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Rice University Archives. Dean of Architecture Records (O. Jack Mitchell)

 Collection
Identifier: UA 022
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

Departmental announcements, brochures, reports, course evaluations, departmental correspondence, outlines for the 1966 Kahn Lecture, and materials from the dedication of the new Architecture School facilities at Rice University, 1981. Also included are course outlines, materials, rosters, and lecture notes of the Urban Design Program taught by O. Jack Mitchell (1969-1991), as well as the program history, and initial proposal.

Dates

  • 1966 - 1991

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from the School of Architecture (O. Jack Mitchell) Records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical / Historical

O. Jack Mitchell (1931-1992) was a nationally recognized architectural expert and served as Dean of the School of Architecture at Rice University for eleven years (1978-1989), greatly exapnding the school's community involvement. Before he was named Dean, he was a professor of Architecture at Rice (1966-1992) and Director of the School of Architecture (1974-1978) as well. As Director, he helped create and lead the Rice Center for Community Design and Research and the Rice Design Alliance, under the then Dean of Architecture, David Crane.

Mitchell received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Washington University and his Master of City Planning and Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to being a professor at Rice, he was also an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Texas A and M University from 1957-1959. He lectured at Auburn University, the University of Arkansas, Texas A and M , Louisiana State University, and the University of Houston. Mitchell published many articles and was associated with several architectural firms in Houston. Mitchell was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (1979) and served as a board chairman of the South Main Center Association.

Extent

7.5 Linear Feet (13 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Departmental announcements, brochures, reports, course evaluations, departmental correspondence, outlines for the 1966 Kahn Lecture, and materials from the dedication of the new Architecture School facilities at Rice University, 1981. Also included are course outlines, materials, rosters, and lecture notes of the Urban Design Program taught by O. Jack Mitchell (1969-1991), as well as the program history, and initial proposal. (4 boxes)

Provenance

This material was transferred to the Fondren Library by the O. Jack Mitchell Estate.

Related Materials

See also Rice University School of Architecture Records.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rice University School of Architecture (O. Jack Mitchell) Records, 1966-1991
Status
Completed
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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