Darwin D. Martin family papers, ca. 1878-1935.

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Darwin D. Martin family papers, ca. 1878-1935.

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Papers, circa 1878-1935, of Darwin D. Martin (1865-1935) of Buffalo, New York, an official of the Larkin Company and an early client of Frank Lloyd Wright. Includes diaries, memorandum books, business and family correspondence, genealogical material and other items concerning Darwin D. Martin, his wife Isabelle Reidpath Martin, and their children Dorothy and Darwin R. Martin. Also included are letters to Martin from his brother William E. Martin of Chicago, 1902-1910, letters to Martin from Elbert Hubbard of the Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, New York, 1893-1912, and letters to Martin from Booker T. Washington, 1901-1915. Some of the correspondence between William E. and Darwin D. Martin concerns the activities of Frank Lloyd Wright. Also included are various memoranda concerning the Darwin D. Martin House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and a typescript draft of "Romeo and Juliet", 1929 , which was later incorporated into Frank Lloyd Wright's Autobiography (1932). The bulk of the correspondence between Darwin D. Martin and Frank Lloyd Wright, including additional letters of Darwin D. to William E. Martin, is included in the related "Frank Lloyd Wright Darwin D. Martin Papers" (MS 22.8) available at the University Archives of the State University of New York at Buffalo and in the Special Collections at Stanford University. The University Archives also has architectural plans, contractor's correspondence and photographs of the Darwin D. Martin House and related structures (MS 22).

5.71 linear feet (10 legal manuscript boxes, 2 half legal manuscript boxes, 1 flat box box, 1 oversize flat box, 1 oversize folder)

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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SNAC Resource ID: 8084787

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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Hubbard, Elbert

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American author, publisher, master craftsman; died on the Lusitania, May 1915. From the description of Papers of Elbert Hubbard, 1896-1915. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136608 American author and lecturer; founder of The Roycroft Shop which produced furniture, various publications and fine editions of the classics. Hubbard died, along with his wife, Alice Moore Hubbard, during the sinking of the Lusitania. From the description of Letters by Elb...

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

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Architect, designer; Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona. From the description of Frank Lloyd Wright textile design studies, [ca. 1955]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122971 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an American Architect internationally recognized for his distinctive Prairie Style houses, innovative building design, Taliesin school and fellowships, and philosophy of "organic architecture." From the guide to the Frank Lloyd Wright Miscel...

Darwin D. Martin House (Buffalo, N.Y.)

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Foster, Dorothy Martin

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Martin, William Ellsworth

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Martin, Isabelle R. (Isabelle Reidpath)

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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

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Booker T. Washington was an African American educator and public figure. Born a slave on a small farm in Hale's Ford, Virginia, he worked his way through the Hampton Institute and became an instructor there. He was the first principal of the Tuskegee Institute, and under his management it became a successful center for practical education. A forceful and charismatic personality, he became a national figure through his books and lectures. Although his conservative views concerned many critics, he...

State university of New York at Buffalo

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Martin, Darwin D., 1865-1935

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Martin, Darwin R. (Darwin Reidpath), 1900-1979

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Martin, D. D. (Darwin D.), 1865-1935

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Active patron and supporter of Frank Lloyd Wright. Secretary of the Larkin Co. of Buffalo, New York. From the description of Darwin D. Martin papers, 1883-1982 (inclusive), 1904-1949 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866474 Biographical Note Active patron and supporter of Frank Lloyd Wright. Secretary of the Larkin Co. of Buffalo, New York. From the guide to the Darwin D. Martin Papers, 1883-1982 (incl...