Women -- History

Beverly Willis Architectural Collection

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1992-019

Scope and Content The Beverly Willis Architectural Collection span the years 1954 to 1999 and are comprised primarily of records documenting Willis' work as an architect in San Francisco between 1960 and 1990. The collection documents the application of computers to architectural design and land analysis, the development of CARLA (Computerized Approach to Residential Land Analysis) in the 1970s, the history of twentieth-century urban planning, particularly in San Francisco; and the contribution of women to...

Dates: 1954 - 1999

Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Wills Family Correspondence,

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1982-008

Abstract

The collection contains photocopies of Civil War correspondence to and from members of the Wills family.

Dates: 1860 - 1865

Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Elva Curl Wilson Diaries

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2008-016

Abstract

Diary of Elva Curl Wilson, resident of Hampton, Virginia and future wife of Rev. James C. Richardson, describing the very active social life of a young woman in Hampton, Virginia during the 1930s.

Dates: 1929 - 1935

Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Zelma Wilson Architectural Collection

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1991-046

Abstract Wilson (1918-1996) an architect in Ojai, CA was born in New York City but later relocated to Southern California. She studied at the University of California, Berkeley, 1937-1940; later the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 1941; and graduated with a B. Arch from University of Southern California in 1947. Wilson’s collection encompasses three decades of work that range from her academic through professional career—including her experience of operating her own firm. Her...

Dates: 1940 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1991

Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Woman's Missionary Union Minute Book,

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2011-073

Abstract

The Woman's Missionary Union Minute Book contains the minutes of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Grayson County, Virginia. The minute book includes meeting minutes dating from 1907 through 1929. The minute book also includes limited financial records including dues collected to support the group and funds collected for various charitable causes and support for other churches in the area.

Dates: 1907 - 1929

Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Women Architects in Austria Exhibit Panels

Collection

Identifier: Ms-1990-041

Abstract

The collection contains twenty eight panels from a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Austrian Cultural Institute. The panels show photographs and architectural drawings by Austrian women architects from 1900-1987. Subjects include interior design, urban and landscape planning, apartment buildings, and cultural centers.

Dates: 1988 - 1988

Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Women's Biography Project Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Ms-1995-028

Scope and Content Collection of oral history interviews regarding the stories of individual women from the local community. Interviews conducted in the fall of 1994 by students of Dr. Kathleen W. Jones, assistant professor in the Department of History at Virginia Tech. Interviewees were Thelma Booth, Rose Burnett, Kate Huff Bruce, Thelma Eaves, Wenona S. Gardner, Dot Humphries, Agnes Hurt, Esther Jones, Herta Lopez, Leola Pearce Pearson, Pauline Pitsinger, Marge Robinson, Dorothy Shueler, Laura Scott, Alison...

Dates: 1994 - 1994

Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Women's Home & Foreign Mission Society of Luther Chapel Ledger,

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2011-072

Abstract

Ledger contains the treasurer's reports and financial records of the Women's Home and Foreign Mission Society of Luther Chapel in Washington County, VA. Entries date from 1907 through 1922.

Dates: 1907 - 1922

Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech