Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of addressed and written communication sent and received, including letters, postcards, memorandums, notes, telegrams, or cables.
Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:
Professor Loyd S. Swenson Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1988-002
Dates:
1977-1987
Scope and Contents
The processed portion of these papers includes 12 linear feet described in five series. They comprise the editorial files for 100 Years of Science and Technology in Texas, published by Rice University Press in 1986. Professor Swenson, of the University of Houston, and Reverend Leo Klosterman, of the University of St. Thomas, co-edited the work, which was sponsored by Sigma Xi, a scientific research society. The materials date from 1977 to 1987. Included are correspondence with...
Tenneco Energy History Records
Collection
Identifier: 2016-005
Dates:
1946-2014; Majority of material found within 1974-1988
Scope and Contents
Records in this collection of Tenneco history include three major areas of interest. One group consists of management and planning records created by executives of Tenneco. The second group reflects a joint effort to write the history of Tenneco, Built from Scratch. Draft manuscripts, publication costs, and a Tenneco management reunion reflect the concerted effort to document the company’s history. A third group contains in-house publications reflecting Tenneco’s business accomplishments...
Toby M. Myers, Deborah D. Tucker, and Maria Jose Angelelli Texas Council on Family Violence Records
Collection
Identifier: 1998-005
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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Toby M. Myers, Deborah D. Tucker, and Maria Jose Angelelli Texas Council on Family Violence Records
Dates:
1974-2016; Majority of material found within 1980-1998
Scope and Contents
The Toby M. Myers, Deborah D. Tucker, and Maria Jose Angelelli Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) Records contain written records of the organization, as well as photographs and ephemera from the group. Items in the collection range in date from 1974 to 2001, with most of the material dating from the 1990s. The bulk of the collection details the various activities of the group since its inception in 1978, including conferences attended or organized, political and legislative activity,...
Texas Music Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-011
Dates:
1900-2010; Majority of material found within 1940-1969
Scope and Contents
The Texas Music Collection contains research files on the history of Texas music, particularly musicians and record labels, including the administrative and financial files of Duke/Peacock Records of the Houston area. Newspaper clippings, photographs, financial records, songbooks, and administrative files comprise the research files.The collection is divided into six series, which are arranged in order of volume of material, from most to least represented: Artists; Production and...
Texas Optometric Association Records
Collection
Identifier: 2006-001
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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Texas Optometric Association Records
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1954-1990
Scope and Contents
This collection contains five series: The TOA President Correspondence, Executive Secretary Correspondence, TOA Committee Correspondence, TOA Administration, and Audio Tapes. Material includes correspondence, memoranda, meetings, newspaper clippings, reports, audio tapes and other administrative material. The collection is arranged chronologically within each series, dating from 1950 to 1999, adhering as much as possible to the original order.
This is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale Film Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010-020
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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This is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale Film Collection
Dates:
1925-2011; Majority of material found within 1985-1988
Scope and Contents
The This is Our Home, It Is Not for Sale Film Collection contains records covering the full scope of the production of a documentary film. Records cover fundraising activities, releases and contracts, insurance, research materials, production notes and logs, film screenings and festivals, photographs, and posters. The documentary film is available for viewing on DVD in UH Libraries Special Collections and for purchase at ...
Toby Myers Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2010-018
Dates:
1972-2010; Majority of material found within 1976-1995
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the records, correspondence, written works, articles, and photographs that document the life of Toby Myers as a worker in the Battered Women’s Movement. The thirteen series span from 1972 to 2010.
All material grouped within a series is chronologically arranged.
UH Petroleum Institute Records
Collection
Identifier: 1999-005
Dates:
1958-1995
Scope and Contents
The collection arrived at the archives in good order, and the original order has been maintained whenever possible. The collection consists of thirty-five folders dating from 1958 to 1994. Materials in the collection include brochures, evaluation results, a few photographs, correspondence, and program booklets that describe the course activities. The only materials kept from the earliest years were participant rosters and programs of activities. Three years (1967-1969) were missing...
UH Women's Resource Center Records
Collection
Identifier: 2012-009
Dates:
2004-2008
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials related to the UH Women’s Resource Center. The collection is broken into four series: General Information, Advertisements, Organizations, and Printed Materials.
UH Women's Studies Program and Friends Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2000-007
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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UH Women's Studies Program and Friends Collection
Dates:
1984-2011; Majority of material found in 1991-2011
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of administrative materials such as meeting invitations and agendas, minutes, financial reports, bylaws, and events sponsored by the Women's Studies department as well as newsletters published by the Women's Studies and Friends of Women's Studies and various ephemera and memorabilia. The bulk of the papers are dated between 1991 and 2011, but a few publications and clippings date to 1980s. The most recent papers include invitations to events organized by the Friends...
University Commission on Women Records
Collection
Identifier: 2012-008
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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University Commission on Women Records
Dates:
1999-2010; Majority of material found within 2004-2009
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials related to the University Commission on Women (UCW). The majority of the materials included in the collection revolve around the governance and operation of the organization with a large series being dedicated to the mentoring program. The collection consists of six series: Governance, Meetings, Mentoring Program, Reports, Research, and General Information.
John Updike Writers in Society Lecture Records
Collection
Identifier: 1985-006
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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John Updike Writers in Society Lecture Records
Dates:
1984-1985
Scope and Contents
The John Updike Writers in Society Lecture Records include letters from Updike addressed to Carla Cooper, Executive Director of University Relations, and David Farmer, Head of Special Collections, regarding arrangements for the author's campus visit and interviews. Also included in the collection are the opening remarks of Robin Downes, Director of Libraries, for the luncheon honoring Updike, and an excerpt signed by the author from his first novel The Poorhouse Fair. The remainder of the...
Nikki Van Hightower Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1997-017
Dates:
1967-1997
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the career of Nikki Van Hightower from the time of her appointment as Women's Advocate up to, and including, her work as Harris County Treasurer. It contains material dating from 1967 to 1997, with the bulk of the material dating from 1977 to 1989. Types of material within the collection include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, speeches, commentaries, press statements, publications, diaries, photographs and clippings. The papers were...
Nina Vance Alley Theatre Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2000-004
Dates:
1923-1980
Scope and Contents
The Nina Vance Alley Theatre Papers document Nina Vance's career developing and directing the Alley Theatre and also contains personal items from her life. The collection is divided into three series: Personal Papers, Correspondence, and Alley Theatre Papers. The collection includes correspondence, production materials, scripts, programs, sound recordings, clippings, speeches, scrapbooks, date books, and miscellaneous items such as receipts and ephemera.
UH Veteran's Office Records
Collection
Identifier: 1977-006
Dates:
1944-1958
Scope and Contents
The UH Veteran's Office Records contain material pertaining to the university and government-sponsored office for the support and advising of veteran students during the 1940s and 1950s. Dates for items in the collection range from 1944 to 1958, with the bulk of the material dating from the late 1940s. The collection is arranged into nine series: Veteran's Office, Veteran's Staff Meetings, Budget, Correspondence with Veteran's Administration, Veteran's Administration Field Manual...