University of Houston. Libraries. Special Collections Department. Architecture & Planning Research Collections
Organization
General Context
The University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Architecture & Planning Research Collections preserve the work of architects, artists, designers, photographers, and others who have shaped and transformed the built environment of the Houston area. This rich group of materials documents the city’s growth, emphasizing the period after the Second World War, when Houston became a center for modern architecture. The collections contain the architectural papers, plans, and photographs of architects and academics as well as architectural drawings of individual buildings and other records of interest.
For more information Architecture & Planning Research Collections in the UH Libraries Special Collections department, please contact archivist Vince Lee at velee@uh.edu.
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Burdette Keeland Architectural Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2002-005
Found in:
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Burdette Keeland Architectural Papers
Dates:
1926-2000; Majority of material found within 1950-2000
Scope and Contents
The Burdette Keeland Papers cover the period 1926 to 2000 and are comprised of his architectural drawings, business and personal files, memorabilia, photographic prints, and negatives, as well as materials from his teaching career. The collection occupies 25 linear feet of shelves and 15 drawers of flat files. It is stored in 40 boxes, 112 oversize folders, and 5 tubes for rolled material. It also includes one oversized construction sign and one piece of framed artwork.The...
Edward Lukasek Religious Architecture Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2017-037
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Edward Lukasek Religious Architecture Ephemera Collection
Dates:
1970s-2000
Scope and Contents
This collection assembled by Edward Lukasek consists of brochures, pamphlets, and postcards documenting churches, cathedrals, and other religious architecture in Europe. It complements his collection of books on religious history held in the Special Collections Rare Books area.This collection does not currently have a full finding aid inventory available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections' Architecture & Planning curator Vince Lee by emailing...
Doug Michels Architectural Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2011-005
Dates:
1944-2003; Majority of material found within 1968-2003
Scope and Contents
This collection includes sketches, renderings, and construction drawings for Doug Michels' design projects; portfolios of his art and design work; 35mm slides and photographic prints; video tapes; movie scripts; publications; personal and business files; and memorabilia. Materials are arranged in series by format or genre and chronologically within each series from 1940s to 2004, with a bulk from 1970s to 1990s.
Miscellaneous Architecture & Planning Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2019-019
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Miscellaneous Architecture & Planning Collections
Dates:
1909-2010
Scope and Contents
This artificial collection consists of materials transferred from the Architecture, Design, and Art Library in 2018. Ranging in date from 1909 to 2010, collection materials include marked up drawings for campus construction projects, posters from events related to architecture in the city of Houston and the surrounding area, cartographic materials such as Harris County highway planning and census maps, and plans for private and public construction projects by notable Houston-area...
MPSI Mapping 1983 Houston Aerial Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 2016-041
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MPSI Mapping 1983 Houston Aerial Photographs
Dates:
1983
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one bound volume of color aerial photographs of Houston, Texas taken in 1983 by MPSI Mapping, Inc. of Dallas. It measures approximately 20 inches by 25 inches.The over-sized bound volume is labeled on the front as “Houston Texas , Southwest,” with the name “MPSI” inscribed at lower right. All photographs bear the note, “Date of Photo 12/30/83.” The volume is in good condition but has slight water damage to back cover and sheets near the end of the...
Rice Hotel Architectural Drawings
Collection
Identifier: 2006-011
Dates:
1913
Scope and Contents
This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing velee@uh.edu.
Texas Deco Manuscript Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-002
Dates:
2010-2012
Scope and Contents
This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing velee@uh.edu.
Transco Tower Waterwall Drawings
Collection
Identifier: 2009-003
Dates:
1984
Scope and Contents
The Transco Tower Waterwall Drawings consist of one set of twelve drawings used during the 1984 planning and construction of the Transco Waterwall in Houston's Galleria District. The drawings are described at the item-level.
Wilmer Waldo Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1969-039
Dates:
1894-1957; Majority of material found within 1894-1920
Scope and Contents
Comprised of a Project File and a Subject File, materials in the collection date from 1894-1957 and include project blueprints, correspondence, financials, reports, maps, and field notes. Project File materials document Waldo's professional activities, ranging from construction and site planning to worksite and employee management. These materials document major projects, such as the Beaumont, Sour Lake, and Western Railway and the layout of Rice University, and smaller projects, such as the...
Margo Grant Walsh Papers, Special Collections of the University of Houston Libraries in Partnership with the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design
Collection
Identifier: 2022-008
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Margo Grant Walsh Papers, Special Collections of the University of Houston Libraries in Partnership with the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design
Dates:
1906-2023, undated
Content Description
The personal papers of interior architect Margo Grant Walsh include materials from her career at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Gensler, as well as documentation of her silver collecting activities, other collections, and exhibits, and personal and family materials. These include correspondence, administrative materials, architectural project documents, benchmarking, speeches and presentations, awards, honors, photographs, travel, events, parties, calendars, publicity, publications,...
John Zemanek Architectural Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2015-004-2016-028
Dates:
1886-2016; Majority of material found within 1930-2016
Scope and Contents
The John Zemanek Architectural Papers consist of the personal and professional records of architect and University of Houston professor John Zemanek. The records date from 1886 to 2016 and include correspondence, lecture notes, architectural drawings, photographs, and the materials for his memoir, "Being. . Becoming: An Acorn is to Become an Oak" (2015).This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact curator Vince Lee by...
Zingery Map Company Harris County Plat Maps Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2016-039
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Zingery Map Company Harris County Plat Maps Collection
Dates:
1900-1970
Scope and Contents
This one-volume book of plat maps for Harris County, Texas by the Zingery Map Company provides a detailed view of land use in Houston and Harris County at the end of the 1960s. It is useful because it is indexed by street, subdivision, and survey and abstract number. The book was issued in late 1968 but contains maps revised through 1970. It covers the entire county in one volume because the maps were reproduced at relatively small scale. Its users were advised to contact the map company...
Gary Zvonkovic Architecture Photographic Records
Collection
Identifier: 2014-014
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Gary Zvonkovic Architecture Photographic Records
Dates:
1995-2010
Abstract
The Gary Zvonkovic Architecture Photographic Records consist of business records of Gary Zvonkovic and includes film negatives, transparencies, and prints, as well as books and some project files.
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