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The Irish Architectural Archive holds academic, business, and personal records, dating from the eighteenth century to today, including the papers of  construction industry business such as quantity surveying firms and builders.

Manuscript and other collections

The Irish Architectural Archive holds academic, business, and personal records, dating from the eighteenth century to today, including the papers of  construction industry business such as quantity surveying firms and builders.

Also held are the archives of representative organisations such as the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, the Architectural Association of Ireland and the Institution of Civil Engineers.

The Archive is a place of deposit for reports on protected structures generated in compliance with conditions of planning permission for the alteration or demolition of those structures.

Among the manuscript collections are the following:

Architectural Association of Ireland Archives (2003/24)
Jack Bastable Collection (2004/51)
William Henry Beardwood Letterbook (94/1700)
William Caldbeck Account Book (95/151)
Conolly Muniments (97/84)
Lady Louisa Conolly Letters (94/136)
Maurice Craig Collection (2000/92)
Alistair and Ann Martha Rowan Collection of Architectural Publications (2017/50)
C.P. Curran Collection (77/6)
Dromana Estate map (94/73)
Dublin Artisans Dwellings Co. Collection (79/26)
Dublin Metropolitan Streets Commission Papers (92/2)
Earley Collection (99/95)

 

Kevin Harrington Collection (90/79)
Herbert Fuchs Collection (97/48)
Heritage Advisory Committee records (2001/91)
Timothy Hevey Album (90/76)
Institution of Engineers Archive (2015/43)
Joseph Jarratt Albums (89/51 and 91/67)
Alfred Jones Biographical Files (80/41)
Daniel Grose Manuscript (97/116)
J.B. Malone ‘Know Your Dublin’ Collection (98/32)
Albert Murray Scrapbook (87/58)
Patterson Kempster Shortall Collection (77/1)
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland Archives (93/136)
Sheridan Bell Book (2001/31)
J.H. Waller Ctesiphon Buildings Album (93/67)

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