Texas
Found in 123 Collections and/or Records:
Kirby Petroleum Company / George Sawtelle Executive Records
Lynette S. Autrey papers
This collection of materials relates generally to the personal life of Lynette S. Autrey and her family. The Autreys were Houston entrepreneurs and philanthropists, contributing significant gifts of land and funds to Rice University, among other institutions, in support of the humanities, social sciences, and business.
MacDonald Family Papers
Letters from Alexander MacDonald to his wife, Margaret MacDonald, including information concerning land disputes and importation of goods to Texas; letters from James MacDonald, serving with a Texas regiment during the Civil War, to his mother, Margaret MacDonald; letters of condolence to Margaret MacDonald after James's death during the war; letters from other family members; wills; maps; and documents.
Michael Golden AIDS art-related collection
Materials in the collection comprise art exhibit catalogs, a calendar, and a newsclip spanning the years 1997 to 2011.
Mike Frost graphic designer collection of Houston Hip-Hop artwork
Examples of graphic design work done by Mike Frost for hip-hop artists in the Houston area.
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar travel journal
On his 1835 trip from Georgia to Texas, Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar kept a manuscript diary. The journal is written in continuous narrative form, with frequent historical or descriptive passages inserted, covering the months June-October, 1835, the period during which Lamar apparently made his decision to settle in Texas permanently and join in the Texian battle for independence from Mexico.
Neumann Family Papers
Chiefly letters to Louisa (Neumann) Bering, a resident of Houston, Tex., from her brothers and sisters, including letters from her brother, Emil Neumann, describing his service in the Confederate Army, stationed at Fort Eagle Grove (Fort Moore) and Galveston, Tex.; together with clippings and photos. Includes material relating to land in Texas, Bering family, and Little Rock, AR, during the Civil War.
O. Jack Mitchell architecture papers
This collection contains the personal and academic papers of Houston architect O. Jack Mitchell. Included in the collection are Mitchell’s consulting projects, Houston organizations projects, numerous slides of cities around the world, film reels of lectures, and various other architectural materials.
Osterhout Family Papers
Pender Turnbull papers
The collection consists of personal correspondence, food and drink recipes of Pender Turnbull, Rice Institute graduate and librarian. Photographs of the Rice campus, buildings, faculty, and student activities are also included.