New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1976. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. The format is approximately 7.75 inches by 9.625 inches. xxi, [1], 631, [1], plus section of plates. Illustrated endpapers. Critical Bibliography. Index. The dust jacket was wear, tears, chips and soiling. John Ely Burchard (December 8, 1898 Marshall, Minnesota - December 25, 1975 Boston) was an American professor and dean at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was a historian and architectural critic. He was President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1954 to 1957. He attended the University of Minnesota for two and a half years, served in World War I, and returned to study at MIT, obtaining a bachelor's degree in 1923 and a master's in 1925. Burchard started his career at Bemis Industries as research director, vice president, and director. He was appointed professor at MIT in 1938. From 1940 to 1945, he was affiliated with the National Research Council and the National Defense Research Committee. For his war work, he received a Medal for Merit in 1948. Burchard was the first dean of MIT's School of Humanities and Social Science, serving from 1950 to 1969. More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company [An Atlantic Monthly Press Book], 1961. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. x, [2], 595, [1] pages. Illustrations. General Bibliography. Notes. Index (Index of Buildings; Index of Cities; General Index and Illustrations). John Ely Burchard (December 8, 1898 Marshall, Minnesota - December 25, 1975 Boston) was an American professor and dean at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was a historian and architectural critic. He was President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1954 to 1957. He attended the University of Minnesota for two and a half years, served in World War I, and returned to study at MIT, obtaining a bachelor's degree in 1923 and a master's in 1925. Burchard started his career at Bemis Industries as research director, vice president, and director. He was appointed professor at MIT in 1938. From 1940 to 1945, he was affiliated with the National Research Council and the National Defense Research Committee. For his war work, he received a Medal for Merit in 1948. Burchard was the first dean of MIT's School of Humanities and Social Science, serving from 1950 to 1969. The John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities is an endowed chair named in his honor. MIT holds his papers. Albert Bush-Brown (1926-1994) was an American architectural historian and university president. He was chancellor and president of Long Island University (1971–1985) and president of Rhode Island School of Design (1962–1968) He also taught art history at Princeton, Harvard, Case Western Reserve, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He authored several books, including Louis Sullivan (1960). He attended Princeton University. More