Architecture

Collection Level Scope and Contents note During the nineteenth century great fortunes were made by various entrepreneurs in the cotton industry of Lancashire. One of the most remarkable of these cotton masters was Edward Hermon (1821?-1881), the managing partner of Horrocks, Miller & Company, an early giant in the field. Hermon became the conservative M.P. for Preston (1868-1881) as well as an eminent art collector, sportsman, philantropist and builder. His papers, dating between 1864 and 1867, cover a variety of topics, but...

Scope and Contents

The papers include correspondence, printed ephemera, sketches and other artwork, and a file of cyanotype photographic prints showing a variety of Washington, D.C. subjects at the very end of the nineteenth century. Sullivan’s work as a Washington architect is documented by a file of proposals and related materials.