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Rice University Boniuk Institute records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0380
Finding aid note: 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.

Scope and Contents

The collection documents the Boniuk Institute from its founding in 2004 as the Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Reglious Tolerance to the current Boniuk Institute in 2019.

Dates

  • 1995 - 2019

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from the Boniuk Institute Records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical / Historical

The Boniuk Institute was founded in 2013 with a $28.5 million gift from Houston philanthropists Dr. Milton and Laurie Boniuk. It is an expansion of the Boniuk Center that was created at Rice in 2004 with a $5 million gift from the Boniuks. The Boniuk Center is dedicated to nurturing tolerance among people of all and no faiths, especially youth, and to studying the conditions in which tolerance and intolerance flourish. The Boniuk Institute’s expanded mission focuses on research, education, and community engagement.

Extent

17.25 Linear Feet (18 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The records document the Boniuk Institute from its founding in 2004 as the Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Reglious Tolerance to the current Boniuk Institute in 2019.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in seven series: Administrative, Events, Financial, Audio/visual, Realia, and two addenda.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records were transferred from the administrative offices of the Boniuk Institute on April 29, 2016.

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rice University Boniuk Institute records, 2008-2019
Status
Completed
Author
Lee Pecht, Traci Patterson, Trevor Egerton
Date
2016, 2018, 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

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

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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