A Guide to the California Women in Environmental Design Records, 1990-1994
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms1990-059
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Processed by: Harvey Clark, Special Collections Staff
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the California Women in Environmental Design Architectural Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: The California Women in Environmental Design Records, Ms1990-059, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The California Women in Environmental Design Records were donated to Special Collections in 1990, 2002.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by Harvey Clark, July 2010.
Historical Note
The California Women in Environmental Design (CWED) is a California organization of women professionals that are involved in planning, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, interior design, and other related fields. It was formed as an umbrella organization of the Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWA).
CWED actively promotes the appointment of women to political positions that shape policy and it tracks and urges passage of legislation that supports responsible design and a better professional life for women. It also works to increase the exposure of design professionals through statewide conferences and exhibitions.
The CWED was formerly known as California Women in Architecture.
Scope and Content
The collection contains materials relating to the operations of the organization including newsletters, membership flyers, posters, and conference programs and materials. Also present are 37 cassette tapes of sessions at CWED conferences.
Related Material
See also the Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp Architectural Collection, Ms1997-006 and the Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals Ms1988-080.
Adjunct Descriptive Data
Related MaterialSee also the Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp Architectural Collection, Ms1997-006 and the Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals Ms1988-080.