Descriptive Summary
Texas Tech University. Dept. of Park Administration and Landscape Architecture
Parks Administration and
Landscape Architecture Records,
1956-1989 and undated
The collection
consists of materials pertaining to the activities of Department of Park Administration and
Landscape Architecture at Texas Tech University.
U 136.11
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library,
Texas Tech University
4 boxes (4.0 linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
A part of the Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences, the
Department of Parks Administration and Landscape Architecture offered both
undergraduate and graduate degrees. One of the first park administration and
outdoor planning programs in the United States, it emphasized such areas as studies
in environmental land resource and management, aerial photography, park planning,
watershed management, leisure science, and open space planning.
Scope and Content
This four box collection contains records from the Parks Administration and
Landscape Architecture department, donated mainly by professor Dr. James Kitchen.
Included are reports and papers dealing with studies on parks and recreation areas.
Also included are slide show presentations and several student papers, both of which
contain reels of film and color slides to accompany the slide show or paper. As most
of reels of film and slides accompany papers or scripts, the materials reside together
in the manuscript collection. Many of these do not pertain to Texas or the southwest
area, nor Texas Tech University.
Organization
The materials are arranged into alphabetical order.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Kitchen, James, 1931-1990
Smith, Preston, 1912-
Urbanovsky, Elo J.
Subjects (Organizations)
Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute
Texas Historical Commission
Texas. Parks and Wildlife Dept.
Subjects (Places)
Buffalo Springs Lake (Tex.)
Canyon Lakes Project (Lubbock, Tex.)
Lake Fryer County Park (Tex.)
Huntsville State Park (Tex.)
Subjects
Lakes--Texas
National parks and reserves--Texas--Surveys
Parks--Texas
Parks--Texas--Management
Parks--Texas--Planning
Recreational surveys--Texas
Stadiums--Texas--Lubbock
Texas Parks (Tex.)
Collection accession #(s):
85-0017-B, 89-0306-B, and 92-0130-B
Gifts, 1985-1992
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Preferred Citation
Parks Administration and Landscape Architecture Records, 1956-1989 and undated,
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, 1999
Related Materials in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library:
James Kitchen Papers, 1955-1989
Alfred B. La Gasse Papers, 1949-1977
Park Administration and Landscape Architecture Records, 1926-1976
Park Administration and Landscape Architecture Records, 1952-1981 and undated
Park Administration and Landscape Architecture Records, 1958-1990 and undated
Park Administration and Landscape Architecture Records, 1970-1978
Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute Records, 1969-1978
Elo J. Urbanovsky Papers, 1941-1978
Collection Inventory
Manuscripts
1
1
Addresses and Miscellaneous Mailing Information,
1965 and undated
1
2
American Institute of Planners,
undated
1
3
Buffalo Springs,
1978-1983 and undated
1
4
Canyon Lakes Project and Exhibit,
1977 and undated
1
5
Committee to Recognize the Honorable Preston Smith,
1980-1982
1
6
Conservation,
1961 and undated
1
7
Correspondence,
1970-1981
1
8
Dickens Springs Park (Dickens, Texas),
undated
1
9
Elements of Park and Recreation Administration,
1964
1
10
Establishment and Use of State Planning Regions,
1968-1970
1
11
Fish and Wildlife Service,
1961-1968
1
12
Fisheries,
1959-1971
1
13
Fish and Wildlife Service,
1961-1968
1
14
Geology Pamphlets,
1963 and undated
1
15
Guidelines for Local Parks and Recreation Areas Planning-Standards,
undated
1
16
Historic Resources of San Angelo,
undated
1
17
Historical Data Connected with Some State Park Sites,
undated
1
18
Huntsville State Park (Huntsville, Texas), 1960-1962
1960-1962
1
19
Interpretation Programs,
1963 and undated
1
20
Inventory, Classification, and Evaluation of Existing Outdoor Recreation
Areas and Facilities,
1964-1965
1
21
Jefferson County, Texas,
undated
1
22
Lake Fryer,
1983-1984
1
23
Lakes,
1982-1983
1
24
Laws and Legal Concerns,
1970
1
25
Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas,
undated
1
26
Manual of Plans for Community Anniversaries,
1972
1
27
Maps,
1971 and undated
1
28
Map Ordering Information,
1966-1970 and undated
1
29
Minutes: Miscellaneous,
1970-1984
1
30
Mirick Myers Professorship in Geriatric Medicine,
1982
1
31
National Park Service: News Releases, 1975
1975
1
32
National Trust for Historic Preservation,
1970-1972
1
33
News Clippings,
undated
1
34
Newsletter: The Medallion,
1976-1978
1
35
Newsletters: Miscellaneous,
1970-1984
1
36
Newspaper: Preservation News,
1976
1
37
Paper: Nature Resources- Parks, Recreation, and Public Use,
undated
1
38
Paper: Sample with Photographs,
1956
1
39
Paper: A West Texas Tourway,
1968
1
40
Paper: Ze Hourz of Leisure,
undated
1
41
Parkway Project: Recommendation Reports,
1967
1
42
Parkway Project: Terminology,
1967
1
43
Preview of the Texas Parkway,
1967
1
44
Preview of the Texas Parkway (copy 2),
1967
1
45
Presentation: Barriers to Public Parks in Indianapolis,
1973
1
46
Presentation: Colvin Run Mill Historic Preservation and Restoration,
1968-1969
2
1
Presentation: Development of the Suburban Parks and Recreation
Dept. (includes a reel of film labeled, "Overland Park Kansas Andy Reed," and
55 color slides)
1971
2
2
Presentation: Facts About the Condominium (includes a small reel of
film and 43 color slides),
undated
2
3
Presentation: The Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois
(includes a reel of film and 37 color slides),
1971
2
4
Presentation: Kansas City- Park and Recreation Dept.
