photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Scope Note: UF: Photographic film
Found in 335 Collections and/or Records:
Niels Esperson Building photo album
Collection
Identifier: MS 1030
Overview
The collection consists of a photo album containing 45 black and white photos of the interior and exterior of the Niels Esperson Building in Houston, Texas, ca. 1927.
Dates:
circa 1927
Norman Hurd Ricker Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 398
Abstract:
The Ricker Papers include the notes and papers related to physicist Norman Hurd Ricker's work in industrial research and in his academic career. The 25 boxes contain Ricker's autobiography, published papers, photographs depicting his experience at Rice University and many of his field expeditions, as well as notes, calculations, and graphs in various media, used in his research and writing.
Dates:
1916-1978
O. Jack Mitchell architecture papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 439
Overview
This collection contains the personal and academic papers of Houston architect O. Jack Mitchell. Included in the collection are Mitchell’s consulting projects, Houston organizations projects, numerous slides of cities around the world, film reels of lectures, and various other architectural materials.
Dates:
1960-1992
Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen letters to Madeleine Forte
Collection
Identifier: MS 576
Overview
The letters of Oliver Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen to Madeleine Forte date from 1978-2001 and give detailed commentary on Olivier Messiaen's life and works as well as the interpretation of his works for piano.
Dates:
1978-2001
Oveta Culp Hobby papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 459
Overview
The Oveta Culp Hobby Papers detail the public life of Hobby, a Houston-based business, media, military, and political leader during the 1940s-1980s. Mrs. Hobby was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps, chairman of the board of the Houston Post, and wife to Texas Lt. Gov. and later Governor, William P. Hobby. This collection consists of correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, speeches, photographs,...
Dates:
1817 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1985
Pallas Athene Literary Society records
Collection
Identifier: UA 212
Overview
The Pallas Athene Literary Society (PALS) was formed in 1919 when the Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society (EBLS) split and was an active organization at Rice until 1966 when it disbanded. The records consist of a ledger book containing minutes of the society’s meetings (September 23, 1924 – May 14, 1929), newspaper clippings pertaining to various members and alumnae, and several programs and pamphlets of the society’s activities.
Dates:
1919 - 1968
Papers of Jefferson Davis documents and reference collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 638
Overview
This collection includes the wealth of documentation identified from across the United States and beyond and assembled for the purpose of the publication of the Papers of Jefferson Davis, a 14-volume set, funded by the NHPRC, and other activities and persons, beginning in the 1960s and running through 2015. Many of the speeches and letters published in the edition, either in full or summarized, are present in this collection as photocopies or on microfilm. Not every document featured in the...
Dates:
1815-2015, bulk 1850-1880; Majority of material found within 1850 - 1880
Patrick James Nicholson research for Mr. Jim: The Biography of James Smither Abercrombie
Collection
Identifier: MS 391
Overview
This collection is composed of research materials and manuscripts of Patrick J. Nicholson for his book Mr. Jim: The Biography of James Smither Abercrombie. Included are photocopies of various articles about J.S. Abercrombie, correspondence concerning Nicholson’s research, notes, and typed copies of the manuscript.
Dates:
1846 - 1982
Paul Cooper papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 463
Overview
Paul Cooper’s papers document his professional career as a composer, music critic, author and teacher, at Rice University, University of Michigan, and University of Cincinnati. Formats include correspondence, compositions (scores), course notes and outlines, photographs, notes, performance, programs, and sound recordings; dates range from 1943-1995.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1943-1995
Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 090
Abstract:
The collection includes the archive from Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik’s ecological research in the Big Thicket National Preserve; academic and university affairs regarding Rice University and the Ecology and Environmental Biology Department, as well as student and faculty records; Paul Harcombe’s personal documents, including his correspondence and his personal notebooks; publications, including articles from the journals of Ecology and Ecological Monographs, the Ecological Society of America...
Dates:
1969 - 2007