Descriptive Summary
Stubblefield, Joe, 1944-2007
Joe Stubblefield Papers
1939-20071970-2006Materials
are in English.
MS 160
33.5 linear feet (21 boxes)
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
Joe Stubblefield worked as an architect in San Antonio, Texas, from 1972 until his death in 2007. His major architectural projects in the San Antonio area included the San Pedro Springs Park master plan, McAllister Fine Arts Center, St. Paul Square South Block improvements, San Antonio Police Officers Association, Borglum Studio Restoration, El Mirador Garden House, Via-Ellis Alley historic restoration, and Villas Del Norte alternative housing. Projects outside of San Antonio included the Nimitz Museum expansion in Fredericksburg, Texas, and the McFaddin Ward House Museum in Beaumont, Texas.
The collection spans the years 1939 through 2007 and includes appointment books, sketchbooks documenting the architect's career, and assorted awards and diplomas.
Biographical Note
San Antonio architect Joe L. Stubblefield was born on May 24, 1944, in Dallas, Texas. He attended Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at Arlington) from 1962 to 1964, and then the University of Texas at Austin, earning a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1968 and a Master of Science, Community, and Regional Planning in 1972. He worked as an intern at O'Neil Ford, Boone Powell and Chris Carson until 1974. In 1994 he joined the SA Partnership. His work included the designing or renovating of over 200 private residences in various sections of San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country, as well as work on commercial, industrial, adaptive reuse, restoration and remodeling projects.
Major San Antonio architectural projects on which Stubblefield worked include the San Pedro Springs Park master plan, McAllister Fine Arts Center, St. Paul Square South Block improvements, San Antonio Police Officers Association, Borglum Studio Restoration, El Mirador Garden House, Via-Ellis Alley historic restoration, and Villas Del Norte alternative housing. Projects outside of San Antonio included the Nimitz Museum expansion in Fredericksburg, Texas, and the McFaddin Ward House Museum in Beaumont, Texas.
In addition to his design work, Stubblefield also chaired San Antonio's Historic Review Board in the early 1980s and taught drawing courses in the architecture program at San Antonio College and at the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 1980s. He was the winner of several awards, including the Texas Historical Commission's Award of Excellence in Historic Architecture in 2006. He died on October 24, 2007, in San Antonio.
Scope and Content Note
The collection spans the years 1939 through 2007 and includes appointment books and sketchbooks documenting the architect's career and writings. The collection is divided into two series: Appointment Books and Sketchbooks.
Appointment Books follow a daily diary format and contain appointments, to-do lists, contact information, and other notes for each year from 1996 to 2006.
Sketchbooks, used by Stubblefield as part of his design process, contain records of building projects, designs and revisions for clients, and sketches of interiors and exteriors of buildings and private residences, floor plans, outdoor scenes, and architectural details of sites in San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, and other parts of Texas, as well as scenes from other cities. Some San Antonio sites depicted include the HemisFair '68 fair site, Alamo, El Capote Ranch, and San Pedro Springs; other sites include the Student Union of the University of Texas at Austin, University Methodist Church (Austin, Tex.), and the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. Other drawings depict figures and objects. Also included in the sketchbooks are writings by Stubblefield: various notes, poetry, reflections on towns visited, and journal writings. Oversize sketchbooks, dating 1965-1970, also contain watercolor paintings of various sites.
The Awards and Diplomas series includes photocopies of certificates and college diplomas that range in date from 1965 to 2006.
The Additions contain Majestic theatre points of origin, drawings, blueprints, and a master plan of Brackenridge park, as well as reports, inventories, manuals and other documents, all related to renovations or the development of historical buildings or historical districts in San Antonio and Del Rio and ranges in date from 1977-1991.
Organization of Collection
- Appointment Books
- Sketchbooks
- Awards and Diplomas
- Architectural Plans
- Unprocessed Additions
Access Restrictions
RESTRICTED: Permission of the donor is required to access the following series: Appointment Books, Sketchbooks, and Awards and Diplomas. Applicants must provide name, affiliation, and intended use of the collection. Please contact University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections for further information. This restriction expires on January 1, 2030. No access restrictions for the remaining series.
This collection is housed at UTSA's HemisFair Park Campus and must be accessed via the Institute of Texan Cultures Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use our Collections Request Form.
Usage Restrictions
Donor retains copyright on all materials in the following series: Appointment Books, Sketchbooks, and Awards and Diplomas. Single copies may be produced for research purposes. Images may be reproduced for nonprofit use by the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Joe Stubblefield Papers, 1965-2007, MS 160, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Received as a gift from Phyllis Palmer in 2007-2009 (Acc. 2007-136, 2008-026, 2008-060, 2009-012, 2009-027) and a donation from SA Partnership in 2012 (Acc. 2012-007).
Processing Information
Processed by Angela McClendon, Manuscripts Archivist, December 2007, May 2008; and Tatina Wulzer, Collections Assistant, November 2008. Accession 2012-007 encoded by Nikki Lynn Thomas, Manuscripts Curator, May 2012.
Index Terms
Personal Names
Stubblefield, Joe, 1944-2007.
Organizations
University of Texas at Arlington--Alumni and alumnae.
University of Texas at Austin--Alumni and alumnae.
University of Texas at Austin--Buildings.
Subjects
Architects--Texas.
Architecture--History--20th century.
Locations
Austin (Tex.)
Fort Worth (Tex.)
San Antonio (Tex.)
Seattle (Wash.)
Texas Hill Country (Tex.)
Genres/Formats
Appointment Books.
Sketchbooks.Blueline Prints.Reports.Inventories.Master Plans.
Local Subjects
Architecture/Historic Preservation
Urban Development and Growth
San Antonio History
Detailed Description of the Collection
Appointment Books
Eleven appointment books, following a daily diary format, contain appointments, to-do lists, contact information, and other notes for each year from 1996 to 2006.
Arranged chronologically.
1
1996-1999
2
2000-2003
3
2004-2006
Sketchbooks
These artist's sketchbooks contain sketches of interiors and exteriors of buildings and private residences, floor plans, outdoor scenes, and architectural details of sites in San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, and other parts of Texas, as well as scenes from other cities. Some San Antonio sites depicted include the HemisFair '68 fair site, Alamo, El Capote Ranch, and San Pedro Springs; other sites include the Student Union of the University of Texas at Austin, University Methodist Church (Austin, Tex.), and the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. Other drawings depict figures and objects. Also included in the sketchbooks are writings by Stubblefield: various notes, poetry, reflections on towns visited, and journal writings. Oversize sketchbooks, dating 1968-1970, also contain watercolor paintings of various sites.
Arranged chronologically.
OM1
Sketchbooks, 1968-1975 and undated
Nine oversize sketchbooks, with several watercolor paintings.
3
1973 July-1976 March
10
1975 August-1976 August and undated
4
1977 March-December
4
1978 January-July
4
1978 June-1979 January
4
1979 February-1980 March
4
1980 August-1981 September
5
1981 November-1983 May
5
1983 June-1984 July
5
1984 June-1985 June
5
1984 October-1986 January
5
1986 July-1988 February
6
1987 January-1988 January
6
1988 May-1989 May
6
1989 May-1990 March
6
1990 June-1991 April
6
1991 May-1992 May
6
1993 March-1994 March
7
1997 August-1998 January
7
1998 May-November
7
1998 November-1999 July
7
1999 August-2000 February
8
2000 February-July
8
2000 August-2001 January
8
2001 January-July
8
2001 August-2002 March
8
2002 April-September
9
2002 October-2003 April
9
2003 April-December
9
2003 December-2004 June
9
2004 July-December
9
2004 July-2005 June
10
2006 February-June
10
2006 November-2007 August
Awards and Diplomas10Award certificates and college diplomas,1965-1973 and 2006Architectural Plans
OM2 Orr Residence
OM2 Kings Court Residences (Tobin Hill, San Antonio, TX)
OM2 Negley Remodel
OM2 Reiber House Restoration (Old D'hanis, TX)
OM2 McBroom Residence (2041 Terminal Loop, Lake McQueeney, TX)
OM2 Adkins Residence
OM2 Pratka House (Luling, TX)
OM3 Bushnell Apartments
OM3 Gleichauf Residence Renovation and Addition (326 Arcadia, San Antonio, TX)
OM4 Brockway Addition (11607 Elm Ridge, San Antonio, TX)
OM4 Davis Addition (118 Abiso, San Antonio, TX)
OM4 Koehler House Cultural Center (310 W. Ashby, San Antonio, TX)
OM4 McFaddin-Ward House (Historic House Museum)
OM5 Halff Guesthouse
OM5 Boffa Addition (123 E. Hollywood, San Antonio, TX)
OM5 Mills Residence Remodel (418 Country Lane, San Antonio, TX)
OM5 Russell Hill Residence and Garage
OM5 Moorman Residence
OM5 Ames Residence (Kerrville, TX)
OM5 Borglum Studio
OM5 Clark Ranch House
OM5 Clark Remodel and Addition
OM6 Jergins Residence (New Braunfels, TX)
OM6 Worsham/Flake Residence
OM6 Schneider Residence (Mountain Springs Road, Boerne, TX)
OM6 Johnson/Torbert Kitchen Remodel
OM6 Bernstein/Odendahl Residence (Santa Fe, NM)
OM6 Simbek Residence
OM6 Contreras Residence (417 Jackson Street, San Antonio, TX)
OM6 Manigold Home (Spicewood, TX)
OM6 Main Place Office (102 W. Mistletoe, San Antonio, TX)
OM6 Kosub Residence (237 Normandy, San Antonio, TX)
OM6 Moursund Residence (Sendero Ranch, San Antonio, TX)
OM7 Olmos Basin Golf Clubhouse
OM7 Polo Field Clubhouse and Driving Range
OM7 San Pedro Clubhouse and Driving Range
OM7 Brackenridge Golf Course and Clubhouse
OM7 Halden Wang Remodel (8361 Rochelle Road, San Antonio, TX)
OM7 Burr Addition and Renovation (119 Park Dr, San Antonio, TX)
OM7 Beach Residence (1341 Winding Way, New Braunfels, TX)
OM8 Bushnell Apartments
OM8 Bugg Residence
OM8 Gilliam Remodel (501 W. French Place, San Antonio, TX)
OM9 Sitterle Residence (Mission Ridge, San Antonio, TX)
OM9 Lenss Residence
OM9 Daniels Addition (314 W. Hollywood, San Antonio, TX)
OM9 Seales Residence
OM9 Kinder Residence (Monte Vista Historic District, San Antonio, TX)
20Sketches (unidentified buildings),1965-1973 and 2006Unprocessed additions (Accession 2009-012 and 2009-027)
OM1 Contains Majestic theatre pts. Of origin, int. drawings and a Masterplan of Brackenridge park, San Antonio, TX, 1977 and undated
47 Majestic theatre blueprints, undated
2009-027/1 Annual landmark resources incentives manual, 1988
2009-027/1 SALT preliminary design reports, May 27, 1986
2009-027/1 Submittal for the Rita Theater renovation, Del Rio Texas, July 15, 1981
2009-027/1 Brief report on the historical significance of the two existing buildings located at 305 and 307 North Alamo Street in downtown San Antonio Texas, December 1, 1991
2009-027/1 City of San Antonio central cultural resources inventory, 1983-1986
2009-027/1 City of San Antonio historic districts and landmarks ordinance, February 12, 1987
2009-027/1 La Vallita progress report, November 1939
2009-027/1 Saint Paul Square a Community Development, November 1977