Architects’ and Designers’ Papers
1767-2018 (bulk 1889-2017)
Thomas Chippendale (c.1709-1779) William Ferguson Deknatel (1907-1973) George Grant Elmslie (1871-1952) Inigo Jones (1573-1652) William Keck (1908-1995) Philip B. Maher (1894-1981) Pier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979) Richard Neutra (1892-1970) Richard Nickel (1928-1972) Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) Irving K. Pond (1857-1939) H.H. Richardson (1838-1886) Christopher Wren (1632-1723)
This collection of correspondence, lectures, and autobiographical documents from noted American and European architects and designers includes material from and relating to Thomas Chippendale, William Ferguson Deknatel, George Grant Elmslie, Inigo Jones, John Howells Mead, William Keck, Philip B. Maher, Pier Luigi Nervi, Richard Neutra, Richard Nickel, Frederick Law Olmsted, Irving K. Pond, Ralph Renwick, H.H. Richardson, and Christopher Wren. The collection is an aggregate of numerous small collections from various sources.
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