Social life and customs
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Part of TARO subject browse terms || Use For: Manners and customs
Found in 135 Collections and/or Records:
Betsy Schreiber Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 796
Overview
The collection includes correspondence, certificates, invitations, photographs, booklets, memorabilia and realia that documents Betsy Schreiber's family from 1897 to 1996.
Dates:
1897 - 1996
Betty Fong Chinese-American family photographs
Collection
Identifier: MS 0851
Overview
The collection contains family photos of the Gor, Chow, and Fong families, with 2 pages of biographical information.
Dates:
1931 - 1976
Bringhurst-Burke Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0644
Overview
This collection offers a glimpse into early Houston through cartes de viste-photographs of mid-19th century Houstonians, letters, documents, books and diary and journal, as well as the research conducted on many early families.
Dates:
1860 - 1942
C. A. Dwyer collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0248
Abstract:
Seven items ranging in date from 1854 to 1882, consisting of six deeds and one anonymous Resolution against polygamy; the deeds primarily concern property transactions in and around San Antonio, Texas, and the Resolution was drafted for a public meeting against polygamy held February 22, 1882.
Dates:
1854 - 1882
Cal Dean Hill, Jr. and Virginia Lee Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0890
Overview
This collection mainly contains Cal Dean Hill, Jr., Virginia Lee Smith, and their son Howard Hill documenting their time at Rice University.
Dates:
1941 - 1978
Captain James A. Baker of Houston, 1857-1941 biography research materials
Collection
Identifier: MS 0609
Abstract
The collections contains extensive research files on James A. Baker and his family, including biographical, genealogical and law firm, recollections of family members and friends, correspondence and newsclips, as well as numerous photographs of family members, houses and family events. This material was gathered in 2011-2012 by Kate Kirkland in preparation for the publication of her biography of Baker, published in 2012.
Dates:
2011 - 2022
Card G. Elliott, Jr. Family collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0249
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
Carl Cunningham papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0888
Overview
The collection consists mainly of programs for which Carl Cunningham wrote commentary. The materials are in good condition, and range in date from 1965 to 2017.
Dates:
1965 - 2017
Chaille Rice Literary Society Records
Collection
Identifier: UA 202
Overview
The collection includes a notebook, a scrapbook, photos, newsclippings, minutes, policies, etc. related to the Chaille Rice Literary Society (CRLS). The CRLS was formed in 1950 and disbanded in 1968.
Dates:
1952 - 1968
Chamberlain-Cravens-Cullinan family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0594
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