Garden Building, Boston, MA (2 folders), 1911

The Julius A. Schweinfurth papers consist of approximately 10.5 cubic feet, dating from 1882 through 1927. The bulk of the collection consists of artwork such as sketches, architectural plans, and watercolors of projects he designed and architecture he observed while traveling. A great deal of the collection is fragile. There are newspaper clippings related to architecture and a collection of Schweinfurth's published images and writings in The American Architect. The collection also includes hundreds of drawings, watercolors, and photographs that document his work.

The collection is divided into two series, I. Projects and II. Personal. The projects that Schweinfurth worked on were 1) Churches 2) Monuments and Memorials 3) Public Buildings 4) Residences and 5) Schools and Colleges. The residences and elementary schools are mostly in Brookline and Roxbury. There is extensive documentation of Schweinfurth's work at Wellesley College, including the quadrangle, gymnasium, teahouse, and various residence halls. Many of the drawings in the collection never evolved beyond the planning stage. Several plans were submitted as entries in design contests such as the Minnesota State Capital Building and the U.S. Grant Memorial. Included with the Projects series are negatives and photographs of Schweinfurth designs that were completed.

The personal material consists mainly of travel drawings. These are separated by the country of origin. There are also six scrapbooks filled with sketches and ideas for furniture (Box 8), buildings and facades (Box 9), designs for inlay and relief work (Box 10), columns and capitals, monuments and memorials (Box 11), light fixtures, statues, and animal figures (Box 12). The final scrapbook (Box 12) is a photo album of architectural design elements from around the world.

There is also a collection of rare books owned by Schweinfurth that are housed in the rare book collection of the Northeastern University Archives. Of note is "Sketches Abroad", a compilation of architectural renderings that Schweinfurth created while on an 1886 European tour.