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Rice University Presidential Inaugural Committee Records: President Malcolm Gillis

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0118
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, programs, invitations, planning materials, photographs, press releases, news clippings, and other materials documenting the daily business of the Presidential Inaugural Committee as it prepared for the Oct. 29-31, 1993 inauguration of Malcolm Gillis.

Dates

  • 1993

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site 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.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Presidential Inaugural Committee Records: President Malcolm Gillis must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical / Historical

The Presidential Inaugural Committee is charged with the overall planning of the presidential inauguration and the events surrounding it.

On Saturday, October 30, 1993 Malcolm Gillis was installed as the sixth president of Rice University. On Friday, October 29, Charles Duncan, Chair of the Board of Governors, presented the summons calling for Dr. Gillis to attend his investiture. The inaugural ceremony took place at 5:30 p.m. and was to be held in the Academic Quadrangle, however, bad weather caused the installation to be moved to Autry Court. The inaugural theme was “A Lifetime of Learning.” The Rice Chorale and Band provided music. Bagpipes were also played by a Rice University student.

The inaugural dinner was held at the Westin Galleria Hotel, on Friday evening. There was a private dinner for the Gillis’ on Saturday evening at the Cohen House. Other events included a buffet supper for delegates and on Sunday, there was a student festival and a University barbecue outside the Rice Memorial Center.

About 750 delegates came for the ceremony; 1500 attended the inaugural address.

Dr. Gillis received a B.A. (1962) and an M.A. (1963) from the University of Florida. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois in 1968. Teaching positions included Duke University and Harvard. In 1986 he was named dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Duke and in 1991 he became dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Gillis assumed the presidency of Rice on July 1, 1993.

In June 2004, Dr. Gillis stepped down to resume his teaching career.

Extent

5.5 Linear Feet (10 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Correspondence, programs, invitations, planning materials, photographs, press releases, news clippings, and other materials documenting the daily business of the Presidential Inaugural Committee as it prepared for the Oct. 29-31, 1993 inauguration of Malcolm Gillis.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from President’s office via Barbara Kile; Inaugural Committee, Bob Patten, Chair, H. B. Poindexter received in October and December 1993, December 1994, September 23, 2002.

Related Materials

See also Malcolm Gillis presidential papers at WRC, and President’s Office/Assistant to the President, Carl MacDowell (Record Group).

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rice University Presidential Inaugural Committee Records: President Malcolm Gillis, 1993
Status
Unprocessed Addenda
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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

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Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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