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Architects

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:

Wena Dows Architectural Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-013
Abstract Architect Wena Dows earned her B.A. in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1950 and began working independently, specializing in residential remodeling, in 1954. Along with her architectural commitments she also worked as a nutritionist. The Wena Dows Architectural Collection contains drawings, supporting text documents, photographs and slides of Dows' addition and renovation projects for residences in California from 1952 to 2005, along with information about a few...
Dates: 1952 - 2005

Drawing of Living Room Wall of the Gottlieb Home

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1997-003_GottliebLois_F10_GottliebResidence_Sheet10B

A. Jane Duncombe Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2002-004
Scope and Contents

The A. Jane Duncombe Architectural Papers span the years 1952 to 2002. The papers consist primarily of architectural drawings, as well as some printed material including plan sheets, articles, and printouts of digital images. The collection documents various residential and other projects upon which Duncombe worked, one in Illinois and the rest in California.

Dates: 1952 - 2002

Herschel Gustave Anderson Elarth Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1984-182
Abstract

The papers of Herschel G. A. Elarth, Virginia Tech professor of architecture, includes correspondence, subject files, class materials, photographs, printed materials, artwork, scrapbooks, and ephemera chronicling Elarth's personal life, teaching and military careers, private practice, and participation in various architectural organizations.

Dates: 1885 - 1988

Elevation Drawing, South View of "Altenwohnheim" [Retirement Home], March 5, 1964 (Ms1987-061)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1987-061_WestromHilde_ArchitecturalDrawing_1964_0405_145-7

Marcia Feuerstein Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-007
Abstract

The Marcia Feuerstein Architectural Collection contains information about architecture school projects and teaching information from classes led at University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. Notes, sketches, correspondence, and photographs from professional design and renovation projects as well as competition entries are included. Also included are conference and lecture materials, copies of papers and publications, and photos of artwork.

Dates: 1982 - 1996

R. Buckminster Fuller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-007
Abstract

R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was a poet, philosopher, inventor, engineer and architect. Fuller, or "Bucky" to his friends and colleagues, was most well known for his invention of the geodesic dome, a ground-based dome with no limiting dimensions. The collection contains unsigned correspondence by Fuller and others, as well as various articles on architecture and the geodesic dome, nature, utopian design, space and science.

Dates: 1949 - 1978