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William Addison McElroy family collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0428

Overview Family records of the McElroy family of Houston, Texas.

Dates: 1877-1994, bulk 1900-1945

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

William Lukes Collection of Houston Photographic Research Materials

Collection

Identifier: MS 0531

Overview The collection consists of photographic research materials on Houston, TX, Rice University, and various urban scenes, architectural details, and photographic techniques. It was created by William Lukes in collaboration with Paul Hester during the years 1969 through 1974, when Lukes was an architectural student at Rice University.

Dates: 1969-1974

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

William S. Glass financial papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0322

Abstract: The Glass financial papers are primarily a collection of records and receipts of purchases and land sales gathered during the course of Glass' activities as receiver of revenue during the U.S. Civil War.

Dates: 1852 - 1867

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

William Wilkinson Green Diary

Collection

Identifier: MS 0103

Abstract: Diary written during the U.S. Civil War while Green served in the Union Army (chiefly in Virginia) with the 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment, Army of the Potomac; entries include records of clothing, pay, letters received, and places visited by his regiment while on campaign.

Dates: 1862 - 1865

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

William Williston Heartsill journal

Collection

Identifier: MS 0035

Abstract: Journal describes Texan Confederate soldier W.W. Heartsill's experiences during the U.S. Civil War, including material related to Texas ranching activities, Indian and Mexican affairs, and botany; the Texas Secession Convention; generals Braxton Bragg, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph E. Johnston, and John W. Whitfield; his work with the W.P. Lane Rangers (later Company F, 2nd Regiment, Texas Calvary); battles of Chickamauga and Vicksburg; prisoners of war; and Confederate Army Trans-Mississippi...

Dates: 1861 - 1866

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

World War I Ellington Field Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MS 0698

Overview Scrapbook contains images of aviation training at Ellington Field, a bombing and gunnery school located about 15 miles from Houston. The photographs show a wide range of camp life and training. They include individual officers in uniforms with a variety of aviation insignia, individuals in leather flight jackets and helmets, Curtis Jenny airplanes on the ground and in flight, pilots flying aircraft, and many bird's-eye views of the field and the surrounding area, particularly of Houston....

Dates: 1918

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

Yellen Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0838

Overview The Yellen Family papers are comprised of photographs and memorabilia related to Milton Yellen’s time practicing dentistry in New Guinea for the army during World War II, and photographs and newsclippings of his wife Florence Kless Yellen throughout her life. The collection also contains religious and army certificates, publications, and correspondence depicting the Yellen family’s connections to the Jewish community.

Dates: 1935 - 1998

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

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William Addison McElroy family collection

William Lukes Collection of Houston Photographic Research Materials

William S. Glass financial papers

William Wilkinson Green Diary

William Williston Heartsill journal

World War I Ellington Field Scrapbook

Yellen Family Papers

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