| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Louis Rorimer Papers
| | | | Creator: | Rorimer, Louis | | | | Dates: | 1891-1938 | | | | Abstract: | Louis Rorimer was the son of Jacob and Minnie Rohrheimer, German immigrants who settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1849. He legally changed his name to Rorimer in 1917. After study in Europe, he returned to Cleveland in 1896, opened a studio, and taught design and interior decorating at the Cleveland School of Art. He merged with a competitor, Edward Brooks, to form the Rorimer-Brooks Studios, the largest American interior design firm west of New York City. The collection consists of photocopies of Rorimer's student sketch book, 1891, and of a Rorimer-Brooks sales book, 1929-1938, as well as a reprint of a biographical article. | | | | Call #: | MS 4718 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Rorimer, Louis, 1872-1939. | Rorimer-Brooks Studios. | Interior decorators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Interior decoration firms -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Decorative arts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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