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Series II: Ephemera

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondence belonging to Carl Wischmeyer and information about his career as a professor at Rice University. The earliest letters were written by his mother to his father shrotly before their marriage in 1912. Another group is made up of letters from Carl to his finacee and then wife between 1942 and 1945. A third group is letters written by WIschmeyer's wife to him while he was in New York in July and August of 1945. A fourth group consists of letters from Mrs. Wischmeyer to Carl, four from 1948, one from 1969, and one not dated. The fifth group is letters to Mrs. Wischmeyer from 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1949. Three letters to Mr. and Mrs. Wischmeyer together from 1945 and 1950 make up a sixth group. Correspondence to Carl from people other than his wife when he was in New York in July and August 1945 makes up a seventh group. Messages from Robert Caldwell and his wife Edith at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Dec. 1942 are an eighth group. The ninth group is two letters from Carl's mother to his wife's mothers in 1943.

The information about Carl Wischmeyer's career includes his curriculum vitae, an article he wrote for the Texas Engineer, records of payments received from Humble Oil Company related to patents, articles from the Rice Thresher and the Sallyport, and photographs. Finally, there is biographical information about Wischmeyer's father, Carl Sr., also an enginner with a distinguished academic career.

Dates

  • 1912 - 1945

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA