Sketchbooks, 1877-1907, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes sketchbooks primarily consisting of miscellaneous architectural details by other architects in the United States and Europe. Sketchbooks are done in pencil and watercolor. Most early sketches are of buildings in Boston, Massachusetts, Newport, Rhode Island, and other New England cities. Many sketches show the work of Henry Hobson Richardson and buildings by the architectural firm, McKim, Mead, and White. A small number of the earliest sketches are of details of buildings in Charleston, South Carolina while later sketchbooks are primarily of architecture and architectural details of England, France, and Italy. Occasional landscape sketches are also included. Also included are working drawings for the residences of Mr. Wilfred Buckley, New York, and Mr. Charles Anderson Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio, pen and ink drawings of capitals, towers, and various floor plan sketches.
Sketchbooks (1878-1907) are digitized and available online in the Lowcountry Digital Library.
Dates
- Creation: 1877-1907, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Aiken, William Martin, 1855-1908 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.70 linear feet (3 document boxes, 4 flat boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
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