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100 1 _aPelz, Paul J.,
_d1841-1918.
245 0 0 _aPaul J. Pelz papers,
_fcirca 1800-1921
_g(bulk 1890-1917).
300 _a900
_fitems.
300 _a3
_fcontainers.
300 _a1.2
_flinear feet.
506 0 _aOpen to research.
520 8 _aCorrespondence, memoranda, reports, testimonials, printed matter, pictorial representations of buildings, drawings, photographs, and other papers relating to the planning and construction of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building and other buildings. Documents the claims of Pelz and John L. Smithmeyer against the federal government for architectural fees for the Library. Includes material concerning Pelz's investment in the Honduras Aurora Mining Company and other Latin American agricultural and mining ventures. Also includes photocopies of miniature portraits of his parents, Eduard Pelz and Henriette Pelz. Correspondents include Allen O. Clephane, Eugene Davis, Stephen B. Elkins, Owen Bert French, Julian Hurdle, William A. Robertson, and Elliott Woods.
545 0 _aArchitect of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building. Born in Silesia; emigrated to the United States in 1858. Formed partnership with John L. Smithmeyer, 1873 (Smithmeyer & Pelz). Full name: Paul Johannes Pelz.
546 _aCollection material in English.
555 8 _aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010236
580 _aForms part of: Library of Congress Archives.
600 1 0 _aClephane, Allen O.
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aDavis, Eugene
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aElkins, Stephen B.
_q(Stephen Benton),
_d1841-1911
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aFrench, Owen Bert,
_d1865-1951
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aHurdle, Julian
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aPelz, Eduard,
_d1800-1876.
600 1 0 _aPelz, Henriette.
600 1 0 _aRobertson, William A.
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aSmithmeyer, John L.,
_d-1908
_xClaims vs. United States.
600 1 0 _aWoods, Elliott,
_d1864-1923
_xCorrespondence.
610 2 0 _aHonduras Aurora Mining Company.
610 2 0 _aLibrary of Congress.
610 2 0 _aSmithmeyer & Pelz.
650 0 _aAgriculture
_zLatin America.
650 0 _aArchitecture
_zWashington (D.C.)
650 0 _aLibraries
_zWashington (D.C.)
650 0 _aMines and mineral resources
_zHonduras.
650 0 _aMines and mineral resources
_zLatin America.
656 7 _aArchitects.
_2itoamc
856 4 _3Finding aid
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010236
856 4 _3Finding aid (PDF)
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010236.3
999 _c42284
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