Gilbert Morris Cuthbertson Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Content Description
This donation from the estate of Rice University Prof. Gilbert Cuthbertson contains circa 10,000 books / bound volumes; circa 2,000 photographs; circa 15 audiorecordings; circa 41 cartons of manuscript materials. Subject areas include Texas and Central American history, Rice University history, political science, and more.
Dates
- Creation: 1500 - 2019
Conditions Governing Access
This material will be open for research once processed. Contact Woodson Research Center staff at woodson@rice.edu or 713-348-2586 for more information.
Conditions Governing Access
Books from this collection are stored onsite during processing in 2020-2021. Archival boxes will be stored offsite at the Library Service Center.
Extent
12,000 Volumes (books / bound volumes to be cataloged separately)
150 Linear Feet (cartons of documents and photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
- Albums (Books)
- books
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Legal instruments
- posters
- Records (documents)
- photographs
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Gilbert Morris Cuthbertson Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Date
- 2020
- 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