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Correspondence in WR Lethaby Archive
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Maker: William Richard Lethaby (1857-1931)
Medium: paper, ink
Object number: MIS.2018.532.M.1-49
DescriptionGeneral correspondence to and from WR Lethaby:
to WRL from Francis Troup (postcard 5 Jan 1903 "Dodd's latest" photo of drainpipe hopper - handwritten
fragment about Crane nd intellect put into machine commerce must be … up if we are to survive. Of course I think Crane should have … recognition - photocopy
Architectural Illustration Society notes on founding of society - typed
to MacDonald from Gerald Horsley 3 Feb 1890 Architectural Illustration Society - photocopy (AB Waters Collection)
from Macdonald 3 Apr 1890 Architectural Illustration Society - photocopy (AB Waters Collection)
to MacDonald from Gerald Horsley 8 Sep 1890 Architectural Illustration Society - photocopy (AB Waters Collection)
to Lady Manners Feb 26, 1892 report on Avon Tyrrell - typed
from Constance Manners May 10 (c.1900) congratulating WRL on his intended marriage - photocopy
to Mrs Lethaby from Francis Troup 1903 with photo of metal tub by WRL, exhibited at the A&C Exhibition Society - handwritten postcard
to Mrs Lethaby from Francis Troup 1903 with photo of metal tub by WRL, exhibited at the A&C Exhibition Society - photo
to Cobden-Sanderson nd (1906) about the imprisonment of Anne Cobden-Sanderson - photocopy (University of Texas at Austin)
Slade Professorship 17 March 1910 following letter of application, submitting particulars - photocopy
to Rothenstein 2 May 1910 page in Men and Memories -chapter XXVI about The Slade - photocopy
to Prior (with letter to GR from Lynn) Feb 22, 1912 to Prior when he was made Slade Professor at Cambridge - photocopy
to Prior April 6, 1924 on title "Economy, Economy, Economy with drawing of chimneys in Kensington Gardens - typed, photocopy & photo
to Patrick Geddes from? 27/9/12 suggesting he did a talk about Social Finance or Art Finance - photocopy
from Voysey to J Brandon Jones (with letter from Brandon Jones' son)
11 Feb 1912 about WRL's Architecture book - photocopy
from George Mammillan 18 Dec 1913 Society of Dilettanti - handwritten
to George Mammillan 18 Dec 1913 draft reply - handwritten
to Ashbee 20 May 1914 thanking him for a book on the great education subject - photocopy
to Ashbee 1 Nov 1917 Not wanting to join any more societies - photocopy
to Henry Wilson c.1914 Wilson in Italy about A&C, Catholic cathdral, etc - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Joseph Pease from July 1914 on the matter of Industrial Art teaching - printed (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson June 14, 1915 will Wilson have his name put forward for President of the A&C - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson Aug 3, 1915 about potential members? Various names and their abilities, including women - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson New Year's Eve asking him to come to a meeting at RIBA - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson from Harry Peach 5 October 1916 protesting that Design & Industries Association feels that A&C Society is effete and a drag on the younger efforts - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson from Gimson June 15, 1917 on a draft paper about Arts & Crafts to be presented to the men of business. Suggestion that Lethaby and Wilson take on presidency and chairman of A&C Society - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson nd on giving an address at the RIBA on "the ministry of architecture" - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson nd about Alfred Gilbert - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
from SSW 2 Nov 1917 thanks - handwritten
to Sir Flinders Petrie 9 Feb, 1918 about the separation of architects and engineers - photocopy
to Alfred Powell c. 1916-1918 hard to read letter - photocopy
from Alfred Powell toy-making is more important than playing with toys, thoughts on religion, ancient English country side, etc - handwritten
to Miss Sloane 20 Aug 1922 trying to get out of doing a talk, suggesting Alfred Powell instead - photocopy
to Miss Sloane 13 Feb 1924 thanking her for sending a letter from Miss Thayer - photocopy
to AH Mackmurdo 8 March 1923 on who were WRL's influences - typed
to TS Eliot July 11, 1922 Eliot had asked WRL to contribute to The Criterion - typed & photocopy
to Dear Sir(?) May 13, 1929 sending his autograph - photocopy
to Mr Powys 11 Nov 1922 about Gandulf's tower (Rochester Cathedral) with drawings - typed, handwritten
to H Llewellyn Smith Jan 1924-Jun 1925 correspondence on Economic Laws of Art Production - typed
from H Llewellyn Smith 29 Jul 1924 Economic Laws of Art Production - photocopy (HLS's son's collection)
to H Llewellyn Smith? 23 May 1930 on Arts & Crafts, art schools and manufacturers - photocopy
to Mr Fletcher (Morley Fletcher?) 18 Oct 1925 about students not getting acknowledged for their skills in Britain - typed (De Montford library)
to Mr Fletcher (Morley Fletcher?) 20 Nov 1925 returning the photographs of the work above - photocopy
to Mr Fletcher (Morley Fletcher?) 16 Mar 1927 thanking for flowers - photocopy & handwritten
from C Whall to WRL 12 Jan 1923 about Ruskin and the Spirit of Greece - photocopy
