Materials relating to the exhibit "Matri/Archs: pioneering women architects of Oregon", 1975-2012

Overview of the Collection

Compiler
American Institute of Architects. Portland Chapter (Portland, Or.). Women in Architecture Committee
Title
Materials relating to the exhibit "Matri/Archs: pioneering women architects of Oregon"
Dates
1975-2012 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 cubic feet, (1 slim document case)
Collection Number
Coll 290
Summary
Materials compiled by the Women in Architecture Committee of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the American Institute of Architects for a 1992 exhibit titled "Matri/Archs: Pioneering Women Architects of Oregon." The exhibit documented the lives and careers of thirteen architects. Materials in the collection include introductory text for the exhibit, biographical and career information about the featured architects, transcripts of oral history interviews, and copies of two university theses on women architects in Oregon and the Northwest.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Materials compiled by the Women in Architecture Committee of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the American Institute of Architects for a 1992 exhibit titled "Matri/Archs: Pioneering Women Architects of Oregon." The exhibit documented the lives and careers of thirteen architects. Materials in this collection include typescript introductory text for the exhibit and draft documents providing biographical and career information about the architects featured in it: Margaret Fritsch, Barbara Fealy, Polly Povey Thompson, Elizabeth Kinne, Amy Porter Rapp, Ebba Wicks Brown, Mary Alice Hutchins, Marjorie Wintermute, Mid Barbour, Lidija Balodis, Edith Yang, Margie Largent, and Nina Pence. The collection also contains research materials, including transcripts of oral history interviews; a 1975 thesis by Roberta June Arnett, titled "Female and male images in the built environment: a study of dominant cultural images in architecture, and women architects in Oregon"; and a 1987 thesis by Hannah Gwynne Jay, titled "Women architects in the northwest: from the pioneers to the present practitioners."

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Preferred Citation

Materials relating to the exhibit "Matri/Archs: pioneering women architects of Oregon," Coll 290, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

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Acquisition Information

Gift of Cynthia L. Bankey, January 2012 (Lib. Acc. 27521).

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Architects--Oregon
  • Architecture--Oregon
  • Women architects--Oregon

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Arnett, Roberta June (author)
    • Jay, Hannah Gwynne (author)