Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | O'Connor architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress) |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1941-1977 |
| Call No. | Guide Record |
| Creator | O'Connor, E. Jerome, 1891-1977, architect |
| Extent | 687 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.pp021028 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/95858239 |
| Summary | Primarily architectural drawings by E. Jerome O'Connor for residential buildings, commercial buildings, educational buildings, religious buildings, and health care facilities in Washington, D.C., and surrounding suburbs. Among his designs represented in the archive are single detached houses; office buildings, including the headquarters for the National Grange; a building for the State Teachers College in Frostburg, Maryland; apartment houses, nursing homes, and a monastery; also present are competition drawings for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri. Materials document various phases of the design process, from preliminary sketches to working drawings, and include correspondence and specifications relating to building projects. The archive also includes some architectural drawings by other creators. |
| Online Content | To see already digitized images from this collection, search our Online Catalog by call number for specific drawings or descriptive words. |