Manuscripts

Description

This subseries consists of materials relating to some of the books written by Royal Barry Wills or Royal Barry Wills Associates. Materials include typed manuscripts and drafts, handwritten drafts, illustrations, sketches, correspondence, mock-ups, and camera-ready mechanicals.

The publications include the following books: "Houses for Good Living" (1940), "This Business of Architecture" (1941), "Better Houses for Budgeteers" (1941), "Houses for Homemakers" (1945), "Planning Your Home Wisely" (1946), "Houses have Funny Bones" (1951), "Living on the Level: One Story Houses" (1954), "Tree Houses" (1957), "More Houses for Good Living" (1968), and "Houses for Good Living" (1993). Materials for the articles "Confessions of a Cape Codder" (1949) and "Kathy Ryan's Colonial Primer" (1960) are included. Also present are manuscript drafts, illustrations, and other materials relating to unidentified or unpublished writings.