Thomas Mott Shaw papers
name: label: Creator
content: Shaw, Thomas Mott, 1878-1965
label: Names
content: Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France)
label: Names
content: Quinan, Henry B. (Henry Brewerton), b. 1876
label: Names
content: Shaw, George Russell, b. 1848
place: label: Place
content: Williamsburg (Va.) -- Architecture
topic: label: Occupation
content: Architects -- Massachusetts -- Concord
label: Topic
content: Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- United States
label: Topic
content: Architecture, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent and donated 1975 by Sarah Quinan Shaw Johnson, Shaw's daughter by his first wife.
creator: label: Creator
content: Shaw, Thomas Mott, 1878-1965
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Architect; Concord, Mass. Was active in architectural restoration and helped in restoration efforts of buildings in Williamsburg, Va.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1895-1967
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.shawthom
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 949 and 3989 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 949: Originals returned to lender, Sarah Johnson, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical information; writings by Shaw; sketches; etchings; silhouette portraits; photographs; and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Reel 3989: Biographical account; architect certification documents from 8 states; family correspondence; 5 poems by Shaw, 2 of which are illustrated; notes on Shaw's genealogy; miscellaneous notes; 24 geometrical sketches for school, 55 drawings, and 14 watercolors by Shaw; an etching of Shaw's first wife, Caroline Quinan; an etching by Henry B. Quinan; 2 silhouette portraits of Shaw and an unidentified man; clippings regarding Shaw's work in Williamsburg and at Brown University; brochures and programs; reproductions of art works; course descriptions and assignments from L'Ecole des Beaux Arts; and photographs of Shaw, his family, friends, colleagues, and buildings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Reel 949: Two sketches, one by Shaw and one by his father George Russell Shaw; 14 photocopies of Shaw's acceptances to Music Houseparties; photographs of Shaw, his family, and houses designed by him.