Archives of American Art

H. H. (Henry Hobson) Richardson papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.richh
Creators:
Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886
Dates:
1857-1965
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
180 Items
(on 3 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence, photographs, printed material, drawings, biographical material, record books, and business records.
Scope and Contents
REEL 643: Correspondence; drawings; clippings; exhibition material; photographs; and biographical accounts.
Scope and Contents
REEL 676: Four record books, 1884-1894, kept by Richardson and his successors Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge, including 2 books listing architectural drawings sent; a receipt book; a ledger of statements, employee, client and other accounts.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1184: 64 letters, mostly family correspondence; 2 genealogical charts; photographs of Richardson and family, among them carte-de- visites by Andre Adolphe-Eugene Disderi, J. A. Whipple, and Levitsky, of Richardson, his wife, and brother Chris; a calling card; typewritten correspondence between Mrs. John Cole Hayden and her daughter, Mrs. H. H. Richardson; and lists.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Architect; Boston, Massachusetts.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 643, 676, & 1184 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reels 643 & 676: Originals returned to the lenders, Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson, and Abbott, Boston, Massachusets, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reels 643 & 676 lent for microfilming by Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson, and Abbott, Richardson's business successors, 1972 and 1973. Material on reel 1184 donated by Miss Julia R. Shepley, Richardson's granddaughter, 1972.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Architects -- Massachusetts -- Boston Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Architectural firms -- Massachusetts -- Boston Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Richardson, Chris Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Richardson, Julia G. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rutan, Charles H. (Charles Hercules), 1851-1914 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shepley, George Foster, 1860-1903 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Coolidge, Charles Allerton, 1858-1936 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Disdéri, André-Adolphe-Eugène, 1819-1889 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Whipple, John Adams, 1822-1891 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson, and Abbott Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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