Rice University
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Rice University Black Student Association records
Collection
Identifier: UA 0370
Overview
This collection consists of correspondence, minutes, and memorabilia created by the Black Students' Union and the Black Student Association.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1972 - 2016
Rice University News and Media Relations; Board, Administration and Faculty Photo and Research files
Collection
Identifier: UA 0187
Overview
Rice University News and Media Relations has also been known in the past as News and Publications. This office creates and manages news releases on behalf of the university. The photo and biographical files in this collection were created and manitained by that office for use in such news releases.
Dates:
circa 1930-2000
Rice University Thresher student newspaper editor (Brady Tyson) papers
Collection
Identifier: UA 0030
Abstract
The collection consists of 1948 and 1949 correspondence with Brady Tyson, editor of the Rice Thresher; his editorials favoring admission of qualified African Americans to Rice Institute; and newspaper reports on the Tyson material and public response to it. The content ends with President Huston’s letter to the editor of the Thresher, pointing out that Rice was chartered for white students only.
Dates:
1948 - 1949