Saffa 58 Architectural Drawings
Scope and Content
Collection consists of sixty-three drawings of the buildings for the Swiss fair including the collaborative work of Claire Rufer-Eckmann, Beate Billeter, Verena Fuhrimann, Jetti Judin-Mutzenberg, and Annemarie Hubacher-Constam.
Dates
- Creation: 1958 - 1958
Creator
- Rufer-Eckmann, Claire, 1914-1974 (Architect, Person)
- Judin-Mutzenberg, Jetti (Architect, Person)
- Hubacher-Constam, Annemarie (Architect, Person)
- Billeter, Beate (Architect, Person)
- Fuhrimann, Verena (Architect, Person)
Language
Material is in German and French.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from SAFFA 58 Architectural Drawings must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
The Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work (SAFFA) was an exhibition organized by the major national women's organizations in Switzerland. The first SAFFA exhibition was in held in Bern, 1928. The theme was to show the importance of female contributions to the social and economic activities in Switzerland at the time. A second exhibition was held in Zurich, 1958 focusing on "women in the family, occupation and state." These exhibitions were organized and produced entirely by women and the exhibition buildings for SAFFA 58 were designed and built by Swiss women architects.
Full Extent
2.8 Cubic Feet (4 oversize folders)
Abstract
Swiss fair exhibition on women in Zurich, Switzerland, that was built by Swiss women architects. Collection consists of sixty-three drawings of the buildings, including the collaborative work of Claire Rufer-Eckmann, Beate Billeter, Verena Fuhrimann, Jetti Judin-Mutzenberg, and Annemarie Hubacher-Constam.
Acquisition Information
The SAFFA 58 Architectural Drawings were donated to Special Collections in November 1998.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the SAFFA 58 Architectural Drawings was completed in March 2011.
- Title
- SAFFA 58 Architectural Drawings, 1958
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sherrie A. Bowser
- Date
- ©2011 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- 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