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History of Women in Architecture

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

"Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," Exhibit Files and Panels

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2000-084
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, announcements, clippings, release forms, transcripts of the Exhibit Committee Meeting and an index of the accepted entries, regarding the preparation and organization of the exhibit. The physcial exhibit is also present.

Dates: 1987 - 1988

Meeting Minutes of the Art League of Philadelphia and Diary of Art League Member Elsa Marie Rupp Hofheinz

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-094
Abstract

This collection contains a book of meeting minutes for the Art League of Philadelphia recorded primarily by secretaries Margaret Nefferdorf and Elsa Hofheinz. The collection also includes Elsa Hofheinz's diary from 1928 when she was in high school.

Dates: 1928 - 1947

Milka Bliznakov Prize Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-045
Abstract The Milka Bliznakov Prize, established in 1998, honors the founder of the International Archive of Women in Architecture. The prize is conferred in recognition of research that advances knowledge of women's contributions to architecture and related design fields, and was created to encourage the use and growth of the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA). The collection consists of announcements about the award, proposal submissions for the prize, and original works of...
Dates: 1999 - 2016

"More Than the Sum of Our Body Parts: An Exhibit by CARY, 1992-1993"

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1994-023
Abstract

The collection is composed almost exclusively of materials created for the exhibit or in preparation of the exhibit.

Dates: 1934 - 2000

Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals Records,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-080
Abstract

The Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWA) is an organization for women architects and designers in the San Francisco bay area. It officially became incorporated in 1973. The collection contains documents, reports, agendas, membership directories, photos, slides, and publications concerning the history and activities of the OWA.

Dates: 1965 - 2005

Winifred Parsons Architecture Notebook,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-058
Abstract

The collection consists of a bound notebook containing about 800 cyanotypes, 300 halftones and process illustrations, and 32 hand illustrated images of architecture ranging from Ancient Egypt until 1900. The notebook is an expandable binder filled with leaves of lined notebook paper, signed by Winifred Parsons and appears to have been made for a class assignment sometime between 1900-1906.

Dates: 1900 - 1906

Saffa 58 Architectural Drawings

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1998-019
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.

Dates: 1958 - 1958

Anna Alexandrovna Shchetinina Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-031
Abstract Anna Alexandrovna Shchetinina (19578-present) graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1982. Anna Shchetinina founded her architecture studio, TERRA, in 1991. Anna Schetinina serves as the Head of the Studio. TERRA focuses on interior design as well as larger projects. Some projects of note include Anna's work on the interior design for the cinema "Drummer" and restaurants in Ostankino tower. Anna Shchetinina is a member of the Union of Architects of Russia and the Russian...
Dates: 2001-2005

Anna P. Sokolina Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2002-051
Abstract

Anna P. Sokolina is an architectural historian. The majority of the collection consists of her publications, professional documentation, conferences participation, exhibit catalogs, teaching materials, and materials related to her involvement in the International Archive of Women in Architecture.

Dates: 1924 - 2017

Brinda Somaya Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-005
Scope and Content Information

Brinda Somaya Architectural Collection (2000-2001) is comprised of The Hecar Foundation's exhibit "Women in Architecture - 2000 Plus" and publications.

Dates: 2000 - 2001