Parsons, Jim

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Usage: 1977-
Usage: 1977

Biography

Jim Parsons is the Programs and Communications Director at Preservation Houston, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded in 1978 as Greater Houston Preservation Alliance. A native of Baytown, Texas, he is also a freelance writer, editor, and photographer who has coauthored several books with David Bush on architecture in Texas, including "Hill Country Deco: Modernistic Architecture of Central Texas," "Fair Park Deco: Art and Architecture of the Texas Centennial Exposition," "DFW Deco: Modernistic Architecture of North Texas," and "Houston Deco: Modernistic Architecture of the Texas Coast."

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

David Bush and Jim Parsons Papers on "Hill Country Deco: Modernistic Architecture of Central Texas"

Collection

Identifier: 2011-002

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / David Bush and Jim Parsons Papers on "Hill Country Deco: Modernistic Architecture of Central Texas"

Dates: 2009-2010

Scope and Contents

This collection contains printed materials relating to the creation and publication of David Bush and Jim Parsons' book "Hill Country Deco: Modernistic Architecture of Central Texas," which was published by TCU Press in 2010. Materials include Bush's research notes, edited and annotated typescripts, correspondence, contracts, and a master copy of the book.