Skip to main content Skip to search results

Archives and Finding Aids

Showing Collections: 1 - 15 of 22

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...

Church Women United in Houston Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1911-2011; Majority of material found in 1989-2006
Scope and Contents The collection arrived at the archives in good order and in general the original order has been maintained. Although primarily concerned with Church Women United in Houston, the collection also contains material from the state and national levels. Information in the collection includes material on the history of the organization, business and financial records, materials from the three annual celebrations, and programs from area worship services. It also includes yearbooks, photographs, and...

Cruiser Houston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1981-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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...

Debra Danburg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1977-2003
Scope and Contents The collection consists mainly of media records such as articles, magazines, news clippings and newsletters. The collection also contains bills, bill analyses and proposals, speeches and brochures. Other printed materials in the collection include invitations to events, directories, certificates, cards and campaign originals. The ephemeral material consists of pins, posters, special license plates and framed photographs.The collection has been arranged into ten series: Media,...

Herman George Eiden Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-008
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1939-2005; Majority of material found in 1939-1941
Scope and Contents

The Herman George Eiden Papers consists of three albums of photos and mementos from Eiden's service in the Pacific while in the United States Navy. It also includes correspondance to and from Eiden, films and a log script by Eiden, as well as articles, newspapers, and brochures in relation to the sinking of the Houston (Cruiser: CA-30) and its 60th anniversary commemoration.

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...

Houston Area Fiber Artists Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-013
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1968-2014; Majority of material found within 1971-2002
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials related to organizational structure of the Houston Area Fiber Artists (HAFA), such as meeting minutes, financial records, secretarial records, membership lists, and more. There is also extensive photographic documentation of various art pieces created by HAFA members, as well as a number of VHS tapes and DVDs showcasing this material.

Houston Assembly of Delphian Chapters Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-011
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: Majority of material found within 1929-2005
Scope and Contents

The collection is housed in 5 boxes and organized in 10 series: Organizational Information; The Delphian Society Manuals; Special Projects; Correspondence; Bit-O-News Newsletters; Photographic Material; Publicity Clippings; Delphian Memorial Scholarship Fund; Delphian Chapters’ Scrapbooks and Houston Delphian Assembly Scrapbooks. These series document the organization’s operations, numerous social events and scholarship fund information.

Houston Women's Caucus for Art Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1999-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1972-2004; Majority of material found in 1985-2000
Scope and Contents The papers for the Houston Women's Caucus for Art (HWCA) span from its founding in 1978 to 2004. Some items, however, pre-date this period. The largest portion of the records is devoted to photos and to art exhibitions sponsored by the Caucus. The next largest portion includes newsletters, grant applications and fundraising, financial records, and conferences. The remainder of the collection is devoted to information pertaining to the business of the Caucus, membership, and the visual arts...

H. David Kaplan Performing Arts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1940-1996
Scope and Contents The H. David Kaplan Performing Arts Collection contains correspondence, publicity photographs, photographs taken by Kaplan, programs, various arts publications, autographs, and miscellaneous items such as ticket stubs and clippings. There are more than 1,000 color 35mm slides taken by Kaplan of opera performances and rehearsals by the Houston Grand Opera. Additional oversized collages, posters, showcards, and artwork, along with several framed items, are housed separately. A large part of...

Linda May Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-009
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1969-2006; Majority of material found within 1970-2000
Scope and Contents This collection contains the papers of Linda May, a Houston feminist activist who coordinated numerous national and global women’s conferences and represented the American Jewish Coalition at the 1985 and 1995 United Nations’ NGO Conference on Women. The series are arranged by organizational or institutional affiliation, and each contains photos, correspondence, press clippings, and literature. Linda May also has a book collection with Special Collections. For separated books, see Separated...

Laura Oren Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1970-1979
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 8 series and is housed in 2 boxes. The focus of the papers is the various organizations with which Oren has been affiliated. Most notably, this collection includes organizational material regarding the Houston Area Feminist Federal Credit Union, the National Organization for Women and Women and Labor organizations.

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.

Filtered By

  • Subject: Photographs X
  • Subject: Photographs X
  • Subject: Newsletters X

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
Photographs 20
Correspondence 15
Scrapbooks 9
Minutes (administrative records) 8
Administrative records 7
∨ more
Brochures 6
Clippings (information artifacts) 6
Women -- Societies and clubs 6
Bylaws (administrative records) 5
Financial records 5
Nonprofit organizations -- Texas -- Houston 5
Ephemera 4
Art -- Texas -- Houston 3
Articles 3
Memorabilia 3
Pamphlets 3
Programs (documents) 3
Slides (photographs) 3
Yearbooks 3
Annual reports 2
Christian women -- Texas -- Houston 2
Feminism 2
Java Sea, Battle of the, Indonesia, 1942 2
Nature conservation 2
Politicians 2
Postcards 2
Publications (documents) 2
Reports 2
River Oaks (Houston, Tex.) 2
Sunda Strait, Battle of, Indonesia, 1942 2
Videotapes 2
Women artists -- Texas -- Houston 2
Women in higher education 2
Advertisements 1
Agendas (administrative records) 1
Art and literature -- Texas -- Houston 1
Arts -- Texas -- Houston 1
Business networks -- Texas -- Houston 1
Business records 1
Businesswomen -- Texas -- Houston 1
Dance 1
Diaries 1
Feminism and art 1
Greeting cards 1
Land use -- Planning 1
Legal documents 1
Maps (documents) 1
Negatives (photographs) 1
Newspapers 1
Opera 1
Periodicals 1
Photograph albums 1
Playbills 1
Posters 1
Records (documents) 1
Rosters 1
Souvenirs 1
Speeches (documents) 1
Symphony orchestras 1
Theater programs 1
Typescripts 1
University of Houston. Libraries. Special Collections Department. Visual Arts Collections 1
Voluntarism 1
Wilderness areas 1
Women -- Political activity -- Texas -- Houston 1
Women politicians 1
Women's rights 1
World War, 1939-1945 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and Prisons, Japanese 1
∧ less
 
Names
Houston (Cruiser : CA-30) 2
Altrusa International 1
American Association of University Women 1
American Association of University Women. West Harris County Branch 1
Brigid's Place (Houston, Tex.) 1
∨ more
Burma-Siam Railroad 1
Christ Church Cathedral (Houston, Tex.) 1
Church Women United in Houston 1
Eiden, Herman George, 1922-1942 1
Foley's (Firm) 1
Houston Grand Opera 1
Kaplan, H. David 1
May, Linda 1
Oren, Laura 1
Outdoor Nature Club (Houston, Tex.), 1923- 1
River Oaks Business Women's Exchange Club 1
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
United States. Navy 1
University of Houston 1
University of Houston -- Alumni and alumnae 1
University of Houston -- Faculty 1
University of Houston Women's Association, 1962-1994 1
University of Houston. Law Center -- Alumni and alumnae 1
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts 1
Women's Caucus for Art. Houston Chapter 1
∧ less