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Collection Summary

Biographical Sketch of Joel Warren Barna

Scope and Content of the collection

Restrictions

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

University of Texas, Alexander Architectural Archive

Joel Warren Barna:

An Inventory of his Records for The See-Through Years, c.1992



Collection Summary

Creator:Barna, Joel Warren, 1951-
Title:Joel Warren Barna records, The see-through years,
Dates:c.1992
Abstract:Joel Warren Barna served as editor of Texas Architect magazine, the official publication of the Texas Society of Architects, from 1985-1995. Manuscript drafts, proofs, correspondence, research files, papers, photographs, and slides reflect the research and writing of Joel Warren Barna's The see-through years: Creation and destruction in Texas architecture and real estate, 1981-1991. Published in 1992, it was named the architecture "Book of the Year" for 1992 by The New York Times.
Identification:2000007
Quantity:5.6 linear feet of papers, 122 photographs, 54 slides, negatives, and computer disks
Language:Materials are in English.
Repository:Alexander Architectural Archive, The University of Texas at Austin.

Biographical Sketch of Joel Warren Barna

Joel Warren Barna served as editor of Texas Architect magazine, the official publication of the Texas Society of Architects, from 1985-1995. The magazine received several awards during his editorship. He was also executive editor of Cite, the publication of the Rice Design Alliance, from 1982 to 1983 and became the Texas correspondent for Progressive Architecture magazine in 1989. Since 1996 he has been both development officer and press officer for McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Scope and Content of the collection

Manuscript drafts, proofs, correspondence, research files, papers, photographs, and slides reflect the research and writing of Joel Warren Barna's The see-through years: Creation and destruction in Texas architecture and real estate, 1981-1991. Published in 1992, it was named the architecture "Book of the Year" for 1992 by The New York Times.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Access is by appointment only to any serious scholar. Rolled materials must be flattened before viewing. A three-day advance notice is required to flatten rolled materials. Portions of this collection are not processed and may not be accessible.

Restrictions on Use

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information please see the Alexander Architectural Archive's Use Policy.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Joel Warren Barna (1951-) records, The see-through years, c.1992, the Alexander Architectural Archive, the General Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin

Processing Information

Processing is not completed. Please see Archive's staff for more information.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

This collection has not been processed. See archival staff for more information.