Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

A. Edwin Kendrew Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from Nancy Kendrew Bell on 00/00/2006.

Biographical Note

A. Edwin Kendrew was born in Canada and moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1917.  As a member of the Boston architectural firm of Perry, Shaw & Hepburn he became the head draftsman for the Colonial Williamsburg work, then headed the Colonial Williamsburg architecture department.  Later, as vice president, he was also put in charge of construction, maintenance and landscaping. He was named resident architect in 1934.  In 1937, he was asked to develop a master plan for the future development of the restoration project that was approved by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. From 1946 to 1947 he worked with John D. Rockefeller III, then board chairman, on a new plan for visitor orientation and interpretation. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/A. Edwin Kendrew">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/A. Edwin Kendrew</a>.

Scope and Contents

Newspaper clippings from Williamsburg, Virginia area and New York newspapers about Colonial Williamsburg and the Rockefeller Family.  Pamphlets, brochures and other items from Colonial Williamsburg, plus various invitations and programs for Williamsburg area events.

Index Terms

Corporate Name:

• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Genre/Form of Material:

• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Newspapers
• Printed ephemera
• Programs

Geographic Name:

• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century.

Personal Name:

• Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960

Topical Term:

• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History.
• Invitations.
• Pamphlets

Additional Information