Cochrane, Margaret (Peggy) Architectural Collection A Guide to the Margaret (Peggy) Cochrane Architectural Collection, 1951-1990
Ms.2013.088 A Collection in Special Collection
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
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Elena Herrero, Graduate Assistant, Special Collections
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.2013.088
Title
Margaret (Peggy) Cochrane Architectural Collection, 1951-1990
Quantity
13.2 Cubic Feet
Creator
Cochrane, Margaret Ann
Language
English
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Abstract
Margaret (Peggy) Cochrane Architectural Collection includes drawings for approximately 70 professional projects. Project drawings
vary in size and detail, and most are residential projects in Southern California.
Permission to publish material from Margaret (Peggy) Cochrane Architectural Collection must be obtained from Special Collections,
Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Margaret (Peggy) Cochrane Architectural
Collection, Ms2013-088, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Margaret (Peggy) Cochrane Architectural Collection was donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture by
the creator in 2012.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Margaret (Peggy) Cochrane Architectural Collection was completed in November
2013.
Margaret (Peggy) Ann Cochrane graduated with a B.A. Degree from Scripps College in Claremont, CA. There she majored in architecture,
assisted in teaching and won the architecture prize her senior year. She did graduate work in architecture at the University
of Southern California and in Columbia University in New York, and studied Architecture and City Planning in Europe (1954).
Cochrane had over thirty years of varied experience in all types of construction: office buildings, schools, hospitals, factories,
apartment houses, condominiums, housing tracts, custom residential and remodeling.
Some selected firms she has worked for include Kahn and Jacobs (New York, NY); Litchfield, Whiting, Panero, and Severud (Tehran,
Iran); Daniel, Mann, Johnson, and Mendenhall (Los Angeles, CA); and the Department of Public Buildings City of Los Angeles.
She operated her own practice from March 1959-June 1963 and from February 1978 to the end of her career.
The Margaret (Peggy) Cochrane Architectural Collection includes drawings for approximately 70 professional projects. Project
drawings vary in size and detail, and most are residential projects in Southern California.
The Margaret (Peggy) Cochrane Architectural Collection is arranged by type of construction: Additions, Apartment Complexes,
Remodels, Residences, and Miscellaneous.
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