The Charles W. Moore Archives: Project records
Scope and Content of the Collection
The Charles W. Moore archives is partially processed. The collection will be arranged into multiple finding aids, including personal, professional, and faculty papers, office records, and project records. In addition, The University of Texas Online Catalog lists over 5,000 architectural monographs, exhibition catalogs, and works of fiction that formed the architect's personal library. The Charles Moore Library is housed off-site at the Charles Moore House in Austin, Texas. For a complete listing of the Moore Library holdings, please refer to The University of Texas Online Catalog and do a call number search for "Moore." You may also contact the archive's staff for more information.
The project records consist of documents related to the planning, designing, and construction of Charles Moore's architectural projects. Records in Series A (Project files) include correspondence, notes, specifications, reports, photographs, sketches, some plans, and a few drawings. The materials in this subseries are organized alphabetically by project name. Dates reflect any dates noted on the records within the project files, not necessarily the completion date for the project. The records are partially processed and project names have not been normalized. Records for one project may appear in disparate folders.
Drawings are listed separately under the Series B. See series abstract for arrangement.
Dates
- Creation: 1965-1992
Creator
- Moore, Charles Willard, 1925-1992 (contributor, Person)
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Biographical Sketch of Charles Willard Moore (1925-1993)
Charles Willard Moore, renowned architect, writer of numerous articles and books, and teacher, was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan in 1925. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (1947), and Master of Fine Art and Doctoral Degrees from Princeton University by 1957. His academic posts include serving as Dean, Chairman, and faculty member at five different universities, including the University of California at Berkeley, Yale University, and The University of Texas at Austin. A prolific architect, Moore completed 180 commissions, and served as principal architect in firms in California, Connecticut, and Texas. Two of his most noted, collaborative works include the Sea Ranch, a recreational community near San Francisco, built in the 1960s, and the design of the Kresge College at the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1973.
Partial Extent
19 Linear Feet
Partial Extent
132 drawings
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Charles W. Moore Archives: Project records consists of documents related to the planning, designing, and construction of Charles Moore's architectural projects. Document types within the collection include correspondence, notes, specifications, reports, photographs, sketches, plans, and drawings.
Processing Information
Processing is not completed. Collection contains unprocessed oversized flat material. Please contact Archives' staff for more information.
Collection Processors
Processing history: Andrea Goodson, David de la Peña, and Diana Vasquez (Spring 1997), Wai-Yin Kwan, Stephanie Oestrich, Chris Means, and Scott Hawley (Fall 1997), Zaki Islam and Chris Means (Spring 1998), Jim Kammerer (Spring 2000), Beth Dodd, Leslie Luebbers, and Rebecca Brooks (Fall 2000), Ben Allen (Fall 2001), David Nguyen, Aina Guar and Beth Dodd (Fall 2006), Eleen Wu and Katie Causier (Spring 2007), Kathryn Pierce and Gaby Rodriguez (Summer 2009), Kathryn Pierce (ongoing).
Subject
- Moore, Charles Willard, 1925-1992 (contributor, Person)
- Title
- The Charles W. Moore Archives: Project records
- Author
- Inventory prepared by David de la Pena, Stephanie Oestreich, Wai-Yin Kwan, Mohammad Islam, Jim Kammerer, Rebecca Brooks
- Date
- 1997, 2000, current
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Alexander Architectural Archives Repository
University of Texas Libraries
101 E. 21st Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4621
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