Collection Summary
Jessen, Harold Everett "Bubi" (1908-1979) and Jessen, Wolf Ernst (1915-1977)
Jessen and Jessen papers,
1938-1974
JESS Accession number: 2008003
511 sheets architectural drawings, 1 chalk drawing, 44 black and white photographs, and 2.9 linear feet textual material.
Alexander Architectural Archive,
University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin.
Architectural records, photographs, and drawings include 1 student work and 32 architectural projects. The work of Jessen and Jessen encompasses educational, medical, public, and residential projects.
Biographical Sketch of Harold Everett “Bubi” Jessen (1908-1979)
Bubi Jessen was born and raised in Austin. Jessen attended University of Texas and graduated with a B.S. in Architecture in 1928. In the same year he was awarded the School Medal of the American Institute of Architects. The following year he served as an assistant in the University’s Architectural Department, leaving there to further his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receiving a Master’s degree in architecture in 1931.
For the next five years Jessen worked as a draftsman for park restoration for the Works Progress Administration and draftsman-designer for C. H. Page. In 1936 he was awarded first prize in a statewide competition sponsored by Portland Cement Association for a concrete house to be built at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas.
Bubi Jessen was an original partner in the Austin architectural firm Jessen and Jessen when it was organized in 1938.
Jessen was a charter member of the Texas Society of Architects, affiliated with the American Institute of Architects, and president of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners (1956). He was also an accomplished watercolorist, illustrator, and publisher. Jessen published his first book Humbert the Lion in 1959 and illustrated The Purple Tree, a group of poems, by Katharine Parr Hamilton, published in 1953.
He married Janet Arment in 1947 and had three children.
Biographical Sketch of Wolf Ernst Jessen (1915-1977)
Wolf Jessen graduated from University of Texas with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture in 1936. He worked in the office of C. H. Page from 1933-1937 and became a partner with his brother Bubi in the Austin architectural firm Jessen and Jessen when it was organized in 1938. He began an ancillary career with the Austin Symphony Orchestra in 1938 as flutist.
He practiced primarily residential architecture until interrupted by military service during World War II. After the war, Jessen returned to Austin and resumed the practice of architecture with Bubi and became Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Texas in 1946. They formed a partnership with Charles Millhouse and Alton Greeven in 1946 and became Jessen Jessen Millhouse and Greeven. In 1969 the firm became Jessen Jessen Millhouse Greeven Crume Day and Newman, and Jessen, Inc. in 1971. Jessen retired in 1974 to devote more time to travel, but returned to assist with some projects.
In 1948 he married musician and dancer Janet Collett. Together they traveled the world extensively, every continent except Antarctica.
Scope and Content of the collection
Architectural records, photographs, and drawings include 1 student work and 32 architectural projects by Jessen and Jessen and associates.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in two series: Student Work and Project Records.
Restrictions on Access
Access is by appointment only to any serious scholar.
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.
Preferred Citation
Jessen and Jessen papers, Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas Libraries,
The University of Texas at Austin
Processing Information
Drawings processed by: Donna Coates, 2008
Paper processed by: Donna Coates, 2008
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the
University of Texas Online Catalog. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings
Persons (Creators):
Jessen, Harold Everett, 1908-1979
Jessen, Wolf Ernst, 1915-1977Millhouse, Charles A.Greeven, Alton E.
Organizations (Creators):
Jessen and JessenJessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven
Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and CrumeJessen AssociatesJessen, Jessen, Millhouse, Greeven, Crume, Day and Newman
Subjects:
University of Texas -- Buildings
Buildings -- Texas
Document types:
Architectural drawings
PhotographsSpecifications
Related Material
Austin History, Austin Public Library has other Jessen and Jessen materials for Austin and Travis County.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series A: Student Work
Series Abstract
This series contains 1 chalk drawing signed "Jessen."
f013
Chalk drawing of Greek relief sculpture
Series B: Project Records
Series Abstract
Records relating to design and construction. Projects are arranged alphabetically by client or project name.
Aloe Elementary School. Proposed. Schematic plan.
1951
294 Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Robert M. Stein, Associate Architect.
Victoria
Victoria
Tex.
U.S.
11-4Files
Drawings
Arney residence.
1948
250 Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Arney, Binford (Mr. and Mrs.) Corpus Christi
Nueces
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Brownlee residence.
1940
149 Bubi Jessen and Wolf Jessen.
C. A. Millhouse, Associate Architect.
Brownlee, H. (Senator and Mrs.) Burnet
Nueces
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Crowder residence.
1948
233 Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Crowder, H. V. (Mr. and Mrs.) Houston
Harris
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
DeTar Memorial Hospital. Addition.
