Frank Lloyd Wright





ROBIE HOUSE (1906) S.127
BOOKS MODELS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOS & SCRAPBOOK (1957) POSTCARDS STATIONARY
According to “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House”, Hoffmann 1984, Robie sold the house in December 1911 to David Lee Taylor (page 89). David died in October, 1912 and his wide sold the Robie House to Marshall Dodge Wilber in November 1912 (page 90). Wilber sold the house to the Chicago Theological Seminary on June 9, 1926 for $90,000 (page 92). William Zeckendorf bought the Robie House in August 1958 for $125,000, and used it temporarily as an office for Webb & Knapp, his development firm. In February 1963 he gave the Robie House to the University of Chicago. The house was remodeled for the Adlai E. Stevenson Institute of International Affairs, later it served as an office for university development, and most recently (1984) as the office of alumni affairs, (page 94). Excepts from FLWBC, 2007 The Robie House was initially threatened in 1941 when the Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) decided to tear it down in favor of a new building that would better suit their needs. CTS had owned and operated the Robie House since 1926, using it primarily as a dormitory, a function never intended by Frank Lloyd Wright. Several sources note that Wright involved himself in saving the building at this time, and that other leading international architects (including Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig Hilberseimer, and Walter Peterhans) and museum directors rallied to keep the Robie House standing. A successful committee to preserve the Robie House was led by Chicago area architect William F. Deknatel. That same year, a round-table discussion group, led by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and composed of prominent American professors and curators of architecture, met to organize support for the preservation of historic architectural monuments, noting the possible demolition of the Robie house as a “catastrophe” and issuing a call to action. The proposed 1941 demolition was forestalled, possibly interrupted in part by America’s involvement in WWII and the resulting impact on the availability of building materials. However, the perilous future of the Robie House continued to evoke strong responses from well-known academics, curators, and architects over the following years. In correspondence to Chicago architect Alfred Shaw from 1951, architect and curator Philip Johnson expressed his concern, as well as that of MoMA Director of Collections Alfred Barr, over a rumor that CTS was again attempting to destroy the Robie House. In 1957, the Chicago Theological Seminary once more publicly proposed tearing down the Robie House. (See 1957 photos and scrapbook) Ironically, this news came on the tail of the Robie House being recognized in Architectural Record as the most significant house of the previous fifty years by an esteemed panel of architects. Upon learning of then-CTS president McGiffert’s plans to replace the Robie House with a		new dormitory, architects and Chicago aldermen alike were propelled to action. These included G.E. Kidder-Smith, who sent out telegrams to “important politicians, historians, college presidents, architects, etc.” to rally support, and Leon Despres, Hyde Park Alderman who subsequently organized a committee on preserving historic architecture, headed by chief officer of the Art Institute of Chicago, Daniel Catton Rich. In a recent oral history Despres notes that Tom Stauffer, a professor and architectural historian, was instrumental in rallying support as well, as he “got architects in western Europe to telephone and cable and write about what a terrible thing this was that Chicago was destroying the Robie House.” Again, Frank Lloyd Wright revisited the Robie House in order to bring widespread attention to its fate and several committees were formed to mobilize action. Again William Deknatel became involved in committee work to save the Robie House, in addition to the architectural historian William S. McDonald, who chaired the newly formed Committee to Preserve the Robie House. An “alert committee” was also formed as a joint effort between the AIA and the Society of Architectural Historians with Earl H. Reed, chairman of the AIA Committee for the Preservation of Historic Buildings, as head. Additional action to save the Robie House from destruction came from Charles Nitschke, architect and editor of the Architectural Record, who encouraged a letter-writing campaign, and Vincent Scully’s architecture students at Yale, who also contributed to letter-writing campaigns. William Hartmann, architect with Skidmore Owing and Merill, worked with Deknatel and contacted I.M. Pei, who was working for Webb and Knapp at the time. Ultimately, William Zeckendorf of Webb and Knapp bought the Robie House in December, saving it from demolition. In addition to being named the most significant house of the years 1907-1957 by Architectural Record, 1957 also saw the Robie House designated as a landmark by the Chicago Commission of Architectural Heritage and as the “House of the Century” by House and Home magazine. On the heels of the Robie House being saved from imminent destruction, its value in the context of American and international architecture was reaffirmed by leading architects and writers, including poet Carl Sandburg, whose “Ode to the Robie House” was published in the February 1959 issue of Interiors. In subsequent years, committee work strengthened as efforts to preserve the building were put in place. The Robie House Committee (later the Committee for the Preservation of Robie House), chaired by Ira J. Bach, Chicago City Planning Commissioner, was organized in late 1962 and included a long list of notable Chicagoans and influential international architects and academics such as: Sigfried Giedion, Bertrand Goldberg, Walter Gropius, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Lewis Mumford, Mies van der Rohe, and William Wurster.

