Edmund Randolph Purves papers, 1916-1964 (bulk 1950-1964).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 2,000 items; 7 containers; 2.8 linear feetSubject(s): - Chatelain, Leon, 1902-1979 -- Correspondence
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 -- Correspondence
- Purvis family -- Correspondence
- American Institute of Architects
- Architecture
- Architecture -- Societies, etc
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
- Architects
Open to research.
Correspondence, speeches, articles, appointment calendars, architectural drawings, printed matter, photographs, and other papers relating to Purves's career as director and executive director of the American Institute of Architects. Also includes material pertaining to his military service in World War I and World War II. Correspondents include Leon Chatelain, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Purves (Purvis) family members.
Architect.
Collection material in English.
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