urn:taro:utexas.aaa.00056 Philip Creer: An Inventory of his Papers The University of Texas at Austin. The General Libraries. Alexander Architectural Archive. Provisional record created by Rebecca Romanchuk using XMetaL 3.0 on 08/19/02. Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:01:50 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.aaa.000056 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Collection Summary Creer, Philip (1903-1993) Philip Creer papers 2001009 2.5 linear feet of papers, 204 photographic prints, 48 rolls of negatives, 66 slide transparancies, 25 rolls of drawings (est. 147 sheets), and 11 flat drawings. Alexander Architectural Archive, The University of Texas at Austin. Philip Douglas Creer (1903-1993), educated in Pennsylvania, was head of the Department of Architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design for twenty-three years before serving as dean of the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin from 1956 to 1967. The Philip Creer papers consist of 2.5 linear feet of papers, 204 photographic prints, 48 rolls of negatives, 66 slide transparancies, 25 rolls of drawings (est. 147 sheets), and 11 flat drawings. Materials are in English. Biographical Sketch of Philip Creer

"Professor Philip Douglas Creer was born on August 31, 1903 in Springfield, Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1927. Professor Creer served as head of the Department of Architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1933 to 1956. He joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 1956, serving as dean of the School of Architecture from 1956 to 1967.

"Professor Creer participated in a wide array of professional endeavors. He was a partner with Creer and Roessner Architects. He belonged to the Texas Society of Architects and the American Institute of Architects, serving as a member of the board of directors for ALA from 1952 to 1955. He also received the Edward C. Kemper Award from AIA in 1960. He was executive director for the Texas Board of Architect Examiners from 1974 to 1984. In addition, Professor Creer served as the first chariman of the Austin Historic Landmark Commission.

"In 1989, the Heritage Society of Austin established the Philip Creer Fellowship in Historic Preservation at The University of Texas School of Architecture. Philip Douglas Creer, professor emeritus of architecture, died on October 8, 1993."

(Biographical sketch prepared by Teresa Palomo Acosta and posted on the UT Faculty Council web site on November 17, 2000.)

Scope and Content of the collection

The Philip Creer papers consist of 2.5 linear feet of papers, 204 photographic prints, 48 rolls of negatives, 66 slide transparancies, 25 rolls of drawings (est. 147 sheets), and 11 flat drawings.

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