Item (The smallest intellectually indivisible archival unit, e.g., a letter, memorandum, report, photograph, sound recording).
Extent Medium
21 items
Context
Creator(s): R M Butler
Administrative History ↴
Rudolf Maximilian Butler (1872-1943) was an Irish architect, architectural historian, academic, and journalist, best known for his Catholic ecclesiastical work, including the Sacred Heart Church in Castletownbere, St. Colman's Church in Inishbofin, and St. Joseph's Church in Letterfrack. He was also a founding member of the Architectural Association of Ireland, editor of the Irish Builder, and professor of architecture at University College, Dublin.
Archival History ↴
This collection was transferred to UCC Library Archives Service from the office of the late Helen Davis, Assistant Librarian, UCC Library, in [2011].
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Unknown
Content & Structure
Scope & Content: R M Butler ↴
The collection contains correspondence, an article, press cuttings, and other items, primarily relating to Butler’s research into the English architect James Gandon (1743–1823) whose works include The Custom House, the Four Courts, and King’s Inns in Dublin.
Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention
Accruals ↴
No Further Additions Expected
Arrangement ↴
Correspondence
Article on Canonbrook, Lucan, the Residence of James Gandon
Notice from the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland
Press Cuttings
Copies of Portraits
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions
Available by request with the Special Collections & Archives, UCC Library. Request should be made at least one week (5 working days) in advance so that the material can be prepared. Next-day requests will not be possible. You can request material via the online request form at: https://libguides.ucc.ie/specialcollections/requestitems
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Subject to University College Cork Special Collections and Archives’ Reading Room terms of membership and in accordance with copyright legislation.
Creation Dates
1916 - [1929]
Level of Description
Item (The smallest intellectually indivisible archival unit, e.g., a letter, memorandum, report, photograph, sound recording).
The life of James Gandon, Esq. : with original notices of contemporary artists, and fragments of essays by James Gandon (Dublin : Hodges and Smith, 1846).
