Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Adolf K. Placzek, 1985Biographical NoteLibrarian, Art historian
Scope and ContentsChildhood in Vienna; switch from medical studies to art history, University of Vienna; escape from Nazis to England, 1939-1940; M.L.A., Columbia University School of Library Service, 1942; enlistment in United States Army, 1942-46; assistant librarian, Avery Architectural Library, Columbia University, 1949-59, Acting Librarian, 1959: collection of famous trade catalogues drawings, development of Avery Periodical Index; Professor of Art History, Columbia, 1972-80, Professor Emeritus, 1980- ; general editor, architectural books, DaCapo Press; contributions to McMillan Encyclopedia of Architects
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1992
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