IAWA: International Archive of Women in Architecture Records,
Scope and Content
The International Archive of Women in Architecture records encompass the founding of and day-to-day operations of the organization. Materials present include administration files (meeting minutes, bylaws, financial information), correspondence (internal and with potential donors), collection development files (policy developments, solicitation efforts), promotional material (newsletters, exhibits, conferences, and visiting speakers), and reference files. The collection ranges in date from 1967-2013 (bulk 1985-2008) and is divided into three series: Founder's Files, IAWA Center Files, and Archivist Files.
Dates
- Creation: 1967 - 2013
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1985 - 2008
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Records must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) was established in 1985 as a joint program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). The purpose of the program is to document the history of women's involvement in architecture by collecting, preserving, storing, and making available to researchers the professional papers of women architects, landscape architects, designers, architectural historians and critics, and urban planners, and the records of women architectural organizations, from around the world. The IAWA collects this information to fill serious gaps in the availability of primary research materials for architectural, women's history, and social history research.
Full Extent
15.5 Cubic Feet (10 boxes, 1oversize folder, 1 tube box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records of the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) consist of files created by IAWA founder Milka Bliznakov, various IAWA officers, and Special Collections archivists. Materials include founding documents, meeting minutes, newsletter information, correspondence with supporters and donors, and internal correspondence.
Arrangement
The International Archive of Women in Architecture is a joint program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies (CAUS) and the University Libraries at Virginia Tech. The arrangement of the collection into three unique series: Founding Files, IAWA Center Files, and Archivist Files retains the original order of the records and organizationally preserves the separate functions provided by each member of the partnership.
Acquisition Information
The International Archive of Women in Architecture records were donated to Special Collections in 1998 and 1999 by Dr. Bliznakov. Other materials have been periodically donated by various IAWA Board Members over the years.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the International Archive of Women in Architecture was completed in November 2011.
Source
- Dunay, Donna (Person)
- Bliznakov, Milka T., 1927-2010 (Person)
- Title
- IAWA: International Archive of Women in Architecture Records, 1967-2013 (bulk dates 1985-2008)
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections.
- Author
- Sherrie A. Bowser
- Date
- © 2011 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu