Benjamin Henry Latrobe family papers
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, diaries, journals, accounts, newspaper clippings, and sketches all relating to Latrobe’s family and work in architecture and design.
Dates
- 1801-1878
Creator
- Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
2.67 Linear Feet (4 full Hollinger boxes, 1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Boxes 1-4 in this collection are arranged in chronological order. Box 5 contains oversize items.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Elizabeth Reese Latrobe, wife of Gamble Latrobe, 1961.
Scope and Contents
Though this collection contains newspaper clippings, biographical sketches, and journals, etc., it mostly consists of correspondence, related to the Latrobe family beginning with Benjamin Henry Latrobe Sr. (1764-1820) who designed the U.S. Capitol. The subjects of the letters and diaries deal with familial matters and the work done by B.H. Latrobe Sr. and his sons, Benjamin Henry Latrobe Jr. (1806-1878), and grandsons, Charles Hazlehurst Latrobe (1833-1902), after him on architectural structures such as various bridges and the construction of railways with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company among others.
Creator
- Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 (Person)
- Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1806-1878 (Person)
- Latrobe, Mary Elizabeth, 1771-1841 (Person)
- Latrobe, Charles Joseph, 1801-1875 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Benjamin Henry Latrobe family papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Lorelei Bidwell
- Date
- 2014-03
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2019-11-20: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org