John McKnitt Alexander Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship Fund Presentation Parchment
Scope and Contents
Two leaves of parchment, handwritten, presenting a permanent scholarship for girls on behalf of the John McKnitt Alexander Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Dates
- Creation: 1922
Creator
- Daughters of the American Revolution (Organization)
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the John McKnitt Alexander Chapter, DAR Scholarship Fund Presentation Parchment, 1922 must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Biograpical Sketch
The John McKnitt Alexander Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was formed May 20, 1913 in Houston, Texas. In 1922, it became the first organization to propose and to establish an endowed scholarship at the Rice Institute.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A two page document presenting a permanent scholarship for girls on behalf of the John McKnitt Alexander Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the office of Rice Institute President Edgar Odell Lovett, 1968.
Subject
- Daughters of the American Revolution (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the John McKnitt Alexander Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship Fund Presentation Parchment, 1922
- Status
- Completed
- 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