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Norman Hackerman personal and professional papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0407
Abstract

Professional and personal papers of chemist Dr. Norman Hackerman, the fourth president of Rice University (1970 - 1985), including correspondence, notes for speaking engagements, etc., mainly concerning his membership in the National Science Foundation, National Science Board, and trips to Antarctica.

Dates: 1956-1986

Norman Hurd Ricker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0398
Abstract:

The Ricker Papers include the notes and papers related to physicist Norman Hurd Ricker's work in industrial research and in his academic career. The 25 boxes contain Ricker's autobiography, published papers, photographs depicting his experience at Rice University and many of his field expeditions, as well as notes, calculations, and graphs in various media, used in his research and writing.

Dates: 1916-1978

NSF ADVANCE Project for Institutional Transformation of Rice University records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0330
Abstract

The collection consists of materials created by participants in the NSF-funded ADVANCE Project, which was undertaken to increase the participation of women faculty and faculty of color in the departments of science, technology, engineering, and math at Rice University. There are records of meetings, surveys, workshops, research articles, and electronic versions of sponsored events.

Dates: 2004 - 2010

O. Jack Mitchell architecture papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0439
Abstract

This collection contains the personal and academic papers of Houston architect O. Jack Mitchell. Included in the collection are Mitchell’s consulting projects, Houston organizations projects, numerous slides of cities around the world, film reels of lectures, and various other architectural materials.

Dates: 1960-1992

O. M. Slosson Diary and Farm Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0223
Abstract Diary and farm ledger kept by O. M. Slosson, a farmer in upstate New York (Pompey, Onondago County), reflecting the life of a Northern farmer just before the Civil War; he describes daily chores, agricultural problems, livestock, church attendance and themes of Sunday sermons, deaths and other local events, social activities, weather, personal finances (including loans, debts, and purchases), and letters received, with reminders to himself noted in the margins. He also makes reference to his...
Dates: 1858 - 1860

Office of Admissions recruitment booklets

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0456
Abstract

This collection mainly consists of recruitment booklets from the Office of Admissions.

Dates: 1956 - 2010

Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0460
Abstract

Records reflecting the annual activity of the Office of International Students and Scholars, including annual reports, enrollment reports, statistical reports, and other publications, photographs, ephemera, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1987 - 2022

Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen letters to Madeleine Forte

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0576
Abstract

The letters of Oliver Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen to Madeleine Forte date from 1978-2001 and give detailed commentary on Olivier Messiaen's life and works as well as the interpretation of his works for piano.

Dates: 1978-2001

Olmstead Brothers landscaping in Houston records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0172
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence, design documents, planting lists, and photographs that cover the history of the gardens designed for J. Robert Neal in Houston from the initial contact of the Olmsted firm to inquiries by the present owners of the property concerning restoration.

Dates: 1931 - 1939

"On the Flogging of Women" commentary

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0100
Abstract

Document is an anonymous commentary on an article appearing in the February 28, 1827 edition of “The Anti-Slavery Monthly Reporter” that discussed propositions put forward by Lord Bathurst for reforms in the treatment of enslaved people in the Colonies; in particular, a prohibition of the flogging of women, which failed to pass.

Dates: 1827

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Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex) 5
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Rice, William Marsh 5
United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston (Houston, Tex.) 5
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 5
Congregation Adath Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.) 4
Congregation Beth Israel (Houston, Tex.) 4
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Hobby, Oveta Culp, 1905-1995 4
Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975 4
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Riedel, Brian 4
Van Zandt, Townes 4
Alley Theatre (Houston, Tex.) 3
Aulbach, Louis 3
Auston, David 3
Autry family 3
Baker, James Addison, 1930- 3
Brown, George R., 1898-1983 3
Chen, E. C. M. (Edward C. M.) 3
Cohen, George S. 3
Confederate States of America. Army 3
Congregation Brith Shalom. (Bellaire, Tex) 3
Congregation Emanu El (Houston, Tex.) 3
Fondren Library 3
Gruber, Ira D., Dr. 3
House, Edward Mandell 3
Houston, Sam 3
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 3
Houston, W. V. (William Vermillion) 3
Huxley, Juliette, 1896-1994 3
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 3
Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman) 3
Long, Elizabeth 3
Lovett, Mary Ellen Hale 3
Matthews, Kathleen S. 3
Rice University--residential college system. 3
Rice University. "R" Association 3
Rice University. Office of the Provost 3
Richards, Ann, 1933-2006 3
Smalley, Richard E. 3
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 3
Wilson, Woodrow 3
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Adams, John A. S. (John Allan Stewart), 1926- 2
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Anderson, Clayton & Co 2
Baker College (Rice University) 2
Baker, Rowena Crawford 2
Baker, Walter Browne, Jr., 1925-1994 2
Barlow, Tani 2
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Bedford, Sybille, 1911-2006 2
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Bourgeois, Andre 2
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Brown & Root, Inc. 2
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Brown, Herman,1892-1962 2
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Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917 2
Burrus, C. S. (C. Sidney) 2
Caine, Hall, Sir 2
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Camp Young Judaea (Texas) 2
Cannady, William 2
Castaneda, Christopher James 2
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Catholic Church 2
Chen, Edward Kin Tung 2
Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983 2
Cohen, Esther 2
Congregation Adath Emeth (Houston, Tex.) 2
Congregation Adath Israel (Houston, Tex.) 2
Congregation Shearith Israel (Wharton, Tex) 2
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Cullum, George W. (George Washington) 2
Davies, Joseph Ilott 2
Davis, Varina Howell 2
DePelchin Children's Center 2
Denn, Meyer 2
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