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Resolutions of Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives honoring Brown, 1963

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection consists of a range of keepsakes memorializing the lives of Herman and Margarett Root Brown and their family. The oldest in time are the high school senior class yearbook of Herman Brown and a framed loan document bearing his signature. There are many photographs, both formal portraits and small snapshots as well as intermediate size pictures. Among the people featured in addition to Herman, Margarett, and their children are the mother and sisters of Herman and George Brown, the wife and daughters of George, and some business associates.

Related to Herman Brown’s business achievements are an article published in Fortune Magazine and proclamations from the Texas House of Representatives and Senate honoring him at the time of his death.

Dates

  • 1963

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: 1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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