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William Maria Boedefeld architectural renderings

 Collection
Call Number: RH AD 15

Overview

This collection contains two renderings created by architect W.M. Boedefeld, one of a bank and another of a building on Washburn University's campus in Topeka, Kansas.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions governing access.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of W. M. Boedefeld

William Maria Boedefeld was an architect, born in Muenster, Germany on October 13, 1903. He came to the United States through Brazil, escaping Germany on January 27, 1926, and applied for citizenship in 1930 in New York.

Boedefeld studied architecture at the Pratt Institute, New York University, and the Beaux Art Institute of Design, New York. He moved to Kansas City in 1945. He worked with architecture firms in New York City and Kansas City before he retired.

Boedefeld was particularly known as an artist and delineator who did renderings for a number of architectural and engineering firms. William M. Boedefeld died in Kansas City in Clay County, April 9, 1991.

Extent

2 oversize folders ; Folders measure 59x90 cm

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH AD 15

Title
Guide to William Maria Boedefeld Collection
Subtitle
William Maria Boedefeld architectural renderings
Author
Finding aid prepared by rmk. Finding aid encoded by rmk.
Date
2019-03
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9692832828
Preferred citation
William Maria Boedefeld architectural renderings, RH AD 15, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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