Papers of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony collected by Eric Nicholls, 1900-1947 [manuscript]. 1900-1947.

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Papers of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony collected by Eric Nicholls, 1900-1947 [manuscript]. 1900-1947.

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Papers of Walter Burley Griffin, mostly relating to his life and work in Australia. There are writings in Griffin's hand, typescripts of articles he wrote, newspaper cuttings relating to Griffin and his work, including the establishment of Canberra and plans for the development of Leeton and Griffith. There is a small amount of material relating to projects in Melbourne such as Newman College, the Palais de Dance and the Capitol Theatre. There is also a small amount relating to the the building of incinerators in Sydney and the development of Castlecrag, including the the knitlock process. Papers of Marion Mahony Griffin include a set of notebooks containing lists of plantings, coded by colour. There is a small amount of material relating to Griffin's work in the USA and India.

2.31 (14 boxes) + 1 fol. box.

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Nicholls, Eric M. (Eric Milton), 1902-1966

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Griffin, Marion Mahony, 1871-1961

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Architect and wife of Walter Burley Griffin, architect (1876-1937). From the description of The magic of America : typescript, [between 1937 and 1949] / Marion Mahony Griffin. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58665394 ...

Griffin, Walter Burley, 1876-1937

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Walter Burley Griffin was an architect and landscape architect. Marion Mahony Griffin (1871-1962) was an architect who worked mainly as an architectural renderer. She was the first women to graduate, in 1894, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in architecture. Both had previously worked for Frank Lloyd Wright at his studio in Oak Park, Illinois. From the description of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin architectural drawings, circa 1909-1937. (...