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The firm library of San Antonio architectural firm, Ayres and Ayres contains architectural publications, including building monographs, typological and technical treatises, professional journals, competition manuals, and materials catalogs. San Antonio architects Atlee B. Ayres (1873-1969) and Robert Ayres (1898-1977) collected these books for their firm's library. Atlee B. Ayres opened his San Antonio firm in 1894. His son Robert joined the practice and the name of the firm was changed to Ayres and Ayres in 1925. Ayres and Ayres, Architects developed a number of iconic buildings in San Antonio and throughout Texas. Notably, items in the library focus on historicizing modes of architectural representation that informed the San Antonio-brand of Spanish mission revival popularized by Ayres & Ayres.The library encompasses a wide range of architectural publications, including building monographs, typological and technical treatises, professional journals, competition manuals, and materials catalogs.
The library was donated posthumously to the University of Texas Libraries in two disbursements—the first in 1979, and the second in 1983, along with the firm's archives. Drawings, papers, and photographic material were subsequently distributed to the Alexander Architectural Archives, while book and journal volumes were transferred to the Architecture & Planning Library Special Collections.
The firm library of Ayres and Ayres, Architects contains architectural publications, including building monographs, typological and technical treatises, professional journals, competition manuals, and materials catalogs.
