Published References

• Glazer, Irvin R. Philadelphia Theatres, A-Z: A Comprehensive, Descriptive Record of 813 Theatres Constructed Since 1724. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986., p. 139
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  Client/Project Name: University of Pennsylvania / Irvine Auditorium
   
• Thomas, George E.Buildings of Pennsylvania Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, Society of Architectural Historians, University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, 2010, p. 131
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  Client/Project Name: University of Pennsylvania / Irvine Auditorium
  Architects Referenced: Trumbauer, Horace (1868-1938); Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates (fl. 1989 - )
   
• Thomas, George E. and David B. Brownlee. Building America's First University: An Historical and Architectural Guide to the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000., p. 170-171
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  Client/Project Name: University of Pennsylvania / William B. Irvine Auditorium
  Architects Referenced: Trumbauer, Horace (1868-1938); Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates (fl. 1989 - )
   
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Cultural Resources Database
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  Client/Project Name: Irvine Auditorium
   
• Philadelphia Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide, v. 39, n. 45, p. 709, 11/5/1924
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  Client/Project Name: University of Pennsylvania
  Architect Referenced: Trumbauer, Horace (1868-1938)
   
• Philadelphia Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide, v. 41, n. 27, p. 421, 7/7/1926
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  Client/Project Name: University of Pennsylvania
  Architect Referenced: Trumbauer, Horace (1868-1938)
   
• Marquee: The Journal of the Theatre Historical Society of America, Vol. 40, No. 4, 4th Quarter 2008, p. 10 (ill.)
   
• Philadelphia Register of Historic Places (Imported)
   

Drawings, Photos, Papers, etc.

• Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania - Warren Powers Laird Collection
  Holding Name: University of Pennsylvania / Irvine Auditorium
  Quantity: 3 folders, Call Number: 047.30
  Architects Referenced: Cret, Paul Philippe (1876 - 1945); Laird, Warren Powers (1861 - 1948)
   
• Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Cret Collection
  Holding Name: Irvine Auditorium
  Quantity: 1 sheet, Call Number: 27-PS*004
  Architect Referenced: Trumbauer, Horace (1868-1938)
   
• Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Cret Collection
  Holding Name: University of Pennsylvania / William B. Irvine Auditorium
  Quantity: 4 Sheets, Call Number: TRU2586
  Architect Referenced: Trumbauer, Horace (1868-1938)
   
• Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Irvin R. Glazer Theater Collection
  Holding Name: University of Pennsylvania / Irvine Auditorium
  Quantity: 2, Call Number: 43-P-101
   
• Athenaeum of Philadelphia - James Dillon Collection
  Holding Name: University of Pennsylvania / Irvine Auditorium
  Quantity: 1 item, Call Number: 32-P-083
  Architect Referenced: Trumbauer, Horace (1868-1938)
   
• Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Karl Lutz Collection
  Holding Name: University of Pennsylvania
  Quantity: 24 Items, Call Number: 76-P-165
   
• Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Karl Lutz Collection
  Holding Name: Irvine Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania
  Quantity: 1 Item, Call Number: 76-PC-082
   
• Athenaeum of Philadelphia - PAB Collection
  Holding Name: University of Pennsylvania / Irvine Auditorium
  Quantity: 1 image, Call Number: 146-DP-044
   
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Horace Trumbauer Collection
  Holding Name: Irvine Auditorium of University of Pennsylvania
  Quantity: 1 item, Call Number: V36 small
  Architect Referenced: Trumbauer, Horace (1868-1938)
   

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