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Archives and Finding Aids

12. Miscellaneous Manuscript Collections

 Collecting Area
Identifier: 12

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Allen Mandelbaum "Divine Comedy" Translation Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: 1987-002
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Allen Mandelbaum "Divine Comedy" Translation Manuscript
Dates: 1987
Scope and Contents

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).

Vishnu Divecha Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-027
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Vishnu Divecha Collection
Dates: 1990-2004
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Sanskrit and Gita scholar Vishnu K. Divecha's work as a translator, teacher, and student of the Bhagavad Gita and other Sanskrit and Hindi works, as well as a library of such works.

Jonathan Gash Pontiff Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: 1977-003
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Jonathan Gash Pontiff Manuscript
Dates: 1967
Scope and Contents

The Jonathan Gash Pontiff Manuscript is an annotated manuscript of Gash's 1967 publication Pontiff.

Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1969-081
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection
Dates: 1657-1975
Scope and Contents This collection consists of manuscripts from a variety of sources. Included are correspondence, legal documents, printed documents, and other formats. In addition to original documents, some folders also contain transcriptions, translations, or preliminary research notes. Where possible, documents clustered around particular themes or collecting areas have been grouped into series. Within the first four series, items are arranged alphabetically by author or signatory name when...

Gregory Paul "I Hide, We Seek" Screenplay

 Collection
Identifier: 1969-030
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Gregory Paul "I Hide, We Seek" Screenplay
Dates: 1966
Scope and Contents

This collection does not currently have a full finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing mmmanning@uh.edu.

Russian Revolution Glass Lantern Slides Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-027
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Russian Revolution Glass Lantern Slides Collection
Dates: 1920-1939
Scope and Contents

This collection includes slides of life in Eastern Europe and Soviet Russia during the late 1920’s to the early 1930’s. There are also examples of artwork, monuments, and the palaces of the wealthy.

Ukrainian Revolution Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-046
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Ukrainian Revolution Collection
Dates: 2014
Scope and Contents

This small collection contains memorabilia collected from the revolution. Included with the items are translations provided by the donor.

Vertical Research Files

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-029
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Vertical Research Files
Dates: 1940s-1990s
Scope and Contents

This collection does not yet have a finding aid available online. For questions about materials in this collection or to request access, contact Special Collections.

Mary Yancey Walker Family Collection of African Artworks

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-038
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Mary Yancey Walker Family Collection of African Artworks
Dates: 20th cent.
Content Description

Collection of 80 sculptures, artworks, and other objects donated to the University of Houston African American Studies department by the family of Mary Yancey Walker.

A preliminary inventory with photographs of the collection is available for consultation. Please contact the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections for more information.