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Creator:

Maginnis, Charles Donagh, 1867-1955  Search this

Names:

Angel, John, 1881-1960  Search this

Castano, Giovanni, 1896-1978  Search this

Connick, Charles J., 1875-1945  Search this

Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924  Search this

Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969  Search this

Lamb, Aimée, 1893-1989  Search this

Leland, Joseph  Search this

Sturgis, R. Clipston (Richard Clipston), 1860-1951  Search this

Extent:

10 Items

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Interviews

Date:

1900-1980

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material, correspondence, subject files, drawings, photographs, and printed material concern Maginnis' architectural projects.

Reel 3134: Reel 3134: A 2-page biographical sketch contains comments about American architecture; two letters concern a speech Maginnis gave at the Eire Society of Boston (1941, 1980); photographs of Maginnis at the construction site of the Lenox Street Housing Project, Boston, and with Joseph Leland; and four clippings date from 1941 to 1978. Also included on reel 4314 is a photograph of R. Clipston Sturgis is autographed "To Robert Walsh from his friend R. Clipston Sturgis". A clipping concerns Boston College's architecture (1963).

Biographical / Historical:

Charles Donagh Maginnis (1867-1955) was an architect, Boston, Mass. Maginnis was born in Londonderry, Ireland, and was educated at Cusack's Academy in Dublin. In 1885, he settled in Toronto, Canada, moving to Boston, Massachusetts three years later. In 1890, Maginnis began working for Edmund M. Wheelwright, becoming head draftsman in 1891. In 1898, Maginnis joined Timothy Walsh of Peabody and Stearns and Matthew Sullivan of Wheelwright's company to form their own company. In 1905, Maginnis, Walsh, and Sullivan became Maginnis and Walsh. Maginnis married Amy Brooks in 1908. He was the author of a book, PEN DRAWING, and served as chairman of the Boston Art Commission, president of the American Institute of Architects, and trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, among other activities.

Related Materials:

Reel 1451: The Archives also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (Reel 1451), comprising: 4 brief biographical accounts on Maginnis, an interview transcript (1952-1953), and certificates; correspondence (1909-1978), primarily about architectural projects, including letters from John Angel, Giovanni Castano, Charles Connick, Walter Gropius, and Aimée Lamb; two photographs of Maginnis (ca. 1936); two subject files (1945-1948) containing letters, announcements, proposals, and lecture notes concerning work on St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, and construction at Boston College; art works consisting of 10 drawings (1913-1929) and a heliotype print of a landscape by Maginnis, and 2 drawings by Bertram Goodhue; and printed material including booklets on Catholic architecture (1900) and Maginnis (1956), 2 clippings (1955), invitations and a program.

located at Business records of the firm Maginnis & Walsh are located at the Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts.

Provenance:

The lender and donor, Alice Maginnis Walsh, is Charles Donagh Maginnis' daughter and the wife of his junior partner, Robert Walsh.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Architects -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Topic:

Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Massachusetts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.magichar

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw939e5bd98-cda4-4929-a7b2-5eb710cbf8c4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-magichar

Author:

Brown, Glenn 1854-1932  Search this

Hamlin, A. D. F (Alfred Dwight Foster) 1855-1926  Search this

Sturgis, R. Clipston (Richard Clipston) 1860-1951  Search this

Howard, J. Galen (John Galen) 1864-  Search this

Honda, K (Kinkichirō) 1850-1921  Search this

Publisher:

Coates, Henry Troth 1843-1910  Search this

Physical description:

[8], 162 p. ill. ; 25 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Europe

Japan

Date:

1902

Topic:

Gardens  Search this

Call number:

SB465 .B877

SB465.B877

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_202222

Author:

Brown, Glenn 1854-1932  Search this

Hamlin, A. D. F (Alfred Dwight Foster) 1855-1926  Search this

Sturgis, R. Clipston (Richard Clipston) 1860-1951  Search this

Howard, John Galen 1864-1931  Search this

Honda, Kinkichirō 1850-1921  Search this

Physical description:

1 p. l., 162 p. front., illus. 25 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Europe

Japan

Date:

1902

Topic:

Gardens  Search this

Call number:

SB465.B87

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_106726