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Gulf Oil Research and Development Company Records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0582

Overview The collection consists of material representing the work of Abraham J. Teplitz, research scientist-engineer at Gulf Oil Research and Development Company, from 1926 through 1966. It includes technical reports either authored or jointly authored by Teplitz, a specialist in the technology of oil well drilling. Also included are two notebooks related to patents and a folder of memorabilia and one of photographs.

Dates: 1926-1966

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Gus S. Wortham family and business records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0514

Abstract: Correspondence, financial records, awards, memorials and photographs documenting the family and business life of Gus S. Wortham. Wortham was a pioneer in the insurance industry in Texas , founding the American General Life Insurance Company, one of the first multi-line insurance firms, in 1926. Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham were very generous philanthropists in Houston, supporting the arts in many ways.

Dates: 1864-1997

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Hannah Holliday Stewart Sculpture Records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0747

Overview The collection documents the career of the sculptor, artist and teacher Hannah Holliday Stewart through preliminary records, drawings, photographs and slides, and realia.

Dates: 1960 - 2006

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Hannah Juanita Rembert Rice Institute Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 1011

Overview One folder containing news clippings, photographs, graduation program and invitation, a senior banquet program, an acceptance letter, and a summary of student expenses documents some of Hannah Rembert's time at Rice Institute from 1936 to 1938.

Dates: 1936 - 1938

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Harris Masterson, III papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0470

Overview The Harris Masterson III papers concentrate mainly on Masterson's business and philanthropic interests. Dates range from 1892- 1980, bulk 1950-1979, and formats include correspondence, photographs, business and legal documents. Personal and family data are also chronicled. Highlights include Masterson's collecting interest in Texana and construction information on the Masterson house, Rienzi.

Dates: 1892-1980, bulk 1950s-1970s

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Harris Masterson, Jr. Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0469

Overview These papers cover Houston born chaplain and educator Harris Masterson, Jr.'s life from his schooling through his career with the YMCA. Highlights include correspondence with family members, photographs, school materials and his career.

Dates: 1894-1920

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Helen Wong Hom World War II Chinese American scrapbook and printed materials

Collection

Identifier: MS 0641

Overview This collection includes a scrapbook created by Helen Wong Hom during her time in San Antonio during World War II, associated with the FAB-100 officers and friends. Helen Wong Hom appears to have been associated with the first group of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Bureau's group of 100 Chinese officers who later became known as the FAB-100. Many of these officers served as interpreters, translators, and trained others in aviation and radio mechanics.

Dates: 1944 - 1947

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Herbert Allen business and personal papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0519

Overview The Herbert Allen papers include personal holdings, including biographical information, honors and awards, and personal correspondence. In addition papers dealing with his professional activities and patents are included, as are those dealing with his involvement with Rice University. Allen was an inventor and mechanical engineer who graduated from Rice Institute in 1929 where he later served on the Board of Governors and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Dates: 1938 - 2014

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Herman and Margarett Root Brown Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0697

Overview The collection consists of a range of keepsakes memorializing the lives of Herman and Margarett Root Brown and their family. The oldest in time are the high school senior class yearbook of Herman Brown and a framed loan document bearing his signature. There are many photographs, both formal portraits and small snapshots as well as intermediate size pictures. Among the people featured in addition to Herman, Margarett, and their children are the mother and sisters of Herman and George Brown,...

Dates: 1890 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1965

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Hertz Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 968

Overview Three boxes of photographs, programs, flyers, correspondence, service packets, t-shirts, and newspaper clippings from Congregation Emanu El, Interfaith Charities, the Jewish-Herald Voice, West Houston B'nai B'rith, JCC West Houston, Greene Family Camp, and NFTY document some activities members of the Hertz family were involved in from from 1966-2011.

Dates: 1966 - 2011

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

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Gulf Oil Research and Development Company Records

Gus S. Wortham family and business records

Hannah Holliday Stewart Sculpture Records

Hannah Juanita Rembert Rice Institute Papers

Harris Masterson, III papers

Harris Masterson, Jr. Papers

Helen Wong Hom World War II Chinese American scrapbook and printed materials

Herbert Allen business and personal papers

Herman and Margarett Root Brown Family Papers

Hertz Family Papers

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