Charles W. Warterfield, Jr. Architectural Slides, 1957-1998.
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Architects -- Tennessee.
Architecture -- Details -- Pictorial works.
Architecture -- Southern States.
Architecture -- Tennessee.
Architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Architecture -- United States -- Pictorial works.
Architecture, Domestic -- Tennessee.
Architecture, Victorian -- Tennessee.
Belle Meade Plantation (Tenn.).
Belmont University -- Pictorial works.
Broadway Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.).
Buildings -- Tennessee.
Capitols -- Conservation and restoration.
Capitols -- Design.
Capitols -- Pictorial works.
Carnton Mansion (Franklin, Tenn.).
Cemeteries -- Tennessee.
Central business districts -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Chattanooga (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Chattanooga (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources.
Chattanooga (Tenn.) -- Photographs.
Church architecture -- Tennessee.
Church buildings -- Tennessee.
Classicism in architecture -- Tennessee.
Commercial buildings -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Courthouses -- Tennessee.
Davidson County (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Davidson County (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources.
Davidson County (Tenn.) -- Photographs.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
Downtown Presbyterian Church (Nashville, Tenn.).
Dwellings -- Tennessee.
Eclecticism in architecture -- Tennessee.
General Jackson (Showboat).
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Agency : U.S.).
Hermitage (Hermitage, Tenn.).
Hermitage Hotel (Nashville, Tenn.).
Historic buildings -- Tennessee.
Historic hotels -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Historic house museums -- Tennessee.
Historic preservation -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Historicism in architecture -- Tennessee.
Hotels -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources.
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Photographs.
Land Between the Lakes (Ky. and Tenn.).
Landscapes -- Tennessee -- Pictorial works.
Log cabins -- Tennessee.
Lost architecture -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Maxwell House Hotel (Nashville, Tenn.).
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Photographs.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Commerce.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Photographs.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Tornado, 1998.
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.). -- Board of Parks and Recreation.
Nashville Post Office (Nashville, Tenn.).
Natural areas -- Tennessee.
Nature -- Pictorial works.
Neighborhoods -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Neoclassicism (Architecture) -- Tennessee.
Omohundro Water Treatment Plant (Nashville, Tenn.).
Opryland Hotel (Nashville, Tenn.).
Parks -- Tennessee.
Photographers -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Pinewood (Hickman County, Tenn.).
Place (Philosophy) in architecture.
Plantations -- Tennessee.
Public architecture -- Tennessee.
Public buildings -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Public Square (Nashville, Tenn.).
Regionalism in architecture -- Tennessee.
Religious architecture -- Tennessee.
Rippavilla (Maury County, Tenn.).
Rugby (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Rugby (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources.
Rugby (Tenn.) -- Photographs.
Sculpture and architecture -- United States.
Strickland, William, -- 1787-1854.
Symbolism in architecture -- Tennessee.
Tennessee -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Tennessee -- Capital and capitol.
Tennessee -- Photographs.
Tennessee, Middle -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Tennessee, Middle -- History -- Sources.
Tennessee, Middle -- Photographs.
Tennessee. -- Division of Parks and Recreation.
Two Rivers (Nashville, Tenn.).
Unbuilt architectural projects -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Union Station (Nashville, Tenn.).
United States Customhouse (Nashville, Tenn.).
Vacations -- Pictorial works.
Vanderbilt University -- Pictorial works.
Vernacular architecture -- Tennessee.
Warterfield, Charles W., -- 1926-1998.
West End Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.).
World's Fair of 1982 -- (Knoxville, Tenn.) -- Pictorial works.

