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"That Exceptional One: Women in American Architecture, 1888-1988," Exhibition 100 Cubic Feet 3 boxes; oversize panels

This collection includes a traveling exhibit created by the American Architectural Foundation of the American Institute of Architects about women in American architecture. The exhibit starts with Louise Bethune, who in 1888 was the first woman to join the AIA. Materials include exhibit panels, planning documents and research for the creation of the exhibit.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ute Weström Architectural Papers, 1.4 Cubic Feet

Weström, Ute
Ute Weström was born in 1939 in Berlin, Germany, the oldest of four children of architect Hilde Weström. In 1968 she earned an architect's diploma from the Technical University of Berlin. She is a practicing architect in Berlin and an active member of the International Union of Women Architects (UIFA.) Her collection includes information about the restoration of the Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin and the Sozialkasse des Berliner Baugewerbes in Berlin, both designed by Weström and her husband and partner Winnetou Kampmann. The collection also contains photos and drawings for other projects, her vita, and material presented at UIFA congresses in the 1970s.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Vera Jansone Architectural Collection 9.5 Cubic Feet 9 oversize boxes; 4 oversize folders

Jansone, Vera E., 1915-2004
The Vera Jansone Architectural Collection primarily consists of drawings documenting Jansone (1915-2004)'s career as a student at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris and as a professional architect in California.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wendy Scott Bertrand Architectural Collection 15.73 Cubic Feet

Bertrand, Wendy
Wendy Bertrand is a registered architect, rug weaver, self-described feminist and author living in Northern California since 1967. This collection documents her personal and professional activism and activities between 1954-2012, including her architectural studies, organizational activities, family life, travel, professional writing, textile projects, and career with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Forest Service.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Winifred Parsons Architecture Notebook, 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

Parsons, Winifred
The collection consists of a bound notebook containing about 800 cyanotypes, 300 halftones and process illustrations, and 32 hand illustrated images of architecture ranging from Ancient Egypt until 1900. The notebook is an expandable binder filled with leaves of lined notebook paper, signed by Winifred Parsons and appears to have been made for a class assignment sometime between 1900-1906.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Women Architects in Austria Exhibit Panels 8.8 Cubic Feet 28 panels; approx. 250 catalogs

Austrian Cultural Forum
The Women Architects in Austria Exhibit Panels contains twenty-eight panels from a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Austrian Cultural Institute. The panels show photographs and architectural drawings by Austrian women architects from 1900-1987. Subjects include interior design, urban and landscape planning, apartment buildings, and cultural centers.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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