Rice University

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The collection consists of historical information about and publications of the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies from the 1960s through 2013. The publications are about specific programs, conferences, and institutes, as well as course description brochures and course catalogues.

Abstract This collection highlights the founding of the Jones School and its daily business from 1974-2013. Records contain information relating to the school's history, bylaws, directories, correspondence, press releases, awards. It also contains items regarding fundraising, projects, lectures and seminars, and various corporate and individual contributors to the school. The collection also features documents from various Rice University professors and administrators with ties to the Jones...

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The collection consists of biographical sketches, invitations, news clippings, press releases and video clips relating to Nobel Laureates Robert Woodrow Wilson, Richard E. Smalley and Robert F. Curl.

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Invitations, programs, correspondence, testimonials and general information related to the inauguration of Rice University's second president, William Vermillion Houston, on April 10, 1947. This material was created and maintained by the Presidential Inaugural Committee.

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The Rice Design Alliance, established in 1973, is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to increasing greater public awareness of architecture, design and the environment. These materials represent RDA lectures, seminars, symposiums, exhibits and tours, which have involved the general public in issues related to the design of public spaces, parks, office buildings, retail centers and residential neighborhoods.

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Rice University paper scrolls representing and describing gifts to Rice the establishment of Chairs, Scholarships, Lectureships, 1918-2013.

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Correspondence, minutes, and memoranda of the Rice University Space Assignment Committee, arranged chronologically.

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The collection consists of 1948 and 1949 correspondence with Brady Tyson, editor of the Rice Thresher; his editorials favoring admission of qualified African Americans to Rice Institute; and newspaper reports on the Tyson material and public response to it. The content ends with President Huston’s letter to the editor of the Thresher, pointing out that Rice was chartered for white students only.

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The material in this collection consists of material pertaining to Rice University's search for a Vice Provost of Research. Files present include candidate CVs, lists of potential candidates, an outline of the Vice Provost for Research search goals, and the selected candidate's offer letter and background check.

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The collection consists of the notes, correspondence, and minutes of the Committee on University Welfare, formed in 1961. It served as a grievance committee until 1971 when the committee disbanded and its functions were taken over by the newly organized Faculty Council and the University Council.