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International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Brown Channel Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-030
Abstract After graduating from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1929, Mary Ramsay Brown Channel earned her degree in architecture at Cornell University in 1933. She returned to her hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia, and worked at a firm for two years before opening her own office as the first registered woman architect in Virginia. She became known for her residential and church designs. Her collection includes sketches and drawings for about 160 mostly residential projects in the Portsmouth area....
Dates: 1936 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1950

"Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center," selected exhibit panels

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-075
Abstract

"Glass Ceilings: Highlights from the International Archive of Women in Architecture Center" was an exhibition held at the Virginia Center for Architecture in Richmond, Virginia, as part of their Dominion Exhibition Series and was on display from March 4-June 6, 2010. It featured the work of pioneering women in architecture and design from the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) collection at Virginia Tech.

Dates: 2010