Architects and Architectural Drawings
AIA Historical Directory of American Architects
American Institute of Architects
This resource guide allows you to use an alphabetical list of names to search for architects (and some firms) that joined the AIA prior to 1978.
Alexander Architectural Archive
The University of Texas at Austin
A repository of over 139 collections of architectural material, including any type of document involved in the management of a firm, the development of a design through the finished product, and the reflection of lives of architects, landscape architects, planners, designers, preservationists, historians, professors, and businesses in the industry. Emphasis is on the southwest region of the United States, however, the archive does have material from England, California, Chicago, and some Latin American countries.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)/Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division
Collections of documentary measured drawings, photographs, and written historical and architectural information for over 31,000 structures and site in the United States and its territories. This online collection contains 138 records for Bexar County, including the missions, several military bases, bridges, residences, plus some commercial and public buildings. Several search options, including full-text, are available. Pay attention to the options in the drop-down menus below the search window, since these parameters will affect the search.
Archives
Bexar County 300th Anniversary Digital Archives
BiblioTech, Bexar County Digital Library
BiblioTech, Bexar County’s all-digital public library, is working with member partners, including the 26 suburban cities of San Antonio, to create individual digital anthologies. Together, these anthologies will reflect and preserve the rich, diverse histories found in Bexar County.
San Antonio: Municipal Archives
San Antonio Office of the City Clerk
Digitized collections include ordinances and many other local records, such as historic city block maps, 1898-1990; Edward G. Trueheart maps, 1899-1901; and city engineer maps, 1847-1929.
Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO)
The University of Texas at Austin
This site consists of the collection descriptions or “finding aids” for participating archive, library, and museums across Texas. Consider these an extended table of contents that describe unique materials only available at the individual repositories. In most cases, the collections themselves are NOT available online.
Texas General Land Office Archives
Texas General Land Office
Established in 1837, the Archives consist of land grant records and maps dating to the 18th century that detail the passage of Texas public lands to private ownership. Many of these documents continue to be used even today by surveyors, land men and others researching land ownership.