from LP Jacks 25 Jan 1924 on article about handicraft in Hibbert - photocopy
from Robert Weir to Mr Roberts 1950 on borrowing some papers - photocopy
to WRL from Francis Troup (postcard 5 Jan 1903 "Dodd's latest" photo of drainpipe hopper - handwritten
fragment about Crane nd intellect put into machine commerce must be … up if we are to survive. Of course I think Crane should have … recognition - photocopy
Architectural Illustration Society notes on founding of society - typed
to MacDonald from Gerald Horsley 3 Feb 1890 Architectural Illustration Society - photocopy (AB Waters Collection)
from Macdonald 3 Apr 1890 Architectural Illustration Society - photocopy (AB Waters Collection)
to MacDonald from Gerald Horsley 8 Sep 1890 Architectural Illustration Society - photocopy (AB Waters Collection)
to Lady Manners Feb 26, 1892 report on Avon Tyrrell - typed
from Constance Manners May 10 (c.1900) congratulating WRL on his intended marriage - photocopy
to Mrs Lethaby from Francis Troup 1903 with photo of metal tub by WRL, exhibited at the A&C Exhibition Society - handwritten postcard
to Mrs Lethaby from Francis Troup 1903 with photo of metal tub by WRL, exhibited at the A&C Exhibition Society - photo
to Cobden-Sanderson nd (1906) about the imprisonment of Anne Cobden-Sanderson - photocopy (University of Texas at Austin)
Slade Professorship 17 March 1910 following letter of application, submitting particulars - photocopy
to Rothenstein 2 May 1910 page in Men and Memories -chapter XXVI about The Slade - photocopy
to Prior (with letter to GR from Lynn) Feb 22, 1912 to Prior when he was made Slade Professor at Cambridge - photocopy
to Prior April 6, 1924 on title "Economy, Economy, Economy with drawing of chimneys in Kensington Gardens - typed, photocopy & photo
to Patrick Geddes from? 27/9/12 suggesting he did a talk about Social Finance or Art Finance - photocopy
from Voysey to J Brandon Jones (with letter from Brandon Jones' son)
11 Feb 1912 about WRL's Architecture book - photocopy
from George Mammillan 18 Dec 1913 Society of Dilettanti - handwritten
to George Mammillan 18 Dec 1913 draft reply - handwritten
to Ashbee 20 May 1914 thanking him for a book on the great education subject - photocopy
to Ashbee 1 Nov 1917 Not wanting to join any more societies - photocopy
to Henry Wilson c.1914 Wilson in Italy about A&C, Catholic cathdral, etc - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Joseph Pease from July 1914 on the matter of Industrial Art teaching - printed (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson June 14, 1915 will Wilson have his name put forward for President of the A&C - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson Aug 3, 1915 about potential members? Various names and their abilities, including women - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson New Year's Eve asking him to come to a meeting at RIBA - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson from Harry Peach 5 October 1916 protesting that Design & Industries Association feels that A&C Society is effete and a drag on the younger efforts - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson from Gimson June 15, 1917 on a draft paper about Arts & Crafts to be presented to the men of business. Suggestion that Lethaby and Wilson take on presidency and chairman of A&C Society - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson nd on giving an address at the RIBA on "the ministry of architecture" - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
to Henry Wilson nd about Alfred Gilbert - photocopy (Wilson archive RCA)
from SSW 2 Nov 1917 thanks - handwritten
to Sir Flinders Petrie 9 Feb, 1918 about the separation of architects and engineers - photocopy
to Alfred Powell c. 1916-1918 hard to read letter - photocopy
from Alfred Powell toy-making is more important than playing with toys, thoughts on religion, ancient English country side, etc - handwritten
to Miss Sloane 20 Aug 1922 trying to get out of doing a talk, suggesting Alfred Powell instead - photocopy
to Miss Sloane 13 Feb 1924 thanking her for sending a letter from Miss Thayer - photocopy
to AH Mackmurdo 8 March 1923 on who were WRL's influences - typed
to TS Eliot July 11, 1922 Eliot had asked WRL to contribute to The Criterion - typed & photocopy
to Dear Sir(?) May 13, 1929 sending his autograph - photocopy
to Mr Powys 11 Nov 1922 about Gandulf's tower (Rochester Cathedral) with drawings - typed, handwritten
to H Llewellyn Smith Jan 1924-Jun 1925 correspondence on Economic Laws of Art Production - typed
from H Llewellyn Smith 29 Jul 1924 Economic Laws of Art Production - photocopy (HLS's son's collection)
to H Llewellyn Smith? 23 May 1930 on Arts & Crafts, art schools and manufacturers - photocopy
to Mr Fletcher (Morley Fletcher?) 18 Oct 1925 about students not getting acknowledged for their skills in Britain - typed (De Montford library)
to Mr Fletcher (Morley Fletcher?) 20 Nov 1925 returning the photographs of the work above - photocopy
to Mr Fletcher (Morley Fletcher?) 16 Mar 1927 thanking for flowers - photocopy & handwritten
from C Whall to WRL 12 Jan 1923 about Ruskin and the Spirit of Greece - photocopy
from LP Jacks 25 Jan 1924 on article about handicraft in Hibbert - photocopy
from Robert Weir to Mr Roberts 1950 on borrowing some papers - photocopy