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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
Primary Collecting Areas:
Local/regional history (Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, and Appalachian South); the American Civil War; Science and technology history (incl. aerospace, aeronautics, engineering, and speculative fiction); History of women in architecture (incl. the International Archive of Women in Architecture); Culinary history (incl. Virginia and southern cookery, children’s cookbooks and nutrition, food production and technology, and cocktail history); University Archives
Description:
Special Collections is located in Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech. Special Collections includes manuscript collections, rare books, and the University Archives, as well as state, local and historical maps and photographs. Our mission is to collect and preserve unique, historical materials and provide access to them in their original form.
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Start Over Repository Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Subjects International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials, 1965-2024

4.88 Cubic Feet 1 half-document box, 1 shallow flat box, 1 small file box, 2 oversized flat boxes, 7 oversized folders
The 1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials consists of artwork and architectural drawings submitted by 47 women for a collaborative exhibition coordinated between the Japan chapter of UIFA and the IAWA Center's 1x1 Initiative. The collection also includes documentation of the exhibition, including title plates, reports, programs, and posters.
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1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials, 1965-2024 4.88 Cubic Feet 1 half-document box, 1 shallow flat box, 1 small file box, 2 oversized flat boxes, 7 oversized folders

The 1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials consists of artwork and architectural drawings submitted by 47 women for a collaborative exhibition coordinated between the Japan chapter of UIFA and the IAWA Center's 1x1 Initiative. The collection also includes documentation of the exhibition, including title plates, reports, programs, and posters.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Abbye A. Gorin Architectural Collection

0.42 Cubic Feet 1 box
Abbye A. Gorin is an architectural researcher and writer of Metairie, Louisiana. Her collection contains a six-minute film entitled "The Rivergate, 1968-1995," produced by Barbara Coleman and written by Gorin and Betty Moss. The film was created as a tribute to the building and as a protest to its demolition. Also present are a 42-page "Catalog of Work," various magazines with articles about or written by Gorin, an audiocassette interview with the sculptor Angela Gregory, and a DVD containing 19 reissued interviews with Abraham Guillen and Samuel Wilson, Jr.
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Abbye A. Gorin Architectural Collection 0.42 Cubic Feet 1 box

Gorin, Abbye A.
Abbye A. Gorin is an architectural researcher and writer of Metairie, Louisiana. Her collection contains a six-minute film entitled "The Rivergate, 1968-1995," produced by Barbara Coleman and written by Gorin and Betty Moss. The film was created as a tribute to the building and as a protest to its demolition. Also present are a 42-page "Catalog of Work," various magazines with articles about or written by Gorin, an audiocassette interview with the sculptor Angela Gregory, and a DVD containing 19 reissued interviews with Abraham Guillen and Samuel Wilson, Jr.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

"A Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg" Design Competition Boards, 1992

.42 Cubic Feet 1 oversized folder
"A Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg" Design Competition Boards include information about the national design competition for which the boards were created and the winning entry and proposed designs of Shannon Taylor Scarlett and Timothy Scarlett.
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"A Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg" Design Competition Boards, 1992 .42 Cubic Feet 1 oversized folder

Scarlett, Shannon Taylor
"A Center for Civic Activity in the Town of Blacksburg" Design Competition Boards include information about the national design competition for which the boards were created and the winning entry and proposed designs of Shannon Taylor Scarlett and Timothy Scarlett.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Africa Etudes design firm brochure

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This collection contains one brochure for a multidiscplinary women-run design firm based in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Africa Etudes design firm brochure 0.01 Cubic Feet

This collection contains one brochure for a multidiscplinary women-run design firm based in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

A. Jane Duncombe Architectural Papers

2 Cubic Feet

The A. Jane Duncombe Architectural Papers span the years 1952 to 2002. The papers consist primarily of architectural drawings, as well as some printed material including plan sheets, articles, and printouts of digital images. The collection documents various residential and other projects upon which Duncombe worked, one in Illinois and the rest in California.

