William Gray Purcell Papers 1855-1965

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William Gray Purcell Papers 1855-1965

Collection contains drawings, including plans, elevations and sections for much of the firm's work, together with renderings, sketches, photographs and correspondence. Letters, photographs and books from Purcell's maternal grandfather (William Cunningham Gray, 1830-1901) form part of the collection. Also present in the papers are manuscripts, typescripts, and clippings.

256 cubic feet

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6618030

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Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965

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William Gray Purcell (1880-1965) was an architect in partnership with George Grant Elmslie (1869-1952). They designed buildings in the "Prairie" or "Progressive" style in the East (Pennsylvania), the Midwest (Minnesota and Illinois), and the West (Oregon). From the description of Selected papers of William G. Purcell, 1919-1964. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 75683091 From the guide to the Selected papers of William G. Purcell, 1919-1964, (Special Coll...

Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990

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Purcell and Elmslie

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Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924

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Architect. From the description of Louis H. Sullivan photographs and drawings, circa 1868-1924. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 505720020 From the description of Frank Lloyd Wright collection of Louis Henry Sullivan drawings, circa 1873-1910, (bulk circa 1883-1895). (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122632888 American architect, born Sept. 3, 1856 in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied architecture un...

Hamlin, Talbot, 1889-1956

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Gebhard, David

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Dr. David Gebhard (1927-1996) was an architectural historian and Professor in the History of Art and Architecture Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He was the author of numerous works on architectural history, especially relating to California, including: A Guide to Architecture in Southern California (1965) with Robert Winter, L.A. in the Thirties, 1931-1941 (1975) with Harriette Von Breton, Santa Barbara Crosstown Freeway Historical Properties Inven...

Andrews, Wayne.

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Wayne Andrews (1913-1987) was born in Kenilworth, Illinois and educated in the Winnetka public schools, Lawrenceville School, and Harvard. He received his doctorate in American history at Columbia University under Allan Nevins; his Ph.D. thesis, "Architecture, Ambition and Americans," was among the first important analyses of culture as it relates to architecture. From 1948 to 1956 he was Curator of Manuscripts at the New York Historical Society, and from 1956 to 1963 he was an editor at Charles...

Elmslie, George Grant, 1871-1952

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