Isaac Taylor Papers, 1901-1905 | WUA University Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Isaac Taylor Papers, 1901-1905

ID: WUA/06/wua00364

Primary Creator: Taylor, Isaac S.

Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This final report was compiled by Isaac S. Taylor, Director of the Division of Works. He presented it to David R. Francis, President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company in June 1905. Although the original index lists pages 1 – 382, this volume covers only through page 92. Not all pages have numbers, and there is no page 71. Also included are draft copies of two department reports, which were edited and included in the final report.

Items are arranged in the original order of the bound volume, followed by supplementary items. One oversized map was removed and is stored separately. A detailed inventory of the report can be found at the link below.

Collection Historical Note

The Division of Works was the entity charged with designing, constructing, and maintaining the buildings of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World’s Fair). Construction planning began in 1901. The first offices of the department were located in the Odd Fellow Building at the corner of 9th and Olive Streets in downtown St. Louis, starting in September 1901. In May of 1902 the offices relocated closer to the fairgrounds, in buildings constructed for Washington University. Within the Division of Works were the following departments: Department of Architecture; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering; Department of Sculpture; Department of Landscaping; and the Department of Mural Decorations.

Administrative Information

Repository: WUA University Archives

Accruals: There are no accruals.

Access Restrictions: Open

Use Restrictions:

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Acquisition Method: The papers were donated in 1981 by Mrs. Marena Fraire, niece of Isaac Taylor.

Preferred Citation: [Item description]. From the [collection title, series, box, folder]. University Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.

Processing Information: Processed by Miranda Rectenwald in March 2007.

Finding Aid Revision History: This finding aid was entered into Archon by Hannah Barg in July 2012.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Folder 1: Bound Report pages 1 - 71, with index

Item 1: General Description: p. 1
Item 2: Plan of Site, map: p. 6; see oversized drawer range 02
Item 3: Plan for Creation of Commission of Architects: p. 7
Item 4: Commission of Architects, Names of: p. 9
Item 5: Advisors to Commission of Architects: p. 9
Item 6: Conditions for Engagement of Architects: p. 10
Item 7: Fan Shape Plan [overall layout of buildings]: p.13
Item 8: Trusses, lumber and steel: p. 17
Item 9: Architects, Amounts Paid to: p. 18
Item 10: Names of Chief of Departments, et al.: p. 20
Item 11: Cost, Cubic Contents, Etc of Main Exhibit Palaces: p. 21
Item 12: Social Economy Building: p. 22
Item 13: Machinery Building: p. 23
Item 14: Two Art Buildings at Side of Main Art Building: p. 24
Item 15: Sculpture Hall, Art Building Annex.: p. 24
Item 16: Liberal Arts Building: p. 25
Item 17: Mines and Metallurgy Building: p. 25
Item 18: Manufacturing Building: p. 26
Item 19: Transportation Building: p. 26
Item 20: Two Restaurant Pavilions on Art Hill: p. 27
Item 21: Colonnade of States, Proper, Art Hill: p. 27
Item 22: Steam, Gas, and Fuel Building: p. 28
Item 23: Agriculture Building: p. 28
Item 24: Horticulture Building: p. 29
Item 25: Forestry, Fish and Game Building: p. 29
Item 26: Live Stock Exhibit Building: p. 30
Item 27: [Turnstile] Entrance and Cost of Same: p. 30
Item 28: Cost of Materials in Exhibit Buildings: p. 31
Item 29: Lumber and Piles Used in Certain Exhibit Buildings: p. 31
Item 30: Wages Paid to Mechanics: p. 32
Item 31: Number and Cost of All Buildings on Fair Grounds: p. 32 - 39
Item 32: Expenditure by Division of Works: p. 39
Item 33: Photographs of Progress of Work [reference to image appendix that is no longer with report]: p. 39
Item 34: Architectural Department: p. 40
Item 35: Report by Mr. [Harry] Weatherwax, Chief Draughtsman: p. 40
Item 36: Architectural Department, Salaries Paid and Time Employed: p. 42
Item 37: Report by Mr. [Phillip J.] Markmann, Chief Building Engineer [includes specifications for foundations, framing, and roofing]: p. 44 - 50
Item 38: Report by Mr. [J. N.] Maybury, Specifications Writer: p. 51 - 52
Item 39: Report by Mr. Tritle, Chief Superintendent of Construction: p. 52 - 53
Item 40: Department of Sculpture: p. 54
Item 41: Report by Mr. [Karl] Bitter, Chief of Department of Sculpture: p. 55
Item 42: List of Sculptors contracted and works produced: p. 57 - 58
Item 43: Dispute with plaster: p. 60 - 61
Item 44: Department of Mural Decoration: p. 62
Item 45: Landscape Department: p. 63
Item 46: Report by Mr. [George E.] Kessler, Chief Landscape Architect: p. 63 - 65
Item 47: Roster, Landscape Department: p. 66
Item 48: Refrigeration Plant: p. 70
Item 49: Report on Refrigeration Plant by Mr. Ball [installation of an ice making and refrigeration plant and pipeline]: p. 70 - 71

Folder 2: Loose pages at end of bound volume

pages 73 - 92

Item 1: Department of Civil Engineering: p.73
Item 2: Report by Mr. [H. R.] Fardwell, Civil Engineer: p. 73
Item 3: Organization: p. 73 - 74
Item 4: Site and Extent: p. 75 - 76
Item 5: Preliminary Work: p. 77
Item 6: Surveys: p. 77 - 80
Item 7: Drafting: p. 80 - 83
Item 8: Fire Protection: p. 83 - 85
Item 9: Sanitation: p. 85 - 87
Item 10: Expenditures: p. 87 - 91
Item 11: Receipts: p. 91 - 92 [last page in collection]

Folder 3: Cover, front and back, for bound volume

Folder 4: Draft of Report on Architectural Department by Chief Draughtsman, Weatherwax

Folder 5: Draft of Report by Chief Building Engineer, Markmann

Folder 6: Financial Statement, Office of Isaac S. Taylor, Architect, 904 Columbia Building, December 31, 1903

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