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Capitalism and Convict Leasing in the American South: a Symposium

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0432
Abstract

This symposium was hosted at Rice University on April 4, 2019, focused on capitalism and the convict leasing system in the American South. The collection consists of the videorecordings of the symposium sessions, as well as a PDF copy of the event program, all of which are online at https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/108818.

Dates: 2019-04-12

Capt. James A. Baker and the Rice Institute papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0200
Abstract:

The material in this collection was removed from the Rice Institute Business Manager's Records, dating from circa 1844-1940. It is composed primarily of legal materials, receipts, correspondence, bank records, court case records, and diaries.

Dates: 1844 - 1940

Card G. Elliott, Jr. Family collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0249
Abstract

Letters, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks belonging to various members of the Elliott family, dating from 1830-1951. The majority of the collection's letters are from the early 20th-century, though some date from the U.S. Civil War (describing life in Mississippi). Other materials describe farm life in Kansas, railroad business, attendance at Rice Institute, and the family life of the Elliotts.

Dates: 1830 - 1951

Carroll Parrott Blue art and storytelling collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0847
Abstract

This collection includes photographic prints by Blue, digital media relating to digital storytelling, documentation of Houston community art projects, books featuring Blue or inspiring to her, documentation of projects such as Dawn at My Back, and materials related to her academic career and conferences attended.

Dates: ca 1965-2018

Central Houston Business District records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0978
Abstract

This collection includes records from collaborations with downtown entities developing Houston's city workings largely dating from the 1980s to the 2010s. Formats include but are not limited to meeting minutes, correspondence, photographs, financial documents, dvds, and news clippings.

Dates: 1980 - 2003

Chamberlain-Cravens-Cullinan family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0594
Abstract

The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, personal records, genealogy books, memorabilia, audio and visual materials, and ephemera collected by Nancy Cravens Chamberlain and representing the lives of her grandfather, Joseph Stephen Cullinan; her parents, Mary Cullinan and James R. Cravens; and herself and her siblings.

Dates: 1900 - 2010

Charles B. Johnson Confederate Supply Requisition records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0332
Abstract:

Charles B. Johnson Confederate Supply Requisition records pertain to the business of the Wichita Indian Agency as well as receipts, quartermasters’ store lists, payment abstracts, invoices, and records of acquisitions made by the Confederate States of America in the State of Texas.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Charles Tapley architectural collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0523
Abstract This collection reflects the architectural career of Houston based architect Charles Tapley. Materials include articles written by Tapley, and project-related drawings, notes, and correspondence. Tapley has designed many signature landmarks in the Houston area, such as Tranquility Park, the Contemporary Art Museum, a courtyard landscape at the Museum of Fine Arts, Buffalo Bayou parks and improvements, the Camp Allen Retreat, various churches, residences, as well as playgrounds and parks for...
Dates: 1960-2007

Chinese American Citizens Alliance (Houston Chapter) records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0606
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, programs, and other papers regarding or created by the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA), related to the national organization or to the Houston Lodge specifically, as well as personal papers of Edward K.T. Chen. It also contains a variety of materials about Asian-Americans and Chinese-Americans. (3 boxes)

Dates: 1953-2024

City of Bellaire [TX] historical records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0703
Abstract

The City of Bellaire [TX] historical records contains reports, documents, meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, audio-visual materials related to municipal issues such as planning and zoning, economic development, elections, and parking.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1949 - 2017

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Fondren Library 3
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Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman) 3
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Aulbach, Louis 2
Bentsen, Lloyd 2
Chen, Edward Kin Tung 2
Confederate States of America. Army 2
Fannin, James Walker, 1806?-1836 2
Fondren, Ella F. 2
Groce, Jared Ellison 2
Hester, Paul, 1948- 2
Hobby, Oveta Culp 2
Hobby, William Pettus 2
Hogg, James Stephen, 1851-1906 2
Houston, Sam 2
Methodist Hospital (Houston, Tex.) 2
Mitchell, O. Jack 2
Pitzer, Kenneth S. (Kenneth Sanborn) 2
Rice, William Marsh, 1816-1900 2
Strange, Ray Watkin Hoagland, 1915-2011 2
Watkin, Annie Ray Townsend, 1892-1929 2
Watkin, William Ward, 1886-1952 2
Adams, Carolyn 1
Aker, Joe C., photographer 1
Allred, James V. 1
Alonso, Gabriel 1
Alter, Fred C. 1
American Institute of Architects, Houston 1
American Republics Corporation 1
Anderson, Benjamin M. 1
Anderson, Clayton & Co 1
Anglican Church in North America 1
Armco Steel Corporation 1
Atwood, W.L. 1
Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller) 1
Autrey, Lynette Schneider 1
Autry, Herbert 1
Autry, James Lockhart, 1830-1862 1
Autry, James Lockhart, II 1
Autry, Micajah 1
Bailey, Bob 1
Bailey, George M. 1
Baker, James Addison, 1857-1941 1
Baker, James Addison, 1930- 1
Ballew, William V., Jr. 1
Barentine, Andy A. 1
Barnstone, Gertrude 1
Bastrop, Baron de, 1759-1827 1
Begham, Stan 1
Bering family 1
Bering, Louisa Neumann 1
Berlet, Sarah Groce 1
Berry, Frank Lee (Jr.) 1
Bethje, C. L. 1
Bethje, Eliza 1
Bisett and Dixon Photographers. 1
Bistram, Emile, 1895-1976 1
Bolding, Patricia Spaulding Smith, 1944- 1
Bond, Helen D. 1
Borden, Gail, 1801-1874 1
Bowie, Jim, 1796?-1836 1
Bowles, John, approximately 1756-1839 1
Bradley, Rolland 1
Braes Republican Women's Club 1
Bragg, Braxton 1
Brewer, Benjamin E., Jr. 1
Briscoe, Andrew 1
Briscoe, Birdsall P., 1876-1971 1
Briscoe, Dolph 1
Britton, Mr. & Mrs. James Lanier 1
Brochstein, Raymond & Susan 1
Brochsteins, Inc. (1935-) 1
Brown & Root, Inc. 1
Brown Foundation (Houston, Tex.) 1
Brown Shipbuilding Company, Inc. 1
Brown family 1
Brown, Alice Pratt 1
Brown, George R., 1898-1983 1
Brown, Herman,1892-1962 1
Brown, John 1
Brown, Lee. P 1
Brunner, Bertha 1
Bryan, Moses Austin 1
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 1
Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008 1
Burleson, Edward, 1798-1851 1
Burnet, David Gouverneur 1
Burton, Samuel A. 1
Butler, George A. 1
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850 1
Calvert, Craig 1
Campbell family 1
Campbell, John 1
Cannady, William 1
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