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MASLA records

 Collection
Identifier: N221

Scope and Content Note

The bulk of the collection consists of presentation boards used in the awards displays; there are business records consisting of Board meeting minutes and memos, along with some committee reports and Award Banquet planning materials. There is a small subset of materials from the Society for Design Administraion (SDA) which was housed in the MASLA offices.

When the award for which the board was created is known it is listed; there are many boards listed by project only, and the award for which they were submitted is not known.

Dates

  • 1985-2003

Language of Materials

English

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open and available for research.

Copyright

Copyright is retained by the copyright holders.

Historical Note

MASLA is the former title of the organization now known as ASLA-MN, the Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The organization represents nearly 300 professionals in the landscape architecture profession through advocacy, education, communication, and fellowship. ASLA, the national organization, has more than 18,000 members and 48 chapters, representing all 50 states, U.S. territories, and 42 countries around the world.

Extent

24 Cubic Feet

Abstract

The bulk of the collection consists of presentation boards used in the awards displays; there are business records consisting of Board meeting minutes and memos, along with some committee reports and Award Banquet planning materials. There is a small subset of materials from the Society for Design Administraion (SDA) which was housed in the MASLA offices.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into four series:

  1. Awards
  2. Business Records
  3. Publications
  4. Society for Design Administration

Physical Location

High Bay

Acquisition

The materials were donated by MASLA in 2004.

Related Material

The Northwest Architectural Archives also holds the records of the Minnesota Society of Architects from 1912-1969, collection number N 53.

http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/naa053.xml

Processing Information

The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Christine Avery.

Title
MASLA Records
Author
Christine Avery
Date
October 2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Collecting Area Details

Contact The Northwest Architectural Archives Collecting Area

Contact:

612-625-3550