IAWA Small Collections

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IAWA Small Collections

1907-2013

The IAWA Small Collections was compiled from a variety of sources by Special Collections staff for use in reference and research. The collection consists primarily of biographical materials for women architects, architectural historians, and designers including curriculum vitas, firm brochures, exhibit notices, photographs, and publications. Drawings, sketches, course notes, correspondence, and other materials pertaining to architectural collections are also present.

31.9 cu. ft.; 22 boxes; 6 map drawers

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675875

Virginia Tech

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Bethune, Louise, 1856-1913

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63226b5 (person)

Louise Blanchard Bethune, FAIA, was the first woman to practice as a professional architect in the United States. She participated in the design of approximately 180 (known) buildings in the Buffalo and Western New York in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and she was the first woman member of the Western Association of Architects (W.A.A.), the American institute of Architects (A.I.A.) and the first woman to be honored as an A.I.A. Fellow. She was born in Waterloo, New York. Bla...