School by the River

When seven women of the Order of Saint Ursula and one priest arrived in frontier San Antonio, none could predict the future facing the tranquil campus that rose on the banks of the San Antonio River.

By 1970 the Ursuline Academy had moved away. Then the San Antonio Conservation Society and the Southwest Craft Center rescued the buildings from destruction. The landmark campus lives on as the home of the Southwest School of Art and Craft, a leading institution of lifelong creative learning.

Maria Watson Pfeiffer, a fourth generation San Antonian, is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has a master's degree in urban studies from Trinity University. For the past 30 years she has been a free lance historical researcher and consultant. She has also served on the staffs of the San Antonio Conservation Society and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo

Foreword

ix

The Ursulines: 1851-1951

1

(56)

Saving the Landmarks: 1952-1965

57

(24)

Inheritors of a Creative Legacy: 1965-1970

81

(32)

The Art and Craft of Preservation: 1970-1975

113

(28)

Beyond Beginnings: 1976-2001

141

(48)

The Founders

181

(2)

The Southwest School of Art and Craft

183

(6)

Bibliography

189

(2)

Index

191

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