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Carl P. Berger collection
Carl P. Berger (1873-1947) was a prominent early twentieth century Philadelphia architect who designed numerous local structures, including office buildings, houses, apartment buildings, and churches. This collection of his professional papers includes architectural drawings, published reference wo...
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| Collection: | Carl P. Berger Collection |
| Collection Number: | V46 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 008 | 131227i xx eng d | ||
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| 099 | |a V46 | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Berger, Carl P. |d 1873-1947. |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Carl P. Berger collection |f 1900-circa 1950, undated | |
| 300 | |a 2.3 Linear feet |f ; 5 boxes, 63 flat files | ||
| 500 | |a Processing Information: Some items in the collection show signs of old (non-active) mold, and folders containing such material have been marked. | ||
| 520 | |a Carl P. Berger (1873-1947) was a prominent early twentieth century Philadelphia architect who designed numerous local structures, including office buildings, houses, apartment buildings, and churches. This collection of his professional papers includes architectural drawings, published reference works, photographs, correspondence, and other notes. | ||
| 520 | |a The Carl P. Berger collection spans the first half of the twentieth century and highlights Berger's professional work and life, primarily through his architectural drawings, and secondarily through a few reference publications, photographs, and some business correspondence. Spanning five boxes and sixty-three flat files, the materials have been arranged as found into two groups: the first one includes photographs, prints, correspondence, reference materials, and notes; the second group contains architectural drawings, plans, and blueprints. | ||
| 524 | 8 | |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Carl P. Berger papers (Collection V46), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | |
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theorodre Marantz, 1970. | |
| 545 | |a Philadelphia native Carl P. Berger was born to Carl P. F. Berger, a theatre and set designer from Breslau, Germany, on June 15, 1873. Berger was educated in Philadelphia, first in the public school system, then at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (now the Philadelphia Museum of Art and University of the Arts), where he studied architecture. After a series of apprenticeships, Berger opened his own Philadelphia office in 1899, and his career extended over forty years. Berger had considerable ties to the German community in Philadelphia. He designed the New German Theatre on Girard Street in Philadelphia, as well as the Liederkranz Hall. Berger was also a member of the Moose Lodge and designed a number of the group's Philadelphia buildings. Additionally, he worked throughout the Philadelphia suburbs, including central and southern New Jersey, and designed a number of churches, theatres, public works buildings, and other commercial and residential structures. He died in Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, in 1947. | ||
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Architects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Dwellings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Religious architecture--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |2 Local sources | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Architectural drawings. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Blueprints. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Elevations. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Floorplans. | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Carl P. Berger Collection |c V46 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/BergerV46.html |