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Cornelius L. T. Gabler papers, 1939-1988

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Summary

Creator:
Gabler, Cornelius L. T., 1902-1988
Abstract:
Detroit, Michigan, architect; 1934 graduate of the University of Michigan. Biographical material and descriptions of his architectural work, including photographs; also photographs taken during World War II and report of U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey on Wake Island, Marshall Islands, and Rabaul, New Britain.
Extent:
1 linear foot
Language:
English
Call Number:
921112 Aa 2
Authors:
Finding aid created by Leonard A. Coombs, November 1994

Background

Scope and Content:

A large part of this collection is made up of black and white slides taken during World War II in the South Pacific and color slides taken in 1945 and 1946 during the Strategic Bombing Survey of Wake Island, the Marshall Islands, and Rabaul, New Britain. The collection does not include any information as to whether Gabler was the actual photographer. The slides are identified by a topical code system, which is deciphered as much as possible in this finding aid. Some of the slides are mounted in cardboard mounts and are stored in folders, the rest in glass and metal mounts and stored in a metal box. The finding aid indicates the locations for each topical code.

The book The Allied Campaigns Against Wake Island, the Marshall Islands and Rabaul, New Britain: A Photographic Record, included with the collection, parallels the topics of the slides taken during the Strategic Bombing Survey, but does not duplicate any of the pictures in the slide files.

Biographical / Historical:

Cornelius (Neil) Gabler was a Detroit, Michigan, architect who served as a Marine officer in the South Pacific during World War II. He graduated from the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Design in 1934. Among the buildings he designed were the Cooley and Phoenix Memorial Laboratories on the University of Michigan North Campus, and the Penguinarium at the Detroit Zoo. During World War II Gabler served as a Marine Corps aviation and intelligence officer in the South Pacific, and after the Japanese surrender served as intelligence officer for the Marshalls-Gilberts-New Britain Party of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey.

Acquisition Information:
The collection was received in two accession, in 1992 from Gabler’s sister Nan Sparrow (donor no. 8074 ), and in 1994 from Gabler’s nephew George Sparrow (donor no. 7594 ).
Accruals:

Periodic additions to the records are not expected.

Rules or Conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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RESTRICTIONS:

The collection is open to research.

USE & PERMISSIONS:

George Sparrow has transferred any copyright he held in the collection to the Regents of the University of Michigan; Nan Sparrow did not transfer her copyright. The collection may also contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[item], folder, box, Cornelius L. T. Gabler papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

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Collection

Cornelius L. T. Gabler papers, 1939-1988
Call Number 921112 Aa 2
Total components 34
Last indexed 2023-08-08