Andrew Putnam Hill, Jr. Papers, 1860-1986

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Andrew Putnam Hill, Jr. Papers, 1860-1986

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The bulk of the Andrew Putnam Hill, Jr. Papers chronicles thetraining and career of a professional educator and architect over the course ofsixty years, from approximately 1910-1975. The collection includes professional andpersonal correspondence, photographs, academic documents, architectural renderings,newspaper clippings, biographical and family memoirs, and an oral interview ofAndrew Putnam Hill, Jr. in 1972. The extent of the collection spans nearly 130years, including materials and photographs created by Andrew Putnam Hill, Sr., aswell as family memoirs written in the 1970s by Birdella Hill Laughlin, Andrew PutnamHill, Jr.’s daughter.

Containers: 7 boxes; Volume: 2.14 cubic feet; Selected online items available

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Sourisseau Academy for State andLocal History,San Jose State University,

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