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Donald Barthelme Literary Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-007
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1956-2001
Scope and Contents The full finding aid is available on TARO: https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uhsc/00062/hsc-00062.htmlThis collection contains typescript drafts, galley proofs, and page proofs of Donald Barthelme's novels, collected works, short stories, and other writings, plus collages and collage stories created by Barthelme. One of the richest aspects of the collection is the large set of letters and...

Donald Barthelme, Sr., F.A.I.A., Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-003
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1924-1997
Scope and Contents The full finding aid is available on TARO: https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uhsc/00040/hsc-00040.htmlThe Donald Barthelme, Sr. FAIA Architectural Papers cover the period 1924 to 1997 and are comprised of his architectural drawings; business and personal files; memorabilia; photographic prints, negatives, and slides; as well as lecture notes and other materials from his teaching career. The...

Professor Tom Battin Papers

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Identifier: 1988-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1936-1976
Scope and Contents The Battin Collection contains correspondence, articles, lecture notes, scrapbooks, photographs, scripts, and films. The materials date from 1936 to 1976, and comprise eleven manuscript boxes, one newspaper box and six films, five in reel cases. Because so many articles are one paragraph or less, they were placed with others in Mylar sheet protectors for preservation. The collection is divided into nine series based on the way it was received from the donors. The series are:...

Bauer College of Business Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-007
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1940-2010
Scope and Contents These records contain 7 boxes relating to the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. A significant portion of this material was given to the archives from the university Print Plant. Materials include course information, event programs and flyers, posters, invitations, report, correspondence and stationary. Also included in this collection is a Publications series that includes reports, manuals, surveys, newsletters, and conference material. This collection is arranged...

Bayou Preservation Association Records

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Identifier: 2008-014
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1915-2005
Scope and Contents The Bayou Preservation Association maintains files on its activities from its beginnings in the 1960s. Materials on the history of Buffalo Bayou date back to the 1920s, so the collection is dated from that period. Most of the materials collected for the archives were housed in the BPA offices, but those papers included contributions from Terry Hershey, Frank Smith, George Mitchell, and Fred Lazure, as well as others. Overall, the papers represent a broad overview of BPA’s activities, but...

Toni Beauchamp Papers

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Identifier: 2014-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1985-2008; Majority of material found within 2000-2008
Scope and Contents

This collection is housed in 45 boxes and organized into 12 series entitled: Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Market Square Park Project, Art Lies (the magazine), good (the book), Blaffer Gallery, Friends of Integrative Medicine, Uncommon Cents, News Clippings, Photographs, A/V Materials, and Ephemera/Index Cards. Materials within this collection have been arranged topically and therein in chronological order.

Ben Love Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-003
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1954-2005; Majority of material found within 1980-2003
Scope and Contents The collection contains seven series: Oral History; Love's Writings; Banks: TCB and Chemical New York; Research Files; Pre-TCB; Memorabilia; and Videotapes. Original order has been maintained as much as possible, and the collection is for the most part in the same arrangement as when it entered the archives.Accession 1Accession 1 (2007) of the collection mainly contains material relating to the writing and publication in 2005 of Ben Love: My Life in Texas Commerce, by...

Kenneth E. Bentsen Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-003
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1944-2017; Majority of material found within 1958-1992
Abstract

This collection consists of the business records of Kenneth Bentsen Associates. The records include correspondence, contracts, and billings for the firm’s architectural projects, as well as construction documents such as specifications and architectural drawings. Photographs, reference books, and memorabilia round out the collection.

Sidney Berger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-008
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1953-2006
Scope and Contents

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

William A. Bernrieder Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1979-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1917-1988
Scope and Contents The William A. Bernrieder Collection has a great deal of information about the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) as well as the USS Texas and Franklin Roosevelt's visit to Houston in 1936. Bernrieder corresponded with many of the leading businessmen and politicians in Houston during his lifetime, as well as officers in the Navy. The collection dates from 1917- 1988, with the bulk of the material dating from 1929-1936 and from 1970-1986. Bernrieder kept a considerable amount of...

William A. Bernrieder Port of Houston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1979-002
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1945-1979
Scope and Contents

This small collection deals entirely with the Port of Houston. It is comprised entirely of clippings and publications related to the history of the Port of Houston.

Peter Beste and Lance Scott Walker Houston Rap Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-008
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1986-2014
Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials related to the creation and production of the book Houston Rap, by photographer Peter Beste and writer Lance Scott Walker. These materials include digital photos taken by Beste, audio recordings and transcripts of interviews conducted by Walker, photo prints from the editing process of the book, exhibit prints of photos from the book, photo contact sheets, and dummy copies of the book. The collection also contains a significant amount of material...

Professor Irvin M. Borish Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1939-2012; Majority of material found in 1939-1996
Scope and Contents The papers of Dr. Irvin Borish contain manuscripts, patents, awards and notices, conference proceedings, print items, correspondence, photographs, as well as audio and video recordings. Items in the collection date from 1937 to 1996, with most of the material dating from the late 1970s and 1980s. The majority of the material in the collection contains articles and other manuscript items written by Dr. Borish. However, the collection also contains numerous photographs, most of which are not...

Botts Collection of LGBT History

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-017
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1973-2014; Majority of material found within 1985-2005
Scope and Contents The processed portion of this collection consists of 11 boxes and includes Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church (RMCC) documents, as well as photographs and a film of Ralph Lasher. The collection includes RMCC’s financial and administrative documents, as well as flyers and advertisements. It also includes documents from religious conferences and exercises. The photo collection documents the lives of Ralph Lasher and his partner, as well as events at RMCC and in the Houston LGBT...

James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-025
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1936-1971
Scope and Contents

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

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