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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 |