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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], Marcia Feuerstein Architectural Collection, Ms2007-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Marcia Feuerstein Architectural Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2005.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Marcia Feuerstein Architectural Collection commenced in July 2010 and was completed in August 2010.

Biographical Note

Marcia Feuerstein is an associate professor at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center of Virginia Tech (2010). She earned her PhD. in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1996 she joined the architecture faculty at Virginia Polytechnic Institution and State University, after teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, and the University at Buffalo. She chaired the IAWA Board of Advisors 2001-2005, after serving as its secretary and newsletter editor. A licensed architect and member of the AIA, she has practiced in New York, Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls.

Scope and Content

The Marcia Feuerstein Architectural Collection contains 3 boxes of material related to her professional career as a professor and projects as a registered architect. Included in the material are correspondences with clients, other architects, and professionals in academia. The collection contains 6 folders with her drawings and sketches, along with work as a student and a professor.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series.

Series I. Personal Papers . This series is arranged into three subseries: A. Biographical Information, B. Correspondence, and C. Student work.

Series II. Professional Papers . This series is arranged into five subseries: A. Writings, B. Job Search C. Presentations, D. Associations and Committees, and E. Art.

Series III. Faculty Papers. This series is arranged into one subseries: A. Students' Work.

Series IV. Project Records .

Related Material

See the IAWA Small Collections, Ms2009-054 , also at the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives. The small collection, Yasmeen Lari curriculum vitae and CD, contains photographs taken by Marcia Feuerstein. The photographs are also available online.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Architects
• Architectural drawing -- 20th century
• Architectural drawings (visual works)
• Faculty
• Feuerstein, Marcia
• History of Women in Architecture
• International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
• Women -- History
• Women architects -- New York

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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