Carnegie Hall Corporation, The

Carnegie Hall will conserve and digitize 410 architectural drawings documenting the construction of the music hall in 1891 and subsequent renovations and improvements made to the National Historic Landmark building. The drawings include the work of architects William B. Tuthill, Ely Jacques Kahn, Robert Allan Jacobs, and John J. McNamara. Together with the institutional records held at the Carnegie Hall Archives, the drawings document the history and development of Carnegie Hall as one of the premier venues in the world for classical music. The archives also support the study of the historic preservation movement in New York City, which saved Carnegie Hall from demolition in 1960 through a citizen-led campaign.