Purves, Edmund Randolph, 1897-1964
Variant namesArchitect.
From the description of Papers of Edmund Randolph Purves, 1916-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81874930
Biographical Note
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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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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Edmund Randolph Purves Papers, 1916-1964, (bulk 1950-1964) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Purves, Edmund Randolph, 1897-1964. Edmund Randolph Purves collection of correspondence. | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | |
| referencedIn | Haskell, Douglas Putnam, 1899-1979. Douglas Putnam Haskell papers, Series I: Pending correspondence, 1949-1964. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | American Institute of Architects. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chatelain, Leon, 1902-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Haskell, Douglas Putnam, 1899-1979. | person |
| correspondedWith | Purvis family | family |
| associatedWith | Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959. | person |
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Birth 1897
Death 1964
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