926.

The collection includes biographical material, notebooks, sketch books, business letters, scrapbooks and photo albums pertaining to the life and work of Howard Van Doren Shaw.

SERIES I: PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PAPERS. Contains biographical information; business and personal correspondence; lists of projects; travel notebooks; research notes; and personal drawings.

SERIES II: PROJECTS. Client correspondence, and publications on Shaw's projects, organized alphabetically by city location and project name.

SERIES III: PHOTOGRAPHS. Contains black and white and color photographs of projects both bound in albums and as loose photographs. Where applicable, photographs are arranged alphabetically by project name, and within each project by view type.

SERIES IV: ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES. Miscellaneous design sketches and working drawings of Shaw projects, arranged alphabetically by project name. Working drawings are primarily blueprints; design sketches are graphite on paper.

  • NamesShaw, Howard Van Doren, 1869-1926.
  • Subject
    • Shaw, Howard Van Doren, 1869-1926--Archives.
    • Architects--United States--Archives.
    • Architectural drawing.
    • Architecture--Illinois--Chicago--20th century--Sources.
    • Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--History--Sources.

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Frances Wells Shaw papers, 1866-1976 (Newberry Library).

Shaw-Wells family papers, 1792-1977 (Chicago History Museum).

Various collections (Lake Forest College, Archives and Special Collections).

Frances Wells Shaw papers, 1866-1976 (Newberry Library).

Shaw-Wells family papers, 1792-1977 (Chicago History Museum).

Various collections (Lake Forest College, Archives and Special Collections).

Frances Wells Shaw papers, 1866-1976 (Newberry Library).

Shaw-Wells family papers, 1792-1977 (Chicago History Museum).

Various collections (Lake Forest College, Archives and Special Collections).

This collection may be accessed by users in the Reading Room of the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries at The Art Institute of Chicago. Collections maintained on-site are available for patron use without prior arrangement or appointment. Collections maintained in off-site storage will be retrieved with advance notification; please consult the Archivist for the current retrieval schedule. For further information, consult https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/contact-usage-and-faq.

The Art Institute of Chicago is providing access to the materials in the Archives’ collections solely for noncommercial educational and research purposes. The unauthorized use, including, but not limited to, publication of the materials without the prior written permission of the Art Institute is strictly prohibited. All inquiries regarding permission to publish should be submitted in writing to the Director, Art Institute of Chicago Archives. In addition to permission from the Art Institute, permission of the copyright owner (if not the Art Institute) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distribution, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. The Art Institute makes no warranties as to the accuracy of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose.

Howard Van Doren Shaw Collection, Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago.

The papers, sketches and albums of Howard Van Doren Shaw were given to the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries by members of his family over a period of years, beginning in 1934 and as recently as 1996. Additional items were received from Gordon St. George Mark, Ian McCutcheon, and Paul A. Myers. Additional items purchase by the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries in November, 2010. Additional materials were transferred from the Sylvia Shaw Judson Collection in 2014.

This collection was processed by Ryerson and Burnham Archives staff. This finding aid was revised and expanded by Annemarie van Roessel in 2002 and 2003, by Thomas Beck in 2011, by Valerie Higgins in 2011, by Sara Ramasastry in 2015, and by Carly Lawrence in 2019.

The bulk of the collection was transferred from the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries to the Ryerson and Burnham Archives.

New materials may be added to this collection on an irregular basis.

Some items have surrogate digital images, as noted in the series inventories; copy photographs and digital files of these images may be ordered through the Ryerson and Burnham Archives.

An index to the three albums of photographs listed in Series III is available online.