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Lethaby, William Richard, (1857-1931), architect and historian

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Surname: Lethaby
Forenames: William Richard
Gender: Male
Date: 1857-1931
Places:
  • Barnstaple, Devon
Biography: ODNB link for Lethaby, William Richard (1857-1931) Architect and Historian
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P162936 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P17299 )
Online related resources Artists' Paper Register link for William Richard Lethaby Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Richard Lethaby
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
c1915-34: papers rel to Philip Webb and his Work incl ms and ts drafts
Royal Institute of British Architects
LeW
NRA 34275 British Arch L
2
sketchbooks and notebooks
Royal Institute of British Architects
Drawings Collection
See Cumulative Index to the Catalogue of the Drawings Collection (1989)
3
1913: report on ancient Bishop's throne of Norwich cathedral
Norfolk Record Office
DCN131/24
NRA 40062 Norwich Dean & Chapt
4
corresp (17 items) with William Begley
Royal Institute of British Architects
BIO 1038-54
NRA 34204 Begley
5
1894-1931: corresp with Sir Sydney Cockerell
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 52730-2
6
letters to Sir Sydney Cockerell
Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, National Art Library
MSS p92
NRA 13466 V & A Museum
7
1890-92: letters (13) to Lord Manners and notes rel to Acton Tyrell
Royal Institute of British Architects
AC/LET
NRA 34275 British Arch L
8
1915-31: corresp (369 items) with HH Peach
Royal Institute of British Architects
PeH/5
NRA 34228 Peach
9
1915-29: letters (44) to Stephen Wheatley
Royal Institute of British Architects
WHE
NRA 34275 British Arch L
10
1904-1924: papers as Surveyor of the Fabric, Westminster Abbey 1906-1928. Incl letters to the Dean and others, reports, three notebooks; drawings of Abbey, coronation chair, Chapter House, tombs and paintings
Westminster Abbey Library and Muniment Room
WAM series; WAM S/1; WAM CN Drawer 4
11
1894-1907: corresp rel to research into the history and construction of the Hagia Sophia, and Egyptian antiquities
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 89346
See Annual Return 2018