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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 577 Collections and/or Records:

Westheimer/Simon Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0876
Abstract

The Westheimer/Simon family papers span several generations of the family living in Houston, and making their mark on the Houston Jewish community. With a variety of materials ranging from correspondence to photographs, sermons to yearbooks, the Westheimer/Simon family papers are a rich trove for any researcher interested in the history of one of Houston’s more influential families.

Dates: 1920 - 2012

W.G. Jameson letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0197
Abstract

A letter between two medical doctors in Galveston, Texas, regarding an unnamed patient’s medical condition, 1905.

Dates: 1905

William Allen Haynes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0268
Abstract:

Over one half of the collection documents cattle ranching, oil prospecting, and banking in Texas, as well as personal and family life during the Great Depression. The William Allen Haynes collection offers a view of living conditions of a prosperous Central Texas rancher and entrepreneur as well as providing information on conditions in Texas in the first part of the 19th century.

Dates: 1901 - 1953

William "Bill” Camfield papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0495
Abstract

The papers of art historian William Camfield include correspondence concerning Rice University Cullinan Visiting Professors, gift of Mrs. George R. Brown for sculpture for Rice University Campus, photographs and slides, newspaper clippings and brochures of Rice exhibits and sculpture. Also included is material concerning the Rice Institute for the Arts. There are also tapes of lectures by Robert Irwin, Cullinan Lecturer.

Dates: 1925-1997; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1990

William E. Gordon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0408
Abstract:

Academic and professional papers of William E. Gordon, member of the faculty of Rice University 1966-1985, now Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Space Physics and Astronomy and of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with material related to his work in developing and administering the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory in Puerto Rico.

Dates: 1947-1994

William Goyen letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0078
Abstract

This collection contains 6 letters, and a postcard and envelope (letter missing) from William Goyen to Mark Bradlyn. Also included are photographs of Goyen taken in his Hollywood office and a business card from a Chinese restaurant. An unsent letter form Mark Bradlyn to Goyen is also included in the collection.

Dates: 1978-1979

William H. Masterson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0613
Abstract

The collection contains one series of Masterson's academic papers and one series related to his wife, Orvetta Masterson. Correspondence, newsclips, photographs, certificates, Rice-related brochures and information on the Masterson Fund are included.

Dates: 1940s-1980s

William Harris Crawford letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0053
Abstract:

Correspondence from William Harris Crawford, a lawyer, legislator, diplomat, and statesman.

Dates: 1817 - 1825

William Lisle Bowles letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0167
Abstract

The collection consists of two letters to John Houlton of Farley Castle, Bath. Also included is a letter (April 12, 1850) from Arthur Houlton.

Dates: 1827; 1850

William Lockhart Clayton papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0007
Abstract

Original personal material and photocopied professional materials relating to economist and foreign policy expert Will Clayton and family, dating from 1897-1998. In addition to serving the U.S. government in a number of capacities, Clayton was in cotton business, and a co-founder of Anderson, Clayton and Company, based in Houston, Texas.

Dates: 1897-1998, Bulk dates 1934-1964; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1964