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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Myriam Waisberg Architectural Papers, Ms2001-055, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Myriam Waisberg Architectural Papers were donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture at Special Collections in 1994.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Myriam Waisberg Architectural Papers was completed in September 2013.

Biographical Note

Myriam Waisberg (also Myriam Waisberg Izacson) was born in Argentina, but moved to Chile at the age of 8. She received her degree in architecture from the University of Chile (1950). Upon attaining her degree she helped to found the Department of Architecture History and Theory at the University of Chile. She has worked in both the Santiago and Valparaiso locations of the University. Her research focus includes Chilean Architectural History and the religious architecture in the cities of Santiago and Valparaiso in Chile.

In 1992, she was awarded a Gold Medal by the Association of architects of Chile in recognition of her professional performance in the Valparaiso region.

Read more about Myriam Waisberg Izacson in the IAWA Biographical Database.

Scope and Content

Myriam Waisberg was an architect and professor of architecture at the University of Chile in Santiago since 1951. The collection consists of numerous articles and booklets written by her about topics in the history of architecture (particularly religious architecture) in Chile and the architecture program at the University of Chile. Also includes a lengthy curriculum vitae describing her academic and architectural works and writings. 

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Architects
• Architects and community
• Architecture (discipline)
• Architecture -- Study and teaching
• International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
• Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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