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Alberta Pfeiffer Architectural Collection 10.3 Cubic Feet 15 boxes, 3 oversize folders

Pfeiffer, Alberta Raffl, 1899-1994
Alberta Pfeiffer graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1923 as one of the first women to achieve a degree in architecture at that institution. The collection contains drawings, photographs, and correspondence of her architectural career. Most projects are residential, and the collection consists of approximately 250 different designs for various jobs.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Eleanore Pettersen Architectural Collection, 296 Cubic Feet 219 boxes; 7 map cases

Eleanore K. Pettersen (1916-2003) received a Certificate in Architecture from Cooper Union for Advancement of Science and Art in 1941, and was an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin from 1941-1943. She was one of the first women licensed as an architect in the state of New Jersey in 1950, and was the first woman in New Jersey to open her own architectural office. She primarily designed residences and was also very active in professional and civic organizations. She became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 1991. The collection consists of project files, sketches, blueprints, drawings, models, photographs, and other material relating to over 600 of Pettersen's projects as well as material relating to her participation in various professional and civic organizations. The materials in the collection range in date from 1915-2003 with the bulk of the material dating 1950-2000.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hotel Roanoke Architectural Drawings 132 Cubic Feet

The Hotel Roanoke Architectural Drawings collection includes information about Hotel Roanoke in the form of original drawings, blueprints and photocopies dating from 1890 to 1983. The collection contains foundation, floor, and framing plans, elevations; ventilation, plumbing, heating and cooling plans; external and internal details for various rooms, stairways, and features; alterations; landscaping details; and exterior features, such as swimming pool and stables.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

IAWA Small Collections, 32 Cubic Feet 22 boxes; 40 oversize folders

Treant-Mathe, Juliette
The IAWA Small Collections was compiled from a variety of sources by Special Collections staff for use in reference and research. The collection consists primarily of biographical materials for women architects, architectural historians, and designers including curriculum vitas, firm brochures, exhibit notices, photographs, and publications. Drawings, sketches, course notes, correspondence, and other materials pertaining to architectural collections are also present.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Judith (Dita) Roque-Gourary Architectural Collection 4.2 Cubic Feet 2 Boxes 9 Tubes of Rolled Drawings 1 Oversized Folder

Roque-Gourary, Dita, b.1915
Born in 1915 in St. Petersburg, Russia; Architect and founder of the Union of Women Architects in Belgium. Studied in Germany and Austria before emigrating to Belgium at the onset of World War II. She specialized in remodels of 19th century residences. Outspoken advocate for women in the profession. Collection consist of drawings, personal journals, business records, as well as published articles about the Union of Women Architects of Belgium and Roque-Gourary.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Mary Brown Channel Architectural Collection 11 Cubic Feet 10 boxes and 36 oversize folders

Channel, Mary Brown, 1907-2006
After graduating from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1929, Mary Ramsay Brown Channel earned her degree in architecture at Cornell University in 1933. She returned to her hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia, and worked at a firm for two years before opening her own office as the first registered woman architect in Virginia. She became known for her residential and church designs. Her collection includes sketches and drawings for about 160 mostly residential projects in the Portsmouth area. Also included are some college drawings and projects.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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