ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE (A SELECTION)
Dorney, J H Esmond
Eggleston, Alec S and Robert A
Fulton, Don Hendry
Gibson, Mrs E M (nee Emily Grassick)
Griffin, Walter Burley and Marion Mahony
Ham, D F Cowell
Prentice, Roy R
Stott, Muriel (later Mrs Leech; then Mrs Davies)
Miscellaneous
Dorney, J H Esmond
Paddy Dorney. 'James Henry Esmond Dorney'. 9pp typescript, not dated [circa early 1990s].
Biographical overview of this Tasmantian architect, written by his son (also an architect)
[courtesy Paddy Dorney]
Letter from the late Mrs Joan Dorney (1917-2007), dated 6 March 1996.
The architect's second wife provides some brief biographical information about her husband.
Letter from Dr Earl Dorney, dated 24 July 1997.
The architect's son (by his first marriage) provides some background to the his pre-war career in Melbourne.
'Pair of flats, Alexandra Avenue, South Yarra' for W Hill, esquire. Working drawings, dated 10 January 1936.
Plans for a Tudor revival duplex designed by J H Esmond Dorney.
'Mrs M L Dorney Flats, Docker Street, Elwood'. Working drawings, not dated [circa 1939].
Plans for a three-storey Functionalist apartment block by J H Esmond Dorney.
Eggleston, Alec S and Robert A
Alec Eggleston. 'Reminiscences of a Septuagenarian: 1883 to 1953'. 13pp typescript, 1953.
Autobiographical reminiscences by this noted Melbourne architect.
[courtesy the late Robert Eggleston]
Robert Eggleston. 'A S & R A Eggleston: Practices and Preambles' Typescript, no date [circa 1980s],
Brief historical overview of this father-and-son architectural firm,
concentrating on its post-war incarnation.
[courtesy the late Robert Eggleston]
Letter from the late Robert A Eggleston, dated 7 February 1998.
Mr Eggleston discusses one of his earliest private commissions: the Berger paint factory in South Melbourne.
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Fulton, Don Hendry
D H Fulton,"Don Hendry Fulton, LFRAIA Architect: An Outline Architectural Biography". 3pp typescript, 2008.
[courtesy the architect]
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Gibson, Mrs E M (nee Emily Grassick)
Letter from Mrs Gibson's stepson, the late John Muller Gibson, dated 15 June 1997.
Mrs Gibson's stepson provies some basic genealogical background to the Gibson and Grassick families.
Letter from Mrs Gibson's stepson, the late John Muller Gibson, dated 12 July 1997.
Mrs Gibson's stepson recalls the gardens associated with her private residences at Somerton and Caulfield.
Letter from Emily Gibson to Stella and Vincent Grassick, dated 21 October [no year]
A brief letter to Mrs Gibson's brother and sister-in-law, mostly discussing recent family news and events
[courtesy Grassick family]
Letter from Emily Gibson to James Grassick, dated 7 August 1960.
A letter to Mrs Gibson's other brother, which alludes to several of her recent landscaping jobs.
[courtesy Grassick family]
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Griffin, Walter Burley and Marion Mahony
Letters from John Mason to his parents, early 1929.
A draftsman in WBG's Castlecrag office provides his impressions in a series of letters home
[courtesy John Mason]
Letter from Eric Nicholls "to whom it may concern", dated 30 June 1930.
Letter of reference on WBG's office letterhead, outlining the experience of former draftsman John Mason.
[courtesy John Mason]
Letter from "Marion Burley Griffin" [sic] to Pakie McDougall, dated 20 January 1939.
Mrs Griffin writes to her friend in Sydney after her return to the USA in late 1938.
[courtesy Pakie's son, the late Robin McDougall]
Letter from WBG's niece, the late Mrs Verner Hegg (nee Alstan Lippincott), dated 24 September 1995.
Mrs Hegg discusses the development of her parents, uncle and aunt's interests in Anthroposophy
Letter from WBG's nephew, the late Dustin Hadley Griffin, dated 10 November 1995.
Mr
Griffin provides details of the Griffin family tree, enclosing an
earlier letter on the topic written by his father Ralph in 1935.
Letter from the late Harry Seidler, dated 12 September 1995.
This well-known Australian architect recalls his encounters with Eric Nicholls and Marion Griffin in the 1950s.
Letter from MMG's second cousin, the late Lawrence Perkins, dated 19 May 1996.
Mr Perkins recalls Marion Griffin's presentation to the Illiniois Architects Society in 1940.
Letter from the late Sonia Skipper, dated 17 July 1994.
Miss Skipper discusses the attribution of the house that WBG designed for her parents, Mervyn & Lena Skipper, at Eaglemont.
Letter from the late Betty Roland, dated 21 December 1994.
This Australian playwright/author recalls the garden that WBG designed for her partner, Guido Baracchi, at Ivanhoe
Letter from the late Robin McDougall, dated 22 August 1995.
Mr McDougall discusses the Griffins' involvement in the creation of his mother's social venue, Pakie's Club, in Sydney.
Letter from the late Alan Welbourn, dated 29 July 1996.
This South Australian architect remembers working on the documentation of WBG's Hindmarsh Incinerator in 1935.
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Ham, D F Cowell
Letter from the architect's daughter, Miss Ethel Ham, dated 3 March 1997.
Miss Ham discusses her father's life, architectural career and religious beliefs.
Prentice, Roy R R (Chief Architect of the Housing Commission of Victoria)
Roy Prentice. 'The Autobiography of Roy Riggall Prentice', Undated typescript [circa 1980s]
[courtesy the late Roy Prentice]
Roy Prentice. 'Report: 30-storey flats, Park Street, South Melbourne". 4pp typescript, dated 15 January 1969.
Apparently intended as a press release, this described the building in
its architect's own words.
[courtesy the late Roy Prentice]
Housing Commission of Victoria. "Tenants' Handbook: Park Towers". 16pp booklet, not dated [c.1970]
[courtesy the late Roy Prentice]
Housing Commission of Victoria. "Official opening of Frank Wilkes Court, Northcote'. 4pp flyer, 1971.
Issued to mark the opening of this block of "lone persons flats" in
Holmes Street, Northcote, on 30 April 1971.
[courtesy the late Roy Prentice]
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Stott, Muriel (later Mrs Leech; then Mrs Davies)
Letter from Dorothy Carmichael, dated 28 July 2001.
Mrs Carmichael, the Stott family historian, provides her own recollections of Muriel Stott.
Letter from Muriel Davies to Dorothy Carmichael, dated 27 January 1968.
A brief note, concentrating on recent family news and events
[courtesy of Dorothy Carmichael]
'Residence at Oaklands for Mrs D S Leech'. Working drawings, dated 13 January 1940.
Plans for the house at Johannesburg, South Africa, which Mrs Leech designed for herself.
[courtesy of William Lane, the executor of her estate]
Will of Muriel Millicent Davies, dated 30 August 1984
[courtesy of William Lane, the executor of her estate]
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Miscellaneous
Letter from Wesley Penberthy, dated 4 May 1998
The Australian painter discusses his career as a mural artist during the 1950s.
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