| Admin/Biog History | Henry-Russell Hitchcock was an American architectural historian, and contemporary of John Summerson. On multiple occasions Stamp nominated Hitchcock for the RIBA gold medal but was never successful.
Stamp was asked by Mosette Broderick, Hitchcock's assistant and friend of Stamp, to write his obituary. Stamp also took part in events and publications relating to the life and work of Hitchcock including:
-meeting to commemorate the life and work of Hitchcock held at the Architectural Association, 27 Nov 1987
-Summerson and Hitchcock Centenerary Conference, held at the Paul Mellon Centre in association with the Society of Architectural Historians, 11-12 Jun 2004 (a publication recording this event to be edited by Stamp was planned, but is unclear whether this was ever completed)
-Summerson and Hitchcock London Building Tour, 13 Jun 2004
Stamp organised for Hitchcock's letters to Dorothy Stroud and John Summerson to be deposited with New York University, where the Hitchcock Archive is held. |
| Description | This file includes material concerning Stamp's research into the life and work of Henry-Russell Hitchcock, and includes material relating to the events and publications which Stamp was involved in.
It also includes material concerning Graham Law's research into the architect Alexander Thompson with copies of letters exchanged between Law, Hitchcock and Nikolas Pevsner.
Of particular interest:
-letter from Hitchcock, dated 11 Aug 1978, discussing the exhibition 'London 1900'
-letter from J Richards, dated 12 Jan 1988, concerning his speech at a meeting to commemorate the life and work of Hitchcock held at the Architectural Association, 27 Nov 1987, with text attached
-letter from Mosette Broderick, dated 22 Feb 1988, with text written by Broderick concerning Hitchcock's life and his house in New York
-letter from Dorothy Stroud, dated 23 Mar 1989, concerning a publication on Hitchcock, with her notes from a speech given at an event held at the Architectural Association, 27 Nov 1987
-drawing titled 'Perspective, Henry Russell Hitchcock March 31 1923', housed in OS portfolio |