The Buildings of Texas collection documents the research and scholarship produced for the multi-volume publication the Buildings of Texas , a comprehensive guide to the built environment of the state. The collection consists of records created and collected by two of the publication's contributors, Gerald Moorhead and Mario L. Sánchez. Record types include photographic material, drafts, administrative records, and research material.
The Atlantic Terra Cotta Company was the largest producer of terra cotta in the world during the first quarter for the 20th century. Records in the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company collection provide a rich visual resource of terra cotta products and their use during the early 1900s. Record types include administrative documents, firm brochures, blueprints, periodicals, and photographs.
Karl Kamrath (1911-1988) grew up in Austin, Texas and earned his Bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Texas at Austin in 1934. His early career was spent in Chicago but he moved back to Texas in 1937 and became a partner in the firm of MacKie and Kamrath, one of the first Houston firms credited with creating modern architecture. The collection includes records of Kamrath's personal life, professional practice, interest in Frank Lloyd Wright, and association with partner Fred MacKie.
Volz & Associates, Inc., founded 1987, is a historic preservation firm based in Austin, Texas that preserves and restores historic buildings across the United States. The collection documents the firm’s architectural and Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) projects. Record types include project records, photographs, drawings, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) renderings, historical research, born-digital files and correspondence.
