Alexander Architectural Archives

Philadelphia architect Paul Philippe Cret was retained by the University of Texas at Austin as a consulting architect for the development of a master plan for the campus (1930-1945). Cret was born in Lyon, France in 1876, attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1897-1903), and specialized in the design of public buildings. The collection contain drawings, floor plans, elevations, sections, details, landscape plans, diagrams and presentation renderings of Cret's work at the University of Texas at Austin (1930-1945).

Robert Hugman (1902-1980) was an architect who left his mark on the city of San Antonio with his plan for the beautification of the San Antonio River. Born in San Antonio, Hugman attended the University of Texas and MIT. He practiced architecture in New Orleans from 1924-1927 before moving to San Antonio in 1927, where he went into private practice and worked for the Works Projects Administration during the Depression. The collection contains working drawings showing Hugman's plan for the San Antonio River Walk (Paseo del Rio).

Texas architect Robert Leon White (1898-1964) served as supervising architect at the University of Texas during the 1930s and designed significant buildings across the state. The collection consists of drawings including examples of White's student work at the University of Texas, measured drawings, and working drawings documenting White's architectural projects in central Texas.

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.

Sanguinet and Staats, headquartered in Fort Worth was one of the largest and most influential firms in Texas (1903-1930), was best-known for design of steel-framed skyscrapers and transformation of architectural practice from the small studio to large office. Wyatt C. Hedrick joined the firm (1922), bought it when Sanguinet and Staats retired (1926), and he continued doing business under his own name. At one time the the firm was the third largest in the country, known for moderne style buildings in Fort Worth.

Stewart King (d. 1970), a contemporary of O'Neil Ford, was a San Antonio landscape architect. Office files, job files, specifications, plant files, periodicals, photographs and landscape plans document Stewart King's work in landscape architecture from 1950-1969.

The Urban Innovations Group, founded in 1971, was a teaching practice at The University of California, Los Angeles' Architecture and Urban Design School. The collection primarily documents the group's work on various buildings and urban spaces throughout Los Angeles and the United States. Record types include project records, photographs, drawings, slides, and publications.

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 restorations, new construction projects, teaching, research, and travel.

Robert James Coote was an emeritus University of Texas professor of architecture and architectural history, author, artist, and a prominent architect and designer of residential homes in the Austin, Texas area. The collection consists of papers, architectural drawings, paintings, photographs, 35 mm slides, and computer disks that document his work as an architect, author, educator, and artist.

Records from The University of Texas School of Architecture Archives document the activities and output of the school from its inception to the present. Due to the size of this collection, records have been divided up into several finding aids based on different functions and units within the School of Architecture.