Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Waterman architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress) |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1919-1951 |
| Call No. | Guide Record |
| Creator | Waterman, Thomas Tileston, 1900-1951, architect |
| Extent | 1,132 items (chiefly architectural drawings); various sizes, most in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller |
| Extent | 16 v. and 5 prints; 30 x 28 cm. or smaller |
| Language | Collection material in English. |
| Location | Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021011 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/95858236 |
| Summary | Primarily architectural drawings by Thomas Tileston Waterman for and of historic buildings, residential buildings, religious buildings, and education buildings in Virginia; other locations include Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts. Among his work represented in the archive are reconstructions of buildings in Williamsburg, Virginia and other locations; single detached houses; chapels and churches; and measured drawings of historic buildings, some of which were used to illustrate his books. Materials document the preliminary and working phases of the design process, as well as correspondence, notes, and specifications relating to building projects. The archive also includes landscape architecture drawings and architectural drawings by other creators, including Perry, Shaw & Hepburn (where Waterman was employed for a portion of his career). |
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