Arthur L. Loeb papers (SP 7.0)

The Arthur L. Loeb papers contains articles, presentations, videos, and other various media and ephemera used to teach his Design Science courses at Harvard University. Included with his teaching materials are also his biographical papers and personal creations. These papers consist of: watercolors, photos, academic papers, lab reports from his time at the Kennecott Copper Company in Lexington, Massachusetts, digital art work, calendars, and posters. Student homework and projects are also included with the collection. This student work also derives from his Design Science courses taught at Harvard University. Several miscellaneous items within the collection are posthumous assignments completed by RISD students in relation to Design Science or Arthur L. Loeb. Correspondences are included but limited as are personal photos. Most of the collection highlights his teaching methods as well as his coursework.

A large collection of built models can be found in the Arthur Loeb Design Science Collection, RISD Nature Lab location. There are approximately 400 models included in the Nature Lab collection. Included with these models are also prints designed and created by Arthur L. Loeb as well as a small collection of calendars, enlarged photos, and student assignments.

In addition to the models and various ephemera, the Arthur Loeb Design Science Collection in the Nature Lab possesses a small library of books from Arthur Loeb's personal collection. This collection includes approximately 600 books on subjects ranging from art, design, fiction, science, and magazine publications. Notable authors and subjects include Ayn Rand, M.C. Escher, and R. Buckminster Fuller. The catalog to this library as well as the books are separate from this finding aid and can be accessed at the Arthur Loeb Design Science Collection.

Removed from the collection were vintage copies of computer programs such as The Geometer's Sketchpad for Macintosh (Key Curriculum Press, 1994), Key CAD (Softkey, IBM), and MAC OS Origami: The Secret Life of Paper (CloudRunner Inc.). Other items removed from the collection include: blank MD2-D Maxwell Mini-Floppy Disks, student course grades and rosters, A Library of Information on Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings (1977), S-STIX Construction Kit, Hoyne Mirro-Tiles, and a collection of Harvard Magazines ranging from the 1970's to the 1990's.