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Stevens, Mary Otis, articles, , 1956-1991

 File — Box: 14

Scope and Contents note

Mary Otis Stevens graduated from MIT with a bachelors' degree in 1956. A protégé of Walter Gropius she is considered one of the most important female architects in the Northeast during the 1960s and 1970s. She partnered with her husband Thomas McNulty from 1956 to 1969, creating in 1965, one of their most influential projects the Lincoln House.

In 1975, Stevens founded the Design Guild, a collaborative architectural practice focused on non-profit clients, historic preservation and adaptive re-use; the Guild disbanded in 1991. The collection includes photocopied material (including articles and photographs of models) of various projects: Stevens' MIT thesis; a proposed Catholic Church; house on Kittery Point; Lincoln House; and the Design Guild.

For more information on Mary Otis Stevens please see the Mary Otis Stevens Collection at the MIT Museum or the Susana Torre Architectural Papers, Ms1990-016

Dates

  • 1956-1991

Creator

Language

From the Collection:

English , Albanian , Bulgarian , Czech , Finnish , French , German , Greek , Hungarian , Italian , Japanese , Persian, Portuguese , Polish , Romanian , Russian , Spanish

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Extent

From the Collection: 32 Cubic Feet (22 boxes; 40 oversize folders)

General Physical Description note

Extent: 0.1 cu.ft.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
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