Administrative Information
Provenance
- Transfer; Architect of the Capitol; 1872.
- Permanent deposit; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 1935.
- Gift; Capt. William Claiborne Latrobe; 1945.
- Gift; Mrs. Truxton Beale; 1955.
- Transfer; Geography and Map Division 1989; (DLC/PP-1989:134).
Processing History
The Latrobe architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress) was processed by Library staff. This finding aid contains unverified data from old container lists transcribed by Gillian Mahoney and Tori Cox and data compiled from catalog records by Kristen Sosinski and Tori Cox in December 2020. Finding aid encoded by Kristen Sosinski in February 2021. Titles and date ranges were devised by Library staff.
Related Material
Additional materials by Benjamin Henry Latrobe and his successor as Architect of the Capitol, Charles Bulfinch, are described in our Online Catalog:
- LOT 12309 (M): Architectural Drawings - Charles Bulfinch, B. Henry Latrobe
- LOT 3919 (M): Negative microfilm of three volumes of Latrobe's original architectural drawings
- Bulfinch architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress) (finding aid available)
Additional materials are located in the Manuscript Division and can be identified as part of the Benjamin Henry Latrobe papers, 1803-1817. An inventory of this material is available in their finding aid. More information about the division can be found at the Manuscript Division Homepage and Contact Page.
Online Content
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-USZ62-90145]