Purves, Edmund Randolph, 1897-1964

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From the description of Papers of Edmund Randolph Purves, 1916-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81874930

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1897, June 20 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1917 Member, French army, American Field Service 1917 1919 Member, American Expeditionary Forces 1920 B.S., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 1920 Finalist in Paris Prize design competition 1926 Married Mary Carroll Spencer 1927 Became practicing architect 1927 Cofounder with Kenneth M. Day of Purves and Day architectural firm 1927 1932 Architect with Purves and Day 1932 1937 Dissolved partnership with Day in 1932 and practiced independently 1937 1941 Member, architectural firm of Purves, Cope, and Stewart 1941 1945 Served in United States Army, Seventh Air Force 1941 1949 Director, American Institute of Architects (with leave of absence for military service) 1949 1961 Executive director, American Institute of Architects 1961 1962 Consulting director, American Institute of Architects 1962 1964 Associate with Chatelain, Gauger, and Nolan 1964, Apr. 7 Died, Washington, D. C. From the guide to the Edmund Randolph Purves Papers, 1916-1964, (bulk 1950-1964), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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World War, 1914-1918


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World War, 1939-1945


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