California Women in Environmental Design Records,
Scope and Content
The collection contains materials relating to the operations of the organization including newsletters, membership flyers, posters, and conference programs and materials. Also present are 37 cassette tapes of sessions at CWED conferences.
Dates
- Creation: 1990 - 1994
Creator
- California Women in Environmental Design (CWED) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the California Women in Environmental Design Records must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The California Women in Environmental Design (CWED) is a California organization of women professionals that are involved in planning, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, interior design, and other related fields. It was formed as an umbrella organization of the Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWA).
CWED actively promotes the appointment of women to political positions that shape policy and it tracks and urges passage of legislation that supports responsible design and a better professional life for women. It also works to increase the exposure of design professionals through statewide conferences and exhibitions.
The CWED was formerly known as California Women in Architecture.
Full Extent
0.63 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The California Women in Environmental Design (CWED) is a California organization of women professionals that are involved in planning, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, interior design, and other related fields. The collection contains materials relating to the operations of the organization including newsletters, membership and conference materials, and audiocassettes of sessions at CWED conferences.
Acquisition Information
The California Women in Environmental Design Records were donated to Special Collections in 1990, 2002.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by Harvey Clark, July 2010.
- Title
- A Guide to the California Women in Environmental Design Records, 1990-1994
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections.
- Author
- Harvey Clark
- Date
- © 2010 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