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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Edith F. Hawkshaw Notes, Ms2021-018, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Edith F. Hawkshaw Notes were purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in November 2019 with the Eleanore Pettersen Endowment for the Preservation of Women and Architectural History .

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Edith F. Hawkshaw Notes were completed in July 2021.

Biographical Note

Edith Fanny Hawkshaw was born on June 27, 1846, in Oxfordshire, England, the daughter of Reverend Edward Burdett and Catherine Mary Jane Hawkshaw. Edith married engineer and director of the Bank of England Henry Wollaston Blake (1815-1899) on March 6, 1890, in Weston-under-Penyard. She died on November 5, 1916, in Worcestershire.

External Sources:

"Edith Fanny Hawkshaw in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" entry, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/143323961:9841

"Edith Fanny Hawkshaw in the 1861 England Census" entry, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/19516013:8767

"Edith Fanny Hawkshaw in the England and Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915" entry, Ancestry.com https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/13117428:8913

"Edith Fanny Hawkshaw in the England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973" entry, Ancestry.com https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/36978328:9852

"Edith F Blake in the 1891 England Census" entry, Ancestry.com https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/8666592:6598

"Edith Fanny Hawkshaw in 1911 England Census" entry, Ancestry.com https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/40780728:2352

"Edith Fanny Blake in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995", Ancestry.com https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/56062:1904

"Henry Wollaston Blake", Grace's Guide To British Industrial History, https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Henry_Wollaston_Blake

Scope and Content

This collection contains handwritten notes by Edith F. Hawkshaw on English architectural history, created in 1863. The associated essay covers Gothic, Semi-Norman, Early English, Decorated English, Perpediucular English, and Debased English style of architecture.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Architecture (discipline)
• International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Edith F. Hawkshaw Notes by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-lwork/public-domain/cc0/ ).