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Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material
Physical Desc
6302 slides : col. : 2 x 2 in.
Language
English

Notes

Organization & arrangement of materials
Organization: 23 series grouped by subject, as organized by Charles Warterfield;,Arrangement: In original order as arranged by Charles Warterfield. Individual slides have been numbered by library staff to maintain order.
General Note
Materials housed in Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.
Restrictions on Access
In library use only. Available by appointment.
Description
Scope and content: Collection contains 6,302 slides taken by architect Charles W. Warterfield, Jr. over the course of his adult life, and span the period from about 1957 to 1998. The primary focus of this collection is various styles of architecture in Tennessee, especially in Nashville. These include: pioneer log cabins and houses, vernacular architecture, Greek Revival mansions, Victorian residences and commercial buildings. Warterfield documented through his photography: styles of architecture, architectural details, preservation projects, and buildings that were about to be demolished. In addition, he often created copy slides of: drawings, renderings of proposed developments and redevelopments, floor plans, books, and photographs. He used his images for research and inspiration, and he used some as illustrations for his original lectures on architecture and preservation. Others seem to have been taken for his own personal interest, including some nature shots and images taken on personal and professional trips to areas inside and outside of Tennessee.
Preferred Citation of Described Materials
Cite as: [slide number or Series number and title], Charles W. Warterfield, Jr. Architectural Slides, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Warterfield Estate retains all intellectual property rights to this collection, including copyright, trademark, service mark, patent, and other forms. Estate retains exclusive right and control over commercial reproduction and copying of slides. Reproduction for personal, non-commercial use is permitted; staff see donor file or 599 field in catalog.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Estate of Charles W. Warterfield, Jr., F. A. I. A.;,Gift;,1999.,Acc. RT-107.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Associated Materials: Tennessee State Capitol Building Restoration Photographs are in the holdings of the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Associated Materials: The Charles W. Warterfield Collection (MSS 491) containing photographs taken while Warterfield was a student at Vanderbilt University, are held by the university's Special Collections and University Archives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Related Materials: The Peach Blossom Collection is held by the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, and includes first and second floor plans plus exterior and interior photos from 1967, providing a look into Nashville's historic Peach Blossom mansion shortly before it was demolished. Plans and photos were done by Nashville architect Charles Warterfield, Jr.
Biographical or Historical Data
Charles Wesley Warterfield, Jr. was born on August 8, 1926 to Charles Wesley Warterfield, Sr. and Thelma Montgomery Warterfield of Nashville, Tennessee. A graduate of Vanderbilt University and Yale University School of Architecture, he began his career as an architect in 1952. His first historic preservation work was as a draftsman for a massive restoration effort of the exterior of the Tennessee State Capitol from 1953 to 1955. He returned to oversee interior restoration of the Capitol in 1987 and 1988. He was chairman of the Metro Historical Commission from 1977 to 1981 and a member for ten years. He was a member of the Master Planning Team for the Bicentennial Mall beginning in 1991 and that same year was inducted into the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows. He received the Metro Historical Commission's Historical Achievement Award in 1992, and advocated the ordinance that made historic zoning possible in Nashville, setting the stage for numerous historic districts. He documented local and state architecture and used the slides in lectures about local architecture, its history and preservation, speaking to professionals, laypersons, and historic preservation organizations. He summed up his philosophy as, "You must preserve the character of the community.... Architecture can be the city's link with its own past." He died on December 15, 1998.
Cumulative Index/Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository;,series level control,https://assets.library.nashville.org/documents/finding-aids/Special_Collections_Division_Finding_Aid_WarterfieldCollLevl.pdf.
Cumulative Index/Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository;,item level control,https://assets.library.nashville.org/documents/finding-aids/Special_Collections_Division_Finding_Aid_WarterfieldItemizedList.pdf.
Ownership and Custodial History
Created and organized by Charles W. Warterfield, Jr. and donated by his estate in 1999.
Action
Describe;,2000;,John Lancaster;,initial finding aid and item level inventory.
Action
Rehouse;,2003-2005;,volunteer Raymond Proctor; MTSU graduate student intern; and supervised by staff photo specialist, Beth Odle.
Action
Describe;,2016;,Beth Odle;,formal finding aid.
Accumulation and Frequency of Use
No further accruals are expected.
Local note
Book jacket image digital identifier: WSC 3897 [Acklen Hall]

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Warterfield, C. W. Charles W. Warterfield, Jr. Architectural Slides .

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Warterfield, Charles W., 1926-1998. Charles W. Warterfield, Jr. Architectural Slides. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Warterfield, Charles W., 1926-1998. Charles W. Warterfield, Jr. Architectural Slides .

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Warterfield, Charles W. Charles W. Warterfield, Jr. Architectural Slides

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