Jim Scoggins collection, 1889, 1913-1914, bulk 1957-1993

Jim Scoggins collection,

1889, 1913-1914, bulk 1957-1993


Collection Summary
	Creator	Jim Scoggins
	Title	Jim Scoggins collection,
	Dates	1889, 1913-1914, bulk 1957-1993
	Abstract	The collection includes architectural drawings, photographs, specifications, brochures, and clippings that document the architectural practice of Jimmy James Harvey Scoggins.
	Identification	SCOG Accession number: 2006039
	Quantity	1 linear foot of manuscript material (2.5 manuscript boxes and one flat box), 296 photographic prints, 216 negatives, 142 transparencies, 9 line negatives, 70 photocopies, 22 Polaroids, 2 postcards, and 1,609 sheets of drawings.
	Repository:	Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.

Biographical Sketch of Jim Scoggins

Jimmie James Harvey Scoggins received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Texas in 1957. Following graduation, Scoggins worked in Odessa, Texas and passed the architectural exam for the state in 1960. Scoggins moved to Irving, Texas in 1960. From 1965 to 1985, he worked under the firm name Grogan and Scoggins, Architects. From 1985 through 1993, he practiced as Jim Scoggins, Architect. While the bulk of his work is in North Texas, Scoggins also worked in California. Throughout his career, Jim Scoggins has been a member of many professional associations including the American Institute of Architects, Texas Society of Architects, Dallas Chapter of the AIA, California Council AIA, and Inland California Chapter of the AIA. In 1993, Scoggins retired and he continues to work as an architectural consultant.

Jim Scoggins served in the United States Air Force prior to attending the University of Texas. He is certified as an interpreter for the deaf and has served on the Texas State Commission for the Deaf. He holds a real estate license and a private pilot's license. Scoggins served on the Dallas County Community College Board of Trustees for seven years, during which time 5 colleges were built. He was also on the Dallas Baptist College Board of Trustees for three years. He is still active within his community, serving on a committee to assist in constructing a new police facility in Jonestown, Texas, where he currently resides. Jim Scoggins is married with two children.

Scope and Content of the collection

The collection includes architectural drawings, photographs, specifications, brochures, and clippings that document the architectural practice of Jim Scoggins. The Scoggins collection consists of 1 linear foot of manuscript material (2.5 manuscript boxes and one flat box), 296 photographic prints, 216 negatives, 142 transparencies, 9 line negatives, 70 photocopies, 22 Polaroids, 2 postcards, and 1,609 sheets of drawings. The collection is divided into 5 series: Personal Papers, Professional Papers, Photographs, Project Records, and Drawings.

The bulk of the Jim Scoggins collection is photographs and drawings of his architectural projects. The collection contains 275 photographic prints, 225 negatives, 142 transparencies, 70 photocopies, and 2 postcards. Drawings document 40 projects Scoggins was affiliated with, including many under his two firm names, Grogan and Scoggins and Jim Scoggins, Architect. The bulk of the works are Texas projects with the exception of drawings of Bellflower Medical Center in California, where Scoggins worked with HMC Architects, Inc. as a consultant.

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.

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.


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
	Creator (persons):
		Scoggins, Jimmie James Harvey
	Subjects:
		Architecture--Texas.
	Document types:
		Architectural drawings.
		Photographs.
		Specifications.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Jim Scoggins collection, Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin

References to works by or about Jim Scoggins



		"Dallas chapter design award." Texas Architect (Sept.-Oct. 1977): 51.
		"Schools of Architecture: Five Winning Designs." Texas Architect (Jan.-Feb. 1977): 22-27.
		"TASB-TASA Outstanding Schools competition 1968." Texas Architect (April 1969): 12.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series A: Personal Papers

Series Abstract

The Personal Papers series contains materials related to Jim Scoggin's education, military experience, and achievements that are outside the scope of his architectural career.

box

folder

Certificate and awards

box

folder

Certificate and awards

Military service, discharge papers, photo documentation

University of Texas Students Handbook, Vol. 21, 1913-1914

The School of Architecture, Courses in the Study of Architecture and Architectural Drawing and Design, the International Correspondence Schools, 1899

Application for Admission to the Graduate School of Art, Environmental Design, California state University at Fullerton, June 29, 1993

