Universities and colleges
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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Found in 449 Collections and/or Records:
Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0090
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
Paul Hurshel Sanders athletic memorabilia collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0614
Abstract
This collection contains track memorabilia of Paul Hurshel Sanders. Included are several medals, trophies, track shoes, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1935-1940
Pender Turnbull papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0437
Overview
The collection consists of personal correspondence, food and drink recipes of Pender Turnbull, Rice Institute graduate and librarian. Photographs of the Rice campus, buildings, faculty, and student activities are also included.
Dates:
1913-1983
Phi Beta Kappa Alumni of Greater Houston Records
Collection
Identifier: UA 075
Abstract:
General correspondence, notices, registers, news clippings, minutes, tax reports, financial statements, membership lists, and program and event information, ranging in date from 1969-2000 document the official business of the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Houston. Subjects include the chapter's founding, general membership information such as member rosters, meeting and fundraising information, scholarship application forms, correspondence with high school counselors, and winning...
Dates:
1969 - 2000
Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Chapter (Rice University) records
Collection
Identifier: UA 0108
Abstract
The Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Rice was established in 1929. This record group contains the history of the Beta Chapter from its inception up until 2008, as documented by correspondence, minutes, journals, financial records, and printed materials.
Dates:
1927 - 2008
President E. O. Lovett - Personal Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0060
Abstract:
The personal papers of Edgar Odell Lovett, first President of Rice Institute, span almost his entire life. The collection has material about his education at UVA and in Europe, his career at Princeton, his hiring by the Board of Trustees of the Rice Institute, and extensive personal correspondence with friends and societies he was involved with throughout his life. The collection also includes reprints of articles and speeches written by Lovett throughout his life.
Dates:
Bulk, 1908-1946 1871-1957; Majority of material found within 1908 - 1946
Ray Watkin Strange Research Materials for "William Ward Watkin and the Rice Institute"
Collection
Identifier: MS 0465
Overview
This material covers the architectural career of the Ms. Strange's father, William Ward Watkin, including his private architecture practice and well as his relationship with Rice Institute as Supervising Architect, touching briefly on his personal life. The material was gathered by Ms. Strange and much of it served as research for the book: William Ward Watkin and The Rice Institute by Patrick James Nicholson (published 1991 by Gulf Pub. Co.).
Dates:
1917-1985
Raymond Brochstein Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0258
Overview
The collection consists of a variety of materials relating to Raymond Brochstein’s philanthropic gifts and service to Rice University, as well as a certificate of recognition in his career as an architect.
Dates:
1996 - 2014
Red Bale / Percy Arthur Rice Institute football memorabilia collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 0224
Overview
This collection consists of Rice Institute football scrapbooks, correspondence, team photographs, and sports memorabilia.
Dates:
1925 - 2008
Reginald Dufour Academic papers
Collection
Identifier: UA 0401
Overview
The collection consists of slides used by Dr. Dufour, including published series by NASA, various observatories, and commercial publishers, along with Dufour's slides.
Dates:
1979 - 1994