Guide to the Sally Waldner Bould Stan Architectural Collection Ms.2001.015

Guide to the Sally Waldner Bould Stan Architectural Collection Ms.2001.015


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Lizzy McEwen

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.2001.015
Title
Sally Waldner Bould Stan Architectural Collection 1940-1997, undated
Quantity
2 Cubic Feet, 5 folders of 42x30 inches and one folder of 14.75x9.5 inches
Creator
Stan, Sally Waldner Bould, b.1917
source
Dows, Wena W., 1928-
source
Stan, Sally Waldner Bould, b.1917
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
This collection documents the architect Sally Waldner Bould Stan. She lived from 1917 to 2008, spending most of her life in Lafayette, California. Over the course of her life, Sally designed around 2000 homes as well as numerous notable commercial projects before retiring in 1998. Her collection is comprised of biographical notes as well as drawings for 55 of her professional projects. One standard and five oversized folders.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

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Biographical / Historical

This collection documents the architect Sally Waldner Bould Stan who lived from 1917 to 2008 and who spent most of her life in Lafayette, California. She earned her degree in architecture after 4 years of study at the University of California, Berkeley as one of three women in her class. She married in 1940 and later divorced in 1967. Over the course of her life, Sally designed around 2000 homes as well as numerous notable commercial projects. She was the first woman to serve on the board of the Lafayette Improvement Association, first as secretary; she then advanced through various roles, from treasurer, to vice president, and then to president. Sally continued her professional practice, primarily working from home and getting work via referrals, until retiring in 1998. Her collection contains biographical references and drawings for 55 of her projects. Pictures of her work are available on the VT ImageBase .

Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of biographical materials and architectural drawings for residential and commercial projects. Among the biographical materials are two brief biographical accounts of Stan's life, a memorial bulletin with a portrait photograph, obituary, and service information. Residential drawings include sepia, diazo, and trace paper drawings. Commercial drawings include sepia and trace paper drawings. Several projects also include engineering calculation notes.

Arrangement

The Sally Waldner Bould Stan Collection is organized into three series: Biographical Notes, Residential Drawings, and Commercial Notes. Project records are organized alphabetically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Architectural drawings (visual works)
  • Dows, Wena W., 1928-
  • History of Women in Architecture
  • International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
  • Stan, Sally Waldner Bould, b.1917

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Sally Waldner Bould Stan Architectural Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Dows, Wena W., 1928-
  • Stan, Sally Waldner Bould, b.1917

Container List

Biographical Notes
folder 1
0.02 Cubic Feet 9.5x14.74 inch file folder printed, typed
1960-2009English.
Residential Drawings
2 Cubic Feet 5 folders at 30x42 in Diazo, trace, and sepia print
1973-1993English.
  • folder 2
    A-D
    0.48 Cubic Feet 42x30 inch folder diazo, sepia, and trace
    1976-1989English.
    • Arneson: Martenez
      1976
    • Barriskill: Lafayette
      1979
    • Bell: Alamo
      1987
    • Bell: Discovery Bay
      1979
    • Berton: Napa
      1982
    • Black: Brentwood
      1983
    • Bloodworth: Discovery Bay
      1977
    • Booth: Copy of Unknown Drawing
    • Cooper: Almo
      1976
    • D.L. Abbas Inc: Clayton
      1980
    • Dunlap: Oakland
      1989
  • folder 3
    E-H
    0.44 Cubic Feet 42x30 inch folder sepia, diazo, and trace print
    1973-1989English.
    • Ellison Construction Co.: Lafayette
      1985
    • Ellison Construction Co.: Lafayette
      1988
    • Fell: Suisun
      1989
    • Fike: Lafayette, Unknown Date
    • Gilliam: Fairfield
      1988
    • Hallgren: Sonoma
      1982
    • Harlan: Orinda
      1973
    • Hiller Highlands: Oakland, Unknown Date
    • Holden Construction: Danville
      1987
  • folder 4
    I-M
    0.73 Cubic Feet 42x30 inch folder sepia, diazo, and trace print
    1977-1990English.
    • McIntyre: El Cerrito
      1981
    • McVicar General Contract: El Cerrito
      1979
    • Merrell: Lafayette
      1988
    • Meyer: Green Valley
      1982
    • Morgan: Byron
      1989
    • Mueller: Green Valley
      1986
    • Mueller: Green Valley
      1987
    • Mueller: Green Valley
      1990
    • Mueller: Napa
      1977
    • Muir: Lafayette, Unknown Date
  • folder 5
    N-Z
    0.44 Cubic Feet 42x30 inch folder sepia, diazo, and trace print
    1981-1993English.
    • O'Driscoll: Danville
      1981
    • Otterson: Danville
      1989
    • Rose: Clayton
      1988
    • Ruiz: Fairfield
      1986
    • Savage: Tiburon, Unknown Date
    • Silva & Canaday Construction: Danville
      1988
    • Strange: Fairfield
      1988
    • Towner: Alamo, Unknown Date
    • Walden: Lafayette
      1987
    • Weed: Napa
      1993
    • White: Berkeley, Unknown Date
Commercial Drawings
folder 6
0.55 Cubic Feet 42x30 inch folder sepia and trace print
1966-1994English.
  • Arcady Homes Housing Project: Lafayette, Unknown Date
  • Bonifacio-Galindo Office Bldg: Concord
    1972
  • D.C. Development and Const. Co. Housing Project: Walnut Creek
    1975
  • El Monte Financial Center: Concord
    1971
  • Glazer & Jaye Condos: Danville
    1979
  • Harz 23 Unit Complex: Moraqa
    1974
  • Lafayette United Methodist Church: Lafayette
    1983
  • Loe 3 Resident Complex: Oakland, Unknown Date
  • Meadow Lane Plaza: Concord
    1972
  • Mechanical Man Auto Laundry: Pittsburg
    1970
  • Mueller 5 Unit Condo: Napa
    1994
  • Nielson 3 Resident Complex: Lafayette, Unknown Date
  • Sherwood Dell Housing Project: Concord
    1966
  • Walnut Ave. United Methodist Church: Walnut Creek
    1990