Jim Jacobsen's City Architecture
Content Description
Six boxes - Box 1: Jacobson's research notes on Dubuque area city architecture, includes surveys, article photocopies relating to research property, Historical Society building/residence inventory forms, hand drawn floor plans, and personal correpondance. Box 2: Includes architectural surveys and plans, photocopies of articles relating to research property, historic preservation certification applications. Box 3: Contains research on Dubuque Historic Disctrict properties including notes, photocopies of newspaper clippings and maps/architectural surveys. Box 4: Contains Dubuque research notes on properties and Historic Districts. Box 5: Notes Dubuque building premits and directory data. Box 6: Research notes on historical districts and properties in Dubuque.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
Jim Jacobson
Language of Description
English
Script of Description
Latin
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: 2000 - 2005
Extent
8 Cubic Feet (5 boxes + 3 small shoe boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Inventory
Box 1: 40 folders labeled with building addresses of research property. Includes photocopies of news articles, note cards, architectural surveys/floor plans and photographs. Box 2: 22 folders labeled with building addresses of research property. Includes color photographs, negatives and notes, 1 large binder with research notes and photocopies of newspaper clippings.Box 3: 12 folders containing research notes and photocopies of historical newspaper clippings dating from 1896-1903. Includes color photographs of research properties, and 6 spiral bound reports "Streetscape and Landscape Guidelines" for Cathedral, Jackson Park, Langworty, Old Main, West Eleventh Districts, 1 spiral bound report "Architectural guidelines for Historic Structures," and 2 spiral bound reports (Phase II & Phase V) written by Jacobsen. Box 4: Contains 4 large binders, Binder 1 - Dubuque Building Notes (Newspapers), Binder 2 - Dubuque Historical Notes V. II 1890+, Binder 3 - Dubuque historic disctrict plats, Binder 4 - Dubuque Annual Progress Reports (Newspaper photocopies). 10 folders containing Dubuque maps, and research notes. Box 5: Contains 3 small boxes. One contains notes written on the backs of card catalog cards pertaining to building permits and the other two contain notes written on back of card catalog cards pertaining to Dubuque Building Directory. Box 6: Contains folders and spiral bound publications on Dubuque historic districts and properties.