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4x5 negatives show Hugh Roy Cullen and UH President E.E. Oberholtzer examining renderings for the library building at the University of Houston. Note that the design as rendered was not the design as built.

Scope and Contents The papers of Edison Ellsworth Oberholtzer contain employment contracts, information relating to the University of Houston, photographs, newspapers, certificates, and diplomas. Dr. Oberholtzer's papers are arranged in five series. The collection contains material dating from 1905 to 1967. A few of the photographs may precede 1905. Most of the material was obtained from Richard A. Walker in January 2003. Mr. Walker is a Professor of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley, and a...

Scope and Contents The President’s Office Records include correspondence, memoranda, publications, clippings, invitations, and related material dating from the 1920s to the 2010s that were received or created by the President of the University of Houston. The bulk of the material dates from the mid-1960s to 1978 and was generated during the presidency of Philip G. Hoffman.The files are rich in materials documenting the history of state support for the University, which was received in 1963, as well...