Herbert Allen business and personal papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0519
Herbert Allen business and personal papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0519
The Herbert Allen papers include personal holdings, including biographical information, honors and awards, and personal correspondence. In addition papers dealing with his professional activities and patents are included, as are those dealing with his involvement with Rice University.
- Access Restrictions
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This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing AccessStored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.
- Dates
- Creation: 1938 - 2014
- Extent
- 12 Linear Feet (15 boxes)
- Related Names
- Allen, Herbert
- Rice University -- history.
- Allen, Herbert
- Language of Materials
- English
Subseries A: General
Sub-Series
Data
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Family history
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Schools/business
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Tau Beta Pi
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Publicity
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Photos [see also oversize]
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6-7
Memorial, 1990
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Memorabilia
File — Box: 2, Folder: 1-2
Newsclips
File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Subseries B: Honors and Awards
Sub-Series
General
File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Who’s Who [various]
File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
San Jacinto Chapter of Texas Society of Professional Engineers’ Engineer of the Year, 1961
File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow, 1964
File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Rice University “R” Association Award, 1969 [see also oversize]
File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Council of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Honorary Member, 1973
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Rice University Gold Medal, 1975
File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Petroleum Division, Honorary Membership, 1977
File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Houston Patent Law Association Inventor of the Year, 1977
File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Association of Rice Alumni Distinguished Alumnus, 1978
File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
National Academy of Engineering Memorial Tribute, 1991
File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Subseries C: Correspondence
Sub-Series
Family
File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Political
File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
General
File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Subseries A: Harris County
Sub-Series
Harris County Park Board, 1958
File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Harris County Park Board,1959-62
File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Harris County Park Board (stadium), 1958
File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Houston Sports Association
File — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Subseries B: Cameron Iron Works
Sub-Series
Agreements/Herbert Allen and Cameron
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Contracts, patents, agreements, 1948-57
File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Stock, 1955-70
File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Stock, 1971-77
File — Box: 4, Folder: 4
HRH Prince Philip’s visit to Cameron, 1967
File — Box: 4, Folder: 5
French contingent visit to Cameron, 1970s
File — Box: 4, Folder: 6
Inauguration of Cameron installation in France, 1975
File — Box: 4, Folder: 7
Company history
File — Box: 4, Folder: 8
Social events
File — Box: 4, Folder: 9
Subseries C: Board involvement
Sub-Series
Various
File — Box: 5, Folder: 1
Tenneco, 1964
File — Box: 5, Folder: 2
Rice University Board of Trustees
File — Box: 5, Folder: 3
Subseries D: Financial support, 1960-1992
Sub-Series
Contributions to Rice Scholarship Endowment, 1970, 1990-92
File — Box: 5, Folder: 4
Rice University
File — Box: 5, Folder: 5
Charitable gifts
File — Box: 5, Folder: 6
Gift tax reports, 1960-1991
File — Box: 6, Folder: 1
Subseries E: Patents
Sub-Series
Volume 1
File — Box: 6, Folder: 2
Volume 2
File — Box: 6, Folder: 3
Volume 3
File — Box: 6, Folder: 4
Volume 4
File — Box: 6, Folder: 5
Volume 5
File — Box: 6, Folder: 6
Citation
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Herbert Allen business and personal papers, MS 519, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University .
Cite Item Description
Herbert Allen business and personal papers, MS 519, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University . https://archives.library.rice.edu/repositories/2/resources/445 Accessed April 21, 2025.