Letters of British architects, 1793-1921

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Summary

Creators:
Getty Research Institute. Research Library
Abstract:
An assembled collection of letters written by 34 British architects between 1793 and 1921, most of them from the second half of the 19th century.
Extent:
84 items (1 box)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Letters of British architects, 1793-1921, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 860525A.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa860525a

Background

Scope and content:

An assembled collection of 80 letters from 34 British architects, written between 1793 and 1921, most of them from the second half of the 19th century.

The letters address a large variety of subjects, from appointments and excuses to information about work in progress, plans for the future, lectures and courses, considerations about architectural design and criticism. Among the most significant are letters from Alfred Ainger (1), George Frederick Bodley (4), Arthur Thomas Bolton (1), Charles Robert Cockerell (2), Nockalls Johnson Cottingham (2), Owen Carter Jones (7), Sir George Gilbert Scott (8), Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1), Sidney Smirke (6), Sir John Soane (7), Sir William Tite (6), and James Wyatt (3).

John Soane's letters are accompanied by three prints: his portrait engraved by T. Blood after a painting by S. Drummond; the elevation of Soane's house in Lincoln Fields, London; and the New Treasury, Whitehall, engraved by M. Fox after a drawing by Thomas H. Shepherd.

Also included is a seating diagram for the 1907 RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) annual dinner.

Biographical / historical:

A collection assembled by the repository.

Acquisition information:
Received in many acquisitions circa 1983-1990.
Processing information:

Processed and cataloged by Onica Busuioceanu. The items in this collection were formerly part of the British artists letters collection (accession number 860525). They were separated when that collection was cataloged.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized alphabetically.

Physical location:
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Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Letters of British architects, 1793-1921, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 860525A.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa860525a

Location of this collection:
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688, US
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