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The New York Deli and Coffee Shop Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 875

Overview The New York Deli and Coffee Shop collection preserves a glimpse of the titular influential local community nexus. The kosher bagel shop has been passed down through three generations of Kornhaber family and has made its mark on the local populace with its friendly atmosphere and commitment to community service.

Dates: 2002 - 2005

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

United Orthodox Synagogues records

Collection

Identifier: MS 712

Overview This collection is made up of eight boxes containing books, bulletins, correspondence, event materials, financial records, flyers, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, plaques, programs, scrapbooks, videos, and yearbooks from United Orthodox Synagogues spanning from 1935 to 2023.

Dates: 1935 - 2023

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

Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interview collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 647

Overview This is a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation, featuring audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Vietnamese Americans living in and near Houston, Texas. These interviews are online at https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/79696.

Dates: 2011

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

Vince Bell collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 674

Overview This collection contains news clippings, fliers, journals, photographs, business records, audio, and other items chronicling the musical history of Vince Bell.

Dates: 1960s-2016

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

Walter Benona Sharp and Estelle Boughton Sharp Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 271

Overview Correspondence, scrapbooks, business papers, ledgers, tributes and memorials, audiotapes of oral history interviews, clippings, photos, and other papers of Sharp and his wife, Estelle (Boughton) Sharp, active in Houston, Tex., civic and philanthropic affairs. Topics include oil industry, lives of the Sharp family, Howard Hughes family, growth of Houston, Spindletop Oil Field, founding of the Texas Company and Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, and establishment of United Charities.

Dates: 1868 - 1978

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

Walter Spinks collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 825

Overview This collection consists of fliers, posters, photographs, and audio collected or created by Walter Spinks.

Dates: 1970 - 2017

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

Walter W. and Ella F. Fondren Papers, 1838-1973

Collection

Identifier: MS 390

Overview The Fondren Papers provide a record of the Fondren family's acquisition and dispersal of money in Houston and across Texas during the first three-quarters of this century and offers additional information on the financial workings of several well-known institutions and corporations. Formats include correspondence and financial documents.

Dates: 1838-1973

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

Weber-Staub-Briscoe architectural ironwork collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 586

Overview This collection includes pattern boards (design molds) and metal castings of architectural details such as stair rails, fencing, and other metalwork ornaments manufactured by Weber Iron & Wire Company from the 1930's to the 1990's. Some were designed by architects John F. Staub and Birdsall P. Briscoe. The collection also includes photographs, architectural drawings, reference books, and tools used in the manufacturing process, along with invoices from the company from 1933 to 1987.

Dates: 1909 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1990

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

Wheatfield and St. Elmo's Fire collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 645

Overview This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, schedules, and other items chronicling the musical history of Wheatfield and St. Elmo's Fire.

Dates: 1970-2014

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

William Lukes Collection of Houston Photographic Research Materials

Collection

Identifier: MS 531

Overview The collection consists of photographic research materials on Houston, TX, Rice University, and various urban scenes, architectural details, and photographic techniques. It was created by William Lukes in collaboration with Paul Hester during the years 1969 through 1974, when Lukes was an architectural student at Rice University.

Dates: 1969-1974

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

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The New York Deli and Coffee Shop Collection

United Orthodox Synagogues records

Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interview collection

Vince Bell collection

Walter Benona Sharp and Estelle Boughton Sharp Collection

Walter Spinks collection

Walter W. and Ella F. Fondren Papers, 1838-1973

Weber-Staub-Briscoe architectural ironwork collection

Wheatfield and St. Elmo's Fire collection

William Lukes Collection of Houston Photographic Research Materials

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