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manuscripts (documents)

 Subject

Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Scope Note: Handwritten documents, particularly books and other documents created before the invention of the printing press. May also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Beatríz de la Garza Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-29
Abstract The Beatríz de la Garza papers document a decorated academic, professor, writer, attorney, scholar, and civic leader whose career spans more than five decades. Most of the materials in the collection relate to her professional career and her personal life including family photographs, education-related materials (diploma, report cards, newspaper clippings, thesis) and various handwritten notes. There is also an extensive amount of material related to her writing, including handwritten notes,...
Dates: 1952-2019

Eduardo Peña, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-25
Abstract Eduardo Peña, Jr. (1935-2019) was a Latino civil rights activist, attorney, federal government employee, and National LULAC President. Peña is known for his dedication to the advancement of Latino Americans, especially with regard to equal employment and educational opportunities. This collection documents the personal, political, and professional dimensions of Peña’s life and consists of personal and family photographs, awards and certificates, legal documents, case notes, publications,...
Dates: 1848-2020; Majority of material found within 1957-2020

Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 76970013
Abstract

The personal papers of Chicana theorist and feminist Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa, author of Borderlands/La Frontera include print and digital correspondence, print and digital written works, audio tape interviews, reviews, clippings, photographs, posters, artwork, and collected materials.

Dates: 1942-2004

Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 33991957
Abstract

Official documents, correspondence and other materials, collected by Joaquín García Icazbalceta, pertaining to Spain's colonies in the Americas and the Philippines, including 42 original 16th-century relaciones geográficas.

Dates: 1500-1887

Lisa Germany collection

 Collection
Identifier: LGZ
Abstract This collection includes records created by Lisa Germany, Harwell Hamilton Harris, and Harris' wife, Jean Murray Bangs Harris. Lisa Germany's scholarship on architect Harwell Hamilton Harris includes correspondence, notes, drafts, photographic prints and negatives, scrapbooks, and cassette tapes related to her publication Harwell Hamilton Harris (Austin: Univeristy of Texas Press, 1991). Harwell Hamilton Harris' materials contain writings by the architect, which include lectures, reviews,...
Dates: 1886-1992; bulk 1950-1992

Ramona González Collected Writings

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-39
Abstract

The Ramona González collected writings archive includes cuadros, poems, short stories, fables, riddles, dichos (sayings), and creative nonfiction. Some of the written works in the collection document life in the Chihuahuita neighborhood in El Paso, Texas during the 1930s-1970s.

Dates: circa 1950s-1970s; 2010s

Robert T. Renfro collection

 Collection
Identifier: RENFR
Abstract

Robert T. Renfro (1931-2025) was an architect, educator, and artist. The Renfro collection includes printed material, correspondence, creative works, photographic materials, and drawings created and collected by Robert T. Renfro documenting his work as a student, architect, teacher, and artist.

Dates: 1954-2011

Teresa Palomo Acosta Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-27
Abstract

Personal papers of Teresa Palomo Acosta, Tejana poet, historian, author, and activist. Included are biographical and family materials, written works, correspondence, academic papers and programs, photographs, CDs, audiocassettes, and born digital materials.

Dates: circa 1934-2015; 2017; 2019

Walter Eugene George, Jr. collection

 Collection
Identifier: EG
Abstract Walter Eugene George Jr. was one of the leading architects of the historic preservation movement in Texas. He reactivated the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in Texas during 1961 following a dormant period of more than two decades. While maintaining a professional practice, George also established a notable career as an educator. Papers, photographic materials, and drawings are representative of his work. Collection materials date from 1951 to 2007 and document historic...
Dates: 1951-2007

Walter T. Rolfe collection

 Collection
Identifier: ROLFE
Abstract

Walter Rolfe (1900-1967) taught at The University of Texas School of Architecture and practiced architecture in Houston and Beaumont, Tex. The collection includes papers, correspondence, manuscripts, printed material, photographs, books, awards and medals, paintings and drawings that document Rolfe's life and work.

Dates: 1920-1967