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Box 9

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Paul Timpson to Mrs. WBS re gift to Rice Institute, 1931

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Walter Benona Sharp helped usher in the oil boom in Texas, while his wife Estelle Boughton Sharp used her wealth and talents throughout her long life for a variety of social and charitable projects. A record of their lives, their times, and the people who surrounded them may be found in the Sharp Collection. Although of only moderate size--six linear feet of shelf space, a four inch deep oversized drawer, and twelve and one-half hours of oral interviews--this collection holds much of value for...
Dates: 1931