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H. Allen Brooks, Architectural Historian Autobiography

00-2012-27-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2012-27-0

Scope and Contents

The H. Allen Brooks, Architectural Historian Autobiography (2012-27-0) is a five-page typed story of how the auhor became an architectural historian. It includes information on his childhood, education, and professional experience. H. Allen Brooks was an architectural historian and longtime professor at the University of Toronto. He wrote books on Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School (the name, Prairie School has been credited to Brooks) and the early years of Le Corbusier. H. Allen Brooks was born in New Haven and his parents had a house built by Andrew Euston in Woodbridge, Connecticut. He is a descendant of the Woodruff family of Litchfield, CT.

Dates

  • created: 2010
  • Other: Date acquired: 09/07/2012

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical or Historical Information

H. Allen Brooks was an architectural historian and longtime professor at the University of Toronto. He wrote books on Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School (the name, Prairie School has been credited to Brooks) and the early years of Le Corbusier. H. Allen Brooks was born in New Haven and his parents had a house built by Andrew Euston in Woodbridge, Connecticut. He is a descendant of the Woodruff family of Litchfield, CT.

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Extent

1.00 items

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

Martha Babbitt

Method of Acquisition

Gift.

Existence and Location of Originals

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Related Materials

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Title
H. Allen Brooks, Architectural Historian Autobiography
Author
Kathy Craughwell-Varda
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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