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Texas Music Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2011-011

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1900-2010; Majority of material found within 1940-1969

Scope and Contents The Texas Music Collection contains research files on the history of Texas music, particularly musicians and record labels, including the administrative and financial files of Duke/Peacock Records of the Houston area. Newspaper clippings, photographs, financial records, songbooks, and administrative files comprise the research files.The collection is divided into six series, which are arranged in order of volume of material, from most to least represented: Artists; Production and...

This is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale Film Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2010-020

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1925-2011; Majority of material found within 1985-1988

Scope and Contents The This is Our Home, It Is Not for Sale Film Collection contains records covering the full scope of the production of a documentary film. Records cover fundraising activities, releases and contracts, insurance, research materials, production notes and logs, film screenings and festivals, photographs, and posters. The documentary film is available for viewing on DVD in UH Libraries Special Collections and for purchase at ...

Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 1971-003

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1941-1960

Scope and Contents

The bulk of this collection dates from the years 1943 through 1945. The collection mainly contains black and white photographs taken by Clell Thorpe, as well as some 4"x5" negatives, one letter, one manuscript, and some miscellaneous items.

The material is arranged in five series: Naval School of Photography, Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613), Pacific Atoll, Tarawa, and Miscellaneous.

Toby Myers Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2010-018

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1972-2010; Majority of material found within 1976-1995

Scope and Contents

This collection includes the records, correspondence, written works, articles, and photographs that document the life of Toby Myers as a worker in the Battered Women’s Movement. The thirteen series span from 1972 to 2010.

All material grouped within a series is chronologically arranged.

UH Petroleum Institute Records

Collection

Identifier: 1999-005

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1958-1995

Scope and Contents The collection arrived at the archives in good order, and the original order has been maintained whenever possible. The collection consists of thirty-five folders dating from 1958 to 1994. Materials in the collection include brochures, evaluation results, a few photographs, correspondence, and program booklets that describe the course activities. The only materials kept from the earliest years were participant rosters and programs of activities. Three years (1967-1969) were missing...

UH Women's Studies Program and Friends Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2000-007

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1984-2011; Majority of material found in 1991-2011

Scope and Contents The collection consists of administrative materials such as meeting invitations and agendas, minutes, financial reports, bylaws, and events sponsored by the Women's Studies department as well as newsletters published by the Women's Studies and Friends of Women's Studies and various ephemera and memorabilia. The bulk of the papers are dated between 1991 and 2011, but a few publications and clippings date to 1980s. The most recent papers include invitations to events organized by the Friends...

Nikki Van Hightower Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1997-017

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1967-1997

Scope and Contents This collection documents the career of Nikki Van Hightower from the time of her appointment as Women's Advocate up to, and including, her work as Harris County Treasurer. It contains material dating from 1967 to 1997, with the bulk of the material dating from 1977 to 1989. Types of material within the collection include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, speeches, commentaries, press statements, publications, diaries, photographs and clippings. The papers were...

Nina Vance Alley Theatre Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2000-004

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1923-1980

Scope and Contents

The Nina Vance Alley Theatre Papers document Nina Vance's career developing and directing the Alley Theatre and also contains personal items from her life. The collection is divided into three series: Personal Papers, Correspondence, and Alley Theatre Papers. The collection includes correspondence, production materials, scripts, programs, sound recordings, clippings, speeches, scrapbooks, date books, and miscellaneous items such as receipts and ephemera.

Leonor Villegas de Magnón Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2008-015

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1906-1982

Scope and Contents The papers of Leonor Villegas Magnón are organized into eight series: Correspondence, Biographical material, Publications/Manuscripts, Cruz Blanca documents, Texas and US history and politics, Women’s interests, Mexican history and politics, and Photographs. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts and manuscript notes, personal biographical documents, and newspaper clippings. Of particular interest is information about La Cruz Blanca, La unión de progreso y caridad and her...

Voices Breaking Boundaries Records

Collection

Identifier: 2014-015

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1999-2016

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials from Voices Breaking Boundaries’ (VBB) history and administration, planning documents, event materials, press clippings and audio-visual materials.In addition to paper records, this collection also contains digital archival material. Digital archival materials can be accessed in the Special Collections Reading Room by advance request. Because not all of these materials are processed, these materials may require up to two weeks to access. Some...

Andy Warhol Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2016-044

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1975-1985; Majority of material found in 1977; Majority of material found in 1979; Majority of material found in 1983

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 149 photographs, 99 Polaroids, and 50 black-and-white silver gelatin prints, created between 1975 and 1985. Some of the photos are formal portraits, others are candid shots, and a few are still lifes. The photographs include images of Warhol's friends such as Jon Gould, artists such as Jamie Wyeth, and celebrities such as Princess Caroline of Monaco.Most of the photographs are matted for exhibition, but some are housed in sleeves in folders. The images...

Professor Joseph Werlin Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1971-004

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1942-1964

Scope and Contents

The Professor Joseph S. Werlin Papers contain newspaper and magazine articles relating to international issues of interest to Dr. Werlin. Topics include politics, racism, nationalism, agriculture, and birth control, among many others. Most of the materials date from the 1940s and 1950s. There is also a limited amount of personal material, including correspondence and photographs, in the collection.

David Ashley White Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1992-001

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1965-2014; Majority of material found within 1980-2008

Scope and Contents The David Ashley White Papers consist of 59 boxes of materials dating from 1944 to 2018 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1980-2016. The first donation to this collection occurred in 1991, which was processed in 1993. Dr. White has made numerous additions since then and future material is expected. This collection consists of published and manuscript scores, programs, correspondence, audio-visual materials, and other items relating to his career as both a composer and music...

Women for Justice Records

Collection

Identifier: 2008-002

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1971-1997

Scope and Contents The collection is organized in eleven series and housed in 6 boxes. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the material is the correspondence between the inmates and the organization. The series are organizational material, administrative documents, Goree unit TDC, correction system: laws & conditions, volunteer program, client services, Christmas projects, external correspondence, published information and photographic materials. Of special interest are inmate correspondence, program...

Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Records

Collection

Identifier: 1999-002

Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

Dates: 1994-2011; Majority of material found within 1994-2000

Scope and Contents

The papers of the Women in Visual and Literary Arts (WIVLA) consist of meeting minutes, fliers about events, and newsletters. All material dates from 1994 to 2011. The collection arrived in the archives in excellent order, arranged neatly into newsletters and meeting minutes, which were filed and arranged chronologically. The collection has been broken into five series: Administration, Publications, Events, Multimedia, and Various Materials.

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Texas Music Collection

This is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale Film Collection

Clell Thorpe World War II Photographs

Toby Myers Papers

UH Petroleum Institute Records

UH Women's Studies Program and Friends Collection

Nikki Van Hightower Papers

Nina Vance Alley Theatre Papers

Leonor Villegas de Magnón Papers

Voices Breaking Boundaries Records

Andy Warhol Photographs

Professor Joseph Werlin Papers

David Ashley White Papers

Women for Justice Records

Women in the Visual and Literary Arts Records

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