BOOKS

	Date: 1966 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Vision and Legacy (Soft Cover) Author: Committee of Architectural Heritage Description: A catalog for exhibition Sept. 15 - Oct. 1, 1965 at the University of Illinois, to raise funds for the restoration of the Robie House. (First Edition) (Sweeney 1629) Size: Pages: Pp 32 S#: 1629.00.0404

	Date: 1968 Title: The Robie House, Frank Lloyd Wright (HABS) (Soft Cover) (Published by The Prairie School Press) Author: Prairie School Press Description: Reprint of the drawings completed by the Historic American Building Survey (HABS). 14 drawings. Original SC List Price $2.50 (First Edition) (Sweeney 1723) Size: Pages: Pp 15 S#: 1723.00.0404

	Date: 1969 Title: The Robie House, John Barnard, Monte Models Author: Barnard, John Description: Cut & Assemble. Scale model of Robie House. 1 Foot = 1 Inch. Size: Pages: S#: 1775.01.0801

	Date: 1971 Title: Robie House (Published by The University of Chicago, Office of Special Events, Chicago) Author: Anonymous (FTS:sps, aas) Description: "Architectural and Historical Guide." A well written and informative paper which includes history of Robie House and quotes by and about Wright and the Robie House. Was tucked in a used book we aquired. (First Edition) Size: 8.5 x 11 Pages: Pp 8 S#: 1850.02.0202

	Date: 1984 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House (Soft Cover) Author: Hoffmann, Donald Description: Original SC List Price $12.95. (First Edition) Size: Pages: Pp 98 ST#: 1984.08.1001

	Date: 1984 (Soft Cover) Title: The Robie House of Frank Lloyd Wright (Soft Cover) Author: Connors, Joseph Description: Original SC List Price $18.00. (Second Edition, First SC edition printed 1985) Size: Pages: Pp 86 ST#: 1984.05.0400

	Date: 1984 (Hard Cover) Title: The Robie House of Frank Lloyd Wright (Hard Cover - DJ) Author: Connors, Joseph Description: Original HC List Price $25.00. (Third Edition, Second HC edition, printed in 1989) Size: Pages: Pp 86 ST#: 1984.11.0404

	Date: 1987 Title: Cut & Assemble Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House (Soft Cover) Author: Gillon, Edmund V, Jr. Description: Original SC List Price $5.95. (First Edition) Size: Pages: Pp 31 ST#: 1987.02.0899

	Date: 1989 Title: Architectural Paper Scale Model Kit, Robie House, Frank Lloyd Wright (Published by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Taliesin West, Scottsdale) Author: Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks; Peters, William Wesley; Velduijzen van Zanten, Victor Description: “...The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has commissioned Mr. Victor W.J. Velduijzen van Zanten, of Rotterdam, Ho0lland, to develop a line of models of Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings...” Peters. Pfeiffer provides a brief history and overview of the Robie House. Scale: 1/5" = 1'-0", 1:60. Includes a four page assembly instruction, one sheet of vellum and 22 sheets for the model, enclosed in a box. (First Edition) Size: Box 17 x 8.75 Pages: Pp 27 ST#: 1989.62.0707

MODELS

	Date: 1998 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House Model. Description: City Sights Replica of the 1908 Frederick C. Robie House. Authorized by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation 1998. City Sights collection. Made from a cast resin/ceramic. Gives an excellent three dimensional view of the Robie House. Size: 12.75 x 5.5 ST#: 1998.46.0405

PHOTOGRAPHS

	Date: Circa 1908 Title: Robie House, Dining Room, Dining Table and Six Chairs (1906 S.127) Circa 1908. Description: Label pasted to verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright, Interior view of Dining Room - 1908. Title: Dining table & six side chairs in interior of the Frederick C. Robie House, Chicago. Medium: Oak. Exhibition: The Arts & Crafts Movement in America 1876-1916. Date of Exhibition: Feb 24 - April 22, 1973. Lender’s name as it should appear: Lent by the university of Chicago." Published in the Chicago Tribune February 18, 1973 and October 12, 1986. Originally published in "Frank Lloyd Wright, Ausgeführte Bauten", Wright, 1911. Possibly photographed by Henry Fuermann & Sons. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune. Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. S#: 0085.19.1211

	Date: 1916 Title: Robie House, Wilbers seated in Living Room (1906 S.127) 1916. Description: Seated on the left, Mrs. Isadora Wilber and Jeannette, seated on the right, Mr. Marshall D. Wilber. Stamped on Verso: Feb 1963, Field Enterprises, Inc. Hand written: "Frank Lloyd Wright. Mr. & Mrs. Marshall D. Wilber and daughter Jeannette (age 10). The second (third) owners of Robie House. Photo taken 1916." Robie sold the house in December 1911 to David Lee Taylor. Taylor died in October, 1912 and his wide sold the Robie House to Marshall Dodge Wilber in November 1912. "...the Wilbers loved the place and preserved everything as it was originally built. Commenting on the occasion when he accompanied the older Wright to dinner, he continued: "The old brown-stained furniture and woodwork was cleaned and polished. The soft autumn shade on the sand-finished wall panels had been maintained. The special light fixtures and leaded glass windows were clear and bright.. After we left, Dad said to me: 'You see John, that's an example of a house that has character, it grows more valuable as it grows older."' John Lloyd Wright, biography page 148. Wilber sold the house to the Chicago Theological Seminary on June 9, 1926. Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House", Hoffmann 1984, page 65. From the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Size: 7.25 x 5.75 Print, High res image. S#: 0132.08.0410


	Date: 1916 Title: Robie House, Wilbers seated in Living Room (1906 S.127) 1916. Description: Stamped on Verso: Feb 1963, Field Enterprises, inc. Hand written: "Frank Lloyd Wright. Mr. & Mrs. Marshall D. Wilber and daughter Jeannette, age 10. 2nd (3rd) owners of Robie House - 1916." Robie sold the house in December 1911 to David Lee Taylor. Taylor died in October, 1912 and his wide sold the Robie House to Marshall Dodge Wilber in November 1912. "...the Wilbers loved the place and preserved everything as it was originally built. Commenting on the occasion when he accompanied the older Wright to dinner, he continued: "The old brown-stained furniture and woodwork was cleaned and polished. The soft autumn shade on the sand-finished wall panels had been maintained. The special light fixtures and leaded glass windows were clear and bright.. After we left, Dad said to me: 'You see John, that's an example of a house that has character, it grows more valuable as it grows older."' John Lloyd Wright, biography page.... Wilber sold the house to the Chicago Theological Seminary on June 9, 1926. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Published in “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House”, Hoffmann 1984, page 71. Size: Original 10 x 8 silver gelatin photograph. S#: 0132.05.0310 Wilbers seated in Living Room detail 1916

	Date: 1916 Title: Robie House, Mrs. Wilber poses in the Living Room (1906 S.127) 1916. Description: Hand written on verso: "Mrs. Marshall D. Wilber, wife of second (third) owner of Robie House, shown in house in 1916." Stamped on verso: "Sun Times, Jan 5 1963". Clipping on verso: "In 1916, the wife of the second owner of Robie House, Mrs. Marshall D. Wilber, posed in the home’s living room." From the archives of the Chicago Sun Times. Size: 5.75 x 7.25 Print, High res image. S#: 0132.09.0410

	Date: 1916 Title: Robie House. View from the Dining Room and South Aisle, toward the Living Room, 1916. Description: Photograph printed circa mid 1960s on Agfa paper. Verso: “The Office of Public Relations, The University of Chicago”. Published in “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House”, Hoffmann 1984, page 74, “The Robie House of Frank Lloyd Wright”, Connors 1984, page 31. Size: Original silver gelatin photograph. 10 x 8. S#: 0132.04.0707

