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Rice University Edgar Odell Lovett College Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 071
Finding aid note: Stored offsite at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 34 boxes documenting basic business workings of the Edgar Odell Lovett College at Rice University and a map drawer of oversized materials. It includes Central Committee meeting minutes, college documents, such as the Constitution, Coat-of-Arms, member lists, telephone lists, Treasurer's reports, Masters files, theatrical productions, as well as correspondence, e-mail and news clippings. Dates range from 1967-2013.

Dates

  • 1967 - 2015

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research, except for Box 21, Folder 13 and Box 22, Folder 6. Access to these records requires written permission from the Office of the Dean of Undergraduates. Contact Woodson staff for instructions. These materials will be restricted until 2064.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Edgar Odell Lovett College Records must be obtained from Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Historical Sketch

Lovett was the seventh residential college to be built at Rice. It was named after the first president of the university, Edgar Odell Lovett. It was opened 1968 and was an all male college until 1980 when it went co-ed.

Lovett is a six-story building and is sometimes referred to as the toaster. It has a brick grating enclosing the hallways outside of the rooms. According to Rice campus legend, the building is often referred to as "riot proof."

Extent

19.75 Linear Feet ( (34 boxes))

0.054 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0071aip_001 (0.054 GB))

0.049 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0071aip_002 (0.049 GB))

0.128 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0071aip_003 (0.128 GB))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Central Committee meeting minutes, college documents, such as the Constitution, Coat-of-Arms, member lists, telephone lists, Treasurer's reports, Masters files, theatrical productions, as well as correspondence, e-mail and news clippings related to Lovett College, the seventh residential college to be built at Rice University.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from within Rice University.

Accruals

Additional materials are expected for this collection on a periodic basis.

Related Materials

See Rice University Archives for records of other Rice University residential colleges. Contact Woodson Research Center staff for assistance.

Processing Information

Finding aid prepared by Lee Pecht and Norie Guthrie

Subjects

Record Groups

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rice University Edgar Odell Lovett College Records, 1967-2015
Status
Completed
Author
Sharon Link, Susan Meadows and Norie Guthrie
Date
22 June 2001
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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