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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:

Mydolls Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-008
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Mydolls Records
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 / New Music America Collection
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...

UH News Releases

 Collection
Identifier: 1969-067
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / UH News Releases
Dates: 1947-1954
Scope and Contents The UH News Releases include official university news releases, advertisements, correspondence, and administrative records, dating from 1947-1954. This collection is arranged into series based primarily on how it was originally received.The News Release series is the largest in the collection, containing 56 folders. Materials date from May 1950 to August 1954 and are divided by month of the release. These releases cover almost every aspect of the University including...

Professor Patrick J. Nicholson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1982-004
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Professor Patrick J. Nicholson Papers
Dates: 1933-1979
Scope and Contents The Dr. Patrick J. Nicholson Papers include correspondence, brochures, reports, and newspaper articles concerning many university-related topics and a small amount of personal material. Some folders contain a variety of materials relating to that particular folder topic. Materials in the collection date from 1933 to 1979, with the majority dating from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. The collection is divided into four series: Correspondence, University of Houston, Personal, and...

Open University Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1969-076
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Open University Records
Dates: 1970-1979
Scope and Contents

These records relate to the Open University program and include correspondence, reports, program information, workbooks, and classroom supplements. The collection is organized in 3 series: Administrative Files, Classroom Materials, and Audio/Video Tapes. Each series is arranged alphabetically by subject title. Materials range in date from 1970 to 1979. These records are contained in 18 record cartons.

Laura Oren Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-001
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Laura Oren Papers
Dates: 1970-1979
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 8 series and is housed in 2 boxes. The focus of the papers is the various organizations with which Oren has been affiliated. Most notably, this collection includes organizational material regarding the Houston Area Feminist Federal Credit Union, the National Organization for Women and Women and Labor organizations.

Paddock Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Council Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-014
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Paddock Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Council Records
Dates: 1914-1989; Majority of material found within 1983-1988
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two series: Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Council and Ephemera. The first series contains organizational materials for the GHCVC and is broken into ten sub-series. The second series contains materials related to the city of Houston and the state of Texas and is divided into six sub-series.

The Park People Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-004
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / The Park People Records
Dates: 1970-2009; Majority of material found within 1978-2005
Scope and Contents The Park People’s Records include standard organizational documents, including meeting minutes, personnel management, and financial records, plus city planning proposals and reports covering thirty years. Records include grant applications for federal and state programs. They also include details about local programs such as Treescape, a collaborative effort among Trees for Houston, Scenic Houston, and City of Houston in a program to provide incentives and enforcement of the Tree and Shrub...

Annise Parker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-004
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Annise Parker Papers
Dates: 1991-2001
Scope and Contents This collection is housed in 9 boxes and the arranged in 7 series. Annise Parker’s papers document her campaigns for elected office in the City of Houston from: City Council Race-Defeated-1991; City Council Race-Defeated-1995; City Council Race-Won-1997; City Council Race-Won-2001; City Controller Race-Won-2003; and City Controller Race-Won-2005. Material formats within these series range from newspaper clippings and video recordings to correspondence and typescript. A 7th series includes a...

Kenneth Patchen Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1977-004
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Kenneth Patchen Collection
Dates: 1934-1976
Scope and Contents The Kenneth Patchen Collection contains correspondence, photographs, publicity and promotional materials, books, picture-poems, sound recordings, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items.The collection was received with chronological item descriptions composed by Ronald Dunkin, the original collector of the materials. In order to facilitate access, the items in the collection were categorized according to type of material and placed by date within category. The books,...

Ruth Pennybacker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1969-044
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Ruth Pennybacker Papers
Dates: 1934-1981
Scope and Contents

The Ruth Pennybacker Collection consists of the teaching aids she used in class, photocopies of plays, news clippings, and programs.The materials in the collection date from 1967 to 1981 with a bulk dating from the 1970s. Included in the collection is a scrapbook crafted in 1967 by her students, colleagues, and friends as a tribute to Ruth Pennybacker, as well as items relating to the Play Reader Groups, news clippings, correspondence, and plays used as part of the classroom curriculum.

Marcella Perry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-011
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Marcella Perry Papers
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.

Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-007
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas Records
Dates: 1936-2004
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of 12 boxes and 17 linear feet and documents the evolution of the Maternal Health Center of Houston into the Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas branch. Material in the collection is dated from 1936 until 2004. The collection contains historical information about the origins of the Planned Parenthood of Southeast Texas and the Maternal Health Center as well as the national birth control movement and Planned Parenthood Federation. The collection...

Jose Quintero Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1998-009
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Jose Quintero Papers
Dates: 1949-1998
Scope and Contents The Jose Quintero Papers consist largely of materials related to Quintero's directing and teaching, supplemented by professional and personal correspondence, manuscripts, and other theater memorabilia. The papers are arranged in five series: Theater Papers, 1950-1996 (6 boxes), Correspondence, 1949-1999 (2 boxes), Works, (1 box), Career (1 box), and Posters.The papers arrived at University of Houston Special Collections directly from Jose Quintero and Nicholas Tsacrios. They were...

Marjorie Randal National Women's Conference Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-007
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Marjorie Randal National Women's Conference Collection
Dates: 1974-1982; Majority of material found in 1977
Scope and Contents This collection, donated by Marjorie Randal, documents the National Women's Conference held in Houston in November 1977. The collection includes clippings, brochures, flyers, newsletters, invitations, correspondence, and publications. Materials in the collection date from 1974-1982, with the bulk of the collection dated 1977. The collection was originally in two large binders labeled Events and Opinions. The materials in those binders have been removed to facilitate handling of the items and...