	Date: 1916 Title: Robie House, Dining Room (1906 S.127) 1916. Description: Stamped on Verso: Feb 1963, Field Enterprises, Inc. Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House", Hoffmann 1984, page 71, "The Robie House of Frank Lloyd Wright", Connors 1984, page 33. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Size: Original 10 x 8 silver gelatin photograph. S#: 0132.06.0310 Dining Room - Right Detail (1916)

	Date: 1916 Title: Robie House Dining Room (1906 - S.127). Description: View of the Dining Room looking Southeast, 1916. Built-in cabinetry on the left, dining table and chairs on the right. The Kitchen is through the doorway on the left. The dining alcove can be seen in the background. This photograph was taken at the same time as S#132.06. Stamped on verso: "Feb 4, 1963". Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House", Hoffmann 1984, page 77. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Tribune. Size: Original B&W 10 x 8 silver gelatin photograph. S#: 0132.12.1211

	Date: 1916 Title: Robie House, Jeannette Wilber standing in Hall (1906 - S.127) 1916. Description: Stamped on Verso: Feb 1963, Field Enterprises, Inc. Hand written: "Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House. Mrs. Jeannette Wilber Scofield shown in Robie House, 5757 S. Woodlawn, at age of 10, as Jeannette Wilber, photo made in 1916." Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House", Hoffmann 1984, page 62. From the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Size: 7.25 x 5.75 Print, High Res image. S#: 0132.07.0410

	Date: 1916 Title: Robie House, Jeannette in Family Room (1906 S.127) 1916. Description: Caption on Verso: "Early-Day Rumpus Room. Among dozens of innovations introduced by Frank Lloyd Wright is his Robie House, which he completed in Chicago in 1909 was this ground level family room, forerunner of today’s rumpus room. Playing with doll house (left) is Jeanette Wilber, whose family was third to occupy dwelling. Now Mrs. Jeanette Wilber Scofield, of Riverdale, California., she remembers it as a ‘beautiful house.’ Associated Press Photo, 2/6/63." Stamped on verso: "Feb 8 - 1963". Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House", Hoffmann 1984, page 56. Acquired from the archives of the Associated Press. Size: Original 9 x 7 Print. the archives of the Associated Press. S#: 0132.10.0511

	Date: 1916 Title: Robie House, Jeannette Wilber in Bedroom (1906 S.127) 1916. Description: Jeanette Wilber’s family was the third to occupy the Robie House. Stamped on verso: "Feb 4 1963". Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House", Hoffmann 1984, page 87. Acquired from the archived of the Chicago Tribune. Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W Print. S#: 0132.11.0811

	Date: 1926 Title: Robie House (1906 S.127) 1926. Stamped on Verso: "June 11 1926". Description: Typed on verso: "The Chicago Theological Seminary Purchases Beautiful Home of Marshall D. Wilber, 5757 Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, as administrative offices. Erected by H B Bernard, Chicago. Lot 60 x 180. One of the most remarkable designs of Architecture Frank Lloyd Wright. Long beams of steel built in like a bridge make possible the over-hanging roofs, ledges and unusual flower beds. There are more than 2000 pieces of glass in its windows. Purchased June 1, 1926 by The Chicago Theological Seminary as an Administration Building to be used during the completion of its building program including an assembly hall, library and a Gothic tower 160 feet in height and of exquisite beauty at a cost of approximately $500,000." (Note: Mail box on left, street lamp on far right.) Size: 10.5 x 8 Print, High Res image. S#: 0172.07.0410

	Date: Circa 1955-60 Title: Robie House, South Side by Richard Nickel (1906 S.127) C1955-60. Description: Possibly photographed in 1957 during talks of possible demolition. Stamped on Verso: Jun 1974, Field Enterprises, Inc. Clipping on verso stamped June 6 ‘86: "The Robie House, designed in 1909 by Frank Lloyd Wright, is one of the city’s most famous residential works. Illustrating the perfection of Wright’s Prairie Style, the house is located on a narrow city lot. The house, now a Registered National Landmark is featured on both Hyde Park Tours sponsored by the Chicago School of Architecture Foundation. The walking tour departs at 2 p.m. Sunday June 16, July 7 and 21, August 4 and 18, September 1 and 15 and October 6 and 20, from Rockefeller Chapel, 59^th Street and Woodlawn Avenue. The bike tour leaves at 2 p.m. Sunday July 21, August 18 and October 20, from Harper Court, 52^nd Street and Harper Avenue. Both tours cost $2. For more information, call the Glessner House at 326-1393. Published in "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House", Hoffmann 1984, page 18. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Size: Original 10 x 8 silver gelatin photograph. S#: 1092.35.0310


