Raymond Brochstein Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0258

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

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. Subjects with the greatest emphasis are the Brochstein Pavilion, for which there are several awards, and the Campus Art Committee. There is also information relating to an endowed fellowship at the Baker Institute of Public Affairs. In addition there is correspondence relating to these subjects.

Dates

Creation: 1996 - 2014

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Raymond Brochstein Papers must be facilitated through the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, Texas.

Biographical / Historical

Raymond Brochstein, FAIA, is an architect, businessman, philanthropist, and generous benefactor, especially of Rice University, where he completed his degree in architecture in 1956. He served on the Rice Board of Trustees from 1998 to 2002. A gift which he and his wife Susan gave to Rice made possible construction of the award-winning Brochstein Pavilion, which opened on campus in 2008. In 2011 he received the Gold Medal from the Rice Alumni Association, and in the following year he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from AIA Houston. He continues to serve on the Campus Art Committee and on the School of Architecture’s William Ward Watkin Council.