Betsy Schreiber Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0796

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Forms part of the South Texas Jewish Archives. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Scope and Contents

One box containing correspondence, certificates, invitations, photographs, booklets, memorabilia and realia documents Betsy Schreiber's family from 1897 to 1996.

Dates

Creation: 1897 - 1996

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Betsy Schreiber Papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

Annie Bleaden was the great grandmother of Betsy Marks Schreiber. She married Louis Silain in March, 1897. Louis changed the spelling of his last name to Seline. The couple lived in Houston and had four children – Hyman, Gertrude, Dora, and David. The four Seline children lived in Houston all of their lives and many of their descendants still do.

In 1928 Gertrude Seline, the oldest daughter, married Seymour Nathan. Gertrude was born in 1899 and Seymour was born in 1894. In 1930 they had twin daughters, Joanna and Nona Jane Nathan.

Nona Jane married Richard Marks in 1954 in Houston at Westwood Country Club. They had two children, Kenneth and Betsy. Kenneth married Elena Maslia Marks and they have three children, Andy, Elliot and Evan. Elliot is an MBA graduate of Rice’s Jones School. Betsy married Edward Schreiber and they have two children, Jessica and Emily. Emily works at Rice University as the director of development for the southeastern region of the US.

Gertrude Nathan, born in 1899, set a goal of living in three centuries. When the year 2000 arrived she explained to all that 2000 was the final year of the previous century, not the first year of the new century. She died on September 1, 2001 having achieved her goal.

Extent

.50 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection includes correspondence, certificates, invitations, photographs, booklets, memorabilia and realia that documents Betsy Schreiber's family from 1897 to 1996.

Arrangement

The materials in this collection have been arranged into four series as follows:

Series I: Beth Israel; Series II: San Jacinto High School; Series III: Sigma Theta Pi; and Series IV: General