L. Jane Hastings Architectural Papers

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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Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
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], L. Jane Hastings Architectural Papers, Ms2004-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
10.5 Cubic Feet 8 boxes, 21 oversize folders, and 9 boards
Creator:
Hastings, L. Jane
Abstract:
This collection includes the papers of L. Jane Hastings, architect in Seattle, WA, founder and owner of The Hastings Group - Architects. Includes drawings, presentation boards, photographs, and printed material relating to Hastings' professional and design activities.
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], L. Jane Hastings Architectural Papers, Ms2004-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The L. Jane Hastings Architectural Papers consist of material created and accumulated by Hastings (and, to certain extent, by the other architects of the Hastings Group) in the course of her design and other professional activities. This material primarily comprises drawings, presentation boards, photographs, and printed material, as well as other material, including certificates and plaques. The drawings, presentation boards, and photographs relate to various design projects undertaken by Hastings during the time period from 1959 to 1973 and by the Hastings Group from 1974 to 1998. The printed material includes copies of newspaper and magazine articles that document various completed projects and International Union of Women Architects(UIFA) meeting papers and programs from 1969-1998. Other material includes diploma, license, and awards that document Hastings' professional achievements and honors.

Includes certificates and plaques for various professional and civic awards received by Hastings throughout her career (including the 2002 AIA Medal of Honor), as well as her diploma from the University of Washington and her architectural license for the State of Washington.

Includes copies of articles from The Seattle Times, and other newspapers and magazines documenting various design projects, including "Home of the Month" residences. Hastings compiled the articles for submission to the Index of American Women Architects, 1945-1995, she included a completed survey form with each, and organized them alphabetically according to project name. Also includes a copy of Gloria June Peterson's 1996 thesis for the University of Washington entitled Giving Voice: Women in Architecture, Pacific Northwest .

Issues include: Union Internationale Des Femmes Architects, Women in Danish Architecture, Arkkitehteja, UIFA 91 Post Congress Tour of Danish Architecture, UIFA 1981 Workshop, Frauen in Der Architektur Der Gegenwart.

Includes photographs, negatives, and other material relating to eight of the ten residences designed by Hastings and/or the Hastings Group that were featured in the "Home of the Month" section of The Seattle Times at various times from 1968 to 1984. Files are arranged chronologically (according to how they were organized by Hastings).

The following is a list of architectural projects carried out by Hastings and her firm The Hastings Group.

The Project Index is a way to organize the various formats of architectural records from the same project. The index is arranged alphabetically by Project/Client Name and contains information, where available, about the location, date, project type, architect, collaborators, photographers, and formats for each project in the collection.

Project Index

A Summary of the Project Index is listed below.

Project/Client Name (location, date, project type, architect) Collaborator (role), Photographer [Format - Ms=Manuscripts, Dr=Drawings, Ph=Photographs, Sl=Slides, PB=Presentation Boards]

Box 7 includes two registration stamps, a set of drafting tools, a set of lettering tools, and a miniature book by one of Hastings' clients featuring Hastings' Reed House.

Box 8 includes four commemorative UIFA scarves, including a furoshiki cloth designed by Keizuke Serizawa for UIFA 1998 (Japan), a silk scarf designed for UIFA 1983 (Paris, France), a silk scarf designed for UIFA 1976 (Iran), and a silk scarf designed for an unknown UIFA event.

Biographical / historical:

L. Jane Hastings was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Washington in 1952 and became licensed as an architect in the State of Washington in 1953 (she was the eighth woman to do so).

After working for a time in a firm, Hastings started her own practice in 1959. She formed the Hastings Group in 1974, eventually employing eight architects. The Hastings Group carried out work on more than 500 residential projects primarily in the Seattle and surrounding areas. Other projects of the Hastings Group include: small commercial and university facilities remodeling, Sea-Tac Airport renovations, I-90 bridge approach, and historic restoration of an Indian Tribal building.

Hastings' other professional activities include serving as a lecturer in Design Studios in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Washington, and as an instructor in the Architectural Drafting Program at Seattle Community College for 10 years. She was also active in various professional organizations, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the International Union of Women Architects (UIFA). She served as the president of the Seattle chapter of AIA in 1975, became a Fellow of AIA in 1980, and served as first woman chancellor of the College of Fellows in 1992.

During the course of her career, Hastings was the recipient of numerous awards and honors for her design work (including the AIA "Home of the Month" Annual Award in 1968), as well as for her other civic and professional activities. Her work was continually featured in the "Home of the Month" and Pictorial Sections of The Seattle Times, as well as in House Beautiful and House & Garden.

Hastings retired from full-time practice in the late 1990s.

Acquisition information:
The L. Jane Hastings Architectural Papers were donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture at Special Collections in 2002.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the L. Jane Hastings Architectural Papers commenced in March 2004 and were completed in August 2004. Additions were processed and integrated into the collection July 2010 and August 2015.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into four series: Series I. Personal Papers, 2009; Series II: Professional Papers, 1951-1997; Series III: Project Records, 1959-1998; Series IV: Art and Artifacts, 1952-1989.

Series I: Personal Papers consists of a biographical outline and a brief history of the drafting tools and processes Hastings has used throughout her career.

Series II: Professional Papers, 1951-1997 consists of material documenting Hastings' numerous professional and civic activities. Newspaper and magazine articles and photographs document various completed residential design projects. Certificates and plaques document Hastings' various professional achievements, including various awards for design and being named a Fellow of the AIA. Other material, such as Hastings' diploma and license, document her entry into the architectural profession. The series is arranged into four subseries: A. Association and Committees, 1969-1998, B. Awards and Other Materials, 1951-1995, C. Reference Files, 1962-1985, 1996-1997, and D. "Home of the Month" residence, 1968-1984.

Series III. Project Records, 1959-1998 consists of material created and accumulated by Hastings (as well as other architects of the Hastings Group) in the course of various design projects. Material includes drawings, presentation boards, and photographs.

Series IV. Art and Artifacts, 1952-1989 consists of 2 registration stamps, a set of drafting tools, a set of lettering tools, four commemorative UIFA scarves, and a miniature book by one of Hastings' clients featuring Hastings' Reed House.

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