Ramee Documents collection
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of documents made by architect Jacques Ramee between 1812 and 1814. President Eliphalet Nott hired Ramee as to design the campus of Union College 1812 and 1814, and much of the design remains intact today. Many of the folders in this collection contain reproductions of these documents created during research by Paul Turner for his publications on the creation of the campus.
Dates
- Creation: 1812 - 1848
Extent
1 Drawer (Contains prints of campus plans and view that seem to be derived from the plans of Ramee, although not all of the contents of the collection were created by Ramee himself. This collection contains various views of campus in alignment with the first plans of Ramee. )
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Ramee Documents collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Union College
807 Union Street
Schenectady NY 12308 United States
specialcollections@union.edu