Mixed Materials; Photos, Drawings, Prints

Wright collection, 1869-1968

Author / Creator
Lewis, John P., collector
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A collection of photographs and related ephemeral material concerning Frank Lloyd Wright, the Wright and Lloyd Jones families, and the Hillside Home School, collected by John P. Lewis, his mother M...

A collection of photographs and related ephemeral material concerning Frank Lloyd Wright, the Wright and Lloyd Jones families, and the Hillside Home School, collected by John P. Lewis, his mother Margaret Philip Lewis (a cousin of Frank Lloyd Wright), and other family members. In addition to collotype prints made for the Hillside Home School portfolio, there are photographs of various members of the Wright and Jones families; an album of images of activities at the school; images of Unity Chapel and Taliesin; and an album of cyanotype prints of Fox Lake, Ill. Related ephemeral material includes clippings; wedding announcements; a composition book with information about Hillside Home School alumni; diplomas, commencement and recital programs, and report cards from the school; a typed author's preface to "An Artilleryman's Diary" by Jenkin Lloyd Jones; newsletters from Unity Chapel written by Chester Lloyd Jones; and letters, deeds, and other miscellaneous material.

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