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Archives of American Art
H. H. (Henry Hobson) Richardson papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.richh
- Creators:
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Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886
- Dates:
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1857-1965
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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