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Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries includes manuscript and typescript drafts of chapters, introductions, forewords and entries for dictionaries and encyclopedias. Kimball's most extensive contribution was to be the architecture portion of Art and Architecture of France in the eighteenth century, an installment of the Pelican History of Art series that would follow the volume written by Anthony Blunt. Francis Watson, an expert on French painting and sculpture was to contribute the bulk of the text. Kimball began...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries is comprised of correspondence, photographs, architectural drawings, specifications and other material pertaining to approximately twenty residential architectural projects completed or planned by Kimball primarily during the very early years of his career. Of particular note are the records regarding Dunewood, a cottage community near Traverse City, Michigan, where Kimball designed affordable cottages for professorial colleagues from the University of Illinois. The subseries...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Records in this subseries document the construction and maintenance of Shack Mountain, the Kimballs' country home outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. After a four-year search for either a house or site on which to build, the couple purchased 110 acres on the ridge of Shack Mountain, where Kimball built his Jefferson inspired design. The house, an elongated octagon, was built by Kimball's friend Robert E. Lee of the Charlottesville Lumber Company between 1935 and 1937, and the couple spent...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: While professor and head of the Department of Architecture and Fine Arts at the University of Virginia, Kimball also served as Supervising Architect for the University. Records in this subseries document his role in the design and construction of McIntire Amphitheatre, Memorial Gymnasium, and Faculty Apartments. In addition, there is material pertaining to his design of an unbuilt engineering building, renovations to the hospital and medical school complex, and two University of Virginia...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains typescript, manuscript and printed versions of articles by Kimball, as well as associated research material, illustrations, and correspondence, primarily with publishers. As in the case of Kimball's book contributions and lectures, he was interested in and wrote about a broad range of subjects. In many cases, Kimball's interest arose from his active participation in restoration or preservation projects. The majority of Kimball's articles focus on architectural...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-suberies contains material pertaining to the renovation of Gunston Hall, the home of George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which was constructed circa 1755-1760 in the Georgian style. Kimball completed the restoration in conjunction with his partner Erling H. Pedersen. Correspondence with the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall pertains to Kimball's contract as architectural advisor and his recommendations for the building's restoration. Research material...

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Architectural drawings of many of the buildings restored by Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated are located here. Most of the drawings are by Perry, Shaw and Hepburn and were sent to Kimball for his review and critique. Because of the large quantity and format of this material, it has been separated from the correspondence where it was originally housed.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Architectural drawings of many of the buildings restored by Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated are located here. Most of the drawings are by Perry, Shaw and Hepburn and were sent to Kimball for his review and critique. Because of the large quantity and format of this material, it has been separated from the correspondence where it was originally housed.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Architectural drawings of many of the buildings restored by Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated are located here. Most of the drawings are by Perry, Shaw and Hepburn and were sent to Kimball for his review and critique. Because of the large quantity and format of this material, it has been separated from the correspondence where it was originally housed.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This book, first published in 1918, was one of a series of authoritative histories of art intended to be used as a text for college-level courses. George Henry Chase, author of the history of sculpture volume, served as editor for both the architecture and painting histories. In April of 1913, Chase enlisted Kimball to write the architecture history. Two years later Kimball sought out the expertise of George Harold Edgell, who contributed the Middle Ages chapters. A revised edition of the...