Clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 193 Collections and/or Records:
1992 Republican National Convention, Houston Host Committee records
Collection
Identifier: MS 562
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the official guide and calendar, the Houston Chronicle special convention edition, and numerous give-aways and souvenirs.
Dates:
1992
Alan Dugald McKillop papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0269
Overview
Professional papers, manuscript notes and personal correspondence of Alan Dugald McKillop, Professor of English, Rice University. Included in the collection are: James Thomson letters (photocopies); Samuel Richardson letters (photocopies); Aaron Hill letters; typescripts of articles; reviews of McKillop's books; reviews by McKillop; offprints by McKillop, offprints of other authors (most autographed).
Dates:
1921 - 1972
American Association of University Professors: Rice University Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: UA 0096
Abstract:
The American Association of University Professors: Rice University chapter collection consists of folders containing meeting minutes, correspondence, membership rosters, newsletters and other documents representing the regular business of the Rice University chapter. Specific issues covered in the collection are academic freedom and freedom of the press at Rice University.
Dates:
1944 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2004
American Defense Group records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0353
Overview
This collection contains correspondence, memos, organizational and reading lists, and budget information regarding an organization called the American Defense Group. The Group consisted largely of professors from three California institutions who were interested in assisting the American war effort by reading foreign-language domestic publications and reporting editorial comments to U.S. Naval Intelligence.
Dates:
1941 - 1944
Anderson-Greenwood Family History records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0534
Overview
Benjamin and Mary Greenwood Anderson of Houston, Texas, were experienced genealogists and traveled extensively to collect their family history records, as well as on numerous collateral lines. Family connections reached into the East Coast, Northeast, Midwest, South, and into Europe. Benjamin Anderson founded Anderson-Greenwood and Co. in 1945, intending the company to design and manufacture aircraft. After the Korean War, the firm switched to valve design and developed the first line of...
Dates:
1850-2004
Andrew Forest Muir papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0017
Abstract:
This material includes correspondence, research and genealogical notes which reflect the interests of historian and Rice University professor Andrew Forest Muir. They relate to 19th century Texas and Houston history; free African Americans in Texas pre-Civil War; the life and death of William Marsh Rice; the growth of the Catholic, Anglican, and Episcopal Churches in the 19th century via missionary work in Texas and Hawaii; and Hawaiian history, specifically clergymen in Hawaii. These research...
Dates:
ca. 1916-1969
Andy A. Barentine oil exploration photographs
Collection
Identifier: MS 0077
Overview
Photographs of oil exploration in Texas and Louisiana, 1930s-1950s, taken by Shell Oil employee Andy A. Barentine.
Dates:
1927-1977
Ann Fears Crawford papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0205
Abstract:
The Ann Fears Crawford papers consist mainly of research materials and drafts for three different manuscripts on Texas politicians: the Governors Ferguson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Frankie Carter Randolph.
Dates:
1879 - 1999
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
Ann Holmes personal papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0173
Abstract
Ann Holmes personal papers encompass materials outside the scope of her research on her book for Houston's cultural arts. Included are materials from her everyday life--correspondence, awards and honors, social activities, and copies of her articles, columns and reviews.
Dates:
1944 - 2008