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Thomas E. Daley papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0334
Finding aid note: Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Scope and Contents

The Daley Papers include personal documents from Daley's high school and Rice University years, a play script and original artwork. There are also photographs of Rice and of World War II infantry and intelligence units, along with some newspaper clippings and correspondence from 1946 and 1963.

Dates

  • 1919-1929, 1942-1952

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 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 from the Thomas E. Daley Papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Ellis Daley (1907-1973), born in Arizona, graduated from and was editor of the Rice University yearbook in 1929. He was an artist who worked in advertising after graduation and enlisted in the army in 1942. He was married to Dorothy Moulton (1913-2011), a 1934 Rice graduate who was employed by Woodfill Real Estate in Houston. The couple donated to Rice University; the Daley American and European Glass Collection was bequeathed to the Houston Heritage Society.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The Daley Papers include personal documents from Daley's high school and Rice University years, a play script and original artwork. There are also photographs of Rice and of World War II infantry and intelligence units, along with some newspaper clippings and correspondence from 1946 and 1963.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Michael R. Daley, 2015.

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Thomas E. Daley papers, 1919-1952
Status
Completed
Author
Lee Pecht
Date
2016
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

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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