William Gray Purcell papers
Collection — manuscript box: 9 - folder 1
Identifier: 15-3-m.119
Scope and content
Includes correspondence between Purcell and Etta Arntzen, and an article by Purcell entitled "1902 and the Gilded Age," which appeared in the March-April 1952 issue of NORTHWEST ARCHITECT, the official publication of the Minnesota Society of Architects. The article pertains to architectural education and Purcell's designs for Willard Straight Hall on the Cornell campus. Also, an article by Marc W. Hammons from CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE, Vol. 11, 1989/1990, "True Faith: The Organic Architecture of Purcell & Elmslie."
Dates
- 1951-1952.
Creator
- Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Architect. William G. Purcell graduated from Cornell University in 1903.
Extent
1 folders. (1 folders.)
Language of Materials
English
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)