	Date: 1957 Title: Frank Lloyd Wright at the Robie House (1906 S.127) 1957. Description: Clipping on verso: "A Couple of Pioneers. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright stands by Robie House in Chicago, March 18, during a visit to the structure which has been called ‘the cornerstone of modern architecture.’ The aging pioneer and a committee seek to preserve the architectural landmark. The Chicago Theological Seminary, owner of the building, plans to demolish the structure to make room for a new dormitory. The building stands at 58^th street and South Woodlawn Avenue, on the south side. Associated Press Photo, From Chicago. 3/18/57." From the archives of the Associated Press. Size: 10.5 x 8 Print, High Res image. S#: 1205.39.0410

PHOTOS & SCRAPBOOK (1957)

	Robie House Scrap Book: This set of five newspaper clippings and seven photos were in a scrap book found in Chicago. All newspaper clippings appear to be printed during March of 1957 as are the pictures. I assume the original collector saved the clipping then headed to the Robie House to take pictures just in case it was demolished.

	Date: 1957 (Clipping #1) Title: Chicago Sun-Times - Robie House News Clippings - 3/19/57. Written by Ruth Moore Description: Pp 3 - Raze Robie House? Wright Joins Battle. News clippings about the possible destruction of the Robie House. Includes two photos. Wright standing at entrance to Robie House with cane in hand. Interior photo of Wright pointing with cane. S#: 1205.03.0302

	Date: 1957 (Clipping #2) Title: Chicago Area Newspaper - Robie House News Clippings - March 1957 Description: Raze Robie House? Wright Furious. News clippings about the possible destruction of the Robie House. Includes photo of Robie House S#: 1205.04.0302

	Date: 1957 (Clipping #3) Title: Chicago Area Newspaper - Robie House News Clippings - March 1957. Written by Pat Dalton Description: He Designed Your House. Modern Homes Patterned After Frank Lloyd Wright Ideas. News clippings about the possible destruction of the Robie House. Includes photo of Wright standing at entrance to Robie House with cane in hand. S#: 1205.05.0302

	Date: 1957 (Clipping #4) Title: Chicago Area Newspaper - Robie House News Clippings - March 1957 Description: Famed Wright Home in Peril? News clippings about the possible destruction of the Robie House. Dated on back of clipping before 3/30/57 S#: 1205.06.0302

	Date: 1957 (Clipping #5) Title: Chicago Area Newspaper - Robie House News Clippings - March 1957 Description: Save The Robie House, German Artists Urge. News clippings about the possible destruction of the Robie House. S#: 1205.07.0302

	Date: 1957 (Photograph #1) Title: Robie House Photo #1 - March 1957 Description: This set of seven photos was taken during the time that the Robie House was nearly destroyed. These were purchased along with five newspaper clipping about the same subject. S#: 1205.08.0302

	Date: 1957 (Photograph #2) Title: Robie House Photo #2 - March 1957 Description: This set of seven photos was taken during the time that the Robie House was nearly destroyed. These were purchased along with five newspaper clipping about the same subject. S#: 1205.09.0302

	Date: 1957 (Photograph #3) Title: Robie House Photo #3 - March 1957 Description: This set of seven photos was taken during the time that the Robie House was nearly destroyed. These were purchased along with five newspaper clipping about the same subject. S#: 1205.10.0302

	Date: 1957 (Photograph #4) Title: Robie House Photo #4 - March 1957 Description: This set of seven photos was taken during the time that the Robie House was nearly destroyed. These were purchased along with five newspaper clipping about the same subject. S#: 1205.11.0302

	Date: 1957 (Photograph #5) Title: Robie House Photo #5 - March 1957 Description: This set of seven photos was taken during the time that the Robie House was nearly destroyed. These were purchased along with five newspaper clipping about the same subject. S#: 1205.12.0302

