Business enterprises
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Bonner and Howard Families papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0627
Scope and Contents
Photographs, correspondence, business records, diaries, scrapbooks and more, documenting the family and business lives of the Bonner and Howard families in Texas in the 20th century.
Dates:
1900-2012
Jesse H. Jones Corporate and Property records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0621
Abstract
This collection comprises the corporate and property records of Jesse H. Jones, as well as research materials for Unprecedented Power by Steven Fenberg. Between 1992 and 1995, Mr. Fenberg and architectural historian Barrie Scardino processed and organized the collection at the behest of Houston Endowment. After their transfer to Rice Univeristy some adjusments were made to the organization and nomenclature, but most of the structure they imposed remains intact. Significant areas covered in...
Dates:
1836-2008; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1990
Rice University Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management records
Collection
Identifier: UA 0148
Abstract
This collection highlights the founding of the Jones School and its daily business from 1974-2013. Records contain information relating to the school's history, bylaws, directories, correspondence, press releases, awards. It also contains items regarding fundraising, projects, lectures and seminars, and various corporate and individual contributors to the school. The collection also features documents from various Rice University professors and administrators with ties to the Jones...
Dates:
1974-2017
Tanglewood / William G. Farrington papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0539
Abstract
William G. Farrington, 1901-1967, was a real estate developer of residential and commercial property in the Greater Houston Area. He is especially known for creating Tanglewood, wealthy neighborhood located west of the Galleria area in Houston, Texas. He also was known for creating the Fairmont Park subdivisions and the Post Oak Shopping Center. He served as a director of several Houston area banks and savings and loan associations. The collection contains fives series covering real estate...
Dates:
1937-2000
The New York Deli and Coffee Shop Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0875
Abstract
The New York Deli and Coffee Shop collection preserves a glimpse of the titular influential local community nexus. The kosher bagel shop has been passed down through three generations of Kornhaber family and has made its mark on the local populace with its friendly atmosphere and commitment to community service.
Dates:
2002 - 2005