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Woman's Building of Houston - Milford House papers, 1894-1976

Collection

Identifier: MS 388

Overview The collection consists of the membership documents, organizational documents and memorabilia of the Woman's Building of Houston, an organization founded in 1925 that was devoted to the creation of a building that would serve as a cultural and social center for Houston women. After over twenty-five turbulent years of fundraising and patience, the organization saw success when Milford House officially opened in 1953.

Dates: 1894-1976

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

Women of Rice interviews and exhibition records

Collection

Identifier: UA 322

Overview Correspondence, interview transcripts and materials related to Dr. Linda Driskill's Rice Women's Conference in 1999. The 2012-2013 interviews were conducted by students in two classes of the Introduction to the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, one under Dr. Lora Wildenthal and the other under Dr. Abigail Rosas, in preparation for the 2014 exhibition and symposium at Fondren Library.

Dates: 1988 - 2014; Majority of material found within 2012 - 2014

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

Wylie Vale architecture collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 625

Overview Architectural drawings and related records for residential architecture projects by Wylie Vale, Jr.

Dates: 1950 - 1951

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

Yellen Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 838

Overview The Yellen Family papers are comprised of photographs and memorabilia related to Milton Yellen’s time practicing dentistry in New Guinea for the army during World War II, and photographs and newsclippings of his wife Florence Kless Yellen throughout her life. The collection also contains religious and army certificates, publications, and correspondence depicting the Yellen family’s connections to the Jewish community.

Dates: 1935 - 1998

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

YWCA at Rice Institute records

Collection

Identifier: UA 029

Scope and Contents These early records of the Y.W.C.A. at Rice Institute include minutes of meetings, annual reports, newspaper clippings, and play programs.

Dates: 1912 - 1939

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

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Woman's Building of Houston - Milford House papers, 1894-1976

Women of Rice interviews and exhibition records

Wylie Vale architecture collection

Yellen Family Papers

YWCA at Rice Institute records

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