Silvia Paun Architectural Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Silvia Paun Architectural Collection, Ms1991-057, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
2.38 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 folder
Creator:
Păun, Silvia
Abstract:
The Silvia Paun Architectural Collection includes photographs of structures Paun designed, letters and biographical information as well as writings by her and about her work, including her books.
Language:
Materials are in French, Romanian, and some English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Silvia Paun Architectural Collection, Ms1991-057, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains one folder of seven photographs of children's clinics designed by Paun from 1953 to 1977 in Romania. One box with nine folders contains numerous articles from 1960 to 1995, as well as her curriculum vitae, pamphlets, exhibition descriptions, and letters written to and from Milka Bliznakov.

Biographical / historical:

Silvia Paun was born in Chisinau, Romania in 1923. She graduated from the Architecture Faculty in Bucharest in 1948. She spent 30 years as an architect specializing in socio-cultural buildings while employed in Central State Institute of Bucharest. She had more than 50 urban and rural projects completed between 1953 and 1977 and authored 26 studies, 25 papers, and 14 exhibitions about the role of architecture between 1960 and 1995. Her first book was published in 1981, which won a prize from the Architects Union in Romania (UAR) and won appreciation from UNESCO. She participated in 4 International Congresses of Architecture (UIFA) and has received numerous honors for architectural conception, architectural and scientific research, and her architectural books.

Acquisition information:
The Silvia Paun Architectural Collection was donated to Special Collections in multiple accruals in 1991, 1992, 2000, and 2004.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement and description of the Silvia Paun Architectural Collection commenced in June 2010 and was completed in June 2010. A preliminary arrangement was begun in 1991.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically by project and article publication date.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard