Joe Stubblefield papers, 1968-2007.

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Joe Stubblefield papers, 1968-2007.

The collection spans the years 1968 through 2007 and includes appointment books and sketchbooks documenting the architect's career and writings. Sketchbooks contain sketches of interiors and exteriors of buildings and private residences, floor plans, outdoor scenes, and architectural details of sites in San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, and other parts of Texas, as well as scenes from other cities. Some San Antonio sites depicted include the HemisFair '68 fair site, Alamo, El Capote Ranch, and San Pedro Springs; other sites include the Student Union of the University of Texas at Austin, University Methodist Church (Austin, Tex.), and the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. Other drawings depict figures and objects. Also included in the sketchbooks are writings by Stubblefield: various notes, poetry, reflections on towns visited, and journal writings. Oversize sketchbooks, dating 1968-1970, also contain watercolor paintings of various sites.

54 items (5.5 linear feet)

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HemisFair (1968 : San Antonio, Tex.)

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Stubblefield, Joe, 1944-2007

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Joe Stubblefield worked as an architect in San Antonio, Texas, from 1972 until his death in 2007. His major architectural projects in the San Antonio area included the San Pedro Springs Park master plan, McAllister Fine Arts Center, St. Paul Square South Block improvements, San Antonio Police Officers Association, Borglum Studio Restoration, El Mirador Garden House, Via-Ellis Alley historic restoration, and Villas Del Norte alternative housing. Projects outside of San Antonio included the Nimitz...

University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...