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Series C: Project Records, 1958-1982

 Series

Scope and Content of the collection

The Project Records include drafts, reports, notes, correspondence, architectural specifications, and reference materials that relate to George's work on the Historic American Buildings Survey and his architectural practice. This series is organized into two subseries: Historic American Buildings Survey (1961-1975, undated; 0.7 linear feet) and Professional Projects (1977-1982; 3 folders). The bulk of the material is in the HABS series, which documents George's involvement in the 1961 survey of Texas and the 1967 survey of Nantucket. Early drafts of the HABS manuals may be of particular importance to researchers in this area. The series also contains several worksheets for buildings considered for HABS, including some not submitted. George's color photographs from the 1961 Texas HABS survey are filed in Series E: Photographic Materials as 35mm slides. They are arranged geographically. Reference materials on Nantucket make up another part of this series; more reference materials can be found in Series A: Professional Papers.

The Professional Projects series contains specifications for George's South Austin Fire Station, the restoration of the Magoffin House in El Paso, and a research and restoration study for Socorro Mission in El Paso.

Dates

  • Creation: 1958-1982

Physical Description

2 document boxes (0.8 linear feet).

General

Includes the following drafts: Manual of the Historic American Buildings Survey Part V (Photographs), Part VI (Written Data), Part IX (Measured Drawings), 1961; Recording Historic Buildings, 1968, all by Harley J. McKee.

Repository Details

Part of the Alexander Architectural Archives Repository

Contact:
University of Texas Libraries
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Austin Texas 78712 United States
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