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23. Rice University related

 Record Group
Identifier: 23

Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:

Rice Historical Society records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0207
Abstract:

Documents related to the business activities and publications of the Rice Historical Society at Rice University.

Dates: 1995-2016, and current

Southern Conferences on Women's History annual conference records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0209
Abstract

The Southern Association for Women Historians presents an annual meeting known as the Southern Conference of Women’s History. These annual conference records are predominantly from the conference held at Rice University in Houston, Texas from June 2-5, 1994. Records include planning documents, correspondence, surveys and realia that date from 1989-1997.

Dates: 1989 - 1997

Rice University memorabilia collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 225
Abstract

This collection contains a wide variety of realia from Rice University's history, including a variety of jewelry pieces, clothing, athletics-related materials, and various other objects.

Dates: 1912 - 2022

Rice University Presidents' Christmas and holiday cards collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0274
Abstract

The collection consists of examples of Christmas and/or New Year’s cards sent by the six presidents of Rice University. Years of the more recent presidents are more fully represented than those of the early ones.

Dates: 1914 - 2008

Rice Institute/Rice University Charter Trial records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0275
Abstract These records reflect the court proceedings of and alumni and public response to Rice Institute's Charter trial of 1964 and later appeals and judgments. The lawsuit was brought by the Rice Institute Trustees seeking to alter the Institute's original charter to allow admission of students of color and to enable the school to charge tuition. Additional changes to the charter in 1982 and 1998 relating to structure of the board of trustees and the university's legal ability to borrow money are...
Dates: 1963 - 1998

Rice University Intramural Sports records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0277
Abstract

The collection consists of records of intramural athletic activities at Rice University from when they were first organized in 1939 through 1995. Included are documents showing the sports offered, yearly numbers of participants, of annual winners in competitions, photographs of some of the teams, and newsclippings, primarily from the campus newspaper, the Thresher.

Dates: 1939 - 1995

Sarah Lane Literary Society records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 287
Abstract

The Sarah Lane Literary Society (SLLS), founded in 1947, was named after Sarah Lane, a 1919 graduate who served as the dean of women, 1931-1950. It disbanded in 1965, but its alumnae stayed active through the 2000s. This record contains correspondence, ledgers, information about events, alumnae directories, alumnae newsletters, and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1947-2000s

Rice University Vice Provost for Research search

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0290
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2007

Rice Hotel memorabilia collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0241
Abstract This collection consists of Rice Hotel (Houston, Tex.) memorabilia and includes menus, drink lists, advertising material, and stationery. Included are a 1913 dinner plate, china and silverplate. In 1886 William Marsh Rice bought the old Capitol Hotel, built in 1882, for unpaid taxes. Rice University obtained the hotel as a bequest from its owner and renamed it the Rice Hotel. Jesse H. Jones purchased the building in 1911, and in 1913 tore it down and replaced it with a new Rice Hotel. The...
Dates: 1913 - 1977

Rice University Professional and Business Women records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0242
Abstract

The collection consists of the constitution, meeting announcements, calendars, directories, and newsletters of the Rice University Business and Professional Women for the years 1986 through 1995. It was created by Nancy Boothe, an archivist at Fondren Library, during the years when she was a member of the organization.

Dates: 1986 - 1995