Burgheim / Browning Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0940

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Forms part of the South Texas Jewish Archives. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Content Description

One box of photographs, news clippings, and family correspondence documents the lives of members of Burgheim / Browning family from 1896 to 1985.

Forms part of the South Texas Jewish Archives.

Dates

Creation: 1896 - 1985

Conditions Governing Access

Collection open for research. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 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 material from the Burgheim / Browning Family Papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library. 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

Miriam Burgheim was born January 23, 1873, to Henrietta and Jacob Burgheim. Miriam married a man named Browning and had two children, Sidney and Julia.

Ruth Stern was born May 5, 1914 in Houston,Texas, to Julia (Browning) and Armand Stern. She graduated from San Jacinto High School before attending Rice University. Ruth married Sam J. Shapiro in 1936 and the couple had four children. Ruth and Sam attended Congregation Beth Israel in Houston. Ruth died March 14, 2003.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

One box of photographs, news clippings, and family correspondence documents the lives of members of Burgheim / Browning family from 1896 to 1985.

Arrangement

The materials in this collection have been arranged in four series as follows: Series I: Correspondence; Series II: General; Series III: Julia Stern; Series IV: Ruth Shapiro