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Holmes McNeely Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 068

Abstract: Papers of Holmes McNeely, director of the Rice [University] Owl Band 1951-67, with material including brochures, news clippings, photographs, slides, CDs of Rice Owl Band and Jefferson Davis High School Band concerts under McNeely’s direction, bound volumes of band music, and Rice Owl Band uniforms.

Dates: 1948 - 1968

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

Houston Book Clubs research materials

Collection

Identifier: MS 521

Abstract: The Houston Book Clubs Research Materials consist of material from 1993-2007, including interviews, surveys, emails, reports, essays, lists, and correspondence between Elizabeth Long and members of the literary community. The files were compiled by Elizabeth Long during her study of the role of women's reading groups for her 2003 book "Book Clubs: Women and the Uses of Reading in Everyday Life" (University of Chicago Press).

Dates: 1993 - 2007

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

Houston Hadassah collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 775

Overview This collection consists of two boxes of membership directories from 1955 to 1965 and 1993 to 2002 and two scrapbooks that span the years 1970 to 1976 and one scrapbook from 1981 to 1983 that include newsletters, event invitations, news clippings, marketing material, photographs, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1955 - 2002

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

Houston Hillel Scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: MS 732

Overview The collection consists of scrapbooks documenting the events and programs of Houston Hillel from 1975-2008, featuring photographs, event flyers, calendar, newsletters, news clippings, invitations, and other ephemera.

Dates: 1975 - 2008

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

Hutcheson and allied families papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 496

Overview The Hutcheson and allied families papers consist of letters, photographs, printed matter, genealogy records, and personal family materials. The bulk includes correspondence between family members dating to the 1840s and continuing into the 1990s. The genealogy of the Hutcheson family is very detailed and there is much family history on collateral lines. The Hutcheson family includes prominent Houston, Texas attorneys, judges, and statesmen. Allied families such as the Weeden, Pye, Carrington,...

Dates: 1836-2007; bulk 1920-1949; Majority of material found within

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

Illuminated Sacred Music Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 510

Abstract: Thirteen individual leaves of rare 15th and 16th century original music manuscripts depicting portions Catholic masses and prayers in Latin, hand drawn and beautifully illustrated with brilliant tempera paints on large vellum sheets. A podcast by Rice University features this material online: "Sing the Glory: an illuminated manuscript of adoration", available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDW5Op5Iwjs. The materials are available online at https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/13014.

Dates: 15th-16th century

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

International Association of Administrative Professionals, Houston Chapter records

Collection

Identifier: MS 207

Overview The collection contains administrative records of the Houston Chapter of the IAAP from its founding in 1948 through 2003. Committee reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and newsclippings pertain to the chapter's activities.

Dates: 1948 - 2003

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

Isaacs/Hofeller Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 903

Overview The collection consists of one box containing correspondence; books; event materials, including dance programs and wedding invitations; bulletins; newsletters and news clippings; a photograph; and a VHS cassette featuring an interview with 104 year old Lorraine Isaacs Hofeller regarding the 1900 Galveston storm. Materials in the collection range from 1919 to 2002.

Dates: 1919 - 2002

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

J. Russell Wait Port of Houston papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 346

Overview Business and personal records of J. Russell Wait, Director of the Port of Houston from 1930-1947, offering a comprehensive history of the Port of Houston's construction, facilities, finances, clients and operations from 1931-1962. During this time, the Port of Houston grew from the nation's twelfth largest port to its third largest. Materials also relate to the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District, Houston Ship Channel maps, and scrapbooks on WWII and Japan.

Dates: 1927 - 1964

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

Jack McCaine NASA papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 045

Abstract: Photographs, correspondence, maps, charts, and memorabilia collected by McCaine while employed at Project Manager for the Army Corps of Engineers during the construction of the Manned Space Center (Johnson Space Center), 1962-1964 and while working with NASA, 1964-1979.

Dates: 1963 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1964 - 1979

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

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Holmes McNeely Papers

Houston Book Clubs research materials

Houston Hadassah collection

Houston Hillel Scrapbooks

Hutcheson and allied families papers

Illuminated Sacred Music Manuscript Collection

International Association of Administrative Professionals, Houston Chapter records

Isaacs/Hofeller Family Papers

J. Russell Wait Port of Houston papers

Jack McCaine NASA papers

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