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Politics and government

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

Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:

Rice University Task Force on Faculty and Shared Governance records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0260
Abstract

The collection consists of working papers, meeting minutes, committee reports, and website materials generated during the process that created the Faculty Senate as the system of governance at Rice University.

Dates: 2002-2005, 2019

Rice University, University Relations Dept. Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0111
Abstract

Correspondence, notes, drafts, memos created and collected by the University Relations Department in support of their role as the University's media relations department for the 1990 Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations, hosted by Rice University.

Dates: 1989 - 1991

Rick K. Wilson academic career papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0459
Abstract

The papers of Prof. Rick Wilson relate classes taught, Political Science Department activities, external activities such as commttees and events outside Rice University.

Dates: 1980 - 2020

Rienzi Melville Johnston papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0117
Abstract:

Newspapers, clippings, personal correspondence, and photographs relating to the political life and professional life of Rienzi Melville Johnston, co-founder of the Houston Post and Texas and U.S. Senator.

Dates: 1899 - 1926

Rolland Bradley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0247
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Rolland Bradley, Texas State legislator. The collection includes a bound manuscript copy of Bradley’s master’s thesis for the University of Texas on proportional representation in the United States. Also included are several chapters of his book and assorted speeches and pamphlets.

Dates: 1930-1967

Roy M. Huffington Ambassadorial Papers, 1988-2008

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0617
Abstract

This collection is part of a wider compilation of Roy M. Huffington’s personal and professional papers. Specifically, these papers encompass Huffington’s appointment and work as Ambassador to Austria, as well as the numerous political, personal, and business connections he made while serving in Vienna.

Dates: 1988-2008

Rush Moody, Jr. Federal Power Commission records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0823
Abstract

The collection consists of materials from and related to the term of Rush Moody, Jr. on the Federal Power Commission from 1971 to 1976.

Dates: 1971 - 1985

Sam Houston papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0049
Abstract: Sam Houston was the leader of the Battle of San Jacinto which won Texan independence from Mexico, the first regularly elected president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. Senator from state of Texas, and later Governor of Texas. This collection of letters contains government letters and documents written by Houston, letters to Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military...
Dates: 1821 - 1863

Samuel H. Gardiner papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0038
Abstract:

This collection consists of 193 letters written to a Long Island attorney, Samuel H. Gardiner, Esq. of Sag Harbor and New York City. The letters give a good picture of the activities of a counselor at law of that period. The majority of the letters concern legal matters; however, some relate to politics, touching on the election campaigns of 1844 and 1848.

Dates: 1839 - 1864

Sara Hickman collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0718
Abstract

This collection consists of business records, photographs, audio, newspaper clippings, and correspondence documenting the music career of Sara Hickman.

Dates: 1978 - 2017