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IAA Drawings and Manuscript Collections

description

Collections of original architectural drawings and related documentation, including architectural practice archives consisting of drawings with related project files and artificially created accumulations of drawings. Also builder, developer, surveyor and professional association archives. The collections are partially catalogued.

subject terms

architectural drawings ; archives

name

Ashlin & Coleman ; Boyd Barrett Murphy O'Connor ; Butler, Rudolf Maximilian ; Cullen & Co ; Curran, CP ; Dublin Artisans' Dwellings Company ; Fitzgerald, Desmond ; Geoghegan, Charles ; Hope, Alan ; Jeffers, Brendan ; McCurdy & Mitchell ; McGrath, Raymond

place

Ireland

content date

1690s -

accumulation date

1976 -

type of material

c 150,000 architectural drawings. c 750m of MSS collections.

accrual status

Open ; continuous

strengths

Largest single accumulation of eighteenth century drawing relating to Ireland. Strong representation of Victorian and twentieth century architectural practices. Wide variety of documentation on every aspect of the processes of architecture and building.

SUPER COLLECTION

Irish Architectural Archive (IAA)

OWNER

Irish Architectural Archive (IAA)

POSTAL ADDRESS

73 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland

URL

Drawings : Click here for Live link Manuscripts: Click here for Live link

ACCESS CONDITIONS

Access is free to researchers. Reading room hours: 10:00am - 1:00pm, 2:30pm - 5.00pm, Tuesdays to Fridays.

ADMINISTRATOR

Colum O'Riordan, Archive Administrator, Irish Architectural Archive (IAA) ; Phone: 003531 6763430 ; Fax: 003531 6616301; Email address: coriordan@iarc.ie