Alexander Architectural Archives

Goldwin Goldsmith (1871-1962) was a well-known professor of architecture, taught at the University of Texas School of Architecture (1928-1955) and served as chairman of the department. Born in Paterson, N.J., worked as an office assistant at McKim, Mead & White (1888-1890), studied at Columbia University and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (1897), practiced in the firm Van Vleck & Goldsmith in New York (1897-1913), and established and taught at the University of Kansas School of Architecture (1913-1928) before coming to the University of Texas.

Papers, drawings, slides and photographs reveal the over half-century career of H. Dan Heyn, landscape architect, whose promotion of native Texas plants and settings helped spur the movement toward indigenous horticulture in the state. The bulk of the collection consists of drawings, job files, and photographic material which encompass residential, commercial, and institutional projects, mainly in Texas. Other record types include a small amount of Heyn's office records, and reference files.

Hal Box was Dean of the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin from 1976 to 1992 and practiced architecture for 40 years, apprenticing with O'Neil Ford and serving in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineering Corps. Drawings, boards, papers, and photographic material reveal his architectural and teaching career, and his involvement in Earthwatch.

Henry Steinbomer (1902-1964) was born in San Antonio, graduated from the University of Texas in 1923, and was the most prolific church architect in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s. An active collaborator, Steinbomer worked with Ralph Cameron, Atlee B. Ayres, Ellis F. Albaugh, Jack L. Duffin and was a charter member of the Texas Society of Architects. He also worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps marker program and on the Historic American Buildings Survey. This record group consists of drawings representing the activities of Steinbomer's architectural firm.

Howard Meyer (1903-1988) was one of the pioneers of modern architecture who combined modern technology with traditional forms and materials in designing commercial, residential, governmental, religious and educational buildings. Born in New York City, Meyer graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor of architecture in 1928. He established a firm in Dallas in 1935, where he continued to work until his death.

The Hugh McMath papers include textual and photographic material primarily documenting his 44-year teaching career in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin. He held a deep interest in the art and architecture of Mexico and developed courses in pre-Hispanic and Colonial architecture of Mexico and published several monographs on the subject. Record types include photographs, correspondence, student work, writings, and faculty papers.

Professor Hugo Leipziger-Pearce (1902-1998), established the Community and Regional Planning Program at the University of Texas at Austin, and worked as an independent planning consultant in Texas and Germany. In this collection, correspondence, job files, printed material, maps, photographs, and audiovisual items chronicle the urban planning work and academic career of Hugo Leipziger-Pearce.

Ida Scott was born Ida Calhoun Futch in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma in 1926 and studied at the School of Architecture at the University of Texas from February 1944 through June 1947. Photographs, drawings, and papers illustrate her education, career, and interests in furniture, barrier free architecture, and women in the profession.

J. Eugene Wukasch (1921-2001) earned his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1943. He established practice as Wukasch & Associates, AIA, PE, Architect and Consultants at in Austin, Texas and was involved in local building preservation activity. Drawings, presentation boards, and papers illustrate the architectural and structural engineering career of J. Eugene Wukasch.

John Frderick Buenz was a prominent architect who worked for San Antonio architects Atlee B. and Robert M. Ayres before opening his own office in 1936. In 1940 Fred Buenz was hired by the San Antonio City Council to direct the completion of the San Antonio River Walk (Paseo del Rio). Drawings, photographs and medals illustrate part of the career of J. Fred Buenz.