Dawson, Eric Vernon, 1914-1998 : Papers relating to Wellington Cathedral

Date
1938-1939, 1998
By
Dawson, Eric Vernon, 1914-1998Wood, Cecil Walter, 1878-1947; Malcolm, Douglas Blomfield, 1892-1964
Reference
MS-Papers-6707
Description

The papers comprise statements made by Dawson in Jul and Nov 1998 in which he attempts to set the record straight about controversy over the design of Wellington Cathedral. He discusses the background to the cathedral building project, the various people involved and refers in particular to criticisms made by Roy Wilson of Warren and Mahoney. Also included is a correspondence file, mostly of letters between Christchurch architect, Cecil Wood, and Wellington Cathedral's Canon Malcolm, on various aspects of the proposed design (1938-1939).

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Dawson, of King & Dawson, was appointed architect of Wellington Cathedral about 1959 following Robert Munro's death and continued until 1984 when he retired.

Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Mss and typescripts

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2 folder(s), 0.02 Linear Metres, Business correspondence, Transcriptions (Documents), Essays, Manuscripts, Mss and typescripts
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Manuscript

Correspondence between Canon Malcolm and Cecil Wood

Date: 1938-1939

From: Dawson, Eric Vernon, 1914-1998 : Papers relating to Wellington Cathedral

Reference: MS-Papers-6707-2

Description: Correspondence file, mostly of letters between Christchurch architect, Cecil Wood, and Wellington Cathedral's Canon Malcolm, on various aspects of the proposed design (1938-1939) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Statements on Wellington Cathedral

Date: 1998

From: Dawson, Eric Vernon, 1914-1998 : Papers relating to Wellington Cathedral

Reference: MS-Papers-6707-1

Description: Holograph and typescript statements by Dawson, of King & Dawson, who succeeded Cecil Wood and Robert Munro as Wellington Cathedral architect from about 1977 to 1984 when he retired. Dawson attempts to set the record straight about controversy over the design in statements made in July and Nov 1998. The Nov 1998 statement was transcribed by Deborah Cutfield. Quantity: 1 folder(s).