History
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Robert L. Patten: George Cruikshank research materials
Typescripts, correspondence, sketches, autographs, articles, notes and other research material relating to George Cruikshank's career as an illustrator as well as his personal and family life. Robert L. Patten's two volume work, George Cruikshankâs Life, Times, and Art> is a comprehensive study of the life and art of George Cruikshank.
Sir John William Phillips Marshall papers
Bound volume of transcribed correspondence to and from British Rear Admiral Sir John William Phillips Marshall, CB (1785-1850), during the period of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) and concurrent War of 1812, including correspondence concerning a court martial related to the capture and destruction of the ship H.M.S. Java by the USS Constitution in 1813.
Temperance and Prohibition collection
This collection consists of broadsides and pamphlets in favor of prohibition and temperance.
Texas Mexico Border Campaign at Camp Stewart photographs
The collection consists of photographs of Camp Stewart at El Paso, Texas, and the infantry- and cavalry-men stationed there in 1916 for the Pershing Expedition in pursuit of Pancho Villa. There are two large framed panoramic views of the camp layout and a scrapbook of 148 mostly sepia snapshots.
Tito Refi Filipino-American event programs
Event programs from a variety of Filipino community and professional organizations document the groups' activities in both the Houston area and the greater Texas region.
Vietnamese Culture and Science Association event programs
The collection consists of programs from annual Youth Excellence Recognition Award luncheons, the 25th anniversary celebration of the Vietnamese Culture and Science Association, newsletters of the association, and a program from a 2004 national conference of the National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies.
William "Bill" Camfield academic papers
The collection contains class lecture notes and research materials on art, artists, and theory from Dr. Camfield's time as a professor at Rice University from the 1960s to 2000s.