Robert J. Mullen Papers
Scope and Contents Note
Negatives and film positives, prints, notes, and color slides dating primarily between the 1970s and 1980s, relating to the architecture in the city and state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The collection documents the colonial architecture in over 200 pueblos in Oaxaca State. The collection is divided into three series, each arranged alphabetically.
The first series, Oaxaca City (1969-1987, 1.8 linear feet), is divided into two subseries: Religious Architecture and Civil Architecture.
The second series, Oaxaca State (1969-1995, 4 linear feet), documents the architecture of approximately 30 distritos in Oaxaca State (see map above).
The third series, Other Mexican States (1968-1971, 1.5 linear feet), documents architecture in areas outside of the state of Oaxaca.
Dates
- Creation: 1967-1995
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Note
Robert James Mullen received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland College Park in 1971. He was a former professor of Art History at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Mullen published a number of books in both Spanish and English related to architecture in colonial Mexico, focused primarily in the state of Oaxaca.
Full Extent
7.5 linear feet
Abstract
Notes, photographs, negatives and film positives of the architecture in the city and state of Oaxaca. This collection is the basis for Robert James Mullen's book The Architecture and Sculpture of Oaxaca, 1530s-1980s, published by the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Arizona, Tempe, in 1995.
Acquisition Information
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Processing Information
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- Title
- Robert J. Mullen Papers
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 June: Edited by D Ryan Lynch to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu