Architecture and Planning Library

Cass Gilbert (1910-11)

Robert Leon White (1934-48)

Projects from the 1980s and 1990s

Location Key:

AAA = Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas Libraries

N-YHS = New-York Historical Society, New York

PMCS = Project Management and Construction Services, The University of Texas at Austin

Cass Gilbert (1910-11)

Key: Drawing number: description - date given. Location/s.

• 1: foundation plan - 06/07/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 2: basement floor plan - 05/13/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 3: ground floor plan - 05/09/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 4: pier - 05/09/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 5: first floor plan - 00/00/00 (no date). AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 6: terrace plan, excavation on line AA - 10/20/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 7: basement floor plan, interior finish - 11/09/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 8: ground floor plan - 10/26/1910. N-YHS/PMCS.
• 9: first floor plan, interior finish - 10/20/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 10: plan showing mezzanine; floor over cataloging room II and librarians room VI (includes elevator detail and ceiling light) - 11/09/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 11: general fireproofing detail, half size - 06/29/1911. AAA. (pdf)
• 12: basement plan, 1st tier of stacks - 01/26/1. N-YHS/PMCS.
• 13: plan of stack room showing 4 typical tiers - 01/26/1. N-YHS/PMCS.
• 14: layout of seminar room - 01/29/1911. AAA/N-YHS. (pdf)
• 15: MISSING. N-YHS.
• 16: Details for wrought and cast iron balconies at main story windows. N-YHS.
• 17: MISSING. N-YHS.
• 19: stacks on 5th floor - 07/18/1912. N-YHS.
• 20: main stair - 06/16/1910. PMCS.
• 27: section on axis line AB - 05/19/1910. PMCS.
• 50: front [east] elevation - rev. 07/12/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS. (pdf)
• 51: north elevation - 05/20/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS. (pdf)
• 52: rear [west] elevation - 05/??/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS. (pdf)
• 53: south elevation - 05/20/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS. (pdf)
• 54: air purifier and humidifier - 02/13/1911. AAA.
• 67: Kaufman Heating and Engineering Co. Detail of plenum chamber and ducts - 02/13/1911. AAA. (pdf)
• 69: Kaufman Heating and Engineering Co. Steam and return piping - 03/04/1911. AAA. (pdf)
• 70: section elevation on CD axis - 05/17/1910. AAA/PMCS.
• 71: section elevation on AB axis - 05/19/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 72: section elevation on AB/CD axis - 11/4/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 73: section elevation on EF/GH axis - 11/5/1910. N-YHS/PMCS.
• 201: details of exterior and main stairway - 06/16/1910. AAA.
• 202: detail of exterior and main stairway, 3/4 inch - 06/16/1910. AAA.
• 500: site plan - 06/02/1910. AAA/N-YHS/PMCS.
• 501: basement mechanical - 05/30/1910. AAA/N-YHS.
• 502: ground story mechanical - 05/30/1910. AAA/N-YHS.
• 503: first story mechanical - 5/30/1910. AAA/N-YHS.
• 504: sections mechanical - 05/30/1911. N-YHS.
• 530: first story mechanical - 05/30/1910. AAA.
• 1001: ground floor framing plan - 00/00/00 (no date). AAA/PMCS.
• 1002: first floor framing plan - 00/00/00 (no date). AAA/PMCS.
• 1003: ceiling framing plan - 00/00/00 (no date). AAA/PMCS.
• 1004: roof framing plan - 00/00/00 (no date). AAA/PMCS.
• 1005: terrace framing plan - 00/00/00 (no date). AAA/PMCS.
• 1006: Mezzanine floor plan [terrace plan] - 11/14/??. AAA. (pdf)
• 2013: ch. scale detail - 00/00/00. N-YHS.
• 2018: exterior wrought iron lamps, full sized - 11/22/1910. AAA.
• 2020: sketch) exterior wrought iron lamps, front of canopy and stem and braces, full size - 11/22/1910. AAA.
• 2021: detail of wrought iron and cast iron balcony over main entrance - 11/26/1910. N-YHS.
• 2022: detail (sketch) for the central wrought and cast iron balcony over main entrance - 11/00/1910. AAA.
• 2025: detail of window and door trim - 12/09/1910. N-YHS.
• 2029: exterior doors 38 and 48 - 12/12/1910. N-YHS.
• 2032: windows 133, 134 - 12/12/1910. N-YHS.
• 2038: room - 06/21/1912. N-YHS.
• 2820: Vermont Marble Co. Job 3680. Terrazzo base and floor, women's toilet basement - rev. 5/15/1911. AAA. (pdf)
• 2824: Vermont Marble Co. Job 3680. Ground floor corridor tile and wall panels - rev. 07/03/1911. AAA. (pdf)
• 2826: Vermont Marble Co. Job 3680. Stack room basement, terrazzo floor - 03/10/1911. AAA. (pdf)
• 2827: 2827: Vermont Marble Co. Job 3680. Plan of basement stair hall - rev. 07/03/1911. AAA. (pdf)
• Unnumbered drawings. PMCS.
  • Sections mechanical - 05/30/1910
  • Electric (missing title block)
  • Electric and heating (missing title block)
  • Backwards floor plan (missing title block)
• Shop Details - Cass Gilbert & H.B. Milmine & Co., Toledo, OH, Ornamental Iron & Steel. PMCS.
  • 1: half plan of balcony & windows, sections through DD to LL, details of balcony support - 01/19/1910
  • 2: detail of grating for balcony - 01/18/1911
  • 3: wrought iron grill for doors, sections through AA to BB, detail of railing - 02/17/1911
  • 4: details of elevator doors - 03/10/1911
  • 5: vestibules - 05/20/1911
• UT Supervising Architects Office - Battle Hall - Box 2 (Shop Drawings). AAA: box rUT D134.

