<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>A Guide to the Femmes Bâtisseuses d'Afrique (Women Builders of Africa) Informational Materials <num>Ms.2022.082</num></titleproper><author>Jade Snelling</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2022 (<emph><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" type="simple">CC0 1.0</a></emph>)</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2023-08-07 13:49:53 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Femmes Bâtisseuses d'Afrique (Women Builders of Africa) Informational Materials</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Esséssé, Amélie</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>Ms.2022.082</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.01 Cubic Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" certainty="approximate" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="2010/2015" type="inclusive">c. 2013</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_00d7e659b2273b2f36c22d11b9b4c415" label="Abstract">The collection contains two small pamphlets and one loose-bound booklet about the organization Femmes Bâtisseuses d'Afrique (Women Builders of Africa). Materials are primarily in French; there are some English translations of phrases in the two small pamphlets.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_French">Materials are primarily in French.</langmaterial>
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  <accessrestrict id="aspace_add635e7247a1623fd84200b43476fac">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_e9fe5a535c8a38d2c3a71381f1866ca1">
    <head>Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use</head>
<p>The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions
may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for
assistance in determining the use of these materials. </p><p>Reproduction or
digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using
our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>.</p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can
be requested using our publication/exhibition form:
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  <prefercite id="aspace_45b4acb9549e11c69cc2664e46046113">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Femmes Bâtisseuses d'Afrique (Women Builders of Africa) Informational Materials, c. 2013, Ms2022-082, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_53aca82d7c659bfa4ac7ac6c68018516">
    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Materials were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in July 2015.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <processinfo id="aspace_a3ca3d1b9c958eee2306b5830f37dfdf">
    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and description of the Femmes Batisseuses d'Afrique (Women Builders of Africa) Informational Materials was completed in December 2022.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>The collection contains two small pamphlets and one larger loose-bound booklet outlining the organizational mission of Femmes Bâtisseuses d'Afrique, a group focused on documenting vernacular earthen architectural heritage of West and Central Africa.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Arrangement</head>
<p>Pamphlets are arranged into a single folder.</p>  </arrangement>
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    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The Guide to the Femmes Bâtisseuses d'Afrique (Women Builders of Africa) Informational Materials by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<extref xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</extref>).</p>  </odd>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">History of Women in Architecture</subject>
    <subject source="local">International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)</subject>
    <geogname source="lcsh">Central Africa</geogname>
    <geogname source="lcsh">West Africa</geogname>
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