Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
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Samantha Winn
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.2013.025
Title
Wendy Scott Bertrand Architectural Collection 1954-2012
Quantity
15.73 Cubic Feet
Creator
Bertrand, Wendy
Language
English
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Abstract
Wendy Bertrand is a registered architect, rug weaver, self-described feminist and author living in Northern California since
1967. This collection documents her personal and professional activism and activities between 1954-2012, including her architectural
studies, organizational activities, family life, travel, professional writing, textile projects, and career with the U.S.
Navy and U.S. Forest Service.
Permission to publish material from the Wendy Bertrand Architectural Collection must be obtained from Special Collections,
Virginia Tech.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research, with the exception of divorce documents (restricted until the death of all parties) and
personnel records (restricted until August 1, 2065) in Box 10.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Wendy Bertrand Architectural Collection,
Ms2013-025, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Wendy Bertrand Architectural Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2013.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Wendy Bertrand Architectural Collection was completed in August 2017.
Wendy Scott Bertrand (née Eaken) is a registered architect, fiber artist and author brought up in San Diego, California. She
studied at the École des Beaux Arts in France from 1964–65 and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley (Bach.
Architecture 1971 , M.A. Architecture 1972). She designed private residential structures and supervised large-scale architectural
projects for government contracts. Bertrand managed an Architectural Branch and an Engineering Division for the U.S. Navy
(1973-1991) and held the position of engineering supervisor in the Western Region (5) Office of the U.S. Forest Service (1991-1994).
Bertrand served in a variety of leadership roles throughout her career, including chair of the Quality of Worklife Committee
for the U.S. Navy Public Works Center, examiner for her local Board of Architectural Examiners, and rating panelist for the
City and County of San Francisco. She was an active participant in the Society of American Military Engineers and helped found
the Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals. In 2008, Bertrand published Rug Retrospective: Nine Weaving Seasons 1999-2008 (updated in 2010), documenting her textile projects. In 2012, Bertrand published Enamored with place: as woman + as architect , a memoir of her experiences as a single mother working in a traditionally male profession. Her 2015 epilogue, If I Knew Then What I Know Now (available online at http://wendybertrand.com/enamored-with-place/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/02_2015_epilogue.pdf ), reflects on the influences of gender in architectural practice and what the future might hold for women in architecture.
This collection documents the professional and personal activities of Wendy Bertrand between 1954-2012. Comprised primarily
of textual materials and architectural drawings with supporting photographs and ephemera, the collection documents Bertrand's
study of art and architecture; her career as an architect, engineering advisor, and supervisor for the US Navy and US Forest
service; her private practice and engagement in national organizations; her family life, personal networks, and community
engagement; and her artistic endeavors in textiles, photography, and furniture design. Coverage includes correspondence, travel
journals, education files, project records and business files, personal reflections on her career, manuscript drafts, research
notes, photographs, exhibition boards, construction documents, architectural drawings, and ephemera.
Personal Papers
Writings
Correspondence
School Work
Travel
Photographs
Activism
Hobbies and Family Records
Professional papers
Correspondence
Photographs
Writings
Reference Files
Presentations
Exhibits
Associations and Committee
Awards
Career Records
Continuing Education
Office Records
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Western Division
Navy Public Works Center
U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region 5
Project Records
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Western Division
Navy Public Works Center
Independent Projects
Sepia prints of Recruit In-Processing Facility, 1975
box 18
Construction drawings, Recruit In-Processing Facility, 1975
Naval Air Station, Fallon NV
box-folder 9 folder: 8
Family Housing, Naval Air Station (M-304), Fallon, NV, 1979
box 18
Construction drawings, Family Housing, Naval Air Station (M-304), Fallon, NV, 1979
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego CA
box 11
Photograph studies, Marine Core Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA
box 11
Drawings, Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing P 055, MCRD, San Diego, CA
box 11
Boarded presentation drawings, Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing P-210, MCRD, San Diego, CA
Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma AZ
box-folder 9 folder: 10
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Earth Sunken Quad-Plex, 1982
Navy Public Works Center
box-folder 9 folder: 11
Dining Facility Renovation, 1989, Alamaeda CA
box-folder 9 folder: 12
Marina Green, Naval Station Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, late 1980s
box-folder 9 folder: 13
Naval Supply Center, 1990s
box-folder 9 folder: 14
Cafeteria Building 311, California (n.d.)
box-folder 9 folder: 15
Unidentified project slides, 1986
Independent Projects
box-folder 9 folder: 16
Central Shop and Warehouse District, 1983 Proposal with Architect Mui Ho (San Francisco Community College District and The
City & County of San Francisco)