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Joe C. Aker Architecture Photographic Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-012
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1980-2006
Abstract

The Joe C. Aker Architecture Photographic Records consist of the photographic archives of Joe C. Aker, a noted professional photographer who specializes in the photography of architecture and interiors. The records include film negatives, transparencies, and prints.

Donald Barthelme, Sr., F.A.I.A., Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-003
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1924-1997
Scope and Contents The Donald Barthelme, Sr. FAIA Architectural Papers cover the period 1924 to 1997 and are comprised of his architectural drawings; business and personal files; memorabilia; photographic prints, negatives, and slides; as well as lecture notes and other materials from his teaching career. The collection occupies 35 linear feet and 15 drawers of flat files, and is stored in 43 boxes and 92 oversize folders.Barthelme's architectural drawings document his professional practice, from...

Kenneth E. Bentsen Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-003
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1944-2017; Majority of material found within 1958-1992
Abstract

This collection consists of the business records of Kenneth Bentsen Associates. The records include correspondence, contracts, and billings for the firm’s architectural projects, as well as construction documents such as specifications and architectural drawings. Photographs, reference books, and memorabilia round out the collection.

Fran Brennan Architecture Photographic Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-039
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1979-2006
Abstract

This collection contains photographs from various projects across Fran Brennan's career. Photographic prints, transparency and negative film in various formats, Polaroid prints, and samples of published projects from books and magazines.

Nina Cullinan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AAA 7564
Found in: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Art Project Microfilm
Dates: approximately 1930s-1970s
Scope and Contents Available only on microfilm at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.The Nina Cullinan Papers were microfilmed by the Texas Art Project at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for inclusion in the Archives of American Art. Currently the papers may be accessed on microfilm at MFAH. The University of Houston Libraries and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston are digitizing the microfilm of the Nina Cullinan Papers as part of a collaborative TexTreasures...

Valentin Gertsman Papers and Photographs

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Identifier: 2017-031
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1922-2018
Scope and Contents

The Valentin Gertsman Papers and Photographs dates from 1922 to 2018. The collection consists of photographic prints, slides, correspondence, sketches, exhibit posters, recorded television appearances, and manuscripts/mock-ups of Gertsman’s published and non-published books that document architectural development in Houston, Texas. Also included in this collection are over three hundred signed and numbered artist proofs (photographs).

Ken R. Harry Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-027
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1972-2015
Abstract

This collection consists of the records of Ken R. Harry Associates, including project files and architectural drawings ranging from 1972 to 2015.

Hines 50th Anniversary Exhibition Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-018
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 2007
Scope and Contents This collection consists of 59 exhibition panels, two large light boxes with transparencies, and mounting hardware. The exhibition purports to show fifty Hines projects, but the materials received from the donor include only 48.In 2007 the American Institute of Architects, Houston Chapter celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Hines Company with an exhibition entitled, “HINES / 50 YEARS / 50 SELECTED WORKS.” The exhibition appeared at the AIA Houston offices and at the...

Lucian T. Hood, A.I.A. Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-007
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1951-2006
Scope and Contents The Lucian T. Hood, A.I.A. Architectural Collection is comprised of architectural drawings as well as business files from the Lucian Hood, Inc. residential design firm. The collection contains Hood’s architectural drawings from the 1950s to 2006. The collection is not complete; records for many of the early projects have been lost or destroyed.In 1992, William Carl acquired the Lucian T. Hood architectural firm to modify and re-design existing plans for clients. The firm built...

Burdette Keeland Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-005
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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...

Doug Michels Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-005
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special 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...

Transco Tower Waterwall Drawings

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-003
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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,...

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