Born in the German town of Stettin (now in Poland) in 1928, Mr. Saalman and his twin brother, Peter, were brought to the United States in 1938 by their family, which settled in Manhattan.
He attended City College and the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. He joined the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University in 1958, and was Andrew Mellon Professor of Architecture until his retirement last year.
Mr. Saalman's specialty was Italian Renaissance architecture. He was the author of a highly regarded two-volume study of the architect Brunelleschi and also wrote about Michelangelo and Alberti. His "Haussmann: Paris Transformed," about the 19th-century modernization of Paris, was published in 1971.
From his New York Times obituary, https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/24/obituaries/howard-saalman-art-historian-67.html
The collection comprises notebooks (15) written in Italian and English from 1959 to 1993 containing Saalman’s research notes on Italian architecture; publications by Howard Saalman bound into 3 volumes from 1958 to 1990; and photographs and drawings used in published works by Saalman from 1958 to 1984 focusing on the work of architects Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, and Alberti.
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Howard Saalman papers, Ms.2015.005, Brown University Library
The collection is arranged into four series according to media type:
Donated to the library by Jeanne Saalman.