Scope and Contents The materials in the collection document New Music America (NMA) festivals, which got their start as "New Music New York" in 1979, and were produced afterward annually by the New Music Alliance in cities across North America from 1980 to 1990. A bulk of the materials document the 1986 NMA in Houston. The records primarily consist of administrative documents, such as professional correspondence, meeting agendas, or mailing lists. Secondary records include catalogs, programs, and press related...

Scope and Contents The Jose Quintero Papers consist largely of materials related to Quintero's directing and teaching, supplemented by professional and personal correspondence, manuscripts, and other theater memorabilia. The papers are arranged in five series: Theater Papers, 1950-1996 (6 boxes), Correspondence, 1949-1999 (2 boxes), Works, (1 box), Career (1 box), and Posters.The papers arrived at University of Houston Special Collections directly from Jose Quintero and Nicholas Tsacrios. They were...

Scope and Contents The eleven series of Lynn Randolph Papers are housed in three boxes and contain documentation of her exemplary training and career in the visual fine arts including exhibits, shows, reviews, individual art projects, and collaborations. The documentation of her longtime feminist and human rights activism in Houston and abroad is also an important part of the collection just as it is her life. Lynn Randolph's collaboration, both visual and literary, with Donna Haraway is represented as is her...

Scope and Contents This collections contains documents concerning organizing productions and the upkeep of the organization. These documents include programs, scripts, set and costume specifics, correspondence, schedules, grant applications, marketing documents, financial documents, and photographs. The collection also includes audiovisual and digital media with photos and videos from productions. The bulk of the materials dates from the 2000s.This collection is not yet fully processed and does not...

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This collection contains a series of programs and playbills from various theaters, symphonies, operas and orchestras gathered by Charles and Suzanne Riepe from 1965 and 2015 . While the bulk of the collection is from the Houston area, other states and countries are represented.

Scope and Contents The collection contains approximately 45 linear feet of records documenting the Thomas V. Robinson Gallery, the Robinson Galleries, and also contains records documenting Mr. Robinson’s career as a art dealer. The dates range from approximately 1973-2010, with most materials dated 1990-2001. Materials include business records, correspondence, catalogs, invitations, exhibit documentation, etc.This collection is not yet fully processed. For questions about materials in this...

Scope and Contents The Alvin Romansky Papers include photographs, correspondence, documents, printed materials, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia related to the life and civic pursuits of Alvin Romansky, his father Joseph Romansky, and his uncle Thomas Flaxman. The bulk of the material (principally that related to Alvin Romansky) dates from the 1950s, but a significant amount of material related to Thomas Flaxman dates from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The first...

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This collection is not yet fully processed. For questions about materials in this collection or to request access, contact curator Christian Kelleher (cdkelleher@uh.edu).

Scope and Contents Approximately 7 linear feet of archival records dating from the 1970s-2019, documenting Vagram Saradjian’s career as a violinist and professor at the Moore’s School of Music. The bulk of the collection is collection annotated music, but the collection also includes, photos, fliers, programs, newspapers, magazines, posters, correspondence, memos, tenure portfolios, and CVs.This collection is not yet fully processed. For questions about materials in this collection or to request...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of two boxes, with items from as early as 1956, though the bulk of the collection is from 1976 to 2015. Included in this collection are correspondence, flyers, posters, booklets, newspaper clippings and copies regarding art exhibits, art zines, and slides of paintings. There are also various short pieces of literature, some of which are untitled and have no author or date listed. In addition to personal correspondence and post cards, there is also a substantial...

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The weaving archives of Margaret Salisbury Sheppard.

Scope and Contents This collection documents Abbey Simon’s career as a concert pianist but also contains a smaller amount of material related to his role as a professor in the Moore’s School of Music at the University of Houston. Materials in the collection date from the late 1940s through approximately 2013, with a bulk of the materials from the 1960s-1990s. Most of the materials in the collection are programs from throughout Simon's career, but the collection also contains correspondence, contracts, audio...

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Artist's files, catalogs, and other materials documenting the career of artist Al Souza.

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This collection contains materials documenting Staley’s artistic production, including sketch books, exhibit catalogues and other exhibit documentation, clippings, and photographs. It also includes family photographs, and a custom pair of cowboy boots made for Mr. Staley in Mexico.

This collection is not yet fully processed but may be available for research. Please contact collection curator Christian Kelleher at cdkelleher@uh.edu for more information.