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Women -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 404 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Chu Richter Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1997-022
Abstract

The Elizabeth Chu Richter Architectural Collection consists of correspondence, articles, and project files. Richter and her husband David Richter founded Richter Architects in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Dates: 1988-2003, n.d.

Melita Rodeck Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-028
Abstract

The Melita Rodeck Architectural Collection consist of architectural drawings designed by her while in private practice and as an employee of the U.S. federal government.

Dates: 1931 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1990

Roof Details, "Villa de Plinio", June 1985 (Ms2001-021)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2001-021_EspegelAlonsoCarmen_Oversize2_Drawing_1985_06_16

Judith (Dita) Roque-Gourary Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-074
Abstract

Born in 1915 in St. Petersburg, Russia; Architect and founder of the Union of Women Architects in Belgium. Studied in Germany and Austria before emigrating to Belgium at the onset of World War II. She specialized in remodels of 19th century residences. Outspoken advocate for women in the profession. Collection consist of drawings, personal journals, business records, as well as published articles about the Union of Women Architects of Belgium and Roque-Gourary.

Dates: 1926 - 1981

Rosanna Croy Dawson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-012
Abstract

The Rosanna Croy Dawson Collection includes materials from 1847-1907. The collection contains information relating to the Croy Dawson Family and supposedly the only woman-run business in Blacksburg, VA at that time.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1847-1907, 2019

Margaret S. K. Ross Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-092
Abstract This collection contains the diary of Margaret Selden Kennedy Ross (1902-1982) of Warrenton, Virginia. The diary dated February-September 1915 depicts the daily life of a young girl in the early 20th century. Ross mostly talks about school, teachers, and classmates, with whom she spent most of her time. Her great-grandfather was Maryland Senator Anthony Kennedy, and her grandmother was Mary Selden Kennedy, author of the book Seldons of Virginia and Allied...
Dates: 1915

E. Maria Roth Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-009
Abstract

The E. Maria Roth Architectural Collection contains the personal papers, professional papers, and project files of a landscape architect working largely in New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. School work from Cooper Union and Rutgers University is included, along with a school notebook from 1940 made during the Hitler era in Germany. Projects largely conform to the following categories: schools, residences/neighborhoods, public and recreation areas, and furniture/structural designs.

Dates: 1940 - 2010

Lucy Minogue Rowland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-024
Abstract

This collection contains letters to the editor received by Lucy Minogue Rowland when she was news editor and editor-in-chief of The Virginia Tech in 1968-1969. Also included are other correspondence she received during the same time, editorial copy, and the paper's masthead.

Dates: 1968 - 1969

Royall Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-041
Abstract

Court documents relating the estate of William Royall, of what is today Monroe County, West Virginia, including two bonds signed by his widow, Anne Royall, and a the verdict of a jury called to determine the legitimacy of the will.

Dates: 1813 - 1817

Lorraine Rudoff Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-025
Abstract

The collection contains papers of Los Angeles, California architect Lorraine Rudoff. Included are 2 rolls of floor plans and elevations from 1975-1976; one scrapbook containing photographs, clippings, architectural drawings, etc.; and three conference pins.

Dates: 1950 - 1980