Box 1
Container
Contains 11 Collections and/or Records:
Gus S. Wortham biography: “Interviews with Mr. Gus S. Wortham of American General Life Insurance Company, 1970”
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Correspondence between Gus. S. and Lyndall F. Wortham reveals their deep devotion to each other and their family. Trusts, scholarships, donations and other forms of philanthropy directed towards the Worthams' family and loved ones, colleagues and students, the city of Houston's arts and parks communities and other groups are represented here. Among the businesses...
Dates:
1864-1997
Biographical notes and sketches
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Correspondence between Gus. S. and Lyndall F. Wortham reveals their deep devotion to each other and their family. Trusts, scholarships, donations and other forms of philanthropy directed towards the Worthams' family and loved ones, colleagues and students, the city of Houston's arts and parks communities and other groups are represented here. Among the businesses...
Dates:
1864-1997
Newsclippings, 1947-1980
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Correspondence between Gus. S. and Lyndall F. Wortham reveals their deep devotion to each other and their family. Trusts, scholarships, donations and other forms of philanthropy directed towards the Worthams' family and loved ones, colleagues and students, the city of Houston's arts and parks communities and other groups are represented here. Among the businesses...
Dates:
1864-1997
Appreciation resolution, 1973
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Correspondence between Gus. S. and Lyndall F. Wortham reveals their deep devotion to each other and their family. Trusts, scholarships, donations and other forms of philanthropy directed towards the Worthams' family and loved ones, colleagues and students, the city of Houston's arts and parks communities and other groups are represented here. Among the businesses...
Dates:
1864-1997
Death claim, American General Insurance, 1926-1976
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Correspondence between Gus. S. and Lyndall F. Wortham reveals their deep devotion to each other and their family. Trusts, scholarships, donations and other forms of philanthropy directed towards the Worthams' family and loved ones, colleagues and students, the city of Houston's arts and parks communities and other groups are represented here. Among the businesses...
Dates:
1864-1997
Portrait of a Leader, correspondence, 1989-1997
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Correspondence between Gus. S. and Lyndall F. Wortham reveals their deep devotion to each other and their family. Trusts, scholarships, donations and other forms of philanthropy directed towards the Worthams' family and loved ones, colleagues and students, the city of Houston's arts and parks communities and other groups are represented here. Among the businesses...
Dates:
1864-1997
Wortham Connection, order form, 1991
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Correspondence between Gus. S. and Lyndall F. Wortham reveals their deep devotion to each other and their family. Trusts, scholarships, donations and other forms of philanthropy directed towards the Worthams' family and loved ones, colleagues and students, the city of Houston's arts and parks communities and other groups are represented here. Among the businesses...
Dates:
1864-1997
Military service: Correspondence regarding service, 1917-1920
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Correspondence between Gus. S. and Lyndall F. Wortham reveals their deep devotion to each other and their family. Trusts, scholarships, donations and other forms of philanthropy directed towards the Worthams' family and loved ones, colleagues and students, the city of Houston's arts and parks communities and other groups are represented here. Among the businesses...
Dates:
1864-1997
Military service: The Fly Paper, three 1918 issues
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Correspondence between Gus. S. and Lyndall F. Wortham reveals their deep devotion to each other and their family. Trusts, scholarships, donations and other forms of philanthropy directed towards the Worthams' family and loved ones, colleagues and students, the city of Houston's arts and parks communities and other groups are represented here. Among the businesses...
Dates:
1864-1997
Military memorabilia (1 of 2): The Soldiers’ French Phrase Book, Headquarters Hop invitation, 1919; Anniversary Dinner of the 800th Aero Repair Squadron, 1919; State National Bank checks made out to cash, 1922; newspaper fragment from
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Correspondence between Gus. S. and Lyndall F. Wortham reveals their deep devotion to each other and their family. Trusts, scholarships, donations and other forms of philanthropy directed towards the Worthams' family and loved ones, colleagues and students, the city of Houston's arts and parks communities and other groups are represented here. Among the businesses...
Dates:
1864-1997