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DePitts / Smith / Ewing papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1026
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.

Content Description

This collection contains Rice-related correspondence to Anne Marie Smith, photographs, ephemera, and a digitized poster. Letters in the collection discuss integration at Rice University.

Dates

  • 1934 - 1997

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.

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from the DePitts / Smith / Ewing papers must be obtained from Woodson Research Center. The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

Anne Marie Smith received her BA from Rice Institute in 1938, as well as a Masters of Arts in 1940. She studied with Floyd S. Lear, with whom she maintained contact. She later married and took the name Ewing.

James DePitts graduated from Rice University in 1969. He has stayed connected to the music scene in Houston and has played in a Zydeco band named Grand Texas with Steve Bing.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection contains Rice-related correspondence to Anne Marie Smith, photographs, ephemera, and a digitized poster.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Katherine E. DePitts, Dr. Anne, Rassios, and James DePitts in 2020.

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the DePitts / Smith / Ewing papers, 1934-1997
Status
Completed
Author
Norie Guthrie
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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