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Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris (SMWM) Collection
2013.-01
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Description
The SMWM collection consists of manuscript materials (project files, marketing materials, correspondence, meeting notes, final
reports, notebooks, etc.), drawings, photographs (including slides and photographs), and born digital items created by the
design firm SMWM. The collection is organized into six series: Personal Papers, Professional Records, Faculty Papers, Office
Records, Architecture Project Records, and Planning and Urban Design Project Records. The materials are centered on the two
main principal designers-- Cathy Simon and Karen Alschuler-- and the project records also contain the work of the other SMWM
principals and associated designers and planners.
Background
SMWM (Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris), was one of the largest women-owned, pioneering design firm when it began in San
Francisco in 1985, eventually adding a second office in New York in 2001. In 2008, the company merged with the firm Perkins
+ Will, operating under its moniker.
Extent
250 Linear Feet:
120 cartons, 68 document boxes, 47 oversize flat boxes, 230 tubes, 8 oversize rolls, 8 flat file drawers, 14 models; 4 terabytes
(1246 individual born digital objects)
Availability
Collection is open for research. Many of the Environmental Design Archives collections are stored offsite and advance notice
is required for use. Digital files are available with advanced request in the Environmental Design Archives (EDA) reading
room and are not available online.