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Shadyside residential collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0704
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The materials cover the founding of Shadyside, its deeds restirctions, trustees' reports, legal matters and correspondence.

Dates

  • 1919 - 1984

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

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 Shadyside residential collection must be obtained from Woodson Research Center.

Historical Note

Shadyside is a 38 acre residential subdivision of the city of Houston, composed of 28 house sites, on two streets, located near Rice University and Hermann Park. It was developed between 1916 and 1919 by Texas oil man Joseph Stephen Cullinan as an elite country-type residential enclave that soon became home to several of Houston's leading families, including those of Hugo Neuhaus, James Lykes, and Harry C. Wiess. The Wiess home, at 2 Sunset Road, was later willed to Rice University to be used as the president's house.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The materials cover the founding of Shadyside, its deeds restirctions, trustees' reports, legal matters and correspondence.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Shadyside historical files were received from the estate of Elizabeth Wiess and Lloyd H. Smith through attorney Harris S. Jacobs on Aug. 8, 2017.

Related Materials

See also William Ward Watkin Papers MS 352, Shadyside information file, Wiess residence information file.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Shadyside residential collection, 1919-1984
Status
Completed
Author
Lee Pecht/Alan Bath
Date
2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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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