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Sugar Land City Council testimony and public comment. Dates: Feb. 21, 2006; July 16, 2013; August 06, 2013;August 20, 2013. Topic: park bond proposal regarding legacy of convict leasing in that area, requesting a memorial of some kind and/ or a museum in the park area., 2006 - 2013

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Content Description

From the Collection:

Correspondence, reports, research notes, and photographs created and/or maintained by Mr. Reginald Moore, relating to the history of the Convict Leasing System in Sugar Land, Texas and current efforts to publicly recognize that history. The reports included in this collection are in some cases publicly available, but are difficult to access. Correspondence includes letters and emails between Mr. Moore and various public officials and other interested parties such as archaeologist Fred McGhee.

Dates

  • Creation: 2006 - 2013

Conditions Governing Access

Video content to processed as AIP, Summer 2017. (asf format to mp4 in handbrake software, Z:\Video\ReginaldMoore-HART-2015)

Extent

From the Collection: 2.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

From the Collection: 0.65 Gigabytes (7 video files of Public Comment portions Sugar Land City Council meetings)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586