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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
Primary Collecting Areas:
Local/regional history (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, and Appalachian South); the American Civil War; Science and technology history (incl. aerospace, aeronautics, engineering, and speculative fiction); History of women in architecture (incl. the International Archive of Women in Architecture); Culinary history (incl. Virginia and southern cookery, children’s cookbooks and nutrition, food production and technology, and cocktail history); University Archives
Description:
Special Collections is located in Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech. Special Collections includes manuscript collections, rare books, and the University Archives, as well as state, local and historical maps and photographs. Our mission is to collect and preserve unique, historical materials and provide access to them in their original form.
Phone: (540) 231-6308
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Start Over Repository Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Subjects Architects

Myriam Waisberg Architectural Papers 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

Waisberg, Myriam
Myriam Waisberg was a Chilean architectural historian. This collection contains a number of publications, research papers, books and articles written by Waisberg during her career in Chile. Most of her work is dedicated to religious architecture in the cities of Santiago and Valparaiso in Chile and her work with the University of Chile.
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Natalie de Blois Architectural Collection 2.7 Cubic Feet 2 boxes and 7 oversize folders

De Blois, Natalie, 1921-2013
The Natalie de Blois Architectural Collection includes correspondence; original notes; magazine/journal clippings; finished project photographs, published materials; sketches; water colors; and project records related to a sampling of de Blois' architectural projects.
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National Visitor Center (Washington, D.C.) Collection 5.1 Cubic Feet 3 boxes; 7 oversize folders; 1 framed photograph

Drumeller, William F., Jr., 1923-2006
The National Visitor Center (Washington, D.C.) Collection includes materials concerning the projected construction of the National Visitor Center at Union Station in Washington D.C. in the 1970s. The collection includes correspondence, records, images, memorabilia, maps, and architecture drawings of the center, which was only open briefly from 1976 to 1978.
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Olive Chadeayne Architectural Collection 9.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes; 28 oversize folders

Chadeayne, Olive, 1904-2001
The Olive Chadeayne Architectural Collection includes drawings for residences, schools, churches and businesses primarily located in southern California. In addition to Olive Chadeayne's work, the collection also contains over twenty-five drawings by American architect Lillian Rice.
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Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals Records 4 Cubic Feet 8 boxes

Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals
The Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWA) is an organization for women architects and designers in the San Francisco bay area. It officially became incorporated in 1973. The collection contains documents, reports, agendas, membership directories, photos, slides, and publications concerning the history and activities of the OWA.
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Paula Treder Architectural Collection 2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes; 4 oversize folders

Treder, Paula
Paula Treder operated her own architectural firm in South Carolina. This collection contains selected professional papers from her projects, including drawings, photographs, and project documents related to Treder's professional and design activities.
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Pearl M. Brickman Architectural Collection, 6.2 Cubic Feet 1 Box containing 12 folders. 12 oversized folders with drawings.

Brickman, Pearl M.
Pearl Brickman (1928- ). Collection includes three design projects she developed during her years (1977-1979) at Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI Arc), and fifteen projects from her professional career (1982-2002), including project descriptions, drawings,and progress photographs.
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