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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

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

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

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