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Patrick James Nicholson research for Mr. Jim: The Biography of James Smither Abercrombie

Collection

Identifier: MS 0391

Abstract

This collection is composed of research materials and manuscripts of Patrick J. Nicholson for his book Mr. Jim: The Biography of James Smither Abercrombie. Included are photocopies of various articles about J.S. Abercrombie, correspondence concerning Nicholson’s research, notes, and typed copies of the manuscript.

Dates: 1846 - 1982

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Paul B. Hendrickson World War I collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0694

Abstract The Paul B. Hendrickson World War I collection contains correspondence written by Hendrickson to his family back home during his time in service. The letters were to his mother and to the girl next door, Cecil Frances Rife, whom he later married. There is a diary kept during the year he was in France and almost 300 postcards which were sent home either individually or in envelopes.The collection also includes negatives and photographs taken at Camp Parker in Quincy, Illinois, and...

Dates: 1914-1950; Majority of material found within 1917-1919

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Paul Blouet correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MS 0129

Abstract:

This collection consists primarily of letters written by French author and journalist, Paul Blouet (pseudonym, Max O'Rell) between 1885 and 1903. The letters discuss Blouet's lecture tours, the management of his play "John Bull on the Continent", and his affliction with cancer.

Dates: 1885 - 1903

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Paul Cooper papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0463

Abstract

Paul Cooper’s papers document his professional career as a composer, music critic, author and teacher, at Rice University, University of Michigan, and University of Cincinnati. Formats include correspondence, compositions (scores), course notes and outlines, photographs, notes, performance, programs, and sound recordings; dates range from 1943-1995.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1943-1995

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0090

Abstract: The collection includes the archive from Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik’s ecological research in the Big Thicket National Preserve; academic and university affairs regarding Rice University and the Ecology and Environmental Biology Department, as well as student and faculty records; Paul Harcombe’s personal documents, including his correspondence and his personal notebooks; publications, including articles from the journals of Ecology and Ecological Monographs, the Ecological Society of...

Dates: 1969 - 2007

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Paul Hurshel Sanders athletic memorabilia collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0614

Abstract

This collection contains track memorabilia of Paul Hurshel Sanders. Included are several medals, trophies, track shoes, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1935-1940

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Pender Turnbull papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0437

Abstract

The collection consists of personal correspondence, food and drink recipes of Pender Turnbull, Rice Institute graduate and librarian. Photographs of the Rice campus, buildings, faculty, and student activities are also included.

Dates: 1913-1983

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas