Summary
Abstract
Nationally known for his architectural drawings, Milton S. Osborne directed the Penn State School of Architecture (1946-1962) and maintained a private practice (1925-1972). The collection primarily focuses on his architectural work on urban rejuvenation projects and the Dwight D. Eisenhower home at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1979
Extent
21.27 Cubic feet
Background
Biographical Note
Milton S. Osborne, born in 1897 in Zanesville, Ohio, received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Ohio State (1922) and Columbia (1925), and a master's degree from Columbia (1928). He was associate professor of architecture at Alabama Polytechnic in Auburn, Alabama (1925-1929), and directed the School of Architecture at the University of Manitoba for seventeen years (1929-1946) before joining the faculty at Penn State (1946-1962). At Penn State, he headed the School of Architecture while maintaining a private practice, gaining national recognition for his architectural sketches and work rejuvenating business districts. Together with his wife, the interior designer Sophia N. Bookwalter Osborne, they redesigned the Eisenhower Farm at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He donated his sketches to the Library of Congress and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. He retired with emeritus status and continued his architectural practice until his death in 1972.
Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Penn State University Libraries catalog via the link above. Archival collections may be housed in offsite storage. For materials stored offsite, please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval.
General note
The collection consists primarily of architectural drawings and photographs from Milton Osborne's architectural work on urban rejuvenation projects and the Dwight D. Eisenhower home at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It includes some correspondence; 13 presentation-size images; and sketches, photographs, and albums from his travels.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Using These Materials
Repository Details
Part of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Repository
104 Paterno Library
Penn State University
University Park 16802 USA
(814) 865-1793
spcollections@psu.edu
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Milton S. Osborne Papers, PSUA 1902, Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University.
- Title
- Milton S. Osborne papers, 1918-1979
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Prepared by Special Collections Library faculty/staff
- Date
- 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English