Books
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
Debbie Bootin Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0951
Overview
Three boxes containing newspaper articles, Congregation Beth Yeshurun journals, Texas Jewish Historical Society Membership Directories, Robert M. Beren Academy anniversary journals, Holocaust Museum Houston journals, brochures, and memorabilia document some activities that Dr. Debra Bootin was involved in from 1995 to 2017.
Dates:
1995 - 2017
Dr. Bill Wilson Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 0449
Overview
This collection consists of four boxes containing books, media, and photographs documenting college history, student productions, and event from 1979 to 2008.
Dates:
1979 - 2008
Ellington Field research collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0547
Overview
This collection contains ten boxes of material related to the history and operation of Ellington Field, also known as Ellington Air Force Base, near Houston, Texas. The majority of the records date from 1917-2007, and include historical research materials, photographs, books, microfilm, postcards, and memorabilia. The foundation of the collection was material assembled by historian Kathryn Black Morrow for the publication of a history of Ellington Field.
Dates:
1917-2009
Frank Briggs Mohole Project Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0401
Abstract:
This collection contains plans for and information about Project Mohole, a cooperative effort between the United States government and the scientific community to drill a hole through the outer crust of the earth to what is called the “Mohorovicic Discontinuity” or Moho, the boundary between the Earth's crust and the mantle. Also included in this collection are magazine and news articles, correspondence, designs, and other information about the project. Also, Frank Brigg’s unpublished...
Dates:
1962-1966
Gilbert Morris Cuthbertson Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: UA 426
Content Description
This donation from the estate of Rice University Prof. Gilbert Cuthbertson contains circa 10,000 books / bound volumes; circa 2,000 photographs; circa 15 audiorecordings; circa 41 cartons of manuscript materials. Subject areas include Texas and Central American history, Rice University history, political science, and more.
Dates:
1500 - 2019
Happy Katz Adath Israel Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 889
Overview
This collection is made up of one box containing legal and financial documents of incorporation for the Adath Israel Congregation and miscellaneous materials from the Adath Israel Congregation, spanning from 1905-1966.
Dates:
1905 - 1966
Jeanmarie Amend Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 0410
Overview
The Jeanmarie Amend collection is a snapshot of the life of a student at Rice in the early 1980s. A prolific writer (both professionally and personally), Jeanmarie recorded several journals detailing her time at Rice. In addition to her school papers, the collection contains schoolbooks, news clippings, correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia--each contributing the the vibrant picture of Jeanmarie’s university days.
Dates:
1977 - 1982
Jewish Herald-Voice Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0781
Overview
This collection contains issues of the Jewish Herald-Voice, as well as related correspondence, newsprint and articles, photographs, and a Directory of Jewish Organizations showcasing different aspects of the Jewish community and smaller groups that make it up. "Representing the great and powerful diversity of [the Houston and Texas Gulf Coast Jewish communities,] the Herald unites many thoughts in its weekly pages" (Newspaper owners Samuels and Levy).
Dates:
1928 - 2008
John Bryant economics papers
Collection
Identifier: UA 0422
Overview
The John Bryant economics papers provide a sneak peek into the inner workings of the economics classroom at Rice University. Ranging from introductory classes to high-level graduate theory, Bryant’s class notes cover a number of topics.
Dates:
2013 - 2016
Joyce Gilbert papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 805
Overview
One box containing certificates, correspondence, a travel journal, photographs, a magazine article, event materials, and a Soviet Jewry nameplate documents Joyce Gilbert's activities in the Houston Jewish community and her work to assist Russian Jewry from 1975 to 2018.
Dates:
1975 - 2018