The Women's Institute of Houston Records

Collection

Identifier: 2018-001

Staff Only

The collection consists of annual cultural studies bulletins, yearbooks, faculty and administrative files, scrapbooks, photographs, and founding documents including charter and bylaws.

The collection is currently unprocessed but is available for research. Contact the curator for more information.

Dates

1954-2017

Creator

Women's Institute of Houston (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is not yet processed. Contact the curator to request access.

Conditions Governing Use

Special Collections owns the physical items in our collections, but copyright normally belongs to the creator of the materials or their heirs. The researcher has full responsibility for determining copyright status, obtaining permission to publish from copyright holders, and abiding by current copyright laws when publishing or displaying copies of Special Collections material in print or electronic form. For more information, consult the appropriate librarian. Reproduction decisions will be made by Special Collections staff on a case-by-case basis.

Extent

19 linear feet

Additional Description

Historical Information

The Women's Institute was founded in 1951 as non-profit organization offering courses in a variety of disciplines to women and working women in the Houston Community and for those pursuing continuing education. Many of their faculty come from area colleges and universities-University of Houston, Rice University, Houston Community College (HCC), etc.