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Altrusa International Inc., Club of Houston Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-004
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1936-2009; Majority of material found within 1999-2009
Scope and Contents The full finding aid is available on TARO: https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uhsc/00097/hsc-00097.htmlThe collection is organized in 17 series and is housed in 6 boxes that document the organization and community volunteer programs of the Altrusa Club of Houston. The collection includes meeting minutes, financial records, and annual records. Concerning the club's yearly activities, there...

American Association of University Women, West Harris County Branch Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-033
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1976-2020
Scope and Contents

The American Association of Universty Women (AAUW), West Harris County Branch Records document the history and operations of the organization from 1976 to 2020. Comprised of a Minutes series and a Publicity and Press series, include board, branch, and interbranch meeting minutes, newsletters, member directories, other administrative documents, newsletters, photographs, brochures, scrapbooks and member directories.

Brigid's Place Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1999-003
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1974-2011; Majority of material found in 1993-1997
Scope and Contents Although the Women's Assembly founded Brigid's Place in 1996, the papers in the processed portion of this collection span from 1974 to 2011. Some research items date to the late 1980s and early 1990s. The original accession of papers arrived in five boxes, which split naturally into the two categories of the Women's Assembly and Brigid's Place. The papers were arranged topically and chronologically. The largest portion of the papers concern the Women's Assembly and Brigid's...

Foley's Department Store Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-004
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1845-2006; Majority of material found within 1900-2005
Scope and Contents Foley's Department Store Records comprise 42 record cartons, 16 oversized boxes, 32 bound ledgers and real estate records that are open to the public. In addition, there are 32 scrapbooks that are too fragile for public viewing. Records begin with the first stockholders' meeting held in 1911, preserved in a bound journal. Each year (primary organizational series) of the collection is divided into sub-series including Finances, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Publications, and...

Outdoor Nature Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-023
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1923-2007
Scope and Contents

Forms part of Houston History Archives. Primarily organizational records including meeting minutes, newsletters, scrapbooks, photographs, annual reports, and financial records. Outdoor Nature Club Records include approximately 20 linear feet of records including the materials for the study groups.

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...

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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