Abstract R. H. C. Davis's notebook surveying the architectural elements of churches throughout parts of England. His title from the first page reads: "Volume IX including visits to parts of Kent, Somerset, Wilts, Oxon, Glos, Cornwall, and Berkshire". The descriptions were recorded from March 28 to December 12, 1938, though some entries have later dates when the writer revisited the sites. Entries are written on the front of the page with corrections or later additions added on the back. At the end of...

Abstract R. H. C. Davis's notebook surveying the architectural elements of churches from parts of England. His title from the first page reads: "Volume VIII dealing mainly with Oxon, but including Canterbury Cathedral, parts of Berks, Glos, Hants, Wores, and Surrey". The entries were written from October 17, 1937 through March 28, 1938. Organized by location, entries are written on the front of the page with corrections or later additions added on the back. Some entries begin with a list of dates...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is composed of architectural notebooks with Davis's handwritten notes and sketches of architectural features of sites in England, Western Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, the Levant and Turkey. The majority of the notes are on sites in England and France, but other countries include Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Germany, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. The focus of Davis's research represented in these notebooks is...