Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections A-Z: 531 - 540 of 610

Sir Walter Scott letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0302
Abstract:

Consists of two letters signed by Scott. One is dated 12 October 1826 and addressed to Andrew Lang, Esq. and appears to be a cover letter for a cheque. The other is addressed to an unknown recipient and concerns a claim to the Earldom of Stirling by one Humphrey Alexander (or a Humphrey and an Alexander).

Dates: 1826

Sir William Sidney Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0267
Abstract:

The papers of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith contain letters concerning Smith's brother, John Spencer Smith, who was British ambassador to the Porte at Constantinople in the early 1790s. Correspondents include Robert Liston, British Minister to the United States. Also included is a genealogy of the Smith family, a battle order issued by Smith aboard HMS Tigre during the siege at Acre in 1799, and an invitation to the funeral of the Duke of Wellington.

Dates: 1794 - 1862

S.L. Wisenberg family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0763
Abstract

This collections is made up of congregation Beth Yeshurun Anniversary/Dedication books and two scrapbooks containing photographs, school report cards, programs, newspaper clippings, agendas, and correspondence document the interests and activities of S.L. Wisenberg as a child between 1961 and 2001.

Dates: 1961 - 2001

Society of Rice University Women (SRUW) Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0153
Abstract

Records documenting the daily business of the Society of Rice University Women, including membership information, financial records and activity scrapbooks. Formats include membership lists, treasurer’s reports, bank records, meeting minutes, event flyers, scrapbooks, photographs, and yearbooks.

Dates: 1968-2005

Solly Zuckerman and Julian Huxley letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0056
Abstract Photocopies of correspondence between Solly Zuckerman and Julian Huxley between the years 1931 and 1967 regarding various topics, including: evolution, population controls, various scientists and their works (including Jane Goodall, Zuckerman’s The Social Life of Monkeys and Apes and Functional Affinities of Man, Monkeys, and Apes, Bronowski, A.C. Hardy, and others), revolutionary humanism, the social responsibilities of scientists, the Lunar Society, the Zoological Society of London, the...
Dates: 1931-1967

South Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice (SCIPPR) Office Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0034
Abstract The South Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice (SCIPPR) was established in 1997 as a partnership between Fondren Library, Rice University, and the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to provide specialized services to the intellectual property community of greater Houston area, the south central United States, and Mexico. These records consist of documents relating to the planning and opening of the department and its eventual 2001 closing and the business conducted by...
Dates: 1997 - 2002

South Main Alliance records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0501
Abstract

Founded in March 1976 by business, institutional and civic leaders, the South Main Center Association is a private, non-profit community and economic development organization which represents the residential, commercial and institutional interests of the approximately 12.5 square mile South Main area located within the inner loop. In 2005, the South Main Center Association (SMCA) was renamed the South Main Alliance. These records reflect the daily business of the organization.

Dates: 1975-2007

South Texas Jewish Archives vertical file

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0772
Abstract

The collection includes individual files within the South Texas Jewish Archives including materials including: newsclippings, notes, correspondence, photographs, and other materials. The contents are donated by community members and/or gathered by the HJHA staff.

Dates: 1912 - 2025

Southern Conferences on Women's History annual conference records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0209
Abstract

The Southern Association for Women Historians presents an annual meeting known as the Southern Conference of Women’s History. These annual conference records are predominantly from the conference held at Rice University in Houston, Texas from June 2-5, 1994. Records include planning documents, correspondence, surveys and realia that date from 1989-1997.

Dates: 1989 - 1997

Space Services, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0584
Abstract

This collection encompasses business records relating to Space Services’ administration and organization, the Contestoga and Starfire programs, launch sites, investors, customers, markets, relations with NASA, presentations and other materials from meetings, conferences, and seminars, and various assorted business files and records. It primarily consists of paper records, but also includes photographs, audio cassettes, VHS, Beta, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: ca. 1970s-1990s

Filtered By

  • Subject: Correspondence X

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
Correspondence 581
Universities and colleges 238
Records (documents) 223
photographs 219
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 131
∨ more
reports 82
Jews and Jewish life 77
Minutes (Records) 72
Education 63
Social life and customs 61
Texas 61
Jewish Families 59
Programs (Publications) 57
Rice University 54
Texas--Houston 52
Women 52
Business 50
United States 43
Politics and government 38
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) 37
Manuscripts 36
personal correspondence 36
sound recordings 36
Albums (Books) 35
Video recordings 35
Collectibles 34
Military 34
Authors 32
Art 29
Literature 29
Religion 29
newspapers 28
diaries 27
newsletters 27
speeches 26
directories 25
Ephemera 24
World War (1939-1945) 23
Architecture 22
books 22
Informational works 20
Legal instruments 20
Family histories 16
Lectures 16
Twentieth century 16
Universities and colleges-Administration 16
Music 15
African Americans 14
Editorials 14
Great Britain 14
Maps 14
Oral histories 14
interviews 14
Slides 13
War 13
Architectural drawings 12
Asian Americans 12
Law and legislation 12
Civil rights 11
Synagogues 11
syllabi 11
Biographies 10
Drawings 10
Emigration and immigration 10
History 10
Jewish Organizations and Businesses 10
Soldiers 10
Universities and colleges--Faculty 10
World War (1914-1918) 10
Environment 9
Nineteenth century 9
Theater 9
pamphlets 9
Architects 8
Courts 8
Enslavement 8
Health care and medicine 8
Periodicals 8
Petroleum industry and trade 8
Poetry 8
posters 8
yearbooks 8
Biology 7
Church bulletins 7
Parapsychology 7
Sports 7
calendars 7
constitutions 7
sermons 7
Artists 6
College students 6
College teachers 6
Genealogy 6
Journalism 6
Oil and gas 6
Philanthropists 6
Republic of Texas 6
Revolution (Texas : 1835-1836) 6
Academic libraries 5
Agriculture 5
+ ∧ less
 
Language
English 602
French 4
German 4
Chinese 1
 
Names
Rice University 125
Rice University. 19
Huxley, Julian 12
Unknown 11
Congregation Beth Israel (Houston, Tex.) 4
∨ more
Davis, Jefferson 4
Pitzer, Kenneth S. (Kenneth Sanborn) 4
Rice University -- history. 4
Rice University. Office of the President 4
Autry family 3
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization 3
Barlow, Tani 3
Congregation Emanu El (Houston, Tex.) 3
Davidson, Chandler 3
Furman, Joshua, Dr. 3
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 3
Rice University--residential college system 3
Richards, Ann, 1933-2006 3
United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston (Houston, Tex.) 3
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3
Anderson, Clayton & Co 2
Auston, David 2
Baker, James Addison 2
Baker, James Addison, 1930- 2
Baker, Rowena Crawford 2
Bentsen, Lloyd 2
Brown family 2
Brown, Alice Pratt 2
Cohen, Henry, Rabbi 2
Confederate States of America. Army 2
Congregation Adath Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.) 2
Congregation Shearith Israel (Wharton, Tex) 2
Cullum, George W. (George Washington) 2
Davies, Joseph Ilott 2
Davis, Varina Howell 2
DePelchin Children's Center 2
Dessler, Alexander J. 2
Dugger, Ronnie 2
Eskowitz, Sheryl 2
Fondren Library 2
Goyen, William 2
Gruber, Ira D., Dr. 2
Hackerman, Norman 2
Hobby, Oveta Culp, 1905-1995 2
Hogg, James Stephen, 1851-1906 2
House, Edward Mandell 2
Houston Art League 2
Houston, Sam 2
Houston, W. V. (William Vermillion) 2
Houston, W. V. (William Vermillion) , 1900- 2
Huxley, Aldous 2
Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963 2
Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975 2
Huxley, Juliette 2
Huxley, Juliette, 1896-1994 2
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. 2
Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman) 2
Kelley, Edward Watson 2
Kinsey, James 2
Long, Elizabeth 2
Lovett, Edgar Odell 2
Lovett, Edgar Odell, 1871-1957 2
Lovett, Mary Ellen Hale 2
Marvins, Edward 2
Marvins, Libby 2
McVey, William M. 2
Mitchell, O. Jack 2
Moody, John Wyatt 2
Muir, Andrew Forest 2
Nicholson, Max 2
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhouse), 1913-1994 2
Patten, Robert L. , 1939- 2
Pinero, Arthur Wing, 1855-1934 2
Ragan, Cooper Kirby 2
Rice University School of Architecture 2
Rice University. "R" Association 2
Rice University. Department of Architecture 2
Rice University. Jefferson Davis Association 2
Rice University. Office of the Provost 2
Rice, William Marsh 2
Rice, William Marsh, 1816-1900 2
Strange, Ray Watkin Hoagland, 1915-2011 2
Ulmer, Francita Stuart 2
Watkin, Annie Ray Townsend, 1892-1929 2
Watkin, William Ward, 1886-1952 2
Abercrombie, John Joseph 1
Abramson, Ida Sue 1
Adams, John A. S. (John Allan Stewart), 1926- 1
Agricultural Livestock Finance Corporation 1
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882 1
Akers, William W. 1
Allen, Herbert 1
Alley Theatre (Houston, Tex.) 1
Allgemeiner Musikverein (Düsseldorf, Germany) 1
Allingham, Helen Paterson 1
Allred, James V. 1
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1
American Association of University Professors 1
American Defense Group 1
American Freedom Train Foundation 1
+ ∧ less