A. Henry Detweiler papers

Architect, archaeologist, professor of architecture.

Albert Henry Detweiler received a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1930 from the University of Pennsylvania. In the early 1930s he became involved with the American Schools of Oriental Research, with which he maintained a lifelong affiliation. He joined the Cornell University faculty in 1939, was appointed associate dean of the College of Architecture in 1956, and as chairman of the Committee on Student Conduct was active in the organization of a new judicial system at Cornell. In 1957 Professor Detweiler joined George M. A. Hanfmann of Harvard in organizing the archaeological exploration of Sardis in Turkey under the aegis of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Detweiler was also field archaeologist at a number of famous Near Eastern excavations, was interested in architectural conservation and restoration, and studied architectural history in Europe, including study of the origins of Christian architecture while a Guggenheim Fellow in 1961-1962. He was active in professional organizations, including the Society of Architectural Historians and the American Institute of Architects. He was architect and archaeologist at Dura, Samaria, and Tell Beit Mirsim; architectural advisor at Seleucia; surveyed the Great Mosque in Isfahan, Iran; and architect at Bostra in 1935.

Letter from Henry Detweiler to Deane W. Malott about Detweiler's participation in the 600th anniversary of the founding of the University of Pavia, 1961.