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A. Jane Duncombe Architectural Papers 2 Cubic Feet

Duncombe, A. Jane, 1925-

The A. Jane Duncombe Architectural Papers span the years 1952 to 2002. The papers consist primarily of architectural drawings, as well as some printed material including plan sheets, articles, and printouts of digital images. The collection documents various residential and other projects upon which Duncombe worked, one in Illinois and the rest in California.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Alberta Pfeiffer Architectural Collection

10.3 Cubic Feet 15 boxes, 3 oversize folders
Alberta Pfeiffer graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1923 as one of the first women to achieve a degree in architecture at that institution. The collection contains drawings, photographs, and correspondence of her architectural career. Most projects are residential, and the collection consists of approximately 250 different designs for various jobs.
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Alberta Pfeiffer Architectural Collection 10.3 Cubic Feet 15 boxes, 3 oversize folders

Pfeiffer, Alberta Raffl, 1899-1994
Alberta Pfeiffer graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1923 as one of the first women to achieve a degree in architecture at that institution. The collection contains drawings, photographs, and correspondence of her architectural career. Most projects are residential, and the collection consists of approximately 250 different designs for various jobs.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Andrea Maxine Lucas Architectural Collection

15.125 Cubic Feet 24 telescoping boxes
Materials in this collection include 24 telescoping boxes of rolled drawings representing her and her company's, Sites Pacific, work and represent a range of institutional, public, and residential projects
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Andrea Maxine Lucas Architectural Collection 15.125 Cubic Feet 24 telescoping boxes

Materials in this collection include 24 telescoping boxes of rolled drawings representing her and her company's, Sites Pacific, work and represent a range of institutional, public, and residential projects
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Anna Alexandrovna Shchetinina Architectural Collection

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
Anna Alexandrovna Shchetinina (1958-present) graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1982. Anna Shchetinina founded her architecture studio, TERRA, in 1991. Anna Schetinina serves as the Head of the Studio. TERRA focuses on interior design as well as larger projects. Some projects of note include Anna's work on the interior design for the cinema "Drummer" and restaurants in Ostankino tower. Anna Shchetinina is a member of the Union of Architects of Russia and the Russian Artists' Union. The collection consists of project files, floor plans, interior design plans, and other materials related to seven projects Shchetinina's studio worked on between 2001-2005.
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Anna Alexandrovna Shchetinina Architectural Collection 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Shchetinina, Anna Alexandrovna
Anna Alexandrovna Shchetinina (1958-present) graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1982. Anna Shchetinina founded her architecture studio, TERRA, in 1991. Anna Schetinina serves as the Head of the Studio. TERRA focuses on interior design as well as larger projects. Some projects of note include Anna's work on the interior design for the cinema "Drummer" and restaurants in Ostankino tower. Anna Shchetinina is a member of the Union of Architects of Russia and the Russian Artists' Union. The collection consists of project files, floor plans, interior design plans, and other materials related to seven projects Shchetinina's studio worked on between 2001-2005.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Anna P. Sokolina Architectural Collection

5.2 Cubic Feet 6 boxes; 2 oversize folders
Anna P. Sokolina is an architectural historian. The majority of the collection consists of her publications, professional documentation, conferences participation, exhibit catalogs, teaching materials, and materials related to her involvement in the International Archive of Women in Architecture.
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Anna P. Sokolina Architectural Collection 5.2 Cubic Feet 6 boxes; 2 oversize folders

Sokolina, Anna P.
Anna P. Sokolina is an architectural historian. The majority of the collection consists of her publications, professional documentation, conferences participation, exhibit catalogs, teaching materials, and materials related to her involvement in the International Archive of Women in Architecture.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Anne Griswold Tyng Architectural Collection

1.5 Cubic Feet
Anne Griswold Tyng was born in 1920 in Lushan, Jiangxi province, China where her parents were living as missionaries, Tyng was an architect, professor, and design theorist best known for her collaborations with Louis I. Kahn. She studied at Radcliffe-Harvard (1942), received her Masters at Harvard Graduate School of Design (1944), and PhD in Architecture from University of Pennsylvania (1975). She specialized in space frame architecture and mathematics. Tyng designed and built the first totally triangulated space-frame house for hollowed out living space. The collection consists of publications, exhibit materials, and biographical material.
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Anne Griswold Tyng Architectural Collection 1.5 Cubic Feet

Tyng, Anne Griswold, 1920-2011
Anne Griswold Tyng was born in 1920 in Lushan, Jiangxi province, China where her parents were living as missionaries, Tyng was an architect, professor, and design theorist best known for her collaborations with Louis I. Kahn. She studied at Radcliffe-Harvard (1942), received her Masters at Harvard Graduate School of Design (1944), and PhD in Architecture from University of Pennsylvania (1975). She specialized in space frame architecture and mathematics. Tyng designed and built the first totally triangulated space-frame house for hollowed out living space. The collection consists of publications, exhibit materials, and biographical material.

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