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Otto Eisenlohr Rice Institute letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 536
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Rice Institute student Otto Eisenlohr to his high school sweetheart and eventual wife, Gainor Roberts, regarding student life, academics and athletics at Rice Institute, and contemporary newsclippings and photographs.

Topics include Rice during the First World War, Houston from 1915-1921, science at Rice Institute, hazing of freshmen by upperclassmen, secret societies on campus, popular movies, dances, Rice football, basketball, and baseball, and ROTC activities during the first World War.

Dates

  • 1915-1921

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish material from the Otto Eisenlohr papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical Note

Otto Eisenlohr (d. 1988) of Dallas, Texas, attended Rice Institute from 1915 to 1921, and graduated in 1921. Eisenlohr attended medical school and practiced medicine in Dallas. He married Gainor Roberts of Dallas in 1920, and after her death in 1938, married Nell Vaughn in 1942.

Extent

5 Linear Feet (10 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

Correspondence from Rice Institute student Otto Eisenlohr to his high school sweetheart and eventual wife, Gainor Roberts, regarding student life, academics and athletics at Rice Institute, and contemporary newsclippings and photographs.

Acquisition Information

This collection was a gift donated by Otto’s son John Eisenlohr in Dec. 2007. These letters were discovered by John Eisenlohr in the attic of his father's home at 1042 Lausanne, Dallas, Texas, in 2002, when the house was cleaned out before its sale.

General Physical Description note

(10 boxes)

General Note

Portions of this collection are available online at: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/26498" title="Otto Eisenlohr Rice Institute letters">https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/26498

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Otto Eisenlohr Rice Institute letters, 1915-1921
Status
Completed
Date
2008
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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