Harbors
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Thomas papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0262
Abstract:
This collection of speeches, correspondences, reports, and photographs documents the work of Albert Thomas, U.S. Representative for Harris County, Texas, from 1936-1966. Albert Thomas was the first Rice Alumnus to serve in Congress. He graduated from Rice Institute in 1920.
Dates:
1937 - 1965
J. Russell Wait Port of Houston papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0346
Overview
Business and personal records of J. Russell Wait, Director of the Port of Houston from 1930-1947, offering a comprehensive history of the Port of Houston's construction, facilities, finances, clients and operations from 1931-1962. During this time, the Port of Houston grew from the nation's twelfth largest port to its third largest. Materials also relate to the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District, Houston Ship Channel maps, and scrapbooks on WWII and Japan.
Dates:
1927 - 1964