Sally Waldner Bould Stan 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.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Sally Waldner Bould Stan Architectural Collection, Ms2001-015, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
2 Cubic Feet 5 folders of 42x30 inches and one folder of 14.75x9.5 inches
Creator:
Stan, Sally Waldner Bould, b.1917, Dows, Wena W., 1928-, and Stan, Sally Waldner Bould, b.1917
Abstract:
This collection documents the architect Sally Waldner Bould Stan. She lived from 1917 to 2008, spending most of her life in Lafayette, California. Over the course of her life, Sally designed around 2000 homes as well as numerous notable commercial projects before retiring in 1998. Her collection is comprised of biographical notes as well as drawings for 55 of her professional projects. One standard and five oversized folders.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Sally Waldner Bould Stan Architectural Collection, Ms2001-015, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection is comprised of biographical materials and architectural drawings for residential and commercial projects. Among the biographical materials are two brief biographical accounts of Stan's life, a memorial bulletin with a portrait photograph, obituary, and service information. Residential drawings include sepia, diazo, and trace paper drawings. Commercial drawings include sepia and trace paper drawings. Several projects also include engineering calculation notes.

Biographical / historical:

This collection documents the architect Sally Waldner Bould Stan who lived from 1917 to 2008 and who spent most of her life in Lafayette, California. She earned her degree in architecture after 4 years of study at the University of California, Berkeley as one of three women in her class. She married in 1940 and later divorced in 1967. Over the course of her life, Sally designed around 2000 homes as well as numerous notable commercial projects. She was the first woman to serve on the board of the Lafayette Improvement Association, first as secretary; she then advanced through various roles, from treasurer, to vice president, and then to president. Sally continued her professional practice, primarily working from home and getting work via referrals, until retiring in 1998. Her collection contains biographical references and drawings for 55 of her projects. Pictures of her work are available on the VT ImageBase.

Arrangement:

The Sally Waldner Bould Stan Collection is organized into three series: Biographical Notes, Residential Drawings, and Commercial Notes. Project records are organized alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard