Wayne Bell collection

Wayne Bell is a historic preservation architect and a Professor Emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. In 1973, after working for the Texas State Historical Survey Committee and the Texas Parks and Wildlife department, Bell helped establish the master's degree in historical preservation program at the UT School of Architecture, one of only four in the country at the time. Concurrently with his UT work, Bell also was a founder and senior principal of Bell, Klein and Hoffman, an Austin architectural firm specializing in historic preservation. Additional service to the architectural community included appointment to the Architect of the Capitol search committee and as first chairman of the Historic Landmark Commission for Austin. The collection documents Bell's career as a historic preservation architect and professor. Record types include manuscript and printed materials, drawings, photographic material, student work and artifacts.