Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1969-081

Staff Only

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 possible, otherwise alphabetically by title or description.

Further accessions to the collection have been assigned their own accession numbers and are described in the fifth series. These materials are arranged according to date of acquisition.

Dates

1657-1975

Creator

University of Houston. Libraries. Special Collections and Archives Department (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access:

Open for research

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

4.00 linear feet

Additional Description

Historical Note:

Special Collections collects and preserves historically significant materials. Its holdings comprise a rare book collection and ten main archival collecting areas. In some instances, Special Collections gathers materials on a single topic to preserve them and make them available. In these cases, Special Collections is seen as the creator of the artificially constructed collection.

Related Materials:

Early Texas Documents collection (http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=465)

Processing Information:

Many of the manuscripts in this collection were formerly included in what was known as the "A-Z Collection." Much of that collection was moved into Early Texas Documents and other subject-based collections. The remaining items were reprocessed into the present "Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection" series 1-4 by Matt Richardson in 2016.