Philip Creer collection
Scope and Content of the collection
The Philip Creer papers consist of 2.5 linear feet of papers, 5 artifacts, 204 photographic prints, 48 rolls of negatives, 66 slide transparencies, 267 sheets drawings, and 9 watercolors. The collection is arranged into five series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Faculty Papers, Project Records, and Drawings.
Dates
- Creation: 1927-1990
Creator
- Creer, Philip Douglas, 1903-1993 (contributor, Person)
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Biographical Sketch of Philip Creer
"Professor Philip Douglas Creer was born on August 31, 1903 in Springfield, Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1927. Professor Creer served as head of the Department of Architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1933 to 1956. He joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 1956, serving as dean of the School of Architecture from 1956 to 1967.
"Professor Creer participated in a wide array of professional endeavors. He was a partner with Creer and Roessner Architects. He belonged to the Texas Society of Architects and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), serving as a member of the board of directors for AIA from 1952 to 1955. He also received the Edward C. Kemper Award from AIA in 1960. He was executive director for the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners from 1974 to 1984. In addition, Professor Creer served as the first chairman of the Austin Historic Landmark Commission.
"In 1989, the Heritage Society of Austin established the Philip Creer Fellowship in Historic Preservation at The University of Texas School of Architecture. Philip Douglas Creer, professor emeritus of architecture, died on October 8, 1993."
(Biographical sketch prepared by Teresa Palomo Acosta and posted on the UT Faculty Council web site on November 17, 2000.)
Partial Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
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267 drawings
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9 watercolors
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318 photographs
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5 objects
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Philip Douglas Creer (1903-1993), educated in Pennsylvania, was head of the Department of Architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design for twenty-three years before serving as dean of the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin from 1956 to 1967. The collection contains Creer’s personal, professional, and faculty papers. Record types include architectural drawings, photographs, correspondence, and project records.
Collection Processors
Drawings processed by: Ben Allen, June 2002; Donna Coates, January 2009
Papers processed by: Donna Coates, September 2009
Subject
- Creer, Philip Douglas, 1903-1993 (contributor, Person)
- University of Texas - School of Architecture - Faculty (contributor, Organization)
- Title
- Philip Creer collection
- Date
- undated
- 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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