Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Wood architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress) |
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Inclusive Dates | 1852-1965 |
Bulk Dates | 1894-1937 |
Call No. | Guide Record |
Creator | Wood, Waddy B. (Waddy Butler), 1869-1944, architect |
Extent | 644 items (chiefly architectural drawings); various sizes, in folders 89 x 123 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.pp021027 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/95858233 |
Summary | Primarily architectural drawings by Waddy B. Wood for residential buildings, commercial buildings, and government buildings in Washington, D.C., and surrounding suburbs. The majority of the drawings were executed from 1894-1937. Among his work represented in the archive are houses in the Kalorama and Dupont Circle areas; hotels and office buildings; and government buildings such as the Interior Department and proposed alterations to the State, War & Navy Building. Materials document mainly the preliminary phases of the design process, including sketches and renderings, as well as correspondence and notes relating to building projects. The archive also includes landscape architecture drawings and architectural drawings by other creators, including Wood, Donn & Deming. |
Online Content | To see already digitized images from this collection, search our Online Catalog by call number for specific drawings or descriptive words. |