This directory updates the reference book, Architectural Research Materials in the District of
Columbia, prepared by Sally Hanford in 1982 and published by the American Institute of Architects
Foundation. It has been expanded to include resources in five suburban counties in Maryland (Prince
George's and Montgomery) and Virginia (Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax). The Web site is an
invaluable tool for architectural research in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area; in addition, it serves as
an Internet gateway to listed institutions, providing links to those who are present on the Web.
The project has been initiated by the Latrobe Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, and
carried out at the University of Maryland School of Architecture by Anita Carrico, former Head of the Architecture
Library and Dr. Isabelle Gournay, Associate Professor and former President of the Latrobe Chapter. The Web site
is hosted by the University of Maryland Libraries, produced by Katherine Cowan, Architecture Library
Graduate Assistant in 1998-1999, and maintained by staff of the Architecture Library.
The directory on the Web comprises organizations who have thus far responded to our request for updated
information. If your organization (library, preservation office, archives, etc.) holds
documents pertaining to architectural research (whether related to the history of the D.C. metropolitan
region or not) and has not yet responded or been approached, please contact
Dr. Isabelle Gournay, Associate Professor at the School of Architecture,
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20782; phone: 301-405-6304; fax: 301-314-9583; e-mail:
ig9@umail.umd.edu.