Series B: Professional Papers

Series Abstract

The Professional Papers series conatins records that document Jim Scoggin's career and achievements as an architect, including his resume, photographs, awards, correspondence, and reference files.

folder

SCOGf01

Jim Scoggins portrait

box

folder

Resume, Digest of the Career and Achievements of Jim Scoggins

Firm brochure mock-up

Brochures, other architectural firms

"Church Architecture" negative strip and viewer

Awards

Dallas County Community College, correspondence and photographs

Reference materials



Series C: Photographs
	Series Abstract
	Photographic materials document Jim Scoggin's architectural projects.
	82 black and white prints, 214 color prints, 29 black and white 35mm negatives, 14 large format black and white negatives, 122 color 35mm negatives, 51 large format color negatives, 142 transparencies, 18 black and white photocopies, 52 color photocopies, 9 line negatives, 22 Polaroids, and 2 postcards.
box	folder
1	13	Asian Baptist Church, Irving, Texas
	14	Bellflower Medical Center, Kaiser Permanents, Bellflower, California
	15	Berean Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas
	16	Bowie Junior High School, Conroe, Texas
	17	Braeburn Baptist Church, Houston, Texas
	18	Brandenberg Elementary School, Irving, Texas
	19	Campana Townhomes
	20	Carpenter Road Baptist Church, Irving, Texas
	21	Central Fire Station, Duncanville, Texas
	22	Colonial Funeral Home
	23	Conroe Shopping Center, Conroe, Texas
	24	Crestview Baptist Church, Irving, Texas
folder
SCOGf01		Crestview Baptist Church, Irving, Texas, color photo of rendering by Roseman
box	folder
5	2	Dallas Baptist College, Fine Arts Complex, Dallas, Texas
box	folder
1	25	Dallas Baptist College Tower, Dallas, Texas
	26	Denison City Hall, Denison, Texas
	27	Denton Baptist Temple, Denton, Texas
box	folder
5	3	Downtown Development, Irving, Texas
box	folder
1	28	First Baptist Church, Euless, Texas
	29	First Baptist Church, Lewisville, Texas
folder
SCOGf01		First Baptist Church, Lewisville, Texas, color photograph, color photo of rendering by Prelim (2 items)
box	folder
1	30	First Baptist Church, McKinney, Texas
box	folder
2	1	First Christian Church, Irving, Texas
	2	First National Bank, Hurst, Texas
	3	GTE Corporation [General Telephone and Electronics Corporation]
	4	Grandview Townhomes
	5	Holiday Shores Marina, Lake Livingston, Texas
	6	Industrial development
	7	Irving Civic Center, Irving, Texas, photographs
	8	Irving Civic Center, Irving, Texas, negatives
folder
SCOGf01		Irving Civic Center. Irving Texas, poster and color photograph of rendering by Prelim
box	folder
2	9	Irving Community Hospital, Irving, Texas
	10	Irving High School, No. 3 (Nimitz), Irving, Texas
	11	Kirkwood Methodist Church, Irving, Texas
	12	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas
	13	Lewisville National Bank, Lewisville, Texas
	14	MacArthur Boulevard Baptist Church
	15	Midway National, Grand Prairie, Texas
	16	On the Delaware Townhomes, Irving, Texas, job site photographs
	17	On the Delaware Townhomes, Irving, Texas, photographs
	18	Parker Plaza Shopping Center, Weatherford, Texas
	19	Parkway Central Shopping Center, Arlington, Texas
	20	Park Forest Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas
	21	Plymouth Park Methodist Church, Irving, Texas
	22	Professional Center Office Building, Irving, Texas
	23	Sam Houston Junior High School, Irving, Texas, photographs
	24	Sam Houston Junior High School, Irving, Texas, photocopies
	25	Jim Scoggins office
box	folder
5	4	Sam Houston Junior High School, Irving, Texas
box	folder
2	26	Sherman Public Library, Sherman, Texas
box	folder
5	5	Sherman Public Library, Sherman, Texas
box	folder
3	1	Sherwood Park Baptist Church, Irving, Texas
	2	Sherwood Park Methodist Church
	3	Shopping Center for Pratt Properties, Stephenville, Texas
	4	Shopping Centers, unidentified
	5	Southwest Bank and Trust, Irving, Texas
box	folder
5	6	Southwest Bank and Trust, Irving, Texas
box	folder
3	6	Swiss Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
	7	Texas Commerce Bank, Hurst, Texas
	8	T.H. Hughston Elementary School, Plano, Texas
	9	Unidentified projects
	10	Upham Oil and Gas Company
	11	University of Mary Hardin Baylor, Belton, Texas
	12	Wallace Enterprises Apartments
	13	Walter Rider Methodist Church, Ennis, Texas
	14	Personal and architectural projects



Series D: Project records
	Series Abstract
	The project records series contains projects lists, specifications, correspondence, and other textual documents pertaining to the planning and construction of 9 architectural projects. The bulk of this series is made up of records on Lamar Baptist Church in Greenville, Texas.
box	folder
3	15	Project lists
box	folder
5	7	Bellflower Medical Center, Bellflower, California
box	folder
3	16	Bethel Baptist Church, Nocona, Texas, specifications
	17	Crestview Baptist Church, Irving, Texas
	18	Downtown Development, Irving, Texas
box	folder
5	3	Downtown Development, Irving, Texas
box	folder
3	19	First Baptist Church, Lewisville, Texas
	20	Irving Civic Center, a reading of, by Joyce Pittman
box	folder
4	1	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, specifications, January 20, 1987
	2	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, specifications, draft, January 21, 1987
	3	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, site information
	4	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, geotechnical investigation, by Texas Testing Laboratories, November 28, 1986
	5	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, design program
	6	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, project reports
	7	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, cost analysis
	8	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, schematic design and master plan
	9	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, correspondence with client
	10	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, correspondence with consultants
	11	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, addenda
	12	Lamar Baptist Church, Greenville, Texas, A Church Addition, architect: Roy Kilmer
box	folder
3	21	On the Delaware Townhomes, Irving, Texas, project manual
	22	On the Delaware Townhomes, Irving, Texas, specifications
	23	On the Delaware Townhomes, Phase II, Irving, Texas, project manual and specifications
	24	Pfaff project program housing

Series E: Drawings, 1957-1992

Series Abstract

The drawing series contains documentation for projects Jim Scoggins worked on over the course of his architectural career. One thousand six hundred and nine drawings document 40 projects Scoggins was affiliated with, including many under his two firm names, Grogan and Scoggins and Jim Scoggins, Architect. The bulk of the works are Texas projects with the exception of drawings of Bellflower Medical Center in California, where Scoggins worked with HMC Architects, Inc. as a consultant.

Bellflower Medical Center. Phase 1-B addition. Bellflower, California

Bethel Baptist Church, Nocona, Texas

Bethel Baptist Church, Addition. Nocona, Texas

Dallas Baptist College, Dallas, Texas

Dallas Baptist College, Academic Building, Dallas, Texas

Dallas Baptist College, Administration Building, Alterations, Dallas, Texas

Dallas Baptist College, Fine Arts Complex, Dallas, Texas

Dallas Baptist College, Library Learning Center, Dallas, Texas

Dallas Baptist College, Tradition Park, Dallas, Texas

Denton County Electric Cooperative, Denton, Texas

Downtown Developmen, Irving, Texas

Emergency Care Cente,. Hurst, Texas

Emergency Care Center, Irving, Texas

First Assembly of God Church, Dallas, Texas

First Baptist Church, Lewisville, Texas

GTE Corporation lunchroom

GTE Service Corp., Phase 1, Irving, Texas

GTE Service Corp. Southern Region Training Dept., Telephone Operating Group, Irving, Texas

Irving Community Hospital, Chapel, Irving, Texas

JBBM Corp., Irving, Texas

Kroger store, Hurst, Texas

La Villita Plaza Office shopping village, Midland, Texas

Lamar Baptist Church, Addition, Greenville, Texas

Maple, Mayo, King and Shufford street improvements, Irving, Texas

Meadows Baptist Church, Plano, Texas

Olmstead residence, Morgan's Point, Texas

On the Delaware Townhomes, Phase II, Irving, Texas

PFAFF project program housing

Pizza Time theatre, Dallas, Texas

Safety Town, Irving, Texas

Sam Houston Junior High School, Irving, Texas

Stayer residence

T.F. Hughston Elementary School, Plano, Texas

Texas Center, Irving, Texas

Tommy Bowles Insurance office building, Irving, Texas

Unidentified commercial development, Euless, Texas