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Marguerite Johnston Barnes Research Materials for Houston, The Unknown City, 1836-1946

 Collection
Identifier: MS 455
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

The Marguerite Johnston Barnes Papers are comprised of the research materials Johnston gathered to write Houston, The Unknown City, published 1991 by Texas A & M Press. Included amongst these materials are oral histories, newspaper clippings, photocopies of secondary source materials, brochures, newsletters, and photographs either created, gathered, or maintained by Barnes. Dates range from 1830-1991, bulk 1920-1991.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1920 - 1991
  • 1830-1991

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

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

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Marguerite Johnston Barnes papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Note

Marguerite Johnston Barnes was born and raised in Alabama. She graduated from Birmingham Southern College. After several years as a reporter for the "Birmingham News," she became the Washington bureau chief for the "Birmingham News," the "Birmingham Age-Herald" and the "London Daily Mirror" (1945-46). In 1946 she moved to Houston. Johnston wrote a daily column in the "Houston Post" from 1947 to 1968, then, as assistant editor of the editorial page, wrote foreign affairs commentaries on Europe, Africa and Asia.

Marguerite Johnston Barnes passed away on December 13, 2005, in Houston, Texas.

Extent

16.0 Linear Feet (32 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

These papers are comprised of the research materials Johnston gathered to write "Houston, The Unknown City," published 1991 by Texas A & M Press. Included amongst these materials are oral histories, newspaper clippings, photocopies of secondary source materials, brochures, newsletters, and photographs either created, gathered, or maintained by Barnes. Dates range from 1830-1991, bulk 1920-1991.

Acquisition Information

Marguerite Johnston Barnes donated the papers in January of 1997. The papers came from her office on the Rice campus.

General note

Portions of this collection are available online at https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/37267.

General Note

Portions of this collection are available online at https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/37267.

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Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Marguerite Johnston Barnes Research Materials for Houston, The Unknown City, 1836-1946
Status
Completed
Author
Gerianne Schaad
Date
1998
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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Physical Address: 6100 Main, Houston, Texas 77005-1827
Mailing Address: MS-44, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892