Helga Plumb Architectural Collection, 1977-1978, 1995

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
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from the Helga Plumb Architectural Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Helga Plumb Architectural Collection, Ms1995-023 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.3 cu. ft. 1 folder; 1 oversize folder
Creator:
Plumb, Helga
Abstract:
Helga Plumb is a retired architect from Toronto, Ontario, and partner of the Dubois Plumb Partnership in Toronto from 1979-1993. The collection includes a CV and information on the Tom Longboat Junior School project that began in 1977.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Helga Plumb Architectural Collection, Ms1995-023 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Helga Plumb collection consists of information about the architect's career and about one of her projects. Personal information includes her curriculum vitae, a biographical write-up, and an article from the Canadian Architect, "Stylistic School." Project information includes a description and architectural drawings and sketches of the Tom Longboat Junior School located in Toronto, Canada.

Biographical / historical:

Helga Plumb born in Bruck/Mur, Austria in 1939, graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor in Architecture in 1963 and a Masters of Architecture in Urban Design in 1967. She was a partner of the Dubois Plumb Partnership, an architectural firm in Toronto, Canada from1979-1993. She served as design critic at various schools of architecture in Canada and the United States, and is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Some of her notable projects include Grand River Cable Television in Ontario, Tom Longboat Junior School in Ontario and the Souris Hospital in Nova Scotia.

Acquisition information:
The Helga Plumb Architectural Collection was donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture at the Special Collections in 1994 and 1995.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement and description of the Helga Plumb Architectural Collection took place in August 2005.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type. Biographical data and background information on the Tom Longboat Junior School project is contained in one folder, and the architectural sketches and drawings of the Tom Longboat Junior School project are in an oversized folder.