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A Guide to the Joan Wood papers, 1990-1994 Wood, Joan papers, Ms2001-039

A Guide to the Joan Wood papers, 1990-1994

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Special Collections
Collection Number Ms2001-039


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Repository
Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Collection Number
Ms2001-039
Title
Joan Wood papers 1990-1994
Physical Characteristics
0.1 cu.ft.
Language
English

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: Joan Wood papers, Ms2001-039, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

Joan Wood by way of Riosaria Piomelli donated the material in 2000.

Processing Information

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

Biographical Information

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 includes a range of different projects. Joan Wood Architect's most recent work includes: Kosmos Market in Boston, Lodging House for the Working Homeless, Dorchester, MA, and the South End Community Health center, Boston, MA, and the "Ice House", Squam Lake, New Hampshire.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a catalog of Joan Wood Architects work, her rèsumè, and articles from the Boston Globe about her firm.

Related Material

See also the IAWA Small Collections. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Contents List

Folder 1: 1989-1994
  • Joan Wood Architects Portfolio
  • Rèsumè
  • photocopy of Boston Globe article "How one Man has made a Better Boston," 1992
  • photocopy of Boston Globe article "Icehouse Warms into an Idyllic Getaway," 1994
  • postcard from Joan Wood Architects