Scrapbook, 1926-1933

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1926-1933

Location Note

Box 23

GUSN

GUSN-324330

Browse Collection

Description

Scrapbook containing materials dated 1926 to 1933.The majority of the materials are newspaper clippings which feature houses designed by Royal Barry Wills, including those winning prizes in various design competitions.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
architects
architectural firms
architecture (discipline)
scrapbooks
clippings (information artifacts)

Physical Descrption

1 scrapbook ; 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 1/2 inches

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013

Reference Code

AR029.03.02.036

Dimensions

15 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 1/2 (HxWxD)(inches)

Places

Brookline (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Chestnut Hill (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Greenwich (Fairfield county, Connecticut)
Reading (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Scituate (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Summit (Union county, New Jersey)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Compiler)

Material Type

scrapbooks
clippings (information artifacts)

Subjects

House
Architecture

Restrictions

Very poor and fragile condition. Scrapbook has been disassembled.

Description Level

File

Location Note

Box 23

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