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Ray Watkin Strange Research Materials for "William Ward Watkin and the Rice Institute"

Collection

Identifier: MS 465

Overview This material covers the architectural career of the Ms. Strange's father, William Ward Watkin, including his private architecture practice and well as his relationship with Rice Institute as Supervising Architect, touching briefly on his personal life. The material was gathered by Ms. Strange and much of it served as research for the book: William Ward Watkin and The Rice Institute by Patrick James Nicholson (published 1991 by Gulf Pub. Co.).

Dates: 1917-1985

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

Reginald Moore Houston area community activism collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 653

Overview This collection represents the community activism efforts of Mr. Reginald Moore, which has often taken the form of researching topics as represented in newspaper accounts, requesting government records on the topics, and corresponding with officials and engaging in public testimony. Private Sector Initiatives / Home Savers initiative - church based effort which Mr. Moore either led or was just deeply involved in to get the black community out participating in assisting fellow...

Dates: 2000 - 2016

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

Reginald Moore Sugar Land Convict Leasing System research collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 636

Content Description Correspondence, reports, research notes, and photographs created and/or maintained by Mr. Reginald Moore, relating to the history of the Convict Leasing System in Sugar Land, Texas and current efforts to publicly recognize that history. The reports included in this collection are in some cases publicly available, but are difficult to access. Correspondence includes letters and emails between Mr. Moore and various public officials and other interested parties such as archaeologist Fred McGhee.

Dates: 1878-2018

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

Rene Boylesve research materials

Collection

Identifier: MS 589

Overview The material in this collection consists of papers from the files of Andre M.G. Bourgeois, Professor of Romance Languages, at Rice University, concerning the life of Rene Boylseve, with particular reference to poems, written by him to Betty Halperine During the First World War. Rene Boylesve was the pseudonym of Rene-marie-auguste Tardiveau, a French novelist noted for his social histories set in the Touraine region of west-central France. He was elected to the French Academy in 1918. (2...

Dates: 1950-1967

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

Rice Institute/Rice University Charter Trial records

Collection

Identifier: UA 275

Overview These records reflect the court proceedings of and alumni and public response to Rice Institute's Charter trial of 1964 and later appeals and judgments. The lawsuit was brought by the Rice Institute Trustees seeking to alter the Institute's original charter to allow admission of students of color and to enable the school to charge tuition. Additional changes to the charter in 1982 and 1998 relating to structure of the board of trustees and the university's legal ability to borrow money are also...

Dates: 1963 - 1998

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

Rice University 1990-1991 Charter Centennial Celebration Committee records

Collection

Identifier: UA 256

Overview The collection consists of planning materials in preparation for the 1990-91 celebration of the centennial of the charter establishing Rice Institute. The collection includes the committee’s charge from President George Rupp, records of committee and subcommittee membership, notes, memos, meeting minutes, recommendations, reports, and correspondence.

Dates: 1987 - 1990

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

Rice University 1990 G-7 Economic Summit Site Director’s Records (Sally McKeag)

Collection

Identifier: UA 143

Overview The collection consists of records related to the 1990 Economic Summit, which took place on the Rice University campus. It includes a detailed schedule as well as information about specific meeting locations and the building modifications they required. It was created by Sally McKeag during the time she served as the site director.

Dates: 1990 - 1990

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

Rice University Ad hoc and Other Committees Records

Collection

Identifier: UA 306

Overview Minutes and notes representing the work of ad hoc and other committees at Rice University.

Dates: 1946 - 1998

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

Rice University Administrative Policies collection

Collection

Identifier: UA 203

Abstract: Contains memoranda on organization, faculty, student, research, human resource, and general policies of Rice University, divided into folders by each policy section.

Dates: 1963 - 2003

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

Rice University Anne and Charles Duncan College Records

Collection

Identifier: UA 313

Abstract Anne and Charles Duncan College is the 11th and newest college at Rice University. These records include O-Week books, photographs, T-Shirts, and a calendar.

Dates: 2009 - 2019

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

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Ray Watkin Strange Research Materials for "William Ward Watkin and the Rice Institute"

Reginald Moore Houston area community activism collection

Reginald Moore Sugar Land Convict Leasing System research collection

Rene Boylesve research materials

Rice Institute/Rice University Charter Trial records

Rice University 1990-1991 Charter Centennial Celebration Committee records

Rice University 1990 G-7 Economic Summit Site Director’s Records (Sally McKeag)

Rice University Ad hoc and Other Committees Records

Rice University Administrative Policies collection

Rice University Anne and Charles Duncan College Records

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