Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Virginia O'Neill Architectural Collection, Ms2006-010, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Virginia O'Neill Architectural Collection were donated to the International Archive of Women in Architecture at the Special Collections in 2005.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virginia O'Neill Architectural Collection took place in May 2006.

Biographical Note

Virginia Brown O'Neill was born in 1923 in Stamford, Connecticut. She was an architect in the 1950's to the 1960's in Connecticut. Little is known about her projects. She retired to St. Petersburg, Florida and died in August 1999.

Scope and Content

The Virginia O'Neill Architectural Collection consists of personal materials and plans for several residential projects. Personal information includes a diploma from Stamford High School and two artistic drawings. Residential projects include architectural plans for several residential projects, including the Sawmill House, a six-room house and a vacation home in a hexagonal plan.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by material type then chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• History of Women in Architecture
• International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
• Women -- History
• Women architects -- Connecticut

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Virginia O'Neill Architectural Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).