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International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 253 Collections and/or Records:

Edith F. Hawkshaw Notes

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-018
Abstract

This collection contains notes and essay by an English girl named Edith F. Hawkshaw. Contents include commentary and descriptions of the eras and development of English architecture, particularly the rise of Gothic architecture. Hawkshaw was born in 1847, married to Henry Wollaston Blake in 1890, and was alive as late as 1911.

Dates: 1863

History of Women Architects (Exhibit, 1986-1987), German Federal Republic Section of the International Union of Women Architects (UIFA)

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-059
Abstract

An exhibit of documentary material about women architects in the early and middle 1900s. Includes photographs of the architects and their works with captions and abstracts. Women featured include Ray Eames, Eileen Gray, Florence Knoll, Lilly Reich, Hilde Westrom, and Emilie Winkelmann. Catalog accompanies the panels, with articles about women architects written by Karola Bloch, Grete Lihotzky, Helga Schmidt-Thomsen, and others.

Dates: 1986 - 1987

Inge S. Horton Architectural Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-065
Abstract Inge Horton was born in Germany. She was a planner with the Planning Department of the City and County of San Francisco, California, from 1983 to 1998; member of the Board of Advisors for the International Archive of Women in Architecture. Her papers consist of architectural studies written while in Germany; presentations made at various women's architectural organization meetings, including the International Union of Women Architects; a curriculum vitae; and research files on early women...
Dates: 1964 - 1999

Steven and Cathi House Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2006-017
Abstract

Steven and Cathi House are Virginia Tech alumni and award winning architects. Their firm House + House is located in San Francisco, California. This collection includes materials for over 200 residential, institutional, and commercial projects scattered throughout the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Dates: 1975-2020, undated

IAWA Initial Mailing

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1985-021_initialmailing

IAWA: International Archive of Women in Architecture Records,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-021
Abstract

The records of the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) consist of files created by IAWA founder Milka Bliznakov, various IAWA officers, and Special Collections archivists. Materials include founding documents, meeting minutes, newsletter information, correspondence with supporters and donors, and internal correspondence.

Dates: 1967 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2008

IAWA Small Collections,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-054
Abstract

The IAWA Small Collections was compiled from a variety of sources by Special Collections staff for use in reference and research. The collection consists primarily of biographical materials for women architects, architectural historians, and designers including curriculum vitas, firm brochures, exhibit notices, photographs, and publications. Drawings, sketches, course notes, correspondence, and other materials pertaining to architectural collections are also present.

Dates: 1907 - 2013

Elizabeth Wright Ingraham and Gordon Ingraham Christmas Card Designs,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-059
Abstract

The collection includes 2 designs for Christmas cards. One is signed by both Elizabeth Wright Ingram and Gordon Ingram. The other is signed by only Gordon.

Dates: c.1950s (not after 1974)