Guide to the Selected Papers of William G. Purcell
1919-1964

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Biographical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Purcell, William G., 1880-1965
Title: Selected papers of William G. Purcell
Dates: 1919-1964 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 3.5 linear feet (3 containers
Collection Number: Ax 267
Summary: William G. Purcell (1880-1965) was an architect in the firm of Purcell and Elmslie (active 1907-1921). The collection includes architectural drawings, correspondence, publications, and literary manuscripts.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

William Gray Purcell (1880-1965) was an architect in partnership with George Grant Elmslie (1869-1952). They designed buildings in the "Prairie" or "Progressive" style in the East (Pennsylvania), the Midwest (Minnesota and Illinois), and the West (Oregon).

Content Description

The collection includes architectural plans, correspondence, reference materials, and literary manuscripts that reflect the career of William Gray Purcell, architect.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

[Identification of item], Selected Papers of William G. Purcell, Ax 267, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon

Administrative Information

Processing Note :  

Collection processed by processing staff, March 1986.

Related Materials :  

William Gray Purcell Papers (N3), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

William Gray Purcell papers, #15\3\m.119, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Box
Folder
1 1 Biographical notes
1 2 Miscellaneous correspondence and writings (photocopies)
1 3 Miscellaneous correspondence and writings (photocopies)
1 4 Architectural and philosophical writings
1 5 Architectural and philosophical writings
1 6 Advertising work, Alexander Brothers 1917-1920
1 7 Letters about and notes on Louis Sullivan
1 8 Notes on Louis Sullivan
1 9 Architectural drawings and sketches; miscellaneous drawings and sketches
1 10 Correspondence with Paul and Mary Carson (photocopies) 1939-1943
1 11 George Elmslie correspondence and sketches
1 12 Purcell and Elmslie architectural work, including notes, letters, data
1 13 Collection of photographs and writings representative of Purcell and Elmslie
1 14 Purcell and Purcell and Elmslie letterhead
1 15 Purcell and Elmslie--publications, photographs, Records
1 16 Articles from Northwest Architect 1940-1955
1 17 St. Croix Trail Stories
1 18 Memorial to grandfather, Dr. William Cunningham Gray
2 1 Sketches and poems
2 2 Miscellany
2 3 Miscellany
2 4 Manuscript material for Cecily (photocopy)
2 5 Articles by Purcell in Northwest Architect that he intended to later collect for a book (photocopy)
2 6 Pencil Points, contains article , "George Grant Elmslie and the Chicago Scene" by Talbot F. Hamlin September 1941
2 7 Morrison diary. Island Lake (photocopy) 1895
2 8 Purcell and Leonard Eaton, correspondence relating to Berlage 1955-1958
2 9 Curriculum vitae of John Jager
2 10 John Jager letters (unsorted) 1919-1959
2 11 John Jager letters (unsorted) 1919-1959
2 12 John Jager letters (unsorted) 1919-1959
2 13 John Jager letters (unsorted) 1919-1959
2 14 John Jager letters (unsorted) 1919-1959
2 15 John Jager letters (unsorted) 1919-1959
3 1 John Jager letters (unsorted) 1919-1959
3 2 Manuscript, "The Prairie Spirit of Architecture: The Architecture of William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie, 1909-1922 by David Gebhard (photocopy)
3 3 Van Evera Bailey correspondence
3 4 Van Evera Bailey correspondence

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Jager, John--Correspondence
  • Purcell, William Gray, 1880-1965--Correspondence
  • Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924
    • Subject Terms :
    • Architects--United States--20th century--Correspondence
    • Architecture--United States--20th century--Designs and plans
    • Prairie school (Architecture)--United States
    • Prairie school (Architecture)--United States
      • Form or Genre Terms :
      • Architectural drawings
      • Other Creators :
      • Elmslie, George Grant, 1871-1952  ( contributor)
      • Jager, John  ( contributor)
      • Purcell and Elmslie

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