Association of Rice Alumni Scrapbook , 1951-1952

Item — Box: 26, item: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collections includes a series of scrapbooks of the activities of Rice alumni and a series of scrapbooks from Rice University departments, Rice-related events, and other materials related to the life of the university. Additional scrapbooks, such as the scrapbooks created by the Literary Societies, can be found in the related record groups.

Dates

Creation: 1951-1952

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Portions of this collection are available online at: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/95187

Extent

From the Collection: 64 Linear Feet (49 boxes)

From the Collection: 6.86 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0230aip_001 (6.86 GB))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

The content is a thorough collection of newsclippings about a wide range of activities, people, and events associated with Rice from fall 1952 to commencement 1953. The activities include athletic contests in a variety of sports, individuals’ weddings, and homecoming of both 1951 and 1952. A photograph documents the 15-year reunion of the 1937 Southwest Conference and Cotton Bowl football champions. A musical show called “Campusology” was performed in the San Jacinto auditorium. People featured in addition to class members whose marriages were announced include Mrs. Harry C. Wiess, to whom a Distinguished Service to Rice award was presented; Religion Professor Dr. Niels C. Nielsen; Bursar J. T. McCants retiring after 43 years at Rice; Nell Harris Swartz, an alumna who founded Hedgecroft Clinic for polio victims, because of dedication of its addition; Roy Hofheinz, Jr. about to enter Rice after winning top scholastic award at Lamar High School; James Chillman of the Rice Architecture Department, retiring from duties as curator of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts; Dr. Hubert E. Bray, Professor of Mathematics and president of the Southwest Con- ference; Dr. Carey Croneis, named as head of the new Geology Department and Provost; James C. Morehead of the Architecture Department, featured for designing a new suburban home; and alumnus and novelist David Westheimer returning to the Houston Post. Events featured in this scrapbook include the acquisition of an important micro- film collection by Fondren Library; acquisition of an electron microscope, the first to be installed in the Houston area and owned jointly by Rice and Humble Oil; the $1,570,000 gift to Rice by Mrs. Olga Keith Wiess in memory of Harry C. Wiess, an endowment which would make possible Rice’s first teaching and research in geology; the 13th Biennial Review of Science and the Arts, a project of exhibits for the public; publication of the Rice students’ book Soundings (160 pages, Anson Jones Press, $3); Rice Day, an event for Rice alumni and students that included athletic activities and a scene from the faculty operetta Iolanthe; and Rice and the University of Houston signing a 10-year pact for joint use of the football stadium.