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Donald Barthelme "Forum" Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1983-004
Dates:
1956-1960
Scope and Contents
The collection contains three manuscript boxes of materials related to Barthelme's tenure as editor of Forum. Researchers may be interested in the collection of materials post-dating Barthelme's time as editor.
Professor Tom Battin Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1988-001
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:...
Toni Beauchamp Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2014-001
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.
Kenneth E. Bentsen Architectural Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2013-003
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.
Blanche Espy Chenoweth Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2005-003
Dates:
1875-1960
Scope and Contents
Containing 13 series and housed in 6 boxes, this collection documents Mrs. Chenoweth's life's work as a lecturer and writer. Most notably, her lecture and radio show program materials are extensively represented in such formats as article clippings, correspondence, typescript, periodicals and photographic material. Mrs. Chenoweth's papers also document her social interactions with prominent individuals such as Queen Marie of Romania and President Herbert Hoover. Additionally, this collection...
Chocolate Bayou Theater Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2007-026
Dates:
1979-1987
Scope and Contents
The Chocolate Bayou Theater Company Collection consists of 3 boxes of materials dating from 1979-1988. The collection is divided into two series: Administrative Papers and Productions.
Cruiser Houston Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1981-001
Dates:
1917-2008; Majority of material found within 1929-1945
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials in a wide variety of formats that document the history of the USS Houston (CA-30) and her crew. A significant portion of the material dates from the period 1929 to 1945. There is also a large quantity of material that dates from the 1980s to the present.The materials have been divided into four major categories:
Core Material is the material most frequently requested by researchers, and includes Photographs, Negatives and...
Cynthia Macdonald Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2010-019
Dates:
1867-2005; Majority of material found within 1965-2000
Scope and Contents
The collection contains typed and handwritten drafts of poems and other writings, as well as correspondence, photographs, clippings, and memorabilia related to Cynthia Macdonald’s life and work as an accomplished poet and co-founder of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston. In addition to the extensive accumulation of multiple drafts of her writings, Macdonald’s trove of correspondence is of particular interest, featuring letters to and from writing friends, colleagues,...
Jan de Hartog Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1967-002
Dates:
1943-2005
Scope and Contents
The Jan de Hartog Papers, 1943-2005, consist of manuscript material, correspondence, scrapbooks, photos and other material documenting the life and career of Jan de Hartog (1914-2002). The papers are divided into six series: (1) Works, (2) The Hospital Materials, (3) Career, (4) Personal, (5) Personal Correspondence, and (6) Photographs. The Works series contains manuscript material, including notes, manuscript and typescript drafts, galley proofs, play scripts, television...
Carolyn Farb Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2000-005
Dates:
1955-2011; Majority of material found within 2000-2011
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily contains papers, photographs, and newspaper clippings, the majority pertaining to Carolyn Farb's fundraising activities. The material has been arranged into twelve series: Fundraising Events, Honors and Awards, Organization Affiliations, Creative Works, Speeches, Personal Life, Correspondence, Scrapbooks and Yearbooks, Memorabilia, Printed Material, Photographic Material, and Video and Audio Recordings.
Helen Moore Barthelme Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2008-021
Dates:
1949-2002
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, short stories, and articles related to or written by Donald Barthelme and his brothers, Rick, Steve, and Peter Barthelme, as well as notes by Helen Barthelme. This collection contains research that Helen Barthelme gathered in order to write a biography on Donald Barthelme Jr., Donald Barthelme: The Genesis of a Cool Sound. This collection encompasses his early life and career both as a writer and as director of the...
Houston Electric Auto Association Records
Collection
Identifier: 2016-047
Dates:
1973-2011; Majority of material found within 1995-2006
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the organization's correspondence with the government and members' correspondence amongst themselves, as well as announcements of meetings and different events that they held occasionally. It also includes electric battery review booklets plus articles showing the organization and members' various achievements. Included are photographs of various occasions hosted or attended by the Houston Electric Auto Association members, brochures showing different...
Houston Gorilla Girls Records
Collection
Identifier: 2010-006
Dates:
1985-2000; Majority of material found within 1988-1997
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the records, written works, collected writings, and photographs that document the development of the Houston Gorilla Girls, an anonymnous women’s art collective that protested sexism and racism in the art world from the 1987 to the late nineties. There are nine series, spanning from 1985 to 2000 which are entitled as follows: Correspondence; Organizational Documents and Photographs; Propaganda; Diverse Works Installation: Another Dead Horse; Rice University...
Infernal Bridegroom Productions and The Catastrophic Theatre Records
Collection
Identifier: 2017-013
Dates:
1993-2010; Majority of material found within 1993-2007
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials documenting productions presented by Infernal Bridegroom Productions during their operations from 1993 to 2007 and those of Catastrophic Theatre from its founding in 2007. These materials consist of production notes, playbills, postcards, scripts, photographs, posters, news clippings, and press relating to these productions. Additionally, there is a small series of documents relating to the company as a whole, including press, gala invitations, and...
Jose Quintero Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1998-009
Dates:
1949-1998
Scope and Contents
The Jose Quintero Papers consist largely of materials related to Quintero's directing and teaching, supplemented by professional and personal correspondence, manuscripts, and other theater memorabilia. The papers are arranged in five series: Theater Papers, 1950-1996 (6 boxes), Correspondence, 1949-1999 (2 boxes), Works, (1 box), Career (1 box), and Posters.The papers arrived at University of Houston Special Collections directly from Jose Quintero and Nicholas Tsacrios. They were...
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