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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...

Celeste De Luna Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-015
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: undetermined
Content Description

Includes large format artworks as well as archival materials. This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing cdkelleher@uh.edu.

Tom DeLay Papers

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Identifier: 2006-013
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1982-2006
Scope and Contents The Tom DeLay Papers consist of 142 boxes of material dating from 1982 to 2006 that document DeLay’s service in the United States House of Representatives. A Congressional Papers Series comprises a large portion of the collection, containing correspondence, publications, legislative materials, notes, research materials, and other materials related to DeLay’s service in Congress. The collection also includes a robust photographs and audiovisual materials series, visually documenting DeLay’s...

Ben Desoto Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-009
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: undetermined
Scope and Contents

This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing cdkelleher@uh.edu.

The Detering Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-005
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1910s - 1980s
Scope and Contents

This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing velee@uh.edu.

Detering Family & Business Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-009
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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.

Herman E. Detering III Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-003
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1930s-1940s
Scope and Contents

This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing velee@uh.edu.

UH Development Videos Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1984-2004
Scope and Contents This collection consists of both physical-format videotapes and other digital media. The University of Houston Office of Development donated these materials to Special Collections in 2003. The video portion of this collection consists of about 350 videotapes, the majority of which are VHS videotapes, supplemented by Betacam videotapes, U-matic videotapes, and DVDs. These videos are largely about interactions between the University of Houston and other organizations. They include...

The Diana Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-041
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1970s-1990s
Scope and Contents

This collection is not yet fully processed and does not currently have a full finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact Special Collections by emailing velee@uh.edu.

Digital surrogates of the VHS cassette tapes, "Diana Awards 1982," "Diana Awards 1983," and "Diana Awards 1988" are available to view on the Special Collections Reading Room computer.

Vishnu Divecha Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-027
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1990-2004
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Sanskrit and Gita scholar Vishnu K. Divecha's work as a translator, teacher, and student of the Bhagavad Gita and other Sanskrit and Hindi works, as well as a library of such works.

DiverseWorks Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-016
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1982-2010
Scope and Contents This collection documents the history of DiverseWorks and the events, projects, performances, and exhibitions they have showed and participated in. The collection includes documentation of exhibits, installations, and performances in the form video, audio, and photographs. Further documentation includes artist’s files, and exhibition and performance files. Furthermore, there is documentation concerning the business of running a gallery space, such as meeting outlines, summaries, and agendas,...

Royal Dixon and Chester Snowden Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-049
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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 Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-023
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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 Papers. DJ Screw’s activities as a DJ and mixtape creator are the focus of the papers, and materials documenting these activities include lists for his screw tapes, sound recordings, production materials, including recording equipment, business documents, and photographs. Most materials were donated by Robert Earl Davis, Sr. Additional donors include Nikki...

DJ Steve Fournier Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-008
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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...

Joseph Doggett "A College Forum" Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1969-068
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Dates: 1963-1963
Scope and Contents The collection contains materials related to the book "A College Forum" edited by Joseph Doggett, Everett Gillis, and Rosa Bludworth, published by The Odyssey Press in 1963. In the Preface, the editors arrived at what they considered a special design for their work, seeing a twofold need: "the need of the student for readings that will stimulate his own expression; the need of the instructor for a text that is adaptable to either a subject matter or a type of approach." The...

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