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Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Beckman
Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0249
Title
Harold Vogel collection 1963-1998, 1950-2014 1963-1998
There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Harold Vogel collection must be obtained
from Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Harold Vogel collection, #C0249, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Deborah Weitzman-Ward in May 2014.
Processing Information
Processing completed by Richard Smith and Elizabeth Beckman in February 2015. EAD markup completed by Elizabeth Beckman in
February 2015.
Architectural sculptor Harold Vogel (1930-2011) was born in Detroit, Michigan. He spent the majority of his childhood in Germany,
his parents' homeland, and was educated and served an apprenticeship as a stone carver there. Vogel became a certified Mastercraftsman
in Dusseldorf, Germany in 1953. He returned to the United States in the mid-1950s, settling in the Washington, D.C., area
after serving with the US Army. Vogel worked on a number of projects in the capital and the surrounding area, and he eventually
formed Wood and Stone, Inc. and the Carving and Restoration Team, based in Northern Virginia. Vogel's sculpting and restoration
projects over the years included work on Washington National Cathedral, the CIA memorial, the US Senate Chamber, the Marine
Corps Memorial and the Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial, along with many other projects around the country and the world. He and
his wife, artist Hilde Vogel-Michalik, lived in Northern Virginia until Vogel-Michalik's death in 1999. Vogel spent his last
years in Front Royal, Virginia, and he died in late 2011.
The collection largely documents Vogel's career as an architectural sculptor through newsclippings and magazine articles,
as well as photos, negatives, slides, and VHS tapes from the various projects that he worked on. Some biographical information,
such as resumes and biographical sketches, is also included. There are also a few awards and certificates given to Vogel through
his professional life. The majority of the material is in English, with a few articles and pamphlets in German and Spanish.
Series 1: News articles, personal, and professional papers covers the 1950s to 2014 and includes newsclippings, magazine articles,
and ephemera related to Vogel's many carving and restoration projects, including the Lyndon B. Johnson memorial, the CIA memorial,
the Marine Corps memorial, and the Gerald Ford Presidential Library. His involvement in the Northern Virginia Community College
Stone Carving and Restoration program is documented through articles and press releases. A few resumes and biographical sketches,
as well as awards and certificates, are also included, as is a sketch for a sign that says "Dacha Vogel."
Series 2: Photographic materials includes photographic prints, negatives of various sizes, and slides documenting the working
process and finished products of Vogel and his companies. This includes the Gerald Ford Presidential Library, the Confederate
Dead memorial, and the Yorktown Victory monument. Of particular interest are photos from the dedication of the Lyndon B. Johnson
memorial, which include images of Vogel with Lady Bird Johnson and other dignitaries at the event. There are also some personal
photos of Vogel's home and studio and Vogel with his dog. The materials range from the 1950s-1996.
Series 3: Audiovisual materials includes VHS tapes of Vogel and his team's work on various projects, including Arlington Cemetery
Urns, the Yorktown Victory monument, and a floating sphere for Disney. There are also a number of tapes on the Barre granite
industry, as well as a tape documenting aspects of Vogel's personal life. Many of the tapes are undated, but the dated tapes
run from 1988-2002, with material on one of the tapes dating from 1966-1967.
The materials are arranged alphabetically within the following series:
Missing Title
Series 1: News articles, personal, and professional papers, circa 1950s-2014
Series 2: Photographic materials, circa 1950s-1996
Series 3: Audiovisual materials, 1988-2002
Series 1: News articles, personal, and professional papers
circa 1950s-2014
Scope and Contents note
This series contains newsclippings, magazine articles, and ephemera related to Vogel's many carving and restoration projects,
as well as some biographical information and awards.
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1
Artistic Works, including sketches
circa 1970s-1980s
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2
Asia Society articles
1981
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3
Articles from Building Stone magazine
1981-1999
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4
Biographical sketches and resumes, awards, and correspondence
1950s-1990s
Scope and Contents note
Includes 2 photos of Vogel at work
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5
Biographical pamphlet in Spanish
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6
CIA memorial wall sketches and articles
2003, 2014
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7
Completion of DC Municipal Center sculpture articles
1978
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8
Egon Kaiser and Dieter Von Oettingen speeches on stone decay and restoration
circa 1980s, 1989
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9
Gerald Ford Presidential Library project articles
1981
Scope and Contents note
Includes 3 photos
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10
German language articles and letters related to Anton Felderhoff, reproductions of artwork
1950s
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11
German newspaper articles
1977
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 12
Immigration and Naturalization mail notice
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13
Lyndon B. Johnson memorial articles, letter
1976
Scope and Contents note
Includes 1 photo
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14
Murray Spalding movement arts clipping (probably for research)
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 15
News articles and ephemera from various projects
1970s-1980s
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 16
News articles on various projects
1960s-1990s
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 17
News articles, pamphlets, and ephemera related to various projects, including LBJ memorial opening invite
1960s-1990s
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 18
Northern Virginia Community College stone carving and restoration program articles, proposal, press release
1993, 1998
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 19
Senate Chamber restoration articles
1976
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 2
Dacha Vogel sign sketch
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 1
Spanish Language news articles
1976-1978
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 2
Spanish Language news articles
1976-1977
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 3
St. James Cathedral, Seattle project news articles
1990s
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 4
Vietnam inscription on Marine memorial - press release and news articles
This series includes photographic prints, negatives of various sizes, and slides documenting the working process and finished
products of Vogel and his companies. There are also some personal photos of Vogel's home and studio and Vogel with his dog.
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 5
Carvings of hands photos
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 6
Central America, projects, Vogel at work photos
circa 1950s-1990s
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 7
Confederate Dead memorial restoration photos
1990
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 8
Disney granite sphere project photos
1994-1996
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 9
House, property photos
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 10
Gerald Ford Presidential Library project photos
circa late 1970s-early 1980s
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 11
Lyndon B. Johnson memorial dedication and reception photos
1976
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 12
Lyndon B. Johnson memorial - photos of work in progress, finished product
mid-1970s
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 13
Marble fountain photos
1982
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 14
Marine Corps memorial photos
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 15
Postcards and pamphlets from Marble, CO
circa 1950s
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 16
Rock formation photos
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 17
Sculptures, Vogel at work photos (part 1 of 2)
1960s-1980s, undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 18
Sculptures, Vogel at work photos (part 2 of 2)
1960s-1980s, undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 1
State of Maine Library and Archives photos
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 2
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier photos
1993, undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 3
Vogel and German Shepherd photos
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 4
Vogel working on George Washington bust, celebration and installation of bust, Granada, Nicaragua photos
1976
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 5
White marble garden sculpture photos
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 6
Wooden sculpture process photos
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 7
Yorktown statue installation photos
circa 1990
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 8
Yorktown Victory monument photos
1990
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 9
3 1/2"x4" negatives of sculpture
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 10
4"X5" negatives of Vogel at work in studio
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 11
16mm negatives - work in progress, outdoor scenes
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 12
35 mm negatives and contact sheets - Dumbarton Oaks, Harold as a kid, Germany, etc.
1986, 1988
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 13
35mm negatives of carvings, work in progress, prints of Saks 5th Ave stonework
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 14
35mm negatives from various projects
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 15
Marble Institute of America letter and slide
1983
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 16
Negatives - 6cmx6cm, 3 1/2x4, 35mm, and slides of various projects (Kuwait fountain, Lyndon B. Johnson memorial, etc.)
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 17
Slides of room, people, outdoors
1972, 1980, undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 18
Slides of work in process
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 19
Slides of work in progress used in promotional material
This series includes VHS tapes of Vogel and his team's work on various projects, including Arlington Cemetery Urns, the Yorktown
Victory monument, and a floating sphere for Disney. There are also a number of tapes on the Barre granite industry, as well
as a tape documenting aspects of Vogel's personal life.
Mixed Materials box: 5
"Artistry in Granite"
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 5
"The Basics of SBX"
1988
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 5
C and R master tape
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 5
C and R 7 parts - copy
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 5
C and R second copy
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 5
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 5
Civil War monument
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 5
Cleaning and injection of Jimmy Hoffa, Cleaning and repair of marble vase
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 5
Disney floating sphere
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 5
The Floating Sphere - Nuremburg Fair, ATT, Disney
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 5
Fortress at Sea
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
H. Vogel and C+R Team - Arlington Cemetery Urns
1995-1996
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
H. Vogel - Arl. Cem. Urns
circa 1995-1996
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
H. Vogel Carving + Restoration Team Arlington Cemetery Urns
circa 1995-1996
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
H. Vogel and the C+R Team Urns for Arlington Cemetery
1995-1996
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
H. Vogel Carving + Restoration Team Arlington Cemetery Urns
1995
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
H. Vogel Carving + Restoration Team Arlington Cemetery Urns
1995
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
H. Vogel Carving + Restoration Team Arlington Cemetery Urns
1995
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
Harold Vogel Interview
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
Inside the CIA "Stars on the Wall" - Discovery Channel
May 22, 2002
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
Laminating, Cleaning, Cleaning W. Marble, Repairs of Doughnut, Injections of Madonna, Cleaning of Civil War M., Rest of Tomb
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 6
Lettering - Research Building, Philadelphia, Cleansing and Injection of Marble Statue, Carving, Loading of Doughnut
1990
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 7
Lincoln, Nebraska - Harold Vogel
undated
Scope and Contents note
Mixed Materials box: 7
"Modern Block Exploitation - Drilling and Splitting for the Natural Stone Industry"