Editorials

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This collection contains papers from Adams’ professional career as a renowned geologist and professor at Rice University. Included are papers regarding his careers in consulting, teaching, recycling and writing; also included is Adams’ correspondence, membership in organizations and attendance at meetings.

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This collection contains the academic papers and published articles of Joseph Horace Pound, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.

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This material was the working papers of the Journal of geophysical research during the period when Prof. Alexander J. Dessler (Space Science Dept., Rice University) was associate editor and later co-editor (1964-1970). It includes correspondence and article files.

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These records consist of the academic and Rice University-related work, correspondence, course materials, publications, and student work of Kathleen S. Matthews.

Scope and Contents The Larry W. Bryant UFO research collection contains personal papers such as correspondence, photographs, and articles written by Larry Bryant, as well as papers from his participation in UFO organizations like MUFON and CAUS, including board meeting minutes, budget notes, and quarterly reports. A large section of the collection is devoted to Bryant’s research into ufology using court cases against the government and Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain files kept from...

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The personal papers of Edgar Odell Lovett, first President of Rice Institute, span almost his entire life. The collection has material about his education at UVA and in Europe, his career at Princeton, his hiring by the Board of Trustees of the Rice Institute, and extensive personal correspondence with friends and societies he was involved with throughout his life. The collection also includes reprints of articles and speeches written by Lovett throughout his life.

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This collection contains notes and printed material largely related to John Minter’s study of the youth movement in the Berkeley, California area, including the resulting publication by Minter titled "Youth Alive." A great deal of the printed ephemera reflects the young adult “counter culture” of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Also included is some additional material on Christian movements in the Houston area.

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The materials in the Philosophical Department papers contain lectures and papers delving into many of the topics addressed by the department, both at conferences and in the classroom.

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Faculty offprints, reproductions of individual articles published in scholarly journals, written by Rice University professors, with publication dates ranging from 1897 to 2005.

Abstract: The papers of Nobel Prize winning chemist and physicist Richard E. Smalley are comprised of the lectures, presentations and supporting materials leading to Smalley's discovery of fullerenes, which eventually lead to his Nobel Prize. Included are lectures and presentations, conferences attended, awards received, and articles written. Copies of Dr. Smalley's actual laboratory research notes and materials are included. The papers also include personal memorabilia. Smalley was affiliated with...