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Will Rice College records, 1957-2000

Documents, publications, minutes, including constitution and by-laws, as well as correspondence files, news clippings and theatrical information and social activities created and maintained by residents of Will Rice College. Will Rice was opened in 1912 and became one of the men's colleges in 1957. It went co-ed in 1977. (12 boxes)

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Descriptive Summary

Historical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series I: Chronological Files, 1957-1996

Series II: Publications, 1965-1996

Series III: Diet Minutes, 1958-2000

Series IV: O-Week Handbooks, 1970-1997

Series V: Recordings, LPs

Series VI: Scrapbook, 1970-71

Guide to the Rice University Will Rice College Records, 1957-2000

Descriptive Summary
Repository: Rice University Archives, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX
Creator: Rice University. Will Rice College.
Title: Rice University Will Rice College Records
Dates: 1957-2000, bulk 1957-1996
Quantity: 5.5 cubic feet (12 boxes)
Abstract: Documents, publications, minutes, including constitution and by-laws, as well as correspondence files, news clippings and theatrical information and social activities created and maintained by residents of Will Rice College. Will Rice was opened in 1912 and became one of the men's colleges in 1957. It went co-ed in 1977.
Identification: Rice UA Rice College
Language: Materials are in English.

Historical Sketch

Will Rice College is named for William M. Rice, Jr., the nephew and namesake of the founder, a Houston businessman, and trustee of the Institute from 1899 until his death in 1944. Rice was the chairman of the board of trustees from 1941 until 1944. Will Rice College includes South Hall, the first dormitory built at Rice. It was part of Residential Group Number One until this was partitioned when the residential college system was adopted.

Excerpted from Rice University, An Architectural Tour by Stephen Fox

Will Rice was opened in 1912 and became one of the men's colleges in 1957. It went co-ed in 1977.

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of ten 0.5 cu. ft. document boxes and two .25 cu. ft. document boxes. It is an extensive collection of college documents, publications, minutes, including constitution and by-laws, as well as correspondence files, news clippings and theatrical information and social activities created and maintained by residents of Will Rice College. Dates range from 1957-2000.

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Arrangement

This material has been arranged in three series:

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

No access restrictions; this material is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Will Rice College Records must be obtained from Woodson Research Center.

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Related Material

See Rice University Archives for records of other Rice University residential colleges. Contact Woodson Research Center staff for assistance.

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Index Terms

Sbjects (Organizations)

Rice University Archives.
Rice University - Residential college system.
Rice University - Alumna and alumnae.
Rice University - Will Rice College.

Formats

Awards.
Calendars.
Clippings.
Consitutions.
Guidebooks.
Legal documents.
Minutes.
Photographs.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Will Rice College Records, 1957-2000, Rice University Archives, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Provenance

The source and date of the original material is unknown. The 1957-61 material was received May 3, 1996. November 1, 2000, 8 large record storage boxes were received from CeCe King, College Coordinator. Additional materials dating from 1958-1968 were acquired in January, 2005.

Processing Information

Finding aid prepared by Lee Pecht and Sharon Link, in 2001. Updates to the finding aid by Anthony Potoczniak, in 2005

