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Public buildings--Texas

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Ayres and Ayres, Architects records

 Collection
Identifier: AA
Abstract

Ayres and Ayres, Architects, records represents extensive documentation of a prominent San Antonio firm spanning a period of 83 years of practice (1894-1977). Atlee Bernard Ayres (1872-1969) and his son Robert Moss Ayres (1898-1977) formed a partnership in 1925. Papers, photographs, and drawings document the long practice of the San Antonio architects. The firm library was donated to the Architecture and Planning Library Special Collections.

Dates: 1894-1977

Donald S. Nelson collection

 Collection
Identifier: NEL
Abstract Donald S. Nelson (1907-1992) spent the majority of his architectural career working in the Texas firm of Broad and Nelson, specializing in institutional and commercial works and planning. Personal papers, office files, professional association material, job files, specifications, books, visual material, artifacts, and drawings document the activities of the architectural firm of Broad and Nelson, and related firms; Flint and Broad; Thomas D. Broad; Thomas, Jameson and Merrill; and Jack...
Dates: 1910-1975

Ralph Cameron collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAM
Abstract Ralph Cameron (1892-1970) practiced both commercial and residential architecture in San Antonio and was instrumental in establishing the Texas Society of Architects. Personal papers, day books, office files, job files, specifications (together measuring 3 linear feet), 17 photographs, and 6,500 drawings chronicle the architectural work of Ralph Cameron from 1914-1970. Important buildings documented include: Medical Arts Building, San Antonio (1925-1926); United States Courthouse, San Antonio...
Dates: 1914-1970

Roy L. Thomas collection

 Collection
Identifier: RT
Abstract

Architect Roy L. Thomas (1886-1968) practiced in Austin and Central Texas from the 1920s through the 1950s. The scope of his work covers many building types, including homes, schools, churches, commercial buildings, apartments and service stations. Correspondence, office files, financial records, job files, specifications, floor plans, photographs, maps, and drawings document the career of Austin architect.

Dates: 1910-1966

Sinclair Black collection

 Collection
Identifier: BLACK
Abstract

Sinclair Black (1940-) taught design courses at The University of Texas School of Architecture and founded Austin architectural firm of Black, Atkinson, and Vernooy, specialists in individual building and urban design. The collection contains Black, Atkinson and Vernooy's project files and drawings representing projects in Austin, Texas.

Dates: 1984-1986

Texas Architecture Survey records

 Collection
Identifier: TAS
Abstract The Texas Architecture Survey (TAS) was commissioned by the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art (Fort Worth, Texas) and the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. Conducted from 1963-1966, the survey produced a partial visual inventory of Texas homes and public buildings built in the nineteenth century. The survey resulted in two books published by the Amon Carter Museum and University of Texas Press, "Texas Homes of the Nineteenth Century" (1966) by Blake Alexander and "Texas...
Dates: 1963-1966, 2002

Volz & Associates, Inc. collection

 Collection
Identifier: VOH
Abstract Volz & Associates, Inc., founded 1987, is a historic preservation firm based in Austin, Texas that preserves and restores historic buildings across the United States. This collection documents the firm’s architectural and preservation consulting projects, including those funded by the Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) for small museums. Record types include project records, photographs, architectural drawings, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) files, historical research, and...
Dates: 1854-2017