James Wright Hammond Papers

<p>Educated at Illinois Institute of Technology under Mies van der Rohe, Hammond first worked in the office of Eliel and Eero Saarinen and then at Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill’s Chicago office, where he was elected to partnership in 1961. Subsequently, he was a founding partner of Hammond, Beeby, Babka. Hammond’s career typifies that of many mid-20th century architects: a post-Beaux-Arts education, experience in large architectural offices working on large projects, then the establishment of a small firm with a specialized “boutique” practice. The collection contains photographs of projects and business brochures from his various partnerships. Related material can also be found in Hammond’s oral history.</p> <p><a href="http://digital-libraries.artic.edu/cdm/search/collection/findingaids/searchterm/Hammond,%20James%20Wright,%20Papers/field/title/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View finding aid.</a><br><a href="http://digital-libraries.artic.edu/cdm/search/collection/caohp/searchterm/Hammond%20biography/field/title/mode/all/conn/and/order/title">James Wright Hammond Oral History.</a></p> <p>Collection access:<br>Collections may be accessed in the Franke Reading Room of the Research Center at The Art Institute of Chicago, by appointment only. For further information, consult <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/contact-usage-and-faq">the FAQ</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/finding-aids">Finding aids by subject</a><br><a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/findingaids">Browse all finding aids</a><br><a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mqc">Browse images and media</a><br><a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/oral-histories">Oral histories</a></p> <p>Contact the Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives:<br>archives@artic.edu</p>