Sena Sekulić-Gvozdanović 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
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Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Sena Sekulić-Gvozdanović Architectural Collection, Ms1998-009, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Sekulić-Gvozdanović, Sena
Abstract:
Sena Sekulić-Gvozdanović (d. 2002) architect in Zagreb, Republic of Croatia. She was a professor (1946-1986) and the first female Dean of Architecture (1979-1982) at the University of Zagreb. In 1983, she was awarded the Viktor Kovacic Award for Lifetime Achievement. Sekulić-Gvozdanović's collection contains published and unpublished works, personal correspondence, photographs, slides, and lectures pertaining to her research concerning women in architecture. Materials range in date from 1963-2002.
Language:
The majority of material is in Croation. However, there is an unpublished English translation of her manuscript, By Her Order and Design: A Search for Women in Architecture .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Sena Sekulić-Gvozdanović Architectural Collection, Ms1998-009, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Sena Sekulić-Gvozdanović Architectural Collection contains publications, personal correspondence, images, and a death announcement. Along with periodical contributions, a manuscript of the unpublished English translation of her book "Zena u arhitekturi" (By Her Order and Design - A Search of Women in Architectural Theory and Practice) can be found here. Two pictures of her design concepts submitted for competition are available, as well as, personal photographs and slides of her work.

A series of articles by Sekulić-Gvozdanović that span all 7 issues of Čovjek i Prostor. All articles begin on p.20 except for the issue numbered 7 where Sekulić-Gvozdanović's article begins on p. 19.

Biographical / historical:

Sena Sekulić-Gvozdanović (d. 2002) architect of Zagreb, Republic of Croatia (former Yugoslavia). She graduated from the Faculty of Technology, University of Zegreb, Yugoslavia in 1940. After several years of professional work she became an architecture professor at the University of Zagreb (1946). She attained full professor status in 1975 and became the first female Dean of Architecture (1979-1982). Throughout her career she authored numerous works on medieval architecture and researched women's contributions to the profession. Sekulić-Gvozdanović compiled a list of almost 3000 active women architects from the beginning of their practice to the time of her publication (1996). Sekulić-Gvozdanović was an active leader and member of the International Union of Women Architects (UIFA). In 1983, she was awarded the Viktor Kovacic Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to Special Collections in 1998 and 2002.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sena Sekulić-Gvozdanović Architectural Collection was completed in February 2012.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into Series I: Personal Papers and Series II: Professional Papers, which are subdivided by type.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard