Kathryn Morrow African American Research Collection
Content Description
The Kathryn Morrow African American Research Collection contains research and essays from Morrow’s years in graduate school, as well as a powerpoint presentation on a CD, and census documents, registration lists, and collection guides focused on African Americans in Texas in the 1860-1880s. The materials are in good condition, and range in date from 2003 to 2020. Researchers interested in African American history in Texas would find this collection insightful.
Dates
- Creation: 2002 - 2020
Creator
- Morrow, Kathryn Black (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Stored onsite at Woodson Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from the Morrow 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
Kathryn Black Morrow attended Graduate School at the University of Houston in Clear Lake, researching and writing about African American History in Texas. Now the owner of Kathryn Morrow Research, Morrow is best known for her book “Defender of America’s Gulf Coast: A history of Ellington Field, Texas 1917-2007,” detailing the airfield’s past and its connections to aviation and military history--inspired by her father, Colonel Kermit Kellogg Black, who served at Ellington Field in the early 1950s.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Kathryn Morrow African American Research Collection contains research and essays from Morrow’s years in graduate school, as well as a powerpoint presentation on a CD, and census documents, registration lists, and collection guides focused on African Americans in Texas in the 1860-1880s.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by date in a single series, as follows:
Series I: Research Papers, Presentations, and Guides
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Kathryn Black Morrow donated the materials in 2020.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Kathryn Morrow African American Research Collection, MS 934, 2003-2020
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Gale Parker
- Date
- December 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