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William B. Tragsdorf, Sr. Panama Canal Zone photographs and scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MS 067

Overview This collection consists of photographs and printed materials concerning the Panama Canal and the Isthmus of Panama, collected by William E. Tragsdorf, an early U.S. civil service employee stationed at the Isthmus of Panama. Dates of materials range from 1905-1934, bulk 1905-1906.

Dates: 1905-1934; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1906

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

William “Bill” Camfield papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 495

Overview The papers of art historian William Camfield include correspondence concerning Rice University Cullinan Visiting Professors, gift of Mrs. George R. Brown for sculpture for Rice University Campus, photographs and slides, newspaper clippings and brochures of Rice exhibits and sculpture. Also included is material concerning the Rice Institute for the Arts. There are also tapes of lectures by Robert Irwin, Cullinan Lecturer.

Dates: 1925-1997; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1990

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

William H. Masterson papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 613

Abstract The collection contains one series of Masterson's academic papers and one series related to his wife, Orvetta Masterson. Correspondence, newsclips, photographs, certificates, Rice-related brochures and information on the Masterson Fund are included.

Dates: 1940s-1980s

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

William M. McVey Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 026

Abstract: The papers of sculptor William M. McVey include newsclippings, correspondence, photographs related to sculptures of McVey’s, and a scrapbook with photos and mementos of his student years at the Rice Institute.

Dates: 1922 - 1976

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

William Martin Academic Career Papers

Collection

Identifier: UA 120

Abstract Collection contains the writings and publications of Dr. Martin’s distinguished career dealing with religion, drug policy, religious fundamentalism and its effect on popular culture/politics, Texas churches, and life as a cancer survivor.

Dates: 1960-1999

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

William Martin Religious Right research collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 537

Overview This collection consists of research materials compiled by William Martin, Rice University professor of sociology, during the course of his research on the Christian religious right in the United States, as well as fundamentalists, fundamentalist education, evangelists such as Billy Graham, and other aspects of conservative Christian organizations. The materials consists of correspondence, notes, videos, transcriptions of video interviews, pamphlets, and books.

Dates: 1975 - 2000

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

William V. Ballew, Jr. papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 254

Abstract: The collection consists of William V. Ballew, Jr.'s workpapers, correspondence, minutes, and news clippings relating to the Houston-Harris County Economic Opportunity Organization. William V. Ballew, Jr., a Houston attorney, served as Chairman, Board of Trustees, Houston-Harris County Economic Opportunities Committee, an organization that initiated welfare programs as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty.

Dates: 1965 - 1968

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

William Watson papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 385

Overview This collection contains the correspondence, manuscript verse, and proofs of poems of the poet Sir William Watson. Correspondents include R. Ellis Roberts, Clarence Winchester (of the Amalgamated Press), and T.N. Green-Armytage.

Dates: 1892-1935

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

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

World War I Ellington Field Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MS 698

Overview Scrapbook contains images of aviation training at Ellington Field, a bombing and gunnery school located about 15 miles from Houston. The photographs show a wide range of camp life and training. They include individual officers in uniforms with a variety of aviation insignia, individuals in leather flight jackets and helmets, Curtis Jenny airplanes on the ground and in flight, pilots flying aircraft, and many bird's-eye views of the field and the surrounding area, particularly of Houston....

Dates: 1918

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

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William B. Tragsdorf, Sr. Panama Canal Zone photographs and scrapbook

William “Bill” Camfield papers

William H. Masterson papers

William M. McVey Papers

William Martin Academic Career Papers

William Martin Religious Right research collection

William V. Ballew, Jr. papers

William Watson papers

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

World War I Ellington Field Scrapbook

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