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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...
Church Women United in Houston Records
Collection
Identifier: 2001-001
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...
Thomas Cole Desegregation Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2007-005
Dates:
1963-2001
Scope and Contents
Forms part of Houston History Archives Collection consisting of 19 boxes of very rich material: drafts of film scripts, topical files on significant segregation issues, film project proposals, VHS and Beta video tapes, correspondence related to fundraising, chapter drafts, publicity material, and a photocopy of Negro Politics and the Rise of the Civil Rights Movement in Houston, Texas (1968), a dissertation by Franklin Chandler Davidson currently available in the library’s general...
Rochella Cooper Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2019-017
Dates:
1962-2019
Scope and Contents
The Rochella Cooper Papers contain files of her family history, resume, and her career as a piano and flute performance musician. In addition, this collection contains documents of Rochella’s work as a principal and music teacher at School of the Woods Montessori School (1962-1972), creation of the Greenway Plaza Children’s House (1972-1975), her career as a fiber artist in 1972-1979, her tenure as President of the Houston Festival (1979-1986), and as a Founder and CEO of Women at the Helm...
Kay B. Crooker Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2010-016
Dates:
1951-1996; Majority of material found within 1987-1996
Scope and Contents
Crooker’s papers include documents relating to zoning ordinances, city planning minutes, activities of subdivisions, news clippings on development issues, City Council speakers, and organizations such as Citizens for Zoning. Arrangement follows as closely as possible Crooker’s own organizational schema, with adaptations sufficient to facilitate the third-party exploration of the collection. Collection includes approximately 6 linear feet of materials. Materials cover the period from...
Joseph S. Cullinan Papers
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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.
Royal Dixon and Chester Snowden Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2016-049
Dates:
1901-2006
Scope and Contents
The Royal Dixon and Chester Snowden family papers includes materials covering the personal and
professional lives of the Houston-based couple. There are written works by Dixon, including the
unpublished Bird Personalities which is illustrated by Snowden. The first series of the collection includes
a large amount of correspondence of both Royal Dixon and Chester Snowden. Letters to them
individually are in later series in the collection. The majority of the letters are addressed to Dixon.
The...
DJ Screw Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010-023
Dates:
1975-2006; Majority of material found within 1994-2000
Scope and Contents
Personal papers, photographs, creative material and technology, sound recordings, and promotional material comprise the DJ Screw Collection. DJ Screw’s activities as a DJ and mixtape creator are the focus, and materials documenting these activities include lists for his screw tapes, sound recordings, production materials, including recording equipment, business documents, and photographs. Materials were donated by Robert Earl Davis, Sr. except where otherwise noted.This...
DJ Steve Fournier Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2013-008
Dates:
1986-1994
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents, photographs, publications, and memorabilia relating to Steve Fournier and his work as a DJ, Rap Pool of America founder, and hip hop promoter in Houston in the 1980s and 1990s. The collection is divided into five series: Rap Performer Contracts, Rap Pool of America Documents, Photographs, Memorabilia, and Publications. Of particular note is the Rap Performer Contracts series which contains performance contracts for several prominent rappers, including...
Margaret Webb Dreyer papers
Collection
Identifier: AAA 7077
Dates:
ca. 1948-1979
Scope and Contents
Biographical information; correspondence; printed materials including clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, articles in the HOUSTON REVIEW by Martin Dreyer, "The Way We Were: Houston's Culture in the 1940's" and "Portrait of a Houston Artist: An Interview with Margaret Webb Dreyer"; Dreyer Galleries file, 1962-1975; and personal photographs.
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...
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,...
Ewing Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2008-020
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.
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