Rice Class Ring, 1938, unidentified; sculpted gold "Owl" Ring; gold wire ring with sculpted "Owl" figurine

Item — Box: 36

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains a wide variety of realia from Rice University's history, including a variety of jewelry pieces, clothing, athletics-related materials, and various other objects.

Dates

Creation: 1912 - 2022

Creator

From the Collection: Rice University. (Organization)

Access Restrictions

This material is available for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 1-25, 27-30, 32, 35-37, 39, 43, 44, 46-52, 54, 56-58, 60-62, 64, 67-128, as well as all unboxed and oversize items are stored onsite mostly in the vault at the Woodson Research Center.

Boxes 26, 31, 33, 34, 38, 40-42, 45, 53, 55, 59, 63, 65, and 66 stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 191 Linear Feet (178 boxes plus oversize items)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Found in black velvet ring box. This small ring box contains 3 rings: a 1938 class ring engraved with the initials "D.L.P." (probably); 1 gold ring with a sculpted owl head with greenish glass (?) eyes; and 1 gold wire ring with a small owl figurine. The latter two rings have no markings indicating that they are in any way official Rice jewelry. These items are not listed in the previous database listings and there is no information found that would indicate who D.L.P. is, when the items were acquire, or who the donor was.