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Houston Saengerbund Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1989-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1874-2013
Scope and Contents This collection contains event programs, letters, songbooks, newsletters, ledgers, treasury reports, legal case files, and many other materials relating to the activities and administration of the Houston Saengerbund from the years 1874 to 2013. The collection is divided into eight series: Events, Administrative Records, Board of Directors and Committees, Correspondence, Financial Records, Legal Documents, Songbooks, and Publications. Many of the records from the 1950s and earlier are in...

Moreno Family Houston Experience Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-012
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1972-2006; Majority of material found within 1972-1976
Scope and Contents

This collection contains meeting minutes, treasury reports, correspondence, and documents related to the meetings of the Political Association of Spanish Speaking Organizations (PASSO).

This collection also contains documents about the organization of the Conferencia de Mujeres por la Raza. Lastly, this collection contains some typewritten copies of biographies of famous individuals. Materials are arranged chronologically.

Paddock Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Council Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-014
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1914-1989; Majority of material found within 1983-1988
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two series: Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Council and Ephemera. The first series contains organizational materials for the GHCVC and is broken into ten sub-series. The second series contains materials related to the city of Houston and the state of Texas and is divided into six sub-series.

The Park People Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-004
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1970-2009; Majority of material found within 1978-2005
Scope and Contents The Park People’s Records include standard organizational documents, including meeting minutes, personnel management, and financial records, plus city planning proposals and reports covering thirty years. Records include grant applications for federal and state programs. They also include details about local programs such as Treescape, a collaborative effort among Trees for Houston, Scenic Houston, and City of Houston in a program to provide incentives and enforcement of the Tree and Shrub...

Professor Loyd S. Swenson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1988-002
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1977-1987
Scope and Contents The processed portion of these papers includes 12 linear feet described in five series. They comprise the editorial files for 100 Years of Science and Technology in Texas, published by Rice University Press in 1986. Professor Swenson, of the University of Houston, and Reverend Leo Klosterman, of the University of St. Thomas, co-edited the work, which was sponsored by Sigma Xi, a scientific research society. The materials date from 1977 to 1987. Included are correspondence with...

UH Women's Resource Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-009
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 2004-2008
Scope and Contents

This collection includes materials related to the UH Women’s Resource Center. The collection is broken into four series: General Information, Advertisements, Organizations, and Printed Materials.

University Commission on Women Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-008
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1999-2010; Majority of material found within 2004-2009
Scope and Contents

This collection includes materials related to the University Commission on Women (UCW). The majority of the materials included in the collection revolve around the governance and operation of the organization with a large series being dedicated to the mentoring program. The collection consists of six series: Governance, Meetings, Mentoring Program, Reports, Research, and General Information.

UH Veteran's Office Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1977-006
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1944-1958
Scope and Contents The UH Veteran's Office Records contain material pertaining to the university and government-sponsored office for the support and advising of veteran students during the 1940s and 1950s. Dates for items in the collection range from 1944 to 1958, with the bulk of the material dating from the late 1940s. The collection is arranged into nine series: Veteran's Office, Veteran's Staff Meetings, Budget, Correspondence with Veteran's Administration, Veteran's Administration Field Manual...

UH Veterans Village Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1977-007
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1945-1956
Scope and Contents The Veterans Village Records contain material dealing with the organization of the Veterans Council, the UH Veterans Club, newsletters as well as announcements, petitions, and press releases. Items date from 1945 to 1956 with a bulk from the late 1940s and early 1950s. The collection is arranged into seven series: Constitution, Veterans Club Meetings, Record of Activities Council, Petitions, Press Releases and Announcements, Nursery School, and the Village News (the Village...

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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