Virginia O'Neill 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 for 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], Virginia O'Neill Architectural Collection, Ms2006-010, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
1 Cubic Feet 10 folders
Creator:
O'Neill, Virginia B. (Virginia Brown), 1923-1999
Abstract:
Virginia O'Neill was an architect in Stamford, Connecticut in the 1950's. The collection includes educational certificates, drawings, and plans for several residential projects by O'Neill.
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], Virginia O'Neill Architectural Collection, Ms2006-010, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Virginia O'Neill Architectural Collection consists of personal materials and plans for several residential projects. Personal information includes a diploma from Stamford High School and two artistic drawings. Residential projects include architectural plans for several residential projects, including the Sawmill House, a six-room house and a vacation home in a hexagonal plan.

Biographical / historical:

Virginia Brown O'Neill was born in 1923 in Stamford, Connecticut. She was an architect in the 1950's to the 1960's in Connecticut. Little is known about her projects. She retired to St. Petersburg, Florida and died in August 1999.

Acquisition information:
The Virginia O'Neill Architectural Collection were donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture at the Special Collections in 2005.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virginia O'Neill Architectural Collection took place in May 2006.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type then chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard