A Guide to the Anna Keichline Papers, 1900-1940
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number
Ms1989-016
Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
USA
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Fax: (540) 231-3694
Email: specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Anna Keichline Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Anna Keichline Papers, Ms1989-016, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Anna Keichline Papers were acquired by Special Collections in 1989.
Alternate Form Available
An image of Keichline, as well as a house she designed and the "k-brick" she invented are available on Virginia Tech's Imagebase: http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/iawa/keich .
Imagebase also contains photographs from the "Contributions of Women Architects in the Man-Made Environment" exhibit at Virginia Tech in 1997, which featured Keichline, among others. Images are available here: http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/iawa/exhib .
Biographical Note
Architect and inventor. B.A. in Architecture (1911) from Cornell University; first registered woman architect in Pennsylvania. Designer of residences in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. Inventor of kitchen and home appliances, and the K-brick.
For additional information, see the biographical sketch compiled by Keichline's grand-niece, Nancy Perkins: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/iawa/Keichline/keichline.pdf . A web version is available through the Association of Women Industrial Designers at: http://www.awidweb.com/pages/anna/anna_1.html .
Keichline's entry in the IAWA Biographical Database .
Scope and Content
The Anna W. Keichline Papers include her article, "Modern Wall Construction" which appeared in the 1932 Clay-Worker , information about her ideas concerning kitchen design, copies of patents for a compination sink and laundry tub, photographs, and biographical information . Some images of her designs, including the Decker home in Bellefonte, are available in the VT ImageBase .
Related Material
IAWA Small Collections, Ms2009-054. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database.
Index Terms
- Keichline, Anna Wagener, 1889-1943
- International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
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Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Keichline, Anna Wagener, 1889-1943
- Keichline, Anna Wagener, 1889-1943