PUBLIC "-//Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University::University Libraries::Special Collections//TEXT (US::ViBlbV::viblbv00184::Helga Plumb Architectural Collection, 1977-1978; 1995)//EN" "viblbv00184.xml" A Guide to the Helga Plumb Architectural Collection, 1977-1978; 1995 Plumb, Helga, Architectural Collection Ms1995-023 Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University © 2006 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.

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This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-12-19T09:48-0500 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Helga Plumb Architectural Collection, 1977-1978; 1995 A Collection in Special Collections Ms1995-023

Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2006 Special Collections Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Descriptive Summary Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va. Helga Plumb Architectural Collection, 1977-1978, 1995 Ms1995-023 0.3 cu. ft. 1 folder; 1 oversize folder English 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. Plumb, Helga Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

 Use Restrictions

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.

 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.

 Biographical Information

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.

 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.

 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.

 Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Materials

IAWA Small Collections, Ms2009-054. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database.

 Index Terms Persons: Plumb, Helga Subjects: International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) Contents List Biographical Information 1 Curriculum vitae Biographical write-up Tom Longboat Junio School project description Article from the Canadian Architect, Stylistic School, n.d. Tom Longboat Junior School, Architectural Drawings, 1977-1978 Folder 1 14 Preliminary drawings and sketches on trace paper 4 Inked vellum sheets including: site plan, 1st and 2nd floors and elevations Architectural Drawings, A-1 to A-4, 1977 Architectural Drawings, A-1 to A-9, 1978