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Builders: Herman and George R. Brown Book Research Files

Collection

Identifier: MS 0464

Overview Correspondence, oral histories, notes, newsclippings, reports, published materials, photographs and ephemera in this collection document the family and business lives of Houston entrepreneurs Herman and George R. Brown, providing the basis for author Christopher Castaneda and Joseph Pratt's book, Builders : Herman and George R. Brown

Dates: 1898 - 1989

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

Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication Collection

Collection

Identifier: UA 0339

Overview The collection consists of materials that represent what the Cain Project was, from proposals to teaching materials, reports, photographs, and assessments. It also includes records relating to University-wide communication requirements during the period of the Cain Project (1998-2008).

Dates: 1998 - 2009

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

Campus Police Chief Mary Voswinkel Economic Summit collection

Collection

Identifier: UA 261

Overview Event planning documents, correspondence, notes, drafts, press releases, memos, newsclippings, photographs, and memorabilia created and maintained by Rice University in support of the 1990 Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations, hosted by Rice University.

Dates: 1989 - 1990

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

Capt. Edwin Fosha U.S. Civil War letters, 1862-1864

Collection

Identifier: MS 0664

Overview 30 letters and envelopes written by Captain Edwin Fosha to his wife Rebecca Fosha and children in Illinois

Dates: 1862 - 1864

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

Capt. James A. Baker and the Rice Institute papers

Collection

Identifier: UA 200

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

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

Capt. James A. Baker correspondence, clippings, and photographs collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0487

Abstract: Correspondence from Capt. James A. Baker (Rice Institute Chairman, 1891-1941) to various family members and colleagues, newsclippings regarding William M. Rice and regarding Capt. Baker’s death, and photographs of the Baker family.

Dates: 1874 - 1951

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

Capt. James A. Baker Family papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0040

Abstract: Family correspondence, scrapbooks, and clippings of the Baker Family, from Captain James A. Baker (appointed Chairman of the Board, Rice Institute, 1891) through attorney James A. Baker, III (Rice Board of Trustees, Trustee Emeretus, 1993 - present). A small portion of the materials relate to the Baker, Botts, Garwood & Parker law firm (later known as Baker Botts law firm).

Dates: 1853 - 1976

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

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

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

Carey Croneis personal papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0402

Overview The Carey Croneis Personal Papers chronicle Dr. Croneis' professional career as a geologist, educator, and administrator in various academic settings including Rice University, in museums, and in civic and personal interests. The collection totals 18 Hollinger boxes and includes correspondence, speeches, photos, plans, clippings, and printed matter.

Dates: 1929-1971

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

Carl Wischmeyer Personal Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0639

Overview The collection consists primarily of personal letters belonging to Carl R. Wischmeyer, amny of them exchanged between Wischmeyer and his wife Mary. There is also information about his career as a professor of electrical engineering at Rice University. This includes documents relating to patents acquired as well as an article written for the Texas Engineer.

Dates: 1912 - 1945

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

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Builders: Herman and George R. Brown Book Research Files

Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication Collection

Campus Police Chief Mary Voswinkel Economic Summit collection

Capt. Edwin Fosha U.S. Civil War letters, 1862-1864

Capt. James A. Baker and the Rice Institute papers

Capt. James A. Baker correspondence, clippings, and photographs collection

Capt. James A. Baker Family papers

Card G. Elliott, Jr. Family collection

Carey Croneis personal papers

Carl Wischmeyer Personal Papers

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