Robert Leon White (1936-48)

Key: Project. Location. 
        Drawing number: description - date.

• Remodeling Old Library Building. PMCS
  • 1: ground floor plan, cash drawer - 01/30/34
  • 2: first floor plan - 01/30/34
  • 3: millwork details - doorframe, trim, transom, base - 01/30/34
  • 4: millwork details - elevation, section - 01/30/34
  • 5: details, ground floor - 01/30/34
  • wrought iron balcony rail - 07/23/34
  • roofing and sheet metal - 06/27/34
  • wrought iron grilles for post office - 03/08/34
• Starr case. PMCS.
  • full size drawing of moulding for Starr case - 02/04/36
  • rough framing for Starr case
• Work Order 4718: Remodeling of Old Library Building for the Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center - 1948. PMCS:
  • M1: new doors & frames for existing wall cases - 05/15/48
  • M2: details, doors & frames for existing wall cases - 03/15/48
  • M3: new counter for room no. 103 - 03/15/48
  • M4: two new counters for book delivery room - 03/15/48
  • M5: detail of windows, rooms 102 & 102A - 03/15/48
  • M6: exhibition screen for room no.203C - 03/15/48
  • M7: details of grilled doors & door frames, typical section of exhibition walls - 07/31/48
  • 1 of 3: first floor plan - 03/12/48
  • 2 of 3: second floor plan - 03/12/48
  • 3 of 3: mezzanine floor plan - 03/12/48
  • 1 of 5: floor plan - tier no.4 - 06/00/48
  • 2 of 5: floor plan - tier no.5 - 06/00/48
  • 3 of 5: second floor plan - 10/20/47
  • 3a of 5: floor framing plan - tier no.4 - 06/00/48
  • 4 of 5: floor framing plan - tier no.5 - 06/00/48
  • 2 of 5: floor plan - tier no.5 - 02/24/48
  • 3 of 5: floor plan - tiers no.6 & 7 - 02/24/48
  • 4 of 5: floor framing plan - tier no.4 & 5, section AA - 02/23/48
  • 4: marble stair - 03/12/48

Projects from the 1980s and 1990s

Key: Project: description - architect - date. Location.

• Project No. 102-418: Restoration and Improvements to Battle Hall - Thomas, Booziotis & Associates and Chartier Newton, Associated Architects - 1982-3. PMCS.
• Project No. 8-9733: Reroof - 06/23/89. PMCS.
• Project No. 3-3221: Exterior Maintenance - Architectural and Engineering Services - 1/28/93. PMCS.
• Project No. 3-3234: Plastic Repairs in Stack Areas - 05/12/93. PMCS.
• Project No. 3-9483: Campus Fire Alarm System Improvements - Architectural and Engineering Services - 10/22/93. PMCS.
• Energy Conservation Measures - Energy Engineering Associates, Inc. - 08/28/95. PMCS.
• Air Conditioning and Remodeling Existing Buildings - Bernard Johnson Engineering, Inc. - no date. PMCS.