1950
279 Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Wilson and Cottingham, Consulting Engineers.Darley and Moses, Consulting Engineers.
Victoria
Victoria
Tex.
U.S.
15File16PhotographDrawings
Genecov residence. Dressing room.
1940
134Bubi Jessen and Wolf Jessen.
C. A. Millhouse, Associate Architect.
Genecov, A. S. (Dr. and Mrs.) Tyler
Smith
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Haywood Memorial Christian Camp.
402 Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Lake Granite Shoals
Burnet
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Jessen residence.
146Wolf Jessen and Bubi Jessen.
Jessen Houston
Harris
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Johnson residence.
1939
126 C. A. Millhouse.
Bubi Jessen and Wolf Jessen, Associate Architects.
Johnson, J. B. (Capt. and Mrs.) Blanco
Blanco
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Juan Linn School.
1950
268 Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Frank T. Drought, Consulting Engineer.Darley and Moses, Consulting Engineers.
Victoria
Victoria
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Juan Linn School. Addition.
1951
293 Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Robert M. Stein, Associate Architect.Wilson and Cottingham, Consulting Engineers.
Victoria
Victoria
Tex.
U.S.
17FileDrawings
Kleberg County Hospital. Addition and renovations.
1960-61
432 Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Kingsville
Kleberg
Tex.
U.S.
18-14Files21-12Files213PhotographsDrawings
Kleberg residence.
1941
159Bubi Jessen and Wolf Jessen.
C. A. Millhouse, Associate Architect.
Kleberg, Richard, Jr. (Mr. and Mrs.) Kingsville
Kleberg
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Kleberg residence.
1959-61
434Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Arthur Brothers, Inc.
Kleberg, Richard, Jr. (Mr. and Mrs.) Kingsville
Kleberg
Tex.
U.S.
31FileDrawings
Matthews residence.
1938
110C. A. Millhouse.
T. L. Durkee, Resistered Engineer.
Matthews, Wright (Mr. and Mrs.)Reba Court, River Oaks Houston
Harris
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Rice Institute. Gymnasium.
1950
265Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Wilson and Cottingham, Consulting Engineers.
Houston
Harris
Tex.
U.S.
32File33PhotographsDrawings
Santa Rita Project.
1951
269Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Austin, City of, Housing Authority Austin
Travis
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Serafy laboratory building.
1950
284Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Serafy, Nick T. (Dr.) Brownsville
Cameron
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Shivers residence. Additions.
1971
360Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, Greeven and Crume.
Shivers, Alan Woodville
Tyler
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Storm residence.
1968-69
577Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, Greeven and Crume.
Storm, Lynn (Mr. and Mrs.) Hays
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
Sul Ross College. Student Dormitory.
1966
1966-1Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, Greeven and Crume.
Alpine
Brewster
Tex.
U.S.
36, 7FilesDrawings
University of Texas. Engineering building. Revisions.1958-1959425Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, Greeven and Crume.
University of Texas Austin
Travis
Tex.
U.S.
34, 5FilesDrawings
University of Texas. Men's dormitory.
1947
221Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Robert Leon White, Supervising Architect.Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larsen, Consulting Architects.R. L. Rolfe, Structural Engineer.
University of Texas Austin
Travis
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
University of Texas. Texas Student Publications, Inc. residence. Alterations and additions.
1938
105Bubi Jessen and Wolf Jessen.
University of Texas2500 Whitis Austin
Travis
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
University of Texas. Texas Union East. Design.
1975
690Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, Greeven, Crume, Day and Newman.
University of Texas Austin
Travis
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
University of Texas. Texas Union. West Wing. Remodel.
1974
102-257Jessen Associates.
Greeven and Stoelje, Structural Engineers.Zumwalt and Vinther, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers.H. G. Rice and Co., Food Facilities Consultants.
University of Texas Austin
Travis
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
University of Texas. Texas Union. West Wing. Remodel.
1974
689Jessen Associates.
University of Texas Austin
Travis
Tex.
U.S.
38, 9Files41-9Files51-5Files61-15Files71-13Files714PhotographsDrawings
University of Texas. Texas Union. West Wing. Cactus Cafe. Remodel.
1974
1971-1Jessen Associates.
Washington Wolks, San Antonio.
University of Texas Austin
Travis
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
University of Texas. Women's Student Housing Units.
1951
296Mark Lemon.
Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.A. T. Moses, Mechanical Engineer.
University of Texas Austin
Travis
Tex.
U.S.
Drawings
U.S. postal substation.
1952
303Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
Frank T. Drought, Consulting Engineer.
Main Avenue San Antonio
Bexar
Tex.
U.S.
715FilesDrawings
U.S. post office.
1959
41905Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse and Greeven.
San Marcos
Hays
Tex.
U.S.
716Files717PhotographsDrawings