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Drafting set of Howe, Manning and Almy
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Wood and leather case with pin closure.
This drafting set is from the archive of Howe, Manning and Almy, one of the first woman-founded architecture firms in the United States, established in 1926 by three graduates of MITl: Lois Lilley Howe (established her own form in 1900), Eleanor Manning O'Connor (who joined Howe in 1913), and Mary Almy (who joined in 1926).
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