	Date: 1957 (Photograph #6) Title: Robie House Photo #6 - March 1957 Description: This set of seven photos was taken during the time that the Robie House was nearly destroyed. These were purchased along with five newspaper clipping about the same subject. S#: 1205.13.0302

	Date: 1957 (Photograph #7) Title: Robie House Photo #7 - March 1957 Description: This set of seven photos was taken during the time that the Robie House was nearly destroyed. These were purchased along with five newspaper clipping about the same subject. S#: 1205.14.0302

	Date: 1963 Title: Robie House (1906 S.127) 1963. Description: Caption on verso: "A Pioneer in Architecture. This is Robie House, one of Frank Lloyd Wright‘s earliest, and regarded by many as his greatest architectural achievement. The granddaddy of today’s split-level ranch type house stands on a corner lot on Chicago’s South Side. It incorporates dozens of daring innovations which have become standard practice in present-day design. The pioneer concept was completed in 1909. It has just been presented to the University of Chicago which plans to restore it at an estimated $250,000 cost. Associated Press photo. 2/6/63" Stamped on Verso: "Daily News, Feb 14 1975." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Size: Original 9 x 7 silver gelatin photograph. S#: 1565.23.0310

	Date: 1963 Title: Robie House Main Entrance 1963 (1906 - S.127). Description: Caption included: "Gene Pesek – Monday July 29, 1963. Robie House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1909." Like many of Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes, the entrance is hidden from the street. Size: Original 4 x 5 B&W negative and 8 x 10 B&W photograph. S#: 1565.25.0811

	Date: 1963 Title: Robie House interior light fixture 1963 (1906 - S.127). Description: Detail of the Living and Dining Room Light Fixture. Completed in 1909, the Robie House was nearly destroyed in 1957. Acquired by the University of Chicago in 1963. Photographed by Cervin Robinson on August 20, 1963. Acquired from the Library of Congress. Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. S#: 1565.31.1211

	Date: 1963 Title: Robie House interior window detail 1963 (1906 - S.127). Description: Detail of the Living and Dining Room Window detail. The windowed alcove is mirrored on either end of the Living and Dining Rooms. Completed in 1909, the Robie House was nearly destroyed in 1957. Acquired by the University of Chicago in 1963. Photographed by Cervin Robinson on August 20, 1963. Acquired from the Library of Congress. Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph. S#: 1565.32.1211

	Date: 1964 Title: Robie House (1906 - S.127) 1964. Description: Caption pasted on verso: "Robie House, at 5757 S. Woodlawn, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is officially designated a national historic landmark, (Sun-Times Photo). Label pasted o verso: "Chicago Sun-Times. Date: April 1, 1964. Photographer: Ralph Walters. Title: Dedicate Robie House. Address: 5757 South Woodlawn Avenue. Caption: Across the street view, of the assembled during the dedication of Robie House." Stamped on verso: "Sun-Times. Apr 2 1964". Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun-Times. Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W print. S#: 1596.18.0311

	Date: 1965 Title: Robie House Dining Room 1965. Description: Verso: "The Robie House at 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave. on the U of C campus. A campaign is underway to raise funds to restore the famed structure. Ira Bach, chairman of the Robie House Committee." Photographed by Luigi on February 18, 1965. Note: The Robie House Committee (later the Committee for the Preservation of Robie House), chaired by Ira J. Bach, Chicago City Planning Commissioner, was organized in late 1962 and included a long list of notable Chicagoans and influential international architects and academics such as: Sigfried Giedion, Bertrand Goldberg, Walter Gropius, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Lewis Mumford, Mies van der Rohe, and William Wurster. Size: Original B&W photograph. 8 x 9.4 S#: 1628.12.1209

	Date: 1965 Title: Robie House Entrance (1906 S.127) 1965. Description: Caption on verso: "Plan Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright House. Chicago: Robie House, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and thought by many as one of the two outstanding housed of the century in this country is shown in this recent photo. The 57-year-old building has been given a new lease on life by the efforts of a citizens committee formed to raise money for the structure’s restoration. Current plans call for the restored Robie House to be presented to the University of Chicago for display and conference purposes. Credit (UPI Photo). 4/17/65. (gwg)" Stamped on Verso: "Apr 1965. Field Enterprises, Inc." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Size: Original 9 x 7 silver gelatin photograph. S#: 1628.13.0310