(includes a reel of film and 52 color slides),
1970
2
5
Presentation: Mission San Francisco De Los Tejas State
Park, Texas (includes a reel of film and 44 color transparencies),
1969
2
6
Presentation: Mowing Study- Dallas, Texas
(includes a reel of film labeled, "Mowing Study Tom F. Blagg, Dallas Park Dept.,
Summer 1969, Tapes Speed 7 1/2," and 50 color slides),
1965
2
7
Presentation: Operation Beautification- Mandala Teen Center- CA
(includes a reel of film and 93 color slides),
1970
2
8
Presentation: A Personal Evaluation of the Use of Plant Materials at Six Flags
Over Texas (includes a reel of film and 56 color slides),
1970
2
9
Presentation: A Total Recreation Area
(includes a reel of film labeled, "Jim Kincaid," and 68 color slides and transparencies),
1968
2
10
Presentation: Water Oriented Parks- Fairfax County, Virginia
(includes a reel of film labeled, "7 1/2 speed, Water-Oriented Parks, Fairfax, VA.,
Ronal Downing," and 48 color slides),
undated
2
11
Presentation Materials: Drafts, Revisions, etc. (Part 1),
1967 and undated
2
12
Presentation Materials: Drafts, Revisions, etc. (Part 2),
1967 and undated
2
13
Presentation Material by Dr. James Kitchen
(includes a reel of film labeled, "Dr. James Kitchen, Parks and Landscape Architecture,
Oct. 4, 1984," and 98 color slides),
1973 and undated
2
14
Printed Materials Published by the Dept. of Park Administration
and Landscape Architecture (2 items),
1978
2
15
Publication: The Historic Development of the Food and Fiber Products and
Industry in the United States and Texas High Plains,
1979
2
16
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Anderson County, Texas,
1967
2
17
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Brazos County, Texas,
1967
2
18
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Brewster County, Texas,
undated
2
19
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Clay County, Texas,
1967
2
20
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Collin County, Texas,
1967
2
21
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Cooke County, Texas,
1967
3
1
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Ellis County, Texas,
1970
3
2
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in El Paso County, Texas,
1968
3
3
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Grimes County, Texas,
1967
3
4
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Henderson County, Texas,
1967
3
5
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Hill County, Texas,
1967
3
6
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Hudspeth County, Texas,
1967
3
7
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Hunt County, Texas,
1967
3
8
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Jack County, Texas,
1967
3
9
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Johnson County, Texas,
1967
3
10
Report: An Appraisal of Potential for for Outdoor Recreation Developments
in Kaufman County, Texas,
1967
3
11
Report: Architectural/Historical Survey of Chaves and Roosevelt Counties,
New Mexico,
1980
3
12
Report: Major Themes of Texas History,
undated
3
13
Report: Mexican Texas- A Topic Study in History 531,
1966
3
14
Report: Preliminary Survey of Historic Structures Part IV, Buffalo
National River, Arkansas,
1978
3
15
Report: Population and Economics- Lubbock Comprehensive Plan, Update Report No. 1,
1981
3
16
Sandhill Crane Study,
1967
3
17
Slides: Miscellaneous (31 color slides, includes topics such as Bulcher
Land erosion, Ennis Gravel Pits, and Ennis Love Park Vandal),
1986 and undated
3
18
Slide Show Script,
undated
3
19
Southwest Collection: Donation Inventories,
1970-1984
3
20
Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute,
1983-1985
3
21
Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute:
34th Annual Meeting Proceedings,
1989
3
22
Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute: Program,
1984-1985
3
23
Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute: Workshops,
1983-1985
3
24
Student Paper: Downtown Plainview Greenery Project,
1982
3
25
Student Papers: History 531 (includes 2 black and white portraits of an
unidentified man),
1965-1967
3
26
Surveys: Lake Use,
1968
3
27
Texas County Listings and Information,
undated
3
28
Texas Historical Commissions,
1970-1978
3
29
Texas Information,
1960-1973 and undated
3
30
Texas Parks and Wildlife,
1963-1968 and undated
3
31
Texas State Historical Parkway Project,
1965-1966
3
32
Texas State Parks System History (includes a 8 x 10 black and
white photo of an audience looking at a movie presentation),
1963
3
33
Texas Tech: Jones Stadium Construction Specifications,
1970
3
34
Texas Tech University,
1982 and undated
3
35
Texoma Conference (includes 13 black and white 35 mm negatives
and 1 black and white 8 x 10 photo of Rita Austin, Richard Wooten and Ed Muller),
1975-1976
3
36
Texoma Presentation,
undated
4
1
Trails,
1963-1979 and undated
4
2
Travel Notes,
1965
4
3
Trinity Rivers,
1970-1971
4
4
Trinity River Economics Base Study,
1970
4
5
Trinity River Project Notes,
1970
4
6
Tyler, Texas,
1964
4
7
Urbanovsky Grant,
1969-1984 and undated
4
8
Oversize: Committee to Recognize Preston Smith,
1981
4
9
Oversize: A Texas Parkway,
undated
4
10
Oversize: This Week Magazine,
1964
4
11
Oversize: Senate Resolution No. 64 (Urbanovsky),
undated