Rice University Edgar Odell Lovett College Records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 34 boxes documenting basic business workings of the Edgar Odell Lovett College at Rice University and a map drawer of oversized materials. It includes Central Committee meeting minutes, college documents, such as the Constitution, Coat-of-Arms, member lists, telephone lists, Treasurer's reports, Masters files, theatrical productions, as well as correspondence, e-mail and news clippings. Dates range from 1967-2013.
Dates
- Creation: 1967 - 2015
Creator
- Rice University (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Stored offsite at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research, except for Box 21, Folder 13 and Box 22, Folder 6. Access to these records requires written permission from the Office of the Dean of Undergraduates. Contact Woodson staff for instructions. These materials will be restricted until 2064.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Edgar Odell Lovett College Records must be obtained from Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.
Historical Sketch
Lovett was the seventh residential college to be built at Rice. It was named after the first president of the university, Edgar Odell Lovett. It was opened 1968 and was an all male college until 1980 when it went co-ed.
Lovett is a six-story building and is sometimes referred to as the toaster. It has a brick grating enclosing the hallways outside of the rooms. According to Rice campus legend, the building is often referred to as "riot proof."
Extent
19.75 Linear Feet ( (34 boxes))
0.054 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0071aip_001 (0.054 GB))
0.049 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0071aip_002 (0.049 GB))
0.128 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0071aip_003 (0.128 GB))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Central Committee meeting minutes, college documents, such as the Constitution, Coat-of-Arms, member lists, telephone lists, Treasurer's reports, Masters files, theatrical productions, as well as correspondence, e-mail and news clippings related to Lovett College, the seventh residential college to be built at Rice University.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from within Rice University.
Accruals
Additional materials are expected for this collection on a periodic basis.
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared by Lee Pecht and Norie Guthrie
Subject
- Lovett College (Rice University) (Organization)
- Lovett, Edgar Odell (Person)
- Rice University--residential college system (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Rice University Edgar Odell Lovett College Records, 1967-2015
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sharon Link, Susan Meadows and Norie Guthrie
- Date
- 22 June 2001
- 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