Olgivanna Lloyd Wright Letters, 1926-1931, to Maude E. Devine

Summary

Creators:

Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd.

Extent:

96 p. (25 letters and 1 postcard)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

The letters span the period of the bank seizure of Taliesin, Wright's work on The Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, plans for a resort, San Marcos in the Desert (never built), "Graycliff," a summer house for his old patron, Darwin D. Martin, and other projects. Includes a small snapshot of the Wright's daughter, Iovanna, enclosed with the letter of 9 Jan. 1927.

Biographical / historical:

Olgivanna was Wright's third and last wife. Maude E. Devine was the friend who transcribed the manuscript of Wright's autobiography.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Names:

Devine, Maude E.
Martin, Darwin D.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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