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Harris Masterson, III papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0470
Abstract

The Harris Masterson III papers concentrate mainly on Masterson's business and philanthropic interests. Dates range from 1892- 1980, bulk 1950-1979, and formats include correspondence, photographs, business and legal documents. Personal and family data are also chronicled. Highlights include Masterson's collecting interest in Texana and construction information on the Masterson house, Rienzi.

Dates: 1892-1980, bulk 1950s-1970s

Herbert Allen business and personal papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0519
Abstract

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. Allen was an inventor and mechanical engineer who graduated from Rice Institute in 1929 where he later served on the Board of Governors and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Dates: 1938 - 2014

Herman and Margarett Root Brown Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0697
Abstract The collection consists of a range of keepsakes memorializing the lives of Herman and Margarett Root Brown and their family. The oldest in time are the high school senior class yearbook of Herman Brown and a framed loan document bearing his signature. There are many photographs, both formal portraits and small snapshots as well as intermediate size pictures. Among the people featured in addition to Herman, Margarett, and their children are the mother and sisters of Herman and George...
Dates: 1890 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1965

Hobby Family Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0527
Abstract

The Hobby Family Foundation is a non-profit organization organized in 1940 and located in Houston, Texas. The Hobby Foundation Records include information covering legal correspondences between the Hobby family, the Hobby Foundation, and the Houston Post Company, foundation corporate minute books (which comprise most of the collection), and financial records.

Dates: 1945-1983; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1968

Houston area land records for the Little, Dickson and Pastoriza additions

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0432
Abstract

This collection consists of 11 abstracts of title and one warranty deed for property in the city of Houston and Harris County, filed from 1877 to 1935.

Dates: 1877-1935

International Association of Administrative Professionals, Houston Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0207
Abstract

The collection contains administrative records of the Houston Chapter of the IAAP from its founding in 1948 through 2003. Committee reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and newsclippings pertain to the chapter's activities.

Dates: 1948 - 2003

J. Russell Wait Port of Houston papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0346
Abstract

Business and personal records of J. Russell Wait, Director of the Port of Houston from 1930-1947, offering a comprehensive history of the Port of Houston's construction, facilities, finances, clients and operations from 1931-1962. During this time, the Port of Houston grew from the nation's twelfth largest port to its third largest. Materials also relate to the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District, Houston Ship Channel maps, and scrapbooks on WWII and Japan.

Dates: 1927 - 1964

Jack Saunders collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0687
Abstract

This collections contains photographs, fliers, lyrics, news clippings, and audio covering the musical career of Jack Saunders.

Dates: 1964 - 2013

James Lockhart Autry Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0003
Abstract Business papers, correspondence, photographs and memorabilia related to the James Lockhart Autry family of Texas (1875-present) and of North Carolina (1832), Tennessee (1824-1840) and Mississippi (1840-1875) show the life style of a family who moved into Texas and played an important role in developing both the social and economic framework of Houston. Among the business papers are correspondence and legal briefs from the terms Autry served as general counsel to the Texas Company, president...
Dates: 1832 - 1998

J.D. Sandefer, Jr. tribute

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0542
Abstract

This collection contains a bound volume of many letters of condolence to J.D. Sandefer Jr.’s children. The letters are sent by various bankers, attorneys, businessmen, and the Presidents of Baylor University, Hardin-Simmons University, and Howard Payne University. All of the letters extol Sandefer’s abilities as a businessman, friend, and civic leader.

Dates: 1975

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Brochsteins, Inc. (1935-) 1
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Brown, Alice Pratt 1
Brown, George R., 1898-1983 1
Brown, Herman,1892-1962 1
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Burchett, J. 1
Butler, George A. 1
Caroline, Princess of Hanover 1
Castaneda, Christopher James 1
Chinese American Citizens Alliance 1
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Cohen, Agnes 1
Cohen, Esther 1
Cohen, Robert 1
Community Artists’ Collective 1
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
F.W. Heitmann Company. 1
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Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company 1
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French, , Richard J. 1
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Haynes, William Allen 1
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Houston YMCA (Houston, Tex.) 1
Humble Oil and Refining Company (Incorporated in Tex.) 1
Imperial Sugar Company. 1
Johnson, Lady Bird 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 1
Jones, Alice Baker 1
KPRC (Radio station : Houston, Tex.). 1
Kelley Industries, Inc. 1
Kempthorne, Thomas 1
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Kirby, John H. 1
Kirkland, John D. (David) 1
Lee, Gene 1
Lee, Hedy, Mrs. 1
Leverich, Charles P. 1
Leverich, William S. 1
Levine, Melvyn 1
Lord, Sandra 1
Martel, Marian 1
Martel, Speros 1
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