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06. Arts and Literature

 Record Group
Identifier: 06
Archival collections related to dance, theater, painting, sculpture, literature, and more.

Found in 127 Collections and/or Records:

Ann Holmes Fine Arts Archive

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0546
Abstract: This collection contains news clippings, press releases, correspondence, photos, institutional records, and audio materials related to the evolution of fine arts and city planning in Houston, TX. Specific focus is given to the Alley Theater, Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Symphony, Museum of Fine Arts, architecture, and the role of the arts in the economy, politics, and society. The collection also includes biographies of various persons influential in both the local and...
Dates: 1920 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2008

Carl Woodring papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0551
Abstract:

This collection contains nine boxes of material related to the life and career of Carl Woodring, Professor of Literature, Emeritus, at Columbia University. The collection includes family diaries, family and career-related photographs, personal and literary correspondence, and works written by Woodring.

Dates: 1894-2009

Brilliant Magazine collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0560
Abstract

The Brilliant Magazine Collection consists of all published issues between January 2004 and January 2010.

Dates: 2004 - 2010

Ingeborg H. Larrey photograph collection, 1980-2005

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0565
Abstract

The Ingeborg H. Larrey photograph collection covers a 25-year period between 1980-2005. The collection is primarily Houston musicians and international locations photography, including color slides, prints and photo negatives. (5 boxes)

Dates: 1980-2005

Dillon Anderson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0540
Abstract:

Contains materials relating to Anderson's work with Dwight D. Eisenhower as National Security Advisor as well as correspondence and manuscripts related to his short stories, his book Recollections of Eisenhower and book reviews.

Dates: 1941-1973

Rene Boylesve research materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0589
Abstract The material in this collection consists of papers from the files of Andre M.G. Bourgeois, Professor of Romance Languages, at Rice University, concerning the life of Rene Boylseve, with particular reference to poems, written by him to Betty Halperine During the First World War. Rene Boylesve was the pseudonym of Rene-marie-auguste Tardiveau, a French novelist noted for his social histories set in the Touraine region of west-central France. He was elected to the French Academy in 1918. (2...
Dates: 1950-1967

Howard Sherman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0630
Abstract

This collection contains the professional files of Houston artist Howard Sherman. In addition to newsclippings, magazines, programs, correspondence, and exhibit ephemera, the collection also contains numerous prints of his artwork.

Dates: 2003 - 2014

William Motherwell letters and notes

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0334
Abstract

Letters and fragments of notes by William Motherwell with no common theme other than the frequent mention of Robert Burns.

Dates: 1833 - 1834

James Pinckney Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0013
Abstract

Drafts, including screenplays, of several of Miller's works including "Days of Wine and Roses" (1963), "Rabbit Trap," and "Race for Home" (1968); together with correspondence and notes concerning these works, copyright procedures, credits, and research. Includes material relating to Writers Guild of America, West.

Dates: circa 1939-1999, bulk dates 1960-1999; Majority of material found within

Ann Holmes personal papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0173
Abstract

Ann Holmes personal papers encompass materials outside the scope of her research on her book for Houston's cultural arts. Included are materials from her everyday life--correspondence, awards and honors, social activities, and copies of her articles, columns and reviews.

Dates: 1944 - 2008