"Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center," selected exhibit panels

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], "Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center," selected exhibit panels, Ms2011-075, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
4.3 Cubic Feet
Creator:
Dunay, Donna
Abstract:
"Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center" was an exhibition held at the Virginia Center for Architecture in Richmond, Virginia, as part of their Dominion Exhibition Series and was on display from March 4-June 6, 2010. It featured the work of pioneering women in architecture and design from the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) collection at Virginia Tech.
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], "Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center," selected exhibit panels, Ms2011-075, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The items used in the "Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center," selected exhibit panels, have been returned to their original collections except for the matted reproductions made of items deemed too fragile or valuable to be on display. This collection consists of those reproductions although a complete list of items used in the exhibit has also been compiled in an effort to document the event.

The biographical notes for each entry are recorded from the exhibit labels that accompanied the materials.

Biographical / historical:

"Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture" was developed in partnership with Virginia Tech's International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) Center and the Virginia Center for Architecture (VCA),in recognition of Minds Wide Open, the statewide initiative celebrating women in the arts. The exhibition was held at the Virginia Center for Architecture in Richmond, Virginia, as part of their Dominion Exhibition Series and was on display from March 4-June 6, 2010.

The exhibition, featured the work of pioneering women in architecture and design from the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) collection at Virginia Tech, including Lilia Skala, who fled the Nazis in 1939 carrying her student architectural portfolio and who later became a well-known actress in the U.S., Nobuko Nakahara, one of the first women to be licensed as an architect in Japan, Lois Gottlieb, a California architect who was one of Frank Lloyd Wright's apprentices in the 1940's, Beverly Willis, who, in the 1970's, developed CARLA, among the first software used for architecture and planning, Mary Brown Channel, the first woman to be registered as an architect in the state of Virginia, and Han Schroeder, who grew up in the famed Rietveld-Schroeder House, was educated in Switzerland, practiced as an architect and interior designer in the Netherlands, and later moved to the U.S. and taught interior design at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The exhibit also featured a series of 100 postcards (100 POSTCARDS: A Glimpse into the IAWA Center) highlighting the range of materials in the IAWA collection, developed by students in Virginia Tech's Researching Women in Architecture seminar. Student contributors are Marissa Brown, Antonia Ciaverella, Candice Davis, Alexandra Phelan, Heather Riley, and Rehanna Rojiani.

Acquisition information:
The materials used in the "Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center," selected exhibit panels were transferred to Special Collections July 2010.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the "Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center," selected exhibit panels was completed in September 2011.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type into three series, which are then organized alphabetically:

Series I: Reproductions Series II: Original Materials Series III. Supporting Materials

Physical location:
Please note: Part of this collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.