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American Institute of Architects Houston (AIA Houston) oral history interview collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0603
Abstract

The collection consists of tape recorded interviews with nine people who were closely familiar with the architectural work of William Ward Watkin. The recordings are in digital mp3 format and on original microcassettes, including the recording equipment with which they were made. No transcripts currently exist for this material. (1 box and digital files)

Dates: 1980-1985

Ann Holmes Fine Arts Archive

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0546
Abstract: This collection contains news clippings, press releases, correspondence, photos, institutional records, and audio materials related to the evolution of fine arts and city planning in Houston, TX. Specific focus is given to the Alley Theater, Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Symphony, Museum of Fine Arts, architecture, and the role of the arts in the economy, politics, and society. The collection also includes biographies of various persons influential in both the local and...
Dates: 1920 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2008

Arthur E. Jones Architectural Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0535
Abstract:

The Arthur Jones Architectural Records contain information and pictures of projects Jones was involved with in his career with Houston-based Lloyd and Morgan, Lloyd, Jones, and Brewer, and Jones and Fillpot.

Dates: 1936-1989

Brochsteins Inc. corporate records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0717
Abstract

Brochsteins Inc. corporate records contains architectural drawings, images, and business records from 1935-2000.

Dates: 1935 - 2000

Cleveland Sewall house architectural drawings

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0075
Abstract: This collection consists of roughly 180 numbered drawings, including duplicates, on linen, tracing paper, and blueprints of house located at 3456 Inwood Drive (formerly 3460 Inwood Drive) in the exclusive River Oaks subdivision in Houston, Texas, and designed by Cram & Ferguson with Stayton Nunn. The house was completed in 1926. This collection includes renderings, elevations, floor plans, structural and mechanical details of the house, garage, stable and landscaping. There are also a...
Dates: 1923 - 1940; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1926

Computational Engineering Building (Duncan Hall) Construction records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0366
Abstract The Computational Engineering Building (Duncan Hall) Construction records is comprised of submittals, project manager files, material samples, specifications, and drawings from the planning and construction of Duncan Hall. Duncan Hall is the home of several math, science, and engineering departments at Rice University, including the George R. Brown school of Engineering, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics. The building was designed by British architect...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1992 - 1996; 1981 - 2002

David Minter Academic Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0215
Abstract

The papers of David Minter, Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Professor of English at Rice University until 2002, consist of handwritten notes, typescript papers, and published articles on critical theory and cultural criticism; handwritten notes, typescript papers, and published articles on writers, philosophers, and artists influential in 20th century American literature and 20th century critical theory; and articles on the literature of American minority communities.

Dates: 1868 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1999

Discover Houston Tours Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0522
Abstract

The Discover Houston Tours Records contain information about tours Lord gave around Houston, supplemental material for tour content (including newspaper clippings, brochures, and notes), general information about leading tours, and business documents of her tour company.

Dates: 1988-2013

Edward Knoblock papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0324
Abstract: Playwright, scenarist and novelist, Edward Knoblock (1874-1945) was born in New York City and educated at Harvard, but spent most of his professional life living and working in Great Britain. The Knoblock papers are comprised of correspondence received by Knoblock between the years 1904 and 1936, relating to theater in Great Britain during the early 20th century. Most of Knoblock's correspondents in this collection are well-known literary figures of the day, or prominent managers and...
Dates: 1904 - 1936

Ellington Field research collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0547
Abstract

This collection contains ten boxes of material related to the history and operation of Ellington Field, also known as Ellington Air Force Base, near Houston, Texas. The majority of the records date from 1917-2007, and include historical research materials, photographs, books, microfilm, postcards, and memorabilia. The foundation of the collection was material assembled by historian Kathryn Black Morrow for the publication of a history of Ellington Field.

Dates: 1917-2009

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Lorenz, Konrad, 1903-1989 2
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Moore, Henry, 1898-1986 2
Muller, H. J. (Hermann Joseph), 1890-1967 2
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Bernac, Pierre 1
Bisett and Dixon Photographers. 1
Brewer, Benjamin E., Jr. 1
Briscoe, Birdsall P., 1876-1971 1
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 1
Brochsteins, Inc. (1935-) 1
Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974 1
Caldwell, Erskine 1
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Carneiro, Paulo E. de Berredo, 1901- 1
Chanlaire, Richard 1
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Isles. 1
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Cooper , Keith 1
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Dobzhansky, Theodosius, 1900-1975 1
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Dorsey, Paul 1
Dreiser, Theodore 1
D’Aranyi, Jelly 1
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 1
Elmhirst, Dorothy 1
Fillpot, Robert G. 1
Fisk, David 1
Fogg, Mabel Cary 1
Foto Art Studios. 1
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Gielgud, John , 1904-2000 1
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Goldschmidt, Richard, 1878-1958 1
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Goyen, William 1
Greene, Waldo 1
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Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919 1
Haldane, J. B. S. (John Burdon Sanderson), 1892-1964 1
Hammersley, Violet 1
Harper Leiper Studios. 1
Havel, Jacques 1
Hawkes, Jacquetta, 1910-1996 1
Hawtrey, Charles, 1858-1923 1
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Holmes, Ann, 1922-2009 1
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Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch), 1880-1955 1
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Lamont, Corliss, 1902-1995 1
Lawless and Son, Photographers. 1
Laws, Jack F. 1
Leakey, L. S. B. (Louis Seymour Bazett), 1903-1972 1
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