PP/24/2/15 - [Letter, Philip Morton Shand to Walter Gropius, 15/7/34]

Reference code

PP/24/2/15

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, Philip Morton Shand to Walter Gropius, 15/7/34]

Date/s

1934

Quantity & Format

5 leaves Letters (typescript and MS)

Personal name

Shand, Sybil Morton
Soane, John,
Loos, Adolf, 1870-1933
Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

Subject

Lawn Road Flats

Creator

Shand, Philip Morton

Creator

Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

German and English texts. Shand has completed the translation of Gropius' essay. It should appear in the September issue of 'Concrete Way'. He discusses fees then explains that the 'Concrete Way' is not a prominent magazine but rather the mouthpiece of a reinforced concrete construction firm. Morton Shand has discussed translating the article Gropius is writing for Professor Read [Faber & Faber]. He says that Gropius' job in England should be secured within 6 months and that Shand's wife [Sybil] has been arranging for a flat at Lawn Road to be available. He explains who Soane was. He asks Gropius for a photograph of Adolf Loos' house

PP - Pritchard Papers
- PP/24 - Walter and Ise Gropius
  - PP/24/2 - Section 2. Gropius/Morton Shand correspondence May-Nov 1934
    - PP/24/2/15 - [Letter, Philip Morton Shand to Walter Gropius, 15/7/34]

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