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William A. Bernrieder Port of Houston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1979-002
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.

M.L. Calk Civil War Letters

 Collection
Identifier: 1969-008
Dates: 1861-1863
Scope and Contents

The M.L. Calk collection consists of eight letters that M.L. Calk wrote while he served with the 23rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Four of the letters are addressed to his mother, W.E. Calk, and four are addressed to his sister, Emma A. Calk. These handwritten letters, dating from December 9, 1861 through May 8, 1863, are accompanied by typed transcriptions. Several letters have additional writing in another hand.

Betty Trapp Chapman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-025
Dates: 2003-2009; Majority of material found within 2005-2007
Scope and Contents This collection contains research materials, notes and correspondence related to the writing of The Rough Road to Justice: The Journey of Women Lawyers in Texas. The book was commissioned by the State Bar of Texas Committee for Women in the Profession in 2003 under the leadership of Ellen Elkins Grimes and funded in part by a grant from the State Bar Association as well as other donors. Materials are arranged by function, with each series referring to a type of document. Materials are...

City of Houston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1969-060
Dates: 1891-1900
Scope and Contents The City of Houston Collection consists of official correspondence and documents relating to the City of Houston around the turn of the century. Most of the items relate to physical improvements, such as paving being made to the city by the City Engineer's Office. The documents date from 1881-1900. The collection comprises 1 manuscript box with 19 individual items. The collection is divided alphabetically according to the office of issue, and then filed chronologically. The...

Joseph S. Cullinan Papers

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Identifier: 2006-009
Dates: 1893-1939
Scope and Contents Aside from its obvious use as a significant source for those persons interested in the petroleum industry, this collection covers a wide range of other research topics.  Business and economic historians will be interested in the extensive financial records and correspondence of such companies as the Petroleum Iron Works Co., Producers Oil Co., the Texas Company, Farmer's Petroleum Co., and the American Republics Corporation.  The collection includes records of the land division of the...

Jan de Hartog Papers

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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...

Detering Family & Business Papers

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Identifier: 2014-009
Dates: 1871-1989
Scope and Contents

This collection contains deeds, abstracts of title, legal files, real estate sales records, and many other materials related to businesses and properties held by various members of the Detering family from 1871-1989. The collection has been divided into five series: Properties, Legal Files, Trust and Estate Papers, Business Papers, and Financial Papers. Folders within each series (or subseries) are arranged chronologically.

Early Texas Documents Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1973-001
Dates: 1790-1923
Scope and Contents The collection is a result of integrating 10 smaller artificial collections into one larger artificial collection to improve organization and facilitate greater access. It chronicles the history of Texas, from the Spanish Colonial Era through the turn of the 20th century. The material has been arranged chronologically into eight series based on eras of Texas History: Spanish Colonial, Mexican Colonial, 1836, Republic, Mexican War, Early Statehood, Civil War, Reconstruction and Westward...

William W. Edgerton Civil War Letters

 Collection
Identifier: 1955-001
Dates: 1862-1865
Scope and Contents The William W. Edgerton collection is composed of personal correspondence between Civil War private William Wilberforce Edgerton of the 107th New York Volunteers and his immediate family. Most of the letters are between William W. Edgerton and his mother, Dorothy Doud Edgerton. Additional correspondents include his brother, John Howard Edgerton, and his sisters, Martha Newton and Augusta Tenney. The correspondence is arranged chronologically. Following it are some battle diaries...

Claude Elliott Texana Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1974-001
Dates: 1798-1963
Scope and Contents This is an artificial and disparate collection of Texana, or materials relating to the history of Texas. In order for the collection to be useful to researchers, an artificial order was imposed by the processor. The collection is divided into seven series: Pre-Republic (to 1836); Republic (1836-1845); Annexation and Early Statehood (1845-1860); Civil War and Expansion (1861-1901); Modern Statehood (1901-1956); Claude Elliott Papers; and Governors Ferguson/Sterling Papers. Series, sub-series,...

George Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1970-001
Dates: 1836-1988
Scope and Contents George Fuermann, 1918-2001, collected several types of materials relating to Houston and Texas history, including clippings and other printed materials; legal, financial, and government documents; photographs and negatives; historic maps; works of art; artifacts; and research files. The items in the collection range in date from 1836 to 1988. The collection is arranged in eight series: Printed Materials, Documents, Photographic Material, Creative Works, Maps, Works of Art,...

Houston Comets Memorabilia Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-010
Dates: 1997-2003
Scope and Contents

This collection is housed in 9 boxes and organized into 5 series. The content of the collection consists of Houston Comets memorabilia documenting their four WNBA championship wins from years 1997 to 2000. In addition, general Houston Comets novelty items can be found in this collection dating from the years 1997 to 2003.

Houston Heights Abstracts of Title

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-018
Dates: 1924-1941
Scope and Contents

Houston Heights is situated northwest of downtown Houston, Texas. This Collection contains records from the Houston Abstract Company, the Houston Title Guaranty Company, the Stewart Title Company, and the Southern Abstract and Title Company. This collection consists of 10 abstracts of title and deed for the property in the Heights district, in the city of Houston and Harris County, filed from 1896 to 1941.

Houston Ship Channel 50th Anniversary Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1982-001
Dates: 1926-1964
Scope and Contents There are 66 items in the collection, dating from 1926-1964. Included is a typed manuscript history of the Port of Houston and Buffalo Bayou, as well as a typed version of the ordinance establishing the Port of Houston in 1841. In addition are 40 photographic prints. The photographs include shots of an exhibit highlighting the history of the Port of Houston, as well as photographs from the fiftieth anniversary of the Port of Houston, taken on November 10, 1964. The anniversary...

Robert D. Jacobus Research Notes

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-012
Dates: 2007-2013
Scope and Contents

The Robert D. Jacobus Research Notes collection consists of 12 legal pads of notes used for research for his book Houston Cougars in the 1960s: Death Threats, the Veer Offense, and the Game of the Century. The notebooks are arranged by Jacobus's original numbering system and primarily contain notes from interviews with notable figures in UH sports conducted between 2007 and 2013.

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Ben Taub General Hospital 1
Bernrieder, William A. 1
Brown, Andrew, 1969- 1
Burma-Siam Railroad 1
Calk, M. L. 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 23rd 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Brigade 1
Cullinan, J. S. (Joseph Stephen), 1860-1937 1
De Hartog, Jan, 1914-2002 1
De Hartog, Marjorie 1
Edgerton, William W. 1
Elliott, Claude, 1896-1958 1
Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944 1
Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, 1875-1961 1
Fuermann, George, 1918-2001 1
Hofheinz, Roy, 1912-1982 1
Houston (Cruiser : CA-30) 1
Houston Abstract Company 1
Houston Astros (Baseball team) 1
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Houston Title Guaranty Company 1
Hughes, Howard Robard, 1869-1924 1
Jacobus, Robert 1
Jefferson Davis Hospital (Houston, Tex.) 1
Jones, C. Anson (Cromwell Anson), 1850- 1
Jones, Mary Smith, 1819-1907 1
Kaplan, H. David 1
Kirksey, George Turner, 1904-1971 1
Lopez, Mary F. 1
Lowther, W. D. 1
Magnolia Petroleum Company 1
Milner, Samuel, 1910-2000 1
Mindiola, Tatcho 1
Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project 1
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
Schlumberger Well Services 1
Schwartz, Jon, 1948- 1
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 1
Shreve, Israel, 1739-1799 1
Shuart, Carey Chenoweth 1
Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists 1
Society of the Sigma Xi 1
Southern Abstract and Title Company 1
Sterling, Ross S., 1875-1949 1
Stewart Title Company 1
Swenson, Loyd S. 1
Texas Company 1
Tomkins-Walsh, Teresa 1
United States. Army 1
United States. Army. Field Artillery, 131st. Battalion, 2nd 1
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 107th (1862-1865) 1
United States. Continental Army. New York Artillery Regiment, 2nd 1
University of Houston -- Faculty 1
University of Houston. Center for Mexican American Studies 1
University of Houston. School of Theatre and Dance 1
Washington, George, 1732-1799 1
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