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

Summary

Extent:
21.0 cu. ft.
Abstract:
Practice records for New York based architectural designer Trudy Rosen, 1958-2006.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This includes business records, architectural drawings, design sketches, correspondence, and materials catalogs related to several projects between 1958-2006.

Biographical / historical:

Born in 1920 to Polish immigrants in Brooklyn, New York, Trudy Katzoff Rosen graduated NYU's School of Architecture and Applied Arts (B.A. Fine Arts, 1941). She worked for a time as a draftsperson in the practice of Josep Lluís Sert and later partnered with her husband, architect Joseph Rosen. Trudy Rosen designed residential, commercial, and landscape renovations for more than two hundred clients throughout New England.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged according to the creator's original order.

Note:

Please note: The current finding aid includes only minimal description of the collection. If you have questions, please contact Special Collections (specref@vt.edu) for more information. A preliminary client list is available upon request.

Please note: The current finding aid includes only minimal description of the collection. If you have questions, please contact Special Collections (specref@vt.edu) for more information. A preliminary client list is available upon request.