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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...

Toni Beauchamp Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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.

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...

Betty Trapp Chapman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-025
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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...

Joseph S. Cullinan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-009
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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

 Collection
Identifier: 1967-002
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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...

Ewing Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-020
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1877-2011; Majority of material found within 1911-1926
Scope and Contents

The Ewing Family Papers are housed in 6 boxes and organized into 5 series titled Mary Ellen Ewing, Gladys Ewing, Family Photographs, Presley K. Ewing, and Josie (Vesta) Ewing. This collection documents the feminist activities of Mary Ellen Ewing, Gladys Ewing’s social life, legal and familial concerns of Presley K. Ewing, and the writings and journeys of Josie (Vesta) Ewing.

George Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1970-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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 Area Women's Center Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-005-b
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1977-2001; Majority of material found within 1985-1995
Scope and Contents The Houston Area Women’s Center Photographs contain both color and black and white photographs of various sizes, proof sheets, negatives, slides, and some correspondence. Items date from 1978 to 2001 with most of the material dating from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. The bulk of the collection chronicles the varied activities of the organization, including staff activities such as work, picnics and parties, fundraisers, demonstrations, conferences, seminars and programs. Included in the...

Houston Gorilla Girls Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-006
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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...

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...

Bert L. Long, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-016
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1940-2013
Scope and Contents This collection documents Bert L. Long, Jr.’s life and his career as an artist, which he started in 1979. The original order of the collection as well as the original folder titles and folders were retained whenever possible. When the collection was received, a small percentage of the collection was in order due to the work Pete Gershon did with Bert Long through the CALL project while Ber Long was alive. The collection includes resumes and CV’s, autobiographical statements, and material...

Mydolls Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-008
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1978-2018
Scope and Contents The Mydolls Records contain approximately 3.5 linear feet of archival records that document the career of the women-led group and reveal its 40-year advocacy of equality, female empowerment, and minority representation in the arts. The post-punk band Mydolls is a Houston band formed in 1978 with members Trish Herrera, Dianna Ray, Linda Younger, and George Reyes. The archival collection preserves the band’s early history in photographs, letters, flyers, zines, and cassette tapes from the...

New Music America Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-036
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1979-1990
Scope and Contents The materials in the collection document New Music America (NMA) festivals, which got their start as "New Music New York" in 1979, and were produced afterward annually by the New Music Alliance in cities across North America from 1980 to 1990. A bulk of the materials document the 1986 NMA in Houston. The records primarily consist of administrative documents, such as professional correspondence, meeting agendas, or mailing lists. Secondary records include catalogs, programs, and press related...

Marcella Perry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-011
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1945-1989; Majority of material found in 1970-1985
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials related to Marcella Perry's work as a banker and politician between 1945 and 1985. The contents are broken up into two series: News, Events, and Correspondence; and Photos, Scanned Documents, and Scrapbooks. The sequencing is chronological and maintains the original structure created by Marcella and her family as closely as possible.

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Clippings (information artifacts) 10
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Brown, Andrew, 1969- 1
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Christ Church Cathedral (Houston, Tex.) 1
Cullinan, J. S. (Joseph Stephen), 1860-1937 1
De Hartog, Jan, 1914-2002 1
De Hartog, Marjorie 1
Ewing Family 1
Ewing, Gladys 1
Ewing, Josie Vesta 1
Ewing, Mary Ellen Williams, 1862-1919 1
Ewing, Presley Kittredge, 1860- 1
Fuermann, George, 1918-2001 1
Galbreth, Michael, 1956- 1
Hightower, Nikki Van, 1939- 1
Hughes, Howard Robard, 1869-1924 1
Jefferson Davis Hospital (Houston, Tex.) 1
Long, Bert L. 1
Magnolia Petroleum Company 1
Mydolls (Punk rock group) 1
New Music America (Festival) 1
Perry, Marcella 1
Port of Houston Authority 1
Randolph, Lynn, 1938- 1
River Oaks Business Women's Exchange Club 1
Schwartz, Jon, 1948- 1
Sondock, Ruby K. 1
Texas Company 1
Texas. Supreme Court 1
University of Houston -- Faculty 1
University of Houston. Law Center -- Alumni and alumnae 1
University of Houston. School of Theatre and Dance 1
Women in the Visual and Literary Arts 1
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