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Gilbert Morris Cuthbertson Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: UA 426
Finding aid note: books stored onsite in Fondren Annex during processing / archival boxes at onsite at the Woodson and offsite at the LSC.

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.

Dates

  • 1500 - 2019

Conditions Governing Access

This material will be open for research once processed. Contact Woodson Research Center staff at woodson@rice.edu or 713-348-2586 for more information.

Conditions Governing Access

Books from this collection are stored onsite during processing in 2020-2021. Archival boxes will be stored offsite at the Library Service Center.

Extent

12,000 Volumes (books / bound volumes to be cataloged separately)

150 Linear Feet (cartons of documents and photographs)

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Gilbert Morris Cuthbertson Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Status
In Progress
Date
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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Harmful Content Statement
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Fondren Library, Rice University
Physical Address: 6100 Main, Houston, Texas 77005-1827
Mailing Address: MS-44, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892