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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], Snezha Daskalova Architectural Collection, Ms2007-2004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Snezha Daskalova Architectural Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2007.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement and description of the Snezha Daskalova Architectural Collection commenced in June 2010 and was completed in June 2010.

Biographical Note

Snezha Daskalova (also Snezha Daskalova-Milkovska) was born in 1925 in Varna, Bulgaria. After graduating from high school she moved to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, to study architecture at the Sofia Polytechnic, graduating in 1950. She began her architectural practice at the Sofia Design Organization "Sofproekt" where she worked often in partnership with architect Olga Staneva. In 1956 Daskalova married a medical doctor, Nedelcho Milkovska, and had two daughters, Marina (1967-1994) and Silva. She continued to work until her mandatory retirement at the age of 60 in 1985. A few years later private practice was allowed and Daskalova opened her private office in Sofia (1989), designing mainly private houses around the country.

Scope and Content

The Snezha Daskalova Architectural Collection contains 8 sets of project drawings for 4 residential projects by Daskalova, all in Bulgaria. Also, one set of student drawings is by her daughter, Marine Milkovska. There are a total of 50 hand-drawn black ink on translucent paper architectural drawings up to 28"x37". The collection also contains four pages of handwritten biographical information by Snezha Daskalova-Milkovska (in Bulgarian) and a one-paragraph biographical sketch by Milka Bliznakov (in English).

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically by project.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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