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| Title: | Trowbridge, Raymond W. Rockefeller Chapel Album |
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| Dates: | circa 1920s-1930s |
| Accession Number: | 2024-087 |
| Size: | 2.25 linear feet (1 box) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Raymond W. Trowbridge (ca. 1886-1936) was an architect and photographer in Chicago. He is best known for his photographs of Chicago’s buildings. This collection is a scrapbook of his photos of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago. |
This collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Trowbridge, Raymond W. Rockefeller Chapel Album, Acc #, Box #, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Raymond W. Trowbridge (ca. 1886-1936) was an architect in Chicago until 1923 when he turned to photography due to health concerns. He is known for his photographs of Chicago’s buildings. This scrapbook is a collection of his photos of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago, then known as The University Chapel. The scrapbook, entitled “Frozen Music of an Architectural Anthem,” includes 28 plates of both the exterior and interior of the Chapel.
University of Chicago Scrapbooks. Collection
| Box 1 | Scrapbook, Frozen Music of an Architectural Anthem, n.d. |