Scrapbook, 1935-1936

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1935-1936

Location Note

Box 24

GUSN

GUSN-324334

Browse Collection

Description

Untitled scrapbook containing materials dated 1935 to 1936.The majority of the materials in the scrapbook are newspaper clippings, particularly the "Home Building Plans" column in the Boston Evening Transcript, which feature houses designed by Royal Barry Wills. Also present are a number of loose clippings and items including: house designs by Royal Barry Wills, cartoons by Gluyas Williams, an editorial on Frank Lloyd Wright's comments on New England architecture, and the July 8, 1939 issue of the Irish Echo newspaper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

1 scrapbook ; 12 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 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

AR029.03.02.040

Dimensions

12 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD)(inches)

Places

Egypt (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Needham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Revere (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Lincoln (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Melrose (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Wellesley (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Compiler)

Material Type

scrapbooks
clippings (information artifacts)

Subjects

Architecture
architectural firms
House

Description Level

File

Location Note

Box 24

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