Rowe family papers, 1877-1974

MLMSS 2206

fonds

1877-1974

422624

3 volumes and 1 box (0.1 metres of textual material) - manuscript, typescript, printed

Colonel Thomas Rowe, 1829-1899, architect, arrived in Sydney in 1848. He married Charlotte Jane Piper in 1857 and when the latter died, he married Sarah Selina Cornish

Vol. MLMSS 2206/1: 'A history of Col. Thomas Rowe, F.R.I.B.A. Architect'. Thesis by Michael Berry, 1969. Submitted to the University of New South Wales, Faculty of Architecture.

Vol. MLMSS 2206/2: Papers of Harold S. Rowe, mainly orders and receipts re his business as a venetian blind maker, Hyam Street, Balmain, 1884-1911.

Vol. MLMSS 2206/3: Newspaper cuttings re Rowe family, 1880-1974. Miscellaneous papers re Rowe family, 1877-1974.

Box MLMSS 2206/4: Continuation of the above.

This collection includes pictorial material at PXE 1198: Rowe family photographs, architectural drawing and newsclipping, ca. 1877-1974

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (2-220C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Keyword subjects:
Blinds industry--New South Wales--Sydney
Window shade industry--New South Wales--Sydney