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Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
Indentured servant contract between the Duke of Chandos and one George Harvey
The holding consists of an Indentured Servant Contract between the Duke of Chandos and one George Harvey, a parchment document, approximately 23 x 29 inches in size, in English and dated 1761, setting forth the terms of the indenture.
J.D. Sandefer, Jr. tribute
This collection contains a bound volume of many letters of condolence to J.D. Sandefer Jr.’s children. The letters are sent by various bankers, attorneys, businessmen, and the Presidents of Baylor University, Hardin-Simmons University, and Howard Payne University. All of the letters extol Sandefer’s abilities as a businessman, friend, and civic leader.
Kesher Inc. Records
Materials including newsletters, by-laws, rosters, programs, minutes, speeches, event materials, newspaper articles, and two VHS tapes fromKesher Inc. which was a parent support group for Jewish children with learning differences.
Libby Prison Inmate Letter
Letter written during the Civil War by an anonymous Union Army prisoner- of-war, dated December18, 1864, and addressed from Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, to United States Senator William Wright of New Jersey, describing his worsening health while held in close confinement in the prison as hostage for a Confederate officer imprisoned in West Virginia, and urging the senator to intercede on his behalf to secure his exchange and release.
Logbook of the Brig Dona Maria Thereza
The logbook is approximately 130 pages. The first 80 pages are in Portuguese and cover voyages from Fayal in the Azores to Riga and back to Lisbon, with an additional trip from Fayal to St. Petersburg. The remainder is in English and covers a voyage from Boston to Fayal.
Logbook of the Schooner Don Nicholas
The log reveals the ship’s travel from port to port, touching at Calais; Baltimore; Portland; Santiago, Cuba; New York; among others. Its varied cargo included bushels of corn, molasses, sugar, tobacco, etc.
Margaret Bremond Rice, oil painting
This collection consists of framed paintings, framed and unframed drawings, prints, sculptures, and other artworks donated to the Woodson Research Center/Rice University archives.
Margarett Root Brown, oil painting
This collection consists of framed paintings, framed and unframed drawings, prints, sculptures, and other artworks donated to the Woodson Research Center/Rice University archives.
Miron / Berman Family Papers
One box of photographs, citizenship documentation, marriage and death records, correspondence, biographical information, education records, military paperwork, and family history and genealogy materials document the lives of some of the Miron / Berman family from 1924 to 1982.
Niels Esperson Building photo album
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.
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- Collection 45
- Archival Object 4
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- Jews and Jewish life 15
- photographs 12
- Correspondence 11
- Jewish Families 9
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 7
- Records (documents) 6
- Social life and customs 5
- Jewish Organizations and Businesses 4
- Military 4
- Synagogues 4
- Texas--Houston 4
- Transportation 4
- Universities and colleges 4
- Business 3
- Collectibles 3
- Logbooks 3
- Politics and government 3
- Programs (Publications) 3
- United States 3
- World War (1939-1945) 3
- books 3
- newsletters 3
- Albums (Books) 2
- American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) 2
- Authors 2
- Enslavement 2
- Great Britain 2
- Legal instruments 2
- Periodicals 2
- Rice University 2
- Shipping 2
- Video recordings 2
- War 2
- Women 2
- World War (1914-1918) 2
- calendars 2
- diaries 2
- newspapers 2
- pamphlets 2
- sermons 2
- Alumni and alumnae 1
- Antislavery movements 1
- Architecture 1
- Art 1
- Artists 1
- Artists’ books 1
- Asian Americans 1
- Austria 1
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- Criticism, interpretation, etc. 1
- Editorials 1
- Education 1
- Eighteenth century 1
- Emergency currency 1
- England 1
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- Europe 1
- Family histories 1
- German diaries 1
- Germany--Saarland 1
- Hate groups 1
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- Informational works 1
- Institutional investors 1
- Journalism 1
- Latin Americans 1
- Literature 1
- Manuscripts 1
- Maps 1
- Mexico 1
- Naval History 1
- Negatives (Photographs) 1
- North America--Mexican-American Border Region 1
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- Youths' writings, German 1
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