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Houston Ship Channel 50th Anniversary Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1982-001
Dates:
1926-1964
Scope and Contents
There are 66 items in the collection, dating from 1926-1964. Included is a typed manuscript history of the Port of Houston and Buffalo Bayou, as well as a typed version of the ordinance establishing the Port of Houston in 1841. In addition are 40 photographic prints. The photographs include shots of an exhibit highlighting the history of the Port of Houston, as well as photographs from the fiftieth anniversary of the Port of Houston, taken on November 10, 1964. The anniversary...
Houston Subdivision Plat Maps
Collection
Identifier: 2007-027
Dates:
1900-1981; Majority of material found within 1900-1970
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of six volumes of subdivision plat maps of developed areas of Houston, Texas, recorded between approximately 1900 and 1970. Five volumes are bound and one is unbound. The pages of the bound volumes are numbered consecutively within each volume. The sixth or unbound volume is composed of loose sheets, and the pages are numbered but are not in order. The plat maps are not indexed. In addition, the collection contains a separate group of six subdivision plat maps that...
Houston Tomorrow Records
Collection
Identifier: 2015-022
Dates:
undetermined
Scope and Contents
This collection does not currently have a finding aid available online. For assistance, please contact the curator.
Houston Women's Caucus for Art Records
Collection
Identifier: 1999-001
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...
Aldous Huxley Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1964-001
Dates:
1916-1963
Scope and Contents
This collection contains signed letters and manuscripts written by Aldous Huxley between 1916 and 1963. The bulk of the letters were sent to Huxley's friend Robert Nichols, an English poet and dramatist, between 1916 and 1935. The manuscripts included are for the novel Antic Hay, the essay "America and the Future," the book Arabia Infelix and Other Poems, and the poem "Fifth Philosopher's Song, From Leda." The manuscripts for "America and the Future" and Arabia Infelix show Huxley's...
Infernal Bridegroom Productions and The Catastrophic Theatre Records
Collection
Identifier: 2017-013
Dates:
1993-2010; Majority of material found within 1993-2007
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials documenting productions presented by Infernal Bridegroom Productions during their operations from 1993 to 2007 and those of Catastrophic Theatre from its founding in 2007. These materials consist of production notes, playbills, postcards, scripts, photographs, posters, news clippings, and press relating to these productions. Additionally, there is a small series of documents relating to the company as a whole, including press, gala invitations, and...
International Aerial Mapping Company 1972 Houston Aerial Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 2016-040
Dates:
1972
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two color aerial photographs of Houston, Texas taken in 1972 by the International Aerial Mapping Company of San Antonio.The photographs show the area around the North Loop Freeway (IH-610) and North Main Street. They measure approximately 9 inches by 9 inches and bear the date “2-4-72” in the upper left hand corner and the serial number “HOU 0724 020” in the upper right hand corner. The back contains the name and address, “International Aerial Mapping,...
UH Investiture Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2015-020
Dates:
1962-2008
Scope and Contents
This artificial collection was created to bring together materials related to the investiture of Presidents and Chancellors at the University of Houston. Materials include programs, invitations, lists of delegates, press coverage, and administrative information related to the production of the investiture ceremony. Presidents covered include Renu Khator, Philip Guthrie Hoffman, Charles Edwin Bishop, and Arthur K. Smith.
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Beta Phi Chapter Scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2022-021
Dates:
approximately 1970s
Content Description
Scrapbook album, photographs, and documents of the African American sorority Iota Phi Lambda's Beta Phi Chapter, circa 1970s.
Mayor Isgur World War II Letters
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2022-022
Dates:
1944-1946
Content Description
World War II era letters from Mayor Isgur
Jack C. Ogg Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2018-029
Dates:
1969-1981
Scope and Contents
The personal papers of Texas state senator Jack C. Ogg include scrapbooks, political newsclippings, photographs, audiocassette, political files, political surveys, Legislative bills, issue letters, political newsletters, political publications, and reports, awards, and speeches.
This collection is not yet fully processed. For questions about materials in this collection or to request access, contact curator Vince Lee (velee@uh.edu).
Robert D. Jacobus Research Notes
Collection
Identifier: 2019-012
Dates:
2007-2013
Scope and Contents
The Robert D. Jacobus Research Notes collection consists of 12 legal pads of notes used for research for his book Houston Cougars in the 1960s: Death Threats, the Veer Offense, and the Game of the Century. The notebooks are arranged by Jacobus's original numbering system and primarily contain notes from interviews with notable figures in UH sports conducted between 2007 and 2013.
Jagdish Mehra Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1995-003
Dates:
1924-2001
Scope and Contents
A vast number of books, monographs and reference works on physics, mathematics, philosophy and history of science compose the collection. There are thousands of reprints of original papers autographed by their authors. The manuscripts of hundreds of published and unpublished books, papers, and lectures from physicists, mathematicians, philosophers, and literati are in the collection.Dr. Mehra's research in the history of 20th century physics has produced taped interviews with...
Jimmy Jalapeeno papers
Collection
Identifier: MFAH-TAP005
Dates:
ca. 1972-1983
Scope and Contents
Available only on microfilm at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.The Jimmy Jalapeeno Papers were microfilmed for the Texas Art Project at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston as part of the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art. Currently the papers can be accessed on microfilm at MFAH.The University of Houston Libraries and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston are digitizing the Jalapeeno papers as part of a collaborative TexTreasures 2020 grant project through...
Grace Spaulding John papers
Collection
Identifier: AAA 9286
Dates:
1890-1972
Scope and Contents
Diaries, writings, sketches and drawings, scrapbooks, printed matter and photographs relating to John and her work.Circa 650 pages of undated sketches and notes from travels on the west coast of Mexico, and 24 combination journals and sketchbooks from her travels throughout Europe, Canada, Cuba, Mexico and the United States. Poetry, descriptions of places and people visited, and statements about her work comprise the major portion of the journal entries.Biographical...
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