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Hugh R. McKean Rice Institute memoir

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0379
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the autobiographical memoirs of Hugh R. McKean, Rice Alumnus, class of 1922. The memoirs cover the early 20th century (through 1922) and for the most part describe the life of a farmer’s family in South Texas. A fair amount of the memoirs concern his years as a student, letterman, and Hohenthal Award winner at the Rice Institute. In addition, the memoirs provide McKean’s observations about events in Houston during the WWI era.

Dates

  • 1918 - 1922

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Hugh R. McKean Rice Institute memoir must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical / Historical

Hugh R. McKean was born in Northwestern Iowa in 1899; his family settled in Texas shortly thereafter, living in North Texas, Long Creek, Port Lavaca, and finally Rosenberg and the Houston area. McKean was a student, letterman, and Hohenthal Award winner at the Rice Institute, from which he graduated in 1922.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection contains the autobiographical memoir of Hugh R. McKean, Rice Alumnus, class of 1922. The memoirs cover the early 20th century (through 1922) and for the most part describe the life of a farmer’s family in South Texas. A fair amount of the memoirs concern his years as a student, letterman, and Hohenthal Award winner at the Rice Institute. In addition, the memoirs provide McKean’s observations about events in Houston during the WWI era.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Hugh R. McKean received Jan. 14, 1983.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Hugh R. McKean Rice Institute memoir, 1918-1922
Status
Completed
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • 2009: finding aid revisiion description not supplied

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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Physical Address: 6100 Main, Houston, Texas 77005-1827
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