diaries
Subject
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Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Card G. Elliott, Jr. Family collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 249
Abstract
Letters, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks belonging to various members of the Elliott family, dating from 1830-1951. The majority of the collection's letters are from the early 20th-century, though some date from the U.S. Civil War (describing life in Mississippi). Other materials describe farm life in Kansas, railroad business, attendance at Rice Institute, and the family life of the Elliotts.
Dates:
1830 - 1951
Carey Croneis personal papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 402
Overview
The Carey Croneis Personal Papers chronicle Dr. Croneis' professional career as a geologist, educator, and administrator in various academic settings including Rice University, in museums, and in civic and personal interests. The collection totals 18 Hollinger boxes and includes correspondence, speeches, photos, plans, clippings, and printed matter.
Dates:
1929-1971
Chamberlain-Cravens-Cullinan family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 594
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, personal records, genealogy books, memorabilia, audio and visual materials, and ephemera collected by Nancy Cravens Chamberlain and representing the lives of her grandfather, Joseph Stephen Cullinan; her parents, Mary Cullinan and James R. Cravens; and herself and her siblings.
Dates:
1900 - 2010
Charles D. Stuart Journal
Collection
Identifier: MS 336
Abstract:
This collection consists of a journal kept by Charles Stuart during his travels through northwestern Virginia, near the Ohio River, in 1832. The journal contains many philosophical and religious passages, as well as poetry.
Dates:
1832
Colonel Cyrus Burnet Smith U.S. Civil War papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 411
Abstract:
Dr. Cyrus Smith served as a surgeon in the U.S. Civil War. His papers include his diary, military passes, induction and discharge papers, correspondence, photographs, hospital reports, bills of lading relating to the cotton trade in 1850's and Smith's thesis from Medical School.
Dates:
1856-1958
Dick Hedges World War II Memorabilia Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 422
Overview
This collection consists of books, magazines, newspapers, clippings, photographs, photograph albums, maps, town plans, reports, writings and memorabilia, which were collected by Dick Hedges while he was serving with the U. S. Army in Europe in World War II.
Dates:
1944-46
Donald Levin papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 046
Abstract:
This collection contains papers, articles, theses and "An Unorthodox Diary", which includes his perspective on the controversy over the brief presidency of Bill Masterson at Rice University, 1969, among many other topics. Also included in the collection are files regarding Classics courses taught by Dr. Levin at several universities as well as research notes on Classics subjects.
Dates:
1947 - 1991
Edwin N. Lunn World War I diary
Collection
Identifier: MS 283
Abstract:
Edwin N. Lunn graduated from Rice University in 1920. His diary was written between January 1918 and May 1919, and consists mostly of Lunn's personal feelings and accounts of experiences he had while attending Rice University.
Dates:
1918 - 1919
Elizabeth Craw diary
Collection
Identifier: MS 386
Abstract:
The collection consists of the personal diary of Elizabeth Craw (1819-ca.1909), which records her journey from Ohio to see her soldier fiancé in Texas, and her experiences there. Craw’s fiancé fought and died at the Battle of the Alamo.
Dates:
1833-1841
Frankie Carter Randolph papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 372
Overview
The papers of Frankie Carter Randolph (1894-1972), longtime leader of Texas liberal Democrats, include correspondence, documents, newsclippings, photographs, oral history interviews and other materials that chronicle her political activism in Texas during the 1950s and 1960s. Issues include the Poll Tax, labor law, African Americans, and social programs.
Dates:
1913 - 1983