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23. Rice University related

 Record Group
Identifier: 23

Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:

Julian Huxley letter to G. W. N. Eggers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0057
Abstract:

Personal letter from biologist Sir Julian Huxley to his student G.W. Hordholtz Eggers regarding their time working together in the biology lab at Rice Institute.

Dates: 1916

Julian Huxley letter to Mr. Fred Dyke

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0058
Abstract:

Personal letter from biologist Sir Julian Huxley to Mr. Fred Dyke, a Rice Institute student, in regards to meeting for tea.

Dates: 1914

Card G. Elliott, Jr. Family collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0249
Abstract

Letters, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks belonging to various members of the Elliott family, dating from 1830-1951. The majority of the collection's letters are from the early 20th-century, though some date from the U.S. Civil War (describing life in Mississippi). Other materials describe farm life in Kansas, railroad business, attendance at Rice Institute, and the family life of the Elliotts.

Dates: 1830 - 1951

Raymond Brochstein Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0258
Abstract

The collection consists of a variety of materials relating to Raymond Brochstein’s philanthropic gifts and service to Rice University, as well as a certificate of recognition in his career as an architect.

Dates: 1996 - 2014

Albert Thomas papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0262
Abstract:

This collection of speeches, correspondences, reports, and photographs documents the work of Albert Thomas, U.S. Representative for Harris County, Texas, from 1936-1966. Albert Thomas was the first Rice Alumnus to serve in Congress. He graduated from Rice Institute in 1920.

Dates: 1937 - 1965

Edwin N. Lunn World War I diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0283
Abstract:

Edwin N. Lunn graduated from Rice University in 1920. His diary was written between January 1918 and May 1919, and consists mostly of Lunn's personal feelings and accounts of experiences he had while attending Rice University.

Dates: 1918 - 1919

Bourne Family scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0290
Abstract:

This scrapbook contains many clippings, letters, and notes collected by members of the Bourne family, documenting political events and concerns in Tarboro, North Carolina and other locations in the South.

Dates: 1870 - 1903

Harold Albert Wilson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0303
Abstract:

This collection contains the papers of Harold Albert Wilson who was the first professor of physics at Rice Institute. Included are: Wilson's scientific papers (off-prints only); manuscript of bibliography of the H. A. Wilson scientific papers; "Catalogue of Apparatus," photographs, certificates, and letters to Norman Hurd Ricker.

Dates: 1898 - 1965

Joseph W. Chamberlain Space Physics correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0319
Abstract:

This collection is composed of the letters of Joseph W. Chamberlain, retired Professor of Space Physics and Astronomy at Rice University, Houston, Texas. It consists of correspondence in his specialized research areas.

Dates: 1955 - 1980

Max Freund "Houston Journal" and related editorial papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0325
Abstract This collection contains the correspondence, photos, newsclippings, proofs, and manuscripts of Max Freund, Professor Emeritus of Rice University. The papers relate for the most part to Freund's works, especially Gustav Dresel's Houston Journal, which he edited and translated. Also included are lecture notes on Ireland and Anglo-Irish Literature, a translation of George Moor's "The Wild Goose" as well as translations of other Moore materials, and the published version of his Ph.D. thesis "Die...
Dates: 1904 - 1975