Wilson Eyre architectural drawings and papers, 1877-1945

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Series III: Papers



Box 4 Folder 1 Biographical and geneological material, undated

Typescript titled, "Old Philadelphia Families - Eyre" by Frank Willing Leach, 31 pp. ; Typescript titled, "Historical and Biographical Sketch of the Eyre Family", 5 pp. ; Typescript titled, "Wilson Eyre: October 30, 1858 - October 23, 1944" by John Harbeson, 3 pp.



Box 4 Folder 2 Biographical material, 1914 to 1945

Correspondence : 4 items ; clippings : 2 items



Box 4 Folder 3 Photographs of Eyre, undated, 1867 to 1926

10 items



Box 3 Folder 69 Certificates and awards, 1903 to 1940

9 items : 1903 December 1, Louisiana Purchase Exposition appointing Eyre as member of the art section advisory committee for Philadelphia ; 1904 Universal Exposition St. Louis, silver medal for collective exhibit of landscape architecture and architectural design ; 1904 Universal Exposition St. Louis, commemorative diploma, member of Pennsylvania advisory committee and Philadelphia section national jury of selection of art ; 1928 The Philadelphia Building Congress appointing Eyre as Master Craftsman ; 18 January 1927, The Academy of National Sciences of Philadelphia elected member ; 1940 December 9, University Club of Philadelphia honoary member ; 1924 September 1, certificate from the New York State Board of Examiners and Registration of Architects ; December 1906 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the T Square Club of Philadelphia second mention in the exhibition of architecture and allied arts ; 1924 February 21 certificate authorizing Eyre as architect in the state of New York



Box 4 Folder 4 Lists of articles by and about Wilson Eyre



Box 4 Folder 5 Lists of works executed by Wilson Eyre



Box 4 Folder 6 to 9 Articles written by Wilson Eyre, undated, 1895 to 1931

11 items



Box 4 Folder 10 Lectures by Wilson Eyre, undated

3 items



Box 4 Folder 11 Lecture about Wilson Eyre by Alan Burnham, 1953 May 22

1 item



Box 4 Folder 12 Notes on Wilson Eyre by Louisa Eyre [Wilson's sister], undated, 1951

Contains lists of Eyre's works and articles published by or about Eyre. Also contains answers to Alan Burnham's questions



Box 4 Folder 13 Articles written about Wilson Eyre, 1925 to 1946

6 items, 2 copies



Box 4 Folder 14 Articles written about Wilson Eyre

3 items, 2 copies



Box 4 Folder 15 Exhibition at the Architectural Leaue of New York, 1938

Correspondence : 12 items ; photographs : 7 items ; catalogue : 1 item



Box 4 Folder 16 Exhibition at the University of Pennslyvania, 1945

2 items



Box 4 Folder 17 Miscellaneous published illustrations, undated

3 items



Box 4 Folder 18 Miscellaneous published illustrations, 1910 June 1

7 items



Box 4 Folder 19 Miscellaneous published illustrations, 1911 to 1917

11 items



Box 4 Folder 20 Miscellaneous published illustrations, [1911]

8 items



Box 4 Folder 21 Miscellaneous published illustrations, 1922

9 items



Box 4 Folder 22 Miscellaneous published illustrations, undated

9 items



Box 4 Folder 23 Miscellaneous published illustrations, 1908 to 1910

15 items ; 2 articles



Box 4 Folder 24 Miscellaneous published illustrations, 1901 to 1946

65 items : includes clippings of article illustrations published on various Eyre projects