Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Virginia Grattan files on Mary Colter 1913-1982MS 656
Biographical NoteVirginia L. Grattan is a teacher and author. Her works include American Women Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary and Mary Colter: Builder Upon the Red Earth. Scope and Content NoteComposed of Virginia L. Grattan's correspondance and interviews with various associates of Mary Colter as well as some of Colter's personal correspondence. Mary Colter was one of the few women architects in the early to mid 1900's. She is known for her blend of Spanish Colonial and Native American style architecture. Her most notable buildings can be found in the Grand Canyon National park, they include the Hopi House (1905), the Lookout Studio (1914), and the Desert Watchtower (1932). ArrangementThis collection is organized alphabetically.RestrictionsRestrictionsThere are no restrictions on this collection. CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Colter, Mary Elizabeth Jane,
1869-1958 Gilpin, Laura Grattan, Virginia L. Geographic Name(s) Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- History Subject(s) Architecture. Genre Form(s) biographies (literary works) Administrative InformationCredit LineVirginia Grattan files on Mary Colter (MS 656). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Processing HistoryProcessed by Kimberly Ramsey in 2018. Container List
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