Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Johnson, J. Seward, -1983
| title | Thomas Harlan Ellett's Architectural records, 1915-1948. | repository | University of Pennsylvania, Architectural Archives |
| description | This collection is the primary archive of Ellett's work, comprising architectural drawings and blueprints, photographic prints, office files, scrapbooks and memorabilia, which document buildings and projects spanning the years 1915-1948. The vast majority of Ellett's major commissions are represented by drawings in the collection. The collection also contains a small amount of personal material, including portrait photographs of Ellett, travel sketches and watercolors. Biographical Note Thomas Harlan Ellett was born in Red Oak, Iowa on September 2, 1880, and spent his childhood and youth on the farm of his parents, Thomas Ely Ellett and Caroline Bake. Ellett began his professional training at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago, where he received a certificate in architecture in 1902, and completed his studies at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Architecture, earning a B.Arch. in 1906. At Penn, he studied under the newly appointed professor of design, Paul Philippe Cret (1876-1945), and with long-time professor of drawing and watercolor, George Walter Dawson. An outstanding student, Ellett served as his class valedictorian, and won the Arthur Spayd Brooke Award for excellence in design. He also was awarded the Cresson Traveling Fellowship (from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts), which allowed him two years of travel and study in Paris and at the American Academy in Rome. Cite As: Thomas Harlan Ellett Collection, The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania. Location: Architectural Archives, 215 898-8323 Call Number: 002 |
| extent | 2541 drawings, 242 photographs, 135 images in clippings, 2 scrapbooks, 2 cubic feet of files. |
| formats | Drawings Photographs Scrapbooks Clippings |
| access | This collection is available for research by appointment only. |
| record link | http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/faids/aaup/Ellett.pdf |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| finding aid | Printed finding aid available at the Architectural Archives. For electronic finding aid see Web Link. This collection is indexed (with electronic access to selected images) in Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a searchable database of architectural research materials. See Web Link. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Joan Benjamin, 1985. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:52 |
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