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Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.2000.084
Title
"Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," Exhibit Files and Panels 1987-1988
Quantity
52.3 Cubic Feet, 20 boxes
Location
Please note: Boxes 1-14 and 18-20 are in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections
and University Archives for more information.
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
The "Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," Exhibit Files and Panels contain correspondence, announcements, clippings,
release forms, transcripts of the Exhibit Committee Meeting and an index of the accepted entries, regarding the preparation
and organization of the exhibit. The physcial exhibit is also present.
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University
Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization
form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition
form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with
forms or to submit a completed form.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder],
"Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," Exhibit Files and Panels, Ms2000-084, Special Collections and University Archives,
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The "Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," Exhibit Files and Panels were donated to Special Collections in 1991 and
March 2000.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the "Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," Exhibit Files and Panels
commenced and was completed in May 2000.
"Many More: Women in American Architecture, 1978-1988" premiered on May 15, 1988 at the 1988 American Institute of Architects
National Convention and Design Exposition in New York City. It was sponsored by the AIA's Women in Architecture Committee
in response to the exhibit "That Exceptional One: Women in American Architecture, 1888-1988."
"Many More" illustrated the strength and diversity of contributions of women in the architectural profession. All building
types, practice specialties, and geographic regions were solicited for representation. It was created as a showcase of the
work done between 1978 and 1988 by women currently then in practice in the United States. The scope of this exhibit was to
"illustrate the strength and diversity of women's current contribution to the architectural profession through architecture,
urban design and planning, landscape architecture, computer applications, preservation, historical analysis, criticism, renderings,
and research".
The "Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," Exhibit Files and Panels contain correspondence, announcements, clippings,
release forms, transcripts of the Exhibit Committee Meeting and an index of the accepted entries, regarding the preparation
and organization of the exhibit. The guidelines for the jury members whom selected the projects are of particular interest.
The collection also contains both entries accepted (77 projects), entries not accepted (67 projects) for the exhibit, as well
as the physical exhibit itself. Submitted projects contained an entry form that collected fundamental data regarding the project,
such as: Project Title, Location, Architect or Firm, Owner or Developer, Engineers, General Contractor, Completion Date, specific
use of the building, brief project description, and statement of the role the woman played in the project. In addition each
project was documented by sketches, drawings, photographs, or slides, submitted by the designer.
The exhibit "Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," was sponsered by the AIA's Women in Architecture Committee in response
to the exhibit "That Exceptional One: Women in American Architecture 1888-1988," which is now the collection "That Exceptional One: Women in American Architecture 1888-1988," Exhibition, Ms1991-041 , also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.
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