A Guide to the Claire Bonney papers, 1995, 2002 Bonney, Claire, papers Ms1998-023

A Guide to the Claire Bonney papers, 1995, 2002

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Special Collections
Collection Number Ms1998-023


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Repository
Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Collection Number
Ms1998-023
Title
Claire Bonney papers, 1995, 2002
Physical Characteristics
1 folder, 0.1 cubic feet
Language
English
Abstract
The collection contains a copy of Thérèse Bonney: The Architectural Photographs, a PhD thesis from the University of Zurich. Materials submitted in application for the first Milka Bliznakov Prize, 2000. See also Bonney's report on architect Adrienne Gorska, available online here .

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Claire Bonney papers, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

The Claire Bonney papers were donated in 1998. The CD-ROM containing her research was received in the Archives Aug, 26, 2002.

Processing Information

The Claire Bonney papers were added to the IAWA Small Collections Ms2009-054 in September 2009.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of Claire Bonney's thesis, Thérèse Bonney: the Architectural Photographs. Thérèse Bonney was a photographer who documented the decorative arts in Paris from the Modern Movement through World War II. Most significant to the IAWA are Thérèse Bonney's records of women architects from 1925-1939. Also included in the collection is an email with a summary of where to find original photographic documentation of European women architects who practiced around 1930 compiled by Claire Bonney. The dissertation was presented to the Faculty of Arts for a doctoral degree in Philosophy from the University of Zurich. She was awarded the first Milka Bliznakov Prize in 2000.