Box 5
Container
Contains 1 Collection or Record:
Family materials
File — Box: 5, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, photographs, family trees, vital records and other genealogical material related to the Watkin family of Houston, TX (1910s-current) and of Pennsylvania. William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) was the first Supervising Architect of Rice Institute and the first chair of the Dept. of Architecture at Rice Institute. His daughter, Ray Watkin Strange, is a Rice graduate and significant supporter of Rice University and the Fondren Library.
Dates:
1899-1999