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Women

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Part of TARO subject browse terms

Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Ann Pickens' Lynn R. Lowery research collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0853
Abstract

This collection consists of research material created and collected by Mary Ann Pickens about Lynn R. Lowery.

Dates: 1957 - 2007

Mary Fosselman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0318
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal and academic papers of Mary Fosselman.

Dates: 1931 - 1941

Mary Webb letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0162
Abstract

This collection contains a letter by Mary Webb, an English author, to Geoffrey Dearmer. The letter, thanking Dr. Dearmer for his advice regarding publishers and some of her writings, also gives a description of her cottage in Hampstead.

Dates: 1914

Men's League for Woman Suffrage of the State of New York letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0144
Abstract: This collection consists of replies to a survey on suffrage for women conducted by the Men's League for Woman Suffrage of the State of New York, and signed by Thomas W. Hotchkiss, member of the League's Campaign Committee. The League was campaigning for the passage of an amendment to the N.Y. State Constitution on Nov. 2, 1915. Hotchkiss' letter was sent to governors and other officials of states, mostly western, which had already adopted women's suffrage, and was intended to solicit...
Dates: 1915

Neumann Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0241
Abstract

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.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1856 - 1886; 1850 - 1955

"On the Flogging of Women" commentary

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0100
Abstract

Document is an anonymous commentary on an article appearing in the February 28, 1827 edition of “The Anti-Slavery Monthly Reporter” that discussed propositions put forward by Lord Bathurst for reforms in the treatment of enslaved people in the Colonies; in particular, a prohibition of the flogging of women, which failed to pass.

Dates: 1827

Oveta Culp Hobby papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0459
Abstract The Oveta Culp Hobby Papers detail the public life of Hobby, a Houston-based business, media, military, and political leader during the 1940s-1980s. Mrs. Hobby was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps, chairman of the board of the Houston Post, and wife to Texas Lt. Gov. and later Governor, William P. Hobby. This collection consists of correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, speeches, photographs,...
Dates: 1817 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1985

Owen Wister Literary Society (OWLS) Undergraduate and Alumnae records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0059
Abstract

The collection consists of scrapbooks, minute books, financial records, and other materials relating to the founding and operation of both the Owen Wister Literary Society (OWLS) undergraduate group and the alumnae group, 1927-2002. OWLS was founded in 1924.

Dates: 1927 - 2010

Pallas Athene Literary Society records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0212
Abstract

The Pallas Athene Literary Society (PALS) was formed in 1919 when the Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society (EBLS) split and was an active organization at Rice until 1966 when it disbanded. The records consist of a ledger book containing minutes of the society’s meetings (September 23, 1924 – May 14, 1929), newspaper clippings pertaining to various members and alumnae, and several programs and pamphlets of the society’s activities.

Dates: 1919 - 1968

Pender Turnbull papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0437
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1913-1983