Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
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Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
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Lizzy McEwen
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Joan Wood Architectural Collection, Ms2001-039, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
Riosaria Piomelli donated one folder of biographical material in 2000. A large additional donation was made in 2011 by Joan Wood's estate.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Joan Wood Architectural Collection began in July 2023 and was completed in October 2023.
Biographical Note
Joan Wood received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from M.I.T. in 1960. Following graduation, Wood established her own firm, Joan Wood Architects, in Boston in 1962. Most of the firm's work can be found in New England and is primarily residential, with some commercial work. Joan Wood Architects is now owned by her son and has since been renamed to "Rose Wood Architects." Wood's most notable work includes: Lodging House for the Working Homeless in Dorchester, the South End Community Health Center in Boston, and the "Ice House" in New Hampshire. Wood was a board member and vice-chair of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Design Selection Board, an alternate on the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals, building committee member and design review committee member for numerous urban projects and institutions, and was featured in the AIA Women in Architecture traveling exhibit and Boston Society for Architecture's (BSA) Women in Architecture exhibits yearly from 1987.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains biographical materials and architectural drawings for residential and commercial projects. Biographical materials include a catalog of Wood's firm's work, her resume, and articles about her firm. Drawings include trace paper sketches, and sepia and diazo prints for commercial and residential projects scattered across New England. Several projects' records include notes, correspondence, and land records. Drawings are rolled and stored in telescoping boxes.
Arrangement
The Joan Wood Architectural Collection is organized into two series: Biographical Information and Project Drawings. Project records are ordered alphabetically by client last name, with a few exceptions ordered by street number/address where no client name is given. Project photographs corresponding to a drawing file are stored separately with the other manuscript material.
Related Material
See also: Box 16, folder 94, "Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," Exhibit Files and Panels. Finding aid available online.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Architectural drawing -- 20th century
- Architectural drawings (visual works)
- International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
- Women-owned architectural firms
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The Guide to the Joan Wood Architectural Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).
Container List
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Joan Wood Architects Portfolio
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Resume
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Boston Globe article, "How One Man Has Made a Better Boston"1992
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Boston Globe article, "Icehouse Warms Into an Idyllic Getaway"1994
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Joan Wood Architects postcard
- box 2
Street number/address1980-1990English.
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1592 Tremont St: Boston1988
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4 Groche St: Unknown Location1990
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425 Shawmut Ave: Boston1980
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5 Melrose Street Condominiums: Boston1983
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683 Tremont Street: Boston1988
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- box 3
A-B1961-1999English.
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Adams Street: Dorchester1999
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Almeida: Boston1974
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Bates: Plainfield1961
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Batson: Boston1973
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Biddle: Jamestown1980
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Blake: Boston1971
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Bowers: Boston1981
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Braddock Pharmacy: Boston1997
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Buckley: Boston1984
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- box 4
CA-CL0.45 Cubic Feet 4.25x4.5x40.5 inch box Rolled drawings1964-1997English.
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Cantwell: Groton1964
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Carpenter: Boston1986
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Casa Myrna Vazquez: Boston1980
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Children's Art Centre: Boston1997
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Claff: Canton1987
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Claff: Milton1987
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- box 5
CO1971-1993English.
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Cofield: Boston1972
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Cohen: Boston1984
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Conley: Waban1971
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Coolidge: Beverly1978
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Coolidge Ice House: Squam Lake1993
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Coolidge/Henderson: Cambridge1990
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Coughran: Boston1986
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- box 6
D-E1970-1994
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Dodson: Boston1973
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Doerfer: Boston1970
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Doerfer: Brookline1982
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Doerfer: Cambridge1987
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Doerfer Farm House: Hardwick1978
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Donovan: Boston1970
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Earls: Cambridge1991
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Earls: Cambridge1994
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- box 7
F1968-1999
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Feldman: Boston1977
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Feldman: Boston1980
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FKM Trust 21 Union Park1989
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Flaherty: Cambridge1968
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Fontanez: Boston1988
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Foulke: Boston1987
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Frankl: Brookline1999
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- box 8
GA-GRECK1964-1992
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Gadish-Nathanson: Boston1992
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Garrity: Boston1984
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Goldberg: Newton1979
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Goldman: Brookline1987
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Goldman: Natick1969
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Gorman: Boston1987
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Groves Kucharski: Boston1979
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Greck: Boston1964
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- box 9
GREENWOOD-HARTNETT1979-1996
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Greenwood: Cambridge1996
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Gregory-Wiedman: Boston1989
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Harney: Hyde Park1987
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Hartnett: Cambridge1979
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Hartnett: Cambridge1985
- box-folder 1 folder: 2
Hartnett project photograph [1 print]1985
- box-folder 1 folder: 2
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- box 10
HATHAWAY-HO1980-1984
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Hathaway: Cambridge1984
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Hathaway: Pocasset1980
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Haughey-Higgins: Walpole1981
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Hernandez: Boston1983
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Hoffman: Boston1983
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- box 11
K-L1980-1989English.
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Kelley: Unknown Location1989
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Kiley: Unknown Location1981
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Kirchheimer: Truro1982
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Kirk: Boston1980
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Kosmos: Boston1988
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L'espalier Egress: Boston1988Arrangement
Pictures corresponding to L'espalier are stored with biographical files in seperate sleeve
- box-folder 1 folder: 2
L'Espalier project photographs [2 prints]1988
- box-folder 1 folder: 2
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Liberty Tree Mall: Danvers1984
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LMS Development: Boston1986
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- box 12
M-O1970-1996English.
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Malcom: Jamestown1976
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Martin-Scott: Jamaica Plain1996
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McNulty: Roxbury1987
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Meeting Hill Lodging House: Dorchester1989
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Metz: Boston1979
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O'Neil: Jamestown1970
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P-R1970-1985English.
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Peters: Brookline1982
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Potter: Unknown Location1979
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Quamina: Boston1972
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Ratner/Wood: Dorchester1985
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Rawls: Boston1983
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Readdy: Boston1970
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Rich: Boston1979
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Roberts: Boston1980
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Rodriguez: Boston1984
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Rogers: Boston1977
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- box 14
SA-STOLL1980-1995English.
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Sammons: Boston1980
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Sass: Boston1994
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Sass: Truro1990
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Selfridge: Lexington1986
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Slavet: Weston1995
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Sorensen/Rossell: Brookline1983
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South End Community Health Care Center: Boston1991
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Stoll: Brookline1988
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STONE-T1965-1996
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Stone: Cambridge1986
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Swett: Brookline1976
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Tayer: Brookline1971
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Taylor Investment Corp: Cambridge1965
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Tenant Alterations: Boston1996
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Tiffany: Boston1979
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Trefonides: Brookline1978
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- box 16
V-Y1963-1984English.
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Van Der Kolk: Boston1979
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Van Der Kolk: Boston1983
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Whitbeck: Cambridge1984
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Waters-Heistand: Watertown1977
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William Crane Properties: Cambridge1963
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William Crane Properties, Project Notes: Cambridge1963-1967
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William Crane Properties, Bent: Cambridge1963
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William Crane Properties, Carlton: Cambridge1963
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William Crane Properties, Computer Center: Cambridge1967
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William Crane Properties, Rogers-Binny: Cambridge1976
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William Crane Properties, Wesco: Cambridge1963
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Young: Boston1968
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