rice-ua. Rice University Archives

Content Description This donation from the estate of Rice University Prof. Gilbert Cuthbertson contains circa 10,000 books / bound volumes; circa 2,000 photographs; circa 15 audiorecordings; circa 41 cartons of manuscript materials. Subject areas include Texas and Central American history, Rice University history, political science, and more.

Overview This collection consists of materials from the Center for Civic Leadership offices. It includes office files and journals and scrapbooks created by students.

Scope and Contents This collection contains the project records from Fondren Library's renovation and expansion primarily from 1999 to mid-2000. The records of project coordination include architectural drawings, proposals, and documentary interviews. These records do not reflect the project's entire record. Records after mid-2000 are held by Facilities and Engineering's current project coordinator.

Overview This collection mainly contains Rice University brochures and other materials that highlight the donations of H. Russell Pitman.

Overview Records of The Historical Society meeting notices that give the dates of the meetings and in most cases list the expected speaker and topic.

Overview This collection mainly consists of the research materials for the "History of Biosciences" written by Kathleen Matthews.

Overview Audio cassette tapes and subject index of oral histories given by Rice students and alumni regarding student life, created within a university course as a contribution to the charter centennial celebration in 1991. It also includes a copy of the published work, The History of Student Life at Rice University: A Series of Papers, which resulted from these interviews.

Abstract: The Houston Philosophical Society was established in 1920 at the University Club in downtown Houston to bring together the intellectual community both on and off campus. Many members of the Rice University community have been invlode as leaders in the society. These records consist of minutes from the Executive Committee and general meetings, notices to members, treasurer's reports and other financial records, rosters and directories, new member nominations, constitutions and procedure...

Abstract Collection contains the academic writings, professional and personal correspondence, courses taught, and biographical information of Ira Gruber before and while a professor of History at Rice University.