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Waggaman & Ray archive (Library of Congress)
- Title: Waggaman & Ray archive (Library of Congress)
- Other Title:
Waggaman & Ray architectural drawing archive
Waggaman & Ray collection
Ray & Waggaman collection - Related Names:
Waggaman, Clarke, 1877-1919 , architect
Ray, George N. (George Nicholas), 1887-1959 , architect
Waggaman & Ray , architect - Date Created/Published: 1896-1947, bulk 1909-1931.
- Medium:
whole collection 7,571 items.
7,571 chiefly architectural drawings; various sizes, most in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller. - Summary: Primarily, architectural drawings by Clarke Waggaman, George N. Ray, and their firm Waggaman & Ray. Among the more than 400 projects, the bulk are residences (e.g. detached and row houses, apartments), office and commercial buildings (e.g. banks and automobile dealerships), and embassies. These building projects are primarily in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., especially on Connecticut Avenue and in the Dupont Circle and Kalorama Heights section, and surrounding suburbs. The design styles include Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival, Federal Revival, and Neoclassical Revival. Collection materials contain preliminary sketches, working drawings documenting various phases of the design process, correspondence, and specifications relating to projects. Design, landscape, and engineering drawings by other creators are also included in the archive.
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Rights Advisory:
No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Waggaman & Ray,"(https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.748.wagg)
- Access Advisory: Architectural drawings; Collection is open to research. Served by appointment only.
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Notes:
- Arrangement: Organized into 424 groups (called UNITs), which are usually based on separate building projects. Arrangement: Arranged numerically according to the staff-assigned UNIT number.
- Collection title devised by Library staff.
- Each UNIT is cataloged in a separate record. Search for the heading "Waggaman & Ray Archive (Library of Congress)" to see catalog records for the entire archive.
- Specific media or processes represented include graphite, ink, blueprint, stat, colored pencil, charcoal, watercolor, diazo print, vandyke print, and pastel.
- The collection includes Waggaman & Ray's card files, which are organized by commission number and client and provide addresses and dates for most projects (stored in P&P Supplementary Archive).
- Special collections in the Library of Congress / compiled by Annette Melville. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1980, no. 256.
- Most are gift; Peter and Judith Ray Van Dyke; 1976.
- Some are gift; Mrs. William Frederick Holtzman; 1979.
- Clarke Waggaman and George N. Ray were locally prominent Washington, D.C., area architects during the early 20th century. Most of the designs they produced between 1909 and 1931, working both independently and together, are represented in depth in the Waggaman & Ray Archive. The architects designed residential and commercial buildings in a wide range of styles. Incorporating careful proportions and intricate details, their built works integrated well into the existing streetscape while simultaneously redefining it. With no formal training, Waggaman began practicing as an architect in 1907. Within ten years, he had become a successful architect with over 100 commissions. Ray received a certificate of proficiency in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1909. By 1914 he was working in Waggaman's firm. In 1917 Waggaman made Ray his partner and the firm became Waggaman & Ray. In 1919 the partnership ended when Waggaman died suddenly. Ray continued practicing independently as an architect until 1931, after which he joined Randall H. Hagner & Co. and served as president of this real estate firm from 1937 to 1956.
- Finding aid available online https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021022
- A preliminary paper finding aid is available in the Prints & Photographs Reading Room, filed by UNIT number.
- Publications: Clarke Waggaman A.I.A., 1877-1919 : a tribute / Grace Clarke Waggaman (Mrs. W. Frederick Holtzman) ; photographs by Thomas Clarke Edwards ; [illustrator, Mary Clarke Edwards]. Washington, D.C. (P.O. Box 9480, Washington 20016) : Waggaman-Pulver, c1986.
- Subjects:
- Commercial facilities--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
- Houses--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
- Industrial facilities--Washington Metropolitan Area--1890-1950.
- Connecticut Avenue (Washington, D.C.)--1890-1950.
- Dupont Circle (Washington, D.C.)--1890-1950.
- Kalorama Heights (Washington, D.C.)--1890-1950.
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- Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Waggaman & Ray," https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.748.wagg
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Medium:
whole collection 7,571 items.
7,571 chiefly architectural drawings; various sizes, most in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller.
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- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Medium:
whole collection 7,571 items.
7,571 chiefly architectural drawings; various sizes, most in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller. - Access Advisory: Architectural drawings; Collection is open to research. Served by appointment only.
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