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Greek Committee Letters
Collection
Identifier: MS 0133
Overview
The correspondence includes letters and post cards from noted liberals of the period in Great Britain. Most are written to the Secretary of the Committee, Lewis Sergeant.
Dates:
1879 - 1897
Grounding of the S.S. Schroon papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0265
Abstract:
The papers include investigative reports, correspondence, and ship and crew information in relation to the grounding of the S.S. Schroon while helping the S.S. West Hematite. The S.S. Schroon was an American sea-going vessel invovled in cargo transport.
Dates:
1922 - 1937
Houston Hadassah collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 775
Overview
This collection consists of eleven boxes containing administrative, awards and certificates, bulletins, correspondence, directories, event materials, newsclippings, photographs, radio and television, scrapbooks, and yearbooks from Houston Hadassah, spanning from 1934-2022.
Dates:
1934 - 2022
Indentured servant contract between the Duke of Chandos and one George Harvey
Collection
Identifier: MS 0171
Overview
The holding consists of an Indentured Servant Contract between the Duke of Chandos and one George Harvey, a parchment document, approximately 23 x 29 inches in size, in English and dated 1761, setting forth the terms of the indenture.
Dates:
1761
J.D. Sandefer, Jr. tribute
Collection
Identifier: MS 0542
Overview
This collection contains a bound volume of many letters of condolence to J.D. Sandefer Jr.’s children. The letters are sent by various bankers, attorneys, businessmen, and the Presidents of Baylor University, Hardin-Simmons University, and Howard Payne University. All of the letters extol Sandefer’s abilities as a businessman, friend, and civic leader.
Dates:
1975
Libby Prison Inmate Letter
Collection
Identifier: MS 0113
Abstract:
Letter written during the Civil War by an anonymous Union Army prisoner- of-war, dated December18, 1864, and addressed from Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, to United States Senator William Wright of New Jersey, describing his worsening health while held in close confinement in the prison as hostage for a Confederate officer imprisoned in West Virginia, and urging the senator to intercede on his behalf to secure his exchange and release.
Dates:
1864
Logbook of the Brig Dona Maria Thereza
Collection
Identifier: MS 0571
Scope and Contents
Approximately 130 pages. The first 80 pages are in Portuguese and cover voyages from Fayal in the Azores to Riga and back to Lisbon, with an additional trip from Fayal to St. Petersburg. The remainder is in English and covers a voyage from Boston to Fayal.
Dates:
1814-1816
Logbook of the Schooner Don Nicholas
Collection
Identifier: MS 0572
Scope and Contents
The log reveals the ship’s travel from port to port, touching at Calais; Baltimore; Portland; Santiago, Cuba; New York; among others. Its varied cargo included bushels of corn, molasses, sugar, tobacco, etc.
Dates:
1846-1847
Margaret Bremond Rice, oil painting
Item — item: 26
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of framed paintings,framed and unframed drawings, prints, sculptures, and other artworks donated to the Woodson Research Center/Rice University archives.
Dates:
1912 - 2012
Margarett Root Brown, oil painting
Item — item: 29
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of framed paintings,framed and unframed drawings, prints, sculptures, and other artworks donated to the Woodson Research Center/Rice University archives.
Dates:
1912 - 2012