Saffa 58 Architectural Drawings

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
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Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], SAFFA 58 Architectural Drawings, Ms1998-019, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
2.8 Cubic Feet 4 oversize folders
Creator:
Rufer-Eckmann, Claire, 1914-1974, Judin-Mutzenberg, Jetti, Hubacher-Constam, Annemarie, Billeter, Beate, and Fuhrimann, Verena
Abstract:
The SAFFA was a Swiss fair exhibition on women in Zurich, Switzerland, that was built by Swiss women architects. The Saffa 58 Architectural Drawings consist of sixty-three drawings of the buildings for the 1958 fair, including the collaborative work of Claire Rufer-Eckmann, Beate Billeter, Verena Fuhrimann, Jetti Judin-Mutzenberg, and Annemarie Hubacher-Constam.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in German and French.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], SAFFA 58 Architectural Drawings, Ms1998-019, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Saffa 58 Architectural Drawings consist of sixty-three drawings of the buildings for the 1958 Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work (SAFFA), including the collaborative work of Claire Rufer-Eckmann, Beate Billeter, Verena Fuhrimann, Jetti Judin-Mutzenberg, and Annemarie Hubacher-Constam.

Biographical / historical:

The Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work (SAFFA) was an exhibition organized by the major national women's organizations in Switzerland. The first SAFFA exhibition was in held in Bern, 1928. The theme was to show the importance of female contributions to the social and economic activities in Switzerland at the time. A second exhibition was held in Zurich, 1958 focusing on "women in the family, occupation and state." These exhibitions were organized and produced entirely by women and the exhibition buildings for SAFFA 58 were designed and built by Swiss women architects.

Acquisition information:
The SAFFA 58 Architectural Drawings were donated to Special Collections in November 1998.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the SAFFA 58 Architectural Drawings was completed in March 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard