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Women -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 404 Collections and/or Records:

Kinnier Family Papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-2007-034
Scope and Contents

Four complete letters and two fragments written to Jennie from William. Two letters and at least one fragment were written between 1853 and about 1856 from Chicago, Illinois. They are mainly love notes with family news, but mention in passing immigrants and Cassius M. Clay. The two later letters were written in Lynchburg, Virginia after the couple's marriage. The July 27, 1863 letter discusses possible upcoming battles and the high prices of food during the Civil War.

Dates: 1853 - 1863

Helene Koller-Buchwieser Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-020
Abstract

The Helene Koller-Buchwieser Architectural Papers consist of architectural drawings, photographs, newspaper clippings, biographical information and other information that recounts her life and work.

Dates: 1942 - 1998

Koontz Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1984-172
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence from three Confederate soldiers--brothers George and Milton Koontz and their cousin George Miller--as well as official documents, two diaries of Milton S. Koontz, George Koontz's copybook, Milton Koontz's sketchbook, a stationery box, and a pencil drawing. Materials dates from 1861 to 1865.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Eva Kruger Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2000-098
Abstract

The Eva Kruger Architectural Collection consists of biographical information, postcards, watercolor photographs, and architectural drawings for projects mostly in Germany.

Dates: 1950 - 1965

Marie-Louise Laleyan Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-090
Abstract

Marie-Louise Laleyan (1935-2014) was a San Francisco based architect with 48 years of experience including 30 years as principal of Laleyan Architects (1977-2007). The collection contains architectural drawings, specifications, construction files, and photographs relating to projects undertaken by Marie-Louise Laleyan (1977-2007) and Laleyan Architects (1972-1977). Photographic record of her U.S. employment (1965-1972) is also present.

Dates: 1961 - 2007

Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-069
Abstract Lucy Lee Lancaster was born in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1905 and lived there until she died in 1989. She was one of the first women admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (popularly known as VPI), and after graduating in 1925, she went on to earn her MLS from Columbia University Library School. She worked at the VPI library for the rest of her career. The Lancaster papers contain biographical materials, family papers, genealogy research,...
Dates: 1915 - 1989

Landscape Architectural Drawing, Entrance Patio for Stiehm, September 26, 1975 (Ms1990-007)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1990-007_LeviseurElsa_LandscapeArchitecturalDrawing_1975_0926

Landscape Architectural Drawing, New Yard Layout House Mendelsohn, Westwood, March 1975 (Ms1990-007)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1990-007_LeviseurElsa_LandscapeArchitecturalDrawing_1975_03

Landscape Architecture Sketch, n.d. (Ms1990-007)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1990-007_LeviseurElsa_LandscapeArchitectureSketch_nd

Harriet Eliza Lathrop Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-011
Abstract

This collection includes the photocopied typescript of the reminiscences of Harriet Eliza Lathrop, a native of New York who moved to Tazewell County, Virginia with her husband, employed there to oversee the opening of the Pocahontas Coal Field.

Dates: 1937