Purves, Edmund Randolph,  1897-1964. <br/><br/>
Edmund Randolph Purves papers, 1916-1964  (bulk 1950-1964). 

 - 2,000  items. 7  containers. 2.8  linear feet. 
 -  Arranged in 4 series.  Series 1: Family Correspondence, 1919-1963; Series 2: General Correspondence, 1939-1962; Series 3: Speech and Article File, 1936-1961; and Series 4: Miscellany, 1916-1964. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Architect. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012111 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 77031211  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Chatelain, Leon, 1902-1979 --Correspondence.<br/>Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 --Correspondence.<br/>Purvis family--Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>American Institute of Architects.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architecture.<br/>Architecture--Societies, etc.<br/>World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American.<br/>World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Architects.