	Date: 1967 Title: Robie House (1906 S.127) 1967. Description: Stamped on Verso: "Oct 1967. Field Enterprises, Inc." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Size: Original 10 x 7.75 B&W photograph S#: 1720.06.0310

	Date: 1968 Title: Robie House Living Room 1968. Description: Verso: "Living room of the Robie House provides a handsome background for dinner." Black tie event held in the Robie House living room. Photographed by Bill Kelly, January 9, 1968. This photograph used and published on January 10, 1968. Size: Original B&W photograph, 10 x 8. S#: 1757.09.1209

	Date: 1974 Title: Robie House Dining Room Table and Chairs, 1974. Description: Label on verso: "The University of Chicago, Office of Public Information, Chicago, Illinois 60637. Lobby of the David and Alfred Smart Gallery in the Cochrane-Woods Art Center at The University of Chicago. Currently on display is dining room furniture from the Frederick C. Robie House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908." Stamped on verso: "Daily News, Dec 21 1974. Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph. S#: 1963.03.0610 (Right: Robie House Dining Room Table and Chairs Detail)

POSTCARDS

	Date: Circa 1930s Title: Robie House 1930s. Description: “The Chicago Theological Seminary - Women’s Residence Halls at 5733 and 5757 Woodlawn Avenue. These beautiful homes are used exclusively for women students of the Seminary which was founded in 1855, and has sent out more than 3,000 trained leaders to fields of Christina service.” Size: 5.4 x 3.5. S#: 0249.13.0707

	Date: 1945 Title: Robie House 1945. Description: “Woodlawn House - The Chicago Theological Seminary” #5B105-N. Back: “The Chicago Theological Seminary, Woodlawn House, 5757 Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago 37, Illinois.” Genuine Curteich, Chicago “C.T. American Art” Size: 5.5 x 3.5 S#: 0647.10.0607

	Date: Circa 1960 Title: Robie House Description: "Robie House. 5757 Woodlawn Avenue. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect 1909. Wright’s most famous prairie house. Cited in 1959 by the commission on Chicago architectural landmarks for ‘The bold interplay of horizontal planes about the chimney mass, and the structurally expressive piers and windows.’ It was saved from demolition through purchased (1957) by Mr. William Zeckendorf, president of Webb & Knapp, Inc. and was used temporarily as headquarters for his firm during construction of the Hyde Park urban renewal program. A Chicago Heritage Committee Card. P.O. Box 4513, Chicago 80, Ill." Circa 1960. Two copies, One is stamped on verso "Sep 1966, Field Enterprises". Size: 6 x 4 S#: 1458.29.0110, 1458.35.0310

	Date: 1980s Title: Frederick C. Robie House Description: “Frederick C. Robie House. 5757 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.” (Published by Chicago Architectural Foundation #64550-D. Made by Dexter Press, West Nyack, New York) Photo by Thomas A. Heinz. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1909, the Robie House is now owned and maintained by the University of Chicago. (Note: In 1963 the Robie House was given to the University of Chicago. In 1997 the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, assumed control and responsibility for restoration and operation as a museum.) Size: 6 x 4 ST#: 1980.19.0806

	Date: 2000 Title: The Frederick C. Robie House Description: “The Frederick C. Robie House (1910) represents the culmination of Frank Lloyd Wright’s renowned work in the revolutionary architectural genre known as the Prairie Style.” (Produced by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. In 2000, the Home and Studio Foundation changed its name to the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust to better reflect the dual stewardship of the Home and Studio and Frederick C. Robie House.) Photo: Chris Barrett, Hedrich-Blessing. These were tickets for touring the Robie House, right side was perforated and removed at he time of the tour. (Three copies) Size: 5.5 x 3.6 ST#: 2000.36.0802, 2000.37.0802, 2000.38.0802

STATIONARY

	Date: 1980 Title: Robie House Notes and Labels Description: Robie House Notes (7) 10.5 x 7.5" & Labels (8) .75 x 2" (Produced by the Women’s Architectural League - Chicago) Size: Notes (7) 10.5 x 7.5", Labels (8) .75 x 2" ST#: 1980.00.0700 (Note on left, Label on right)