Bob Rubin Papers
Scope and Contents
The Bob Rubin papers contain certificates, report cards, photographs, correspondence, programs, invitations, and memorabilia tracking Bob Rubin’s birth and schooling from elementary through undergrad and on to dental school, including his high school reunion in 1990. The collection also contains yearbooks, programs, invitations, speeches, and certificates related to Bob’s attendance at Beth Yeshurun and participation in the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization. The materials are in good condition, and range in date from 1952 to 1990. Researchers interested in the Houston Jewish community, particularly student life in the 1950s and 60s would find this collection insightful.
Dates
- Creation: 1952 - 1990
Creator
- Rubin, Marlene (Person)
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 Bob Rubin 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
Robert “Bob” Jay Rubin, M.D. was born to Mimi and Al Rubin on Aug. 13, 1952. Bob attended Longfellow, then Kolter elementary school, Albert Sidney Johnston Junior High, and Bellaire High School, where he was part of the National Honor Society and graduated summa cum laude. He attended the University of Texas for his undergrad, participating in the Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity and before going to Baylor College of Medicine, where he was first in his class. In 1947, he married his wife of 41 years, Marlene.
Bob Rubin was a member of the American Optometric Association, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians in Internal Medicine, and was chosen by Texas Monthly as one of the “Super Docs/Top Doctors and Best Doctors in America” for multiple years. He devoted 30 years to the practice of medicine with Associates in Medicine, a group which continued to support him when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2008. Bob battled cancer for seven years, living as active a life as possible and seeing the marriages of all four of his children and the births of three grandchildren. He passed away at the age of 62 on February 25, 2015.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 Box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Bob Rubin collection provides a glimpse into the life of a young Jewish man growing up within the Houston communities of his school system and synagogue in the 1950s and 60s. Bob Rubin’s dedication to his studies and wider community is well-documented in the collection materials, which range from report cards and yearbooks to photographs and graduation certificates.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged by date in a single general series, with one large panoramic photograph in oversized storage.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Marlene Rubin donated the materials in May of 2019.
- Title
- Guide to the Bob Rubin Papers, 1952-1990
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Gabby Parker
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu