PUBLIC "-//Colonial Williamsburg Foundation::John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library//TEXT (US::ViWC::viwc00523:: Dell Upton Papers, 1973-1999)//EN" "viwc00523.xml" A Guide to the Dell Upton Papers, 1973-1999 Papers, Dell Upton MS 1999.13 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation © 2008 By The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Jennifer Sharp, 08/07/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Dell Upton Papers, 1973-1999 A Collection in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`sJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library MS 1999.13

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008 Special Collections Staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Dell Upton Papers 1973-1999 MS 1999.13 On site. 4 linear feet. English Upton, Dell Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Dell Upton papers, Manuscript #MS 1999.13, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Gift, 1999

Biographical/Historical Information

Dell Upton, a graduate of Colgate University and Brown University, is currently Professor of Anthropology and Architecture at the University of Virginia. Previously he taught at the University of California, Berkelely. In his own words, "I study the material world as an aspect of human expressive culture. My research and publications have focused on architecture and cultural landscapes, which I see as subsets of material culture. Early in my career I worked on colonial American architecture, particularly the rural vernacular architecture of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Virginia and New England. I was interested in the social-historical aspects of architecture as well as in theories of architectural design drawn from archaeology and linguistics." (Retrieved from http://www.virginia.edu/anthropology/faculty/upton.html, August 8, 2008)

Scope and Content

The papers, a part of the 20th Century Collections, are arranged in four subseries: Churches, Houses, Assorted, and Notebooks. The Churches subseries is arranged by topic, with the majority of the information pertaining to church buildings in Virginia. Those are listed alphabetically by location. The Houses subseries is also arranged alphabetically by location. Assorted contains a variety of information, arranged by topic. Upton's notes can be found in the Notebooks series, arranged by size and chronologically .

Arrangement

The files are arranged in series.

 Index Terms Persons: Upton, Dell Corporate Names: Colonial Williamsburg Subjects: Architecture, domestic Church architecture - Virginia. Architecture, Colonial - Virginia. Church decoration and ornament - Virginia Historic buildings - Virginia Geographical Names: United States - Architecture - 18th Century United States - Architecture - 19th Century Virginia - Church history Virginia - Religious life and customs. Genre and Form Terms: Architectural drawings Notebooks Contents List Papers Churches 1 Articles Behavior Buildings England United States (non-Virginia) Virginia Alexandria Christ Church Bennett's Creek Glebe Church Buckingham County Buckingham Baptist Charles City County Westover Church Chuckatuck St. John's Culpeper Little Fork Church Essex County Vauter's Church Falls Church Falls Church Fairfax County Pohick Church Providence Presbyterian Gloucester County Abingdon Church Ware Church Hampton St. John's Church Hanover County Fork Church Slash Church Hartfield Lower United Methodist Church Jamestown Island Jamestown Church King and Queen County Mattaponi Church Stratton Major Church King George County Lambs Creek Church St. Paul's Church King William County Mangohick Baptist Church St. John's Church Lancaster Christ Church St. Mary's White Chapel Middlesex County Christ Church New Kent County St. Peter's Church Norfolk St. Paul's Church Petersburg Blandford Church Prince George County Merchant's Hope Church Princess Anne County Old Donation Church Richmond St. John's Church Richmond Courthouse Farnham Church Smithfield St. Luke's Church Stafford County Aquia Church Surry County Lower Southwark Church Westmoreland County Yeocomico Church Westover Lower Church Williamsburg Bruton Parish Church William and Mary Chapel General 2 (3 folders) Notes and critiques Ornaments and fittings Pulpits, altarpieces, and fonts Vestry books Virginia Gazette, Prints and transcripts Houses Delaware Log House, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution Massachusetts Dorchester Pierce House New York Hall-Christie House, Dutchess County, New York Rhode Island 3 General Mott House Warwick James Green House Virginia Arlington County Ball-Sellers House August a County Bowling Green Old Mansion Brunswick County Charles City County Westover Chesterfield County Brown-Boveri House Courtland Mahone Tavern Fauquier County The Hollow Fort Royal Powers Buggy Shop Fredricksburg Mary Washington House Goochland County Tuckahoe Hanover County Doswell House Springfield Farm Isle of Wight County Eley House Four Square Henry Saunders House 4 Turner House and Kitchen King and Queen County Little Plymouth King George County Marmion House King William County Sweet Hall Lancaster County 17th century 18th century 19th century Norwood House Lunenburg Flatrock Newport News Miles Cary Site Prince Edward County Pulaski County Richmond County Linden Farm Rockeridge County Shenandoah County Southampton 18th century 19th century Bowen's House Buzzard's Nest Hodges Farm Lankford House Snowden House Sunnyside Walnut Hill Surry Bacon's Castle James House May nard House Rich Neck House Walnut Valley Virginia Beach 19th century houses Westmoreland County 18th century houses 19th century houses Yorktown Article and notes Ballard House Courthouse Customs House Digges House Moore House 5 Nelson House Pate House Shield House Smith House Somerwell House Swan Tavern General Assorted Board Notes, 1975 Chesapeake Farm Buildings Survey CW Forge Project (Anderson Forge) CW Store project 6 Dutch, field notes German Virginia Notes Plans and photos Inventories NTP Field notes Post Building Reference, Maps and charts Traditional framing Miscellaneous Notebooks 7 Large notebooks Virginia 1, Notes 3, September 9, 1974-March11, 1975 Virginia 2, Notes 4, March8, 1975-May 22, 1975 Virginia 3, Notes 5, June 10, 1975-August 17, 1975 Virginia 4, Notes 6, August 18, 1975-January 18, 1976 Virginia 5, Notes 7January 26, 1976-May 7, 1976 Virginia 6, Notes 7AMay 3, 1976-August 31, 1976 Notes 8A (non-Virginia), May 23, 1976 Virginia 7, Notes 8September 21, 1976-February25, 1977 Virginia 8, Notes 9, March17, 1977-June 21, 1977 Virginia 9 Notes 10, June 23, 1977-November 25, 1977 Notes 11, December 7, 1977-June 22, 1978 Virginia 12, June 26, 1978-October 13, 1978 Virginia 13, October 20, 1973 Steno books Mott Farm Removal, 1973 Field Notes 1, New England Working notebook 21974 8 Steno 1 Book II (rough notes), May 15, 1975 Book III, n.d. Book IV, n.d. Book V (Norfolk survey), November 29, 1975 Book VI, May 7, 1976-June 12, 1976 Book VII, July 16, 1976-October 9, 1976 Book VIII, October 13, 1976 Book VIIII, January 15, 1977 Book X, n.d. Book XI, May 10, 1977 Book XII, June 21, 1977 Book XIII, July 21, 1977-September 14, 1977 Book XIIII, August 1977-December 29, 1977 Book XV, November 25, 1977 Book XVI, February9, 1978-June 22, 1978 Book XVII, June 26, 1978 Book XVIII, August 1978 Book XIX, September 15, 1978 Book XX, January 11, 1979 Book XXI, February 17, 1979 Book XXI, n.d. Book XXIII, n.d. Untitled, n.d.