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Title: Harriet Rochlin Collection of Material about Women Architects in the United States,
Date (inclusive): 1887-1979
Collection number: 1591
Creator:
Rochlin, Harriet, 1924-
Extent:
12 boxes (6 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Harriet Shapiro (b.1924) was a freelance writer and contributor of articles, feature stories, and reviews to magazines and
scholarly journals. She also published the novel,
So far away (1981) and the photodocumentary,
Pioneer Jews: a new life in the far west (1984). She married Fred Rochlin in 1947. The collection consists of articles, clippings, correspondence, and photographs
collected by Harriet Rochlin about women architects.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. The library
can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or quote
must be submitted in writing to
the Manuscripts Librarian, Department of Special Collections.] Credit shall be given as follows: © The Regents of the University
of California on behalf of the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections.
[Identification of item], Harriet Rochlin Collection of Material about Women Architects in the United States (Collection 1591).
Department of Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2723134
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Harriet and Fred Rochlin, 1990.
Harriet Shapiro was born in Los Angeles, California, November 4, 1924; BA, UC Berkeley, 1947; married Fred Rochlin, 1947;
freelance writer and contributor of articles, feature stories, and reviews to magazines and scholarly journals; published
novel,
So far away (1981) and photodocumentary,
Pioneer Jews: a new life in the far west (1984).
Collection consists of articles, clippings, correspondence, and photographs collected by Harriet Rochlin about women architects.
Architects in the collection include: Julia Morgan, Margaret Young, Beverly Willis, Lutha Maria Riggs, Lilian J. Rice, Gertrude
C. Morrow, Edla Muir, Cloethiel Woodard Smith, Hazel Wood Waterman, Judy Edelman, Lynne Paxton, Patricia Swan, and the Open
Design Office.
Arranged in the following series:
- Julia Morgan (Boxes 1-2).
- Early California women in architecture (Boxes 3-7).
- Contemporary women in architecture (Boxes 8-12).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957.
Women architects--Archival resources.
Architecture, Modern--20th century--Archival resources.