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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Queen of the May, 1929
I came across this one today and thought it had the makings of a lovely post about the coming of spring and the hopeful end of the Texas “stay at home” order tomorrow. The May Queen was elected every year–you … Continue reading
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William V. Houston
The V. stood for Vermillion and impish students called him Red behind his back. He was a dignified man, calm and thoughtful, and to think of him with such a silly nickname always brings a smile to my face. After … Continue reading
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“Some Things We Don’t Know,” Vannevar Bush, 1954
The other day I found this great picture of President Houston with Vannevar Bush at the first Rice Associates Dinner in the spring of 1954.( Houston brought the idea for an associates program with him to Rice from Cal Tech, … Continue reading
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“We live in River Oaks ourselves,” 1930
In one of my few spare moments today I sat and leafed through a 1930 edition of the Houston Gargoyle that I have laying around in my office at home. I’ve mentioned this magazine several times, most prominently in this post … Continue reading
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Happy, 1962
This is one of those images I scanned and forgot. The forgetting usually comes from not knowing what to say about a picture. When I saw it again today, though, I was struck by how genuinely happy they look and … Continue reading
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“truthful word paintings . . . of those awful times,” 1878
I’ve been asked several times recently why there is so little evidence of the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic at Rice. There isn’t a simple answer. That it took place in the middle of World War I and that the Institute … Continue reading
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Want to Learn How to Archive Your Own Stuff? Check This Out!
Take it from me, it’s educational AND fun! And the instructors are a dream come true. Zoom Session: Personal Archiving: Strategies to Preserve Your Digital and Physical Treasures. Attend this session with certified archivists Amanda Focke and Rebecca Russell, of … Continue reading
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“The New Stadium for the Rice Institute,” 1938
A few years ago I found a stash of documents in the ARA Historical Collection relating to the construction of the 1938 version of the stadium. I scanned some of them but didn’t use them at the time. When I … Continue reading
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Not Hamman Hall at Night, circa 1970
Remember this from last week? I got this email from Pat Dwyer, who runs Space Management for FE&P, the next day: I was looking at this image from your post yesterday, and thinking that it may be the single story … Continue reading
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“Prayed for Longhorns too,” 1961
Now that’s what I call ecumenical! It says on the back that Father Gerard Joubert prayed for the Longhorns too and I believe it. I’ve been present at a lot of locker room prayer sessions and I’ve never heard a … Continue reading
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