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Judge Toni Ingversen Asian American Heritage Association event photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0777
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Overview

Judge Toni Ingversen was born in Manila, in the Philippines. Her family came to the U.S. in 1953; she grew up in Florissant, Missouri, receiving her bachelor's in political science from the University of Missouri at St. Louis in 1968 before moving to Houston, where she earned her doctor of jurisprudence from the University of Houston in 1973. This collection includes color photograph prints (approximately 120) of gala events during Judge Ingversen's presidency of the Asian American Heritage Association from 1993 - 1994.

Dates

  • 1993 - 1994

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from Judge Toni Ingversen AAHA Event Photographs must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical / Historical

Judge Ingversen was born in Manila, in the Philippines. Her family came to the U.S. in 1953; she grew up in Florissant, Missouri, receiving her bachelor's in political science from the University of Missouri at St. Louis in 1968 before moving to Houston, where she earned her doctor of jurisprudence from the University of Houston in 1973. That same year, she was admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Texas. She engaged in private practice until 1996, when she was appointed a full-time municipal court judge in Houston. In 2011, she retired from a full-time position and worked as an associate judge until 2015. Judge Ingversen has handled cases before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas as well as the 5th and 11th Circuits of the U.S. Court of Appeals. In addition to being president of the Asian American Heritage Association from 1993 to 1994, she was president of the Asian American Bar Association from 1994 to 1995 and of the Asian American Democrats of Texas from 1995 to 1996.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Judge Ingversen donated these materials in November of 2018.

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Judge Toni Ingversen Asian American Heritage Association event photographs, 1993-1994
Status
Completed
Author
Jinhyung Kim, Amanda Focke
Date
2022
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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