Lutah Maria Riggs Architectural Papers, 1958

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 for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from Lutah Maria Riggs Architectural Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Lutah Maria Riggs Architectural Papers, Ms2001-034, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 cu. ft. 1 folder.
Creator:
Riggs, Lutah Marie
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Lutah Maria Riggs Architectural Papers, Ms2001-034, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of color prints and slides of her most famous work the Vedanta Temple in Montecito, California.

The majority of Riggs's work is housed in the Architecture & Design Collection, University Art Museum, University of California at Santa Barbara.

Biographical / historical:

Riggs was the first licensed female architect in Santa Barbara, California and the first woman in the state to be elected to The American Institute of Architect's College of Fellows. She is a 1919 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.

Processing information:

The Lutah Maria Riggs Architectural Papers were added to the IAWA Small Collections Ms2009-054 in September 2009.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type.