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Title A name given to the resource Donald MacDonald Millar Photograph Collection Subject The topic of the resource Millar, Donald MacDonald (1884-1973) Williamsburg (Va.) - Photographs Williamsburg (Va.) - Buildings, structures, etc. Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Outbuildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Description An account of the resource A pioneer in the fledgling field of architectural history in America, Donald MacDonald Millar contributed his expertise to some of the earliest research and planning for Williamsburg’s restoration in the late 1920s. He received his training in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked for a firm of architects. As one of the founding members of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, he became interested in recording the measurements and architectural details of colonial structures and published two books, Measured Drawings of Some Colonial and Georgian Homes (1916) and Measured Drawings of Some Colonial Furniture (1925), as well as articles in the Architectural Record and the Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin. A call to the ministry led Millar to the Theological Seminary in New York City and he became an Episcopal clergyman. His acquaintance with Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin, another Episcopal minister with a keen interest in historic architecture, and William Graves Perry, a partner in the firm Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, brought him to the attention of Colonel Arthur Woods, who sent him an invitation on May 28, 1928 to “…do research work in England and France for the Williamsburg project.” Millar received a six month leave of absence from his position as assistant to Rev. Frederick Burgess of St. Matthew’s and St. Timothy’s churches in New York City to undertake the assignment. With the help of several assistants, he traveled through the two countries to gather information about the types of building materials that would have been available to colonial Virginians and to record architectural precedents to assist in the reconstruction of Williamsburg buildings. His investigations contributed to the discovery of the Bodleian copperplate whose engraved illustrations of the Governor’s Palace, Capitol, Wren Building, President’s House, and Brafferton Building provided critical visual evidence for their accurate restoration. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Millar, Donald MacDonald Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919-1928 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 10 photographs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Gelatin silver print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 2 x 3 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Reid House Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Millar, Donald MacDonald Subject The topic of the resource George Reid House (Williamsburg, Va.) Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg Description An account of the resource Pre-restoration view of the north and west elevations of the George Reid House, Williamsburg, Virginia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Donald MacDonald Millar Photograph Collection, AV2009.30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mil-008. See also 1962-GR-1340. Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Chimneys Clapboard Siding Donald MacDonald Millar Fences George Reid House Porches Pre-Restoration Virginia Williamsburg