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Series I: Chronological Files, 1957-1996
Subseries A: 1957- 1960
Box Folder
1 1 Constitution, by-laws, 1957
2 Administrative details-college residents, 1957-58
3 Inter-college Council minutes, 1957-59
4 Residents' lists, 1957-62
5 Residents/housing, 1957-58, 1959-60
6 Internal affairs, 1958-59
7 Masters and external affairs, 1958-59
Box Folder
2 1 Members' correspondence, 1958-59
2 Entertainment budget accounts, 1958-59, 1960-61
3 General college affairs, 1959-60
4 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1959-60
Subseries B: 1960-1961
Box Folder
2 5 College recommendations, 1960-61
6 Commons, 1960-61
7 External affairs, 1960-61
8 Masters' affairs, 1960-61
9 Masters' meetings, 1960-61
10 Residential details, 1960-61
11 Scholarship, 1960-61
12 Students' correspondence, 1960-61
13 Devolopment, 1961-62
14 Diet Meetings, 1961-62
15 Freshman week, 1961-62
Box Folder
3 1 Students correspondence, 1961-62
Subseries C: 1962-1963
Box Folder
3 2 Correspondence, 1962-63
3 Entertainment budget accounts, 1962-1965
4 Freshman week, 1962-63
5 Masters's affairs, 1962-63, 1967-68
6 Resident's list, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65
7 Withdrawals from Rice and commentaries, 1962-63
8 Activities, 1963, 1970s
Box Folder
Subseries D: 1963-1964
Box Folder
3 9 Basement project, 1963-64
10 College building, 1963-64
11 College minutes, 1963-64
12 Freshman week, 1963-64
13 Members' correspondence, 1963-65
Box Folder
4 1 Student council minutes, 1963-64
2 College lists, 1963-64
3 Reports, 1964
Subseries E : 1964-1965
Box Folder
4 4 Correspondence, general, 1964-65
5 Dean notes, 1964-65
6 General policy and rules, intercollege affairs, 1964-65
7 Student Senate, 1964-65
8 Relations with Dean of students, 1964-65
9 Repairs, 1964-65
Subseries F : 1965-1966
Box Folder
4 10 Memoranda and lists, 1965-66
11 Resident's list, 1965-66
Box Folder
Subseries G : 1966-1967
Box Folder
4 12 Discipline, 1966-67
13 Freshman week, 1966
Subseries H: 1967-1968
Box Folder
4 14 Freshman week, 1967-68
Box Folder
5 1 Memoranda and minutes, 1967
2 Resident lists, 1967
3 Resident lists, 1967-68, 1968-69
Box Folder
Subseries I: 1968-1969
Box Folder
5 4 Academics, 1968-69
5 Associates, 1968-69
6 Committees, 1968-69
7 Constitution, by-laws, rules, 1968-69
8 Courses, 1968-69
9 Elections, 1968-69
10 Fellows, 1968-69
11 Financial, 1968-69, 1961-62
12 General business, 1968-69
Box Folder
6 1 Maintenance 1968-69
2 President's file-Tom Plant, 1968-69
3 Rosters, 1968-69
Subseries J: 1969-1970
Box Folder
6 4 Alumni affairs, 1969-70
5 Associates, 1969-70
6 Committees, 1969-70
7 Constitution, by-laws, rules, 1969-70
8 Courses, 1969-70
9 Court, 1969-70
10 Damages, buildings and grounds, 1969-1970
11 Fellows, 1969-70
12 Financial, 1969-70
13 Freshman week, 1969-70
14 General business, 1969-70
15 Maintenance, 1969-70
16 President's file-Buford Alexander, 1969-70
17 Rosters, 1969-70
Box Folder
7 1 S.A.Business, 1969-70
2 Social, 1969-70
3 Speakers, 1969-70
Subseries J: 1970 - 1971
Box Folder
7 4 Academic possibilities, 1970-71
5 Associates, 1970-71
6 Committees, 1970-71
7 Courses, 1970-71
8 Elections, 1970-71
9 Fellows, 1970-71
10 Financial, 1970-71
11 Freshman week, 1970-71
12 General business, 1970-71
13 Off-campus
14 President's file-Dan King, 1970-71
15 Rosters, 1970-71
Subseries K: 1971-1972
Box Folder
7 16 Associates, 1971-72
17 Committees, 1971-72
18 Constitution, 1971-72
19 Courses, 1971-72
20 Elections, 1971-72
21 Financial, 1971-72
Subseries L: 1971-1972
Box Folder
8 1 Freshman week, 1971-72
2 General business, 1971-72
3 President's file-Bill Starnes, 1971-72
4 Rosters, 1971-72
Subseries M: 1972-1973
Box Folder
8 5 Associates, 1972-73
6 Courses, 1972-73
7 Elections, 1972-73
8 Fellows, 1972-73
9 Financial, 1972-73
10 Freshman week, 1972-73
11 General business, 1972-73
12 President's file-Chuck Allen, 1972-73
13 Rosters, 1972-73
Subseries N: 1973-1974
Box Folder
8 14 Associates, 1973-74
15 Committees, 1973-74
16 Correspondence, 1973-74
17 Courses, 1973-74
18 Elections, 1973-74
19 Fellows, 1973-74
20 Financial, 1973-74
21 Freshman week, 1973
22 General business, 1973-74
23 President's file-Larry Gross, 1973-74
24 Rosters, 1973-74
25 Constitution, by-laws, 1973-79
26 Masters and presidents meetings, 1974
Subseries O: 1974-1975
Box Folder
8 27 Awards, 1974, 1980s
28 Associates, 1974-75
29 Constitution, by-laws, 1974-75
30 Courses, 1974-75
31 Elections, 1974-75
32 Fellows, 1974-75
33 Financial, 1974-75
34 Freshman week, 1974-75
Box Folder
9 1 President's file-Scott Davis, 1974-75
2 Rosters, 1974-75
3 Associates, 1975-76
Subseries P: 1975-1976
Box Folder
9 4 Committees, 1975-76
5 Elections, 1975-76
6 Fellows, 1975-76
7 Financial, 1975-76
8 Freshman week, 1975-76
9 Masters and presidents meetings, 1975-76
10 President's file-John Dragovits, 1975-76
11 Rosters, 1975-76
Subseries Q: 1976-1996
Box Folder
9 12 Associates, 1976-77
13 Committees, 1976-77
14 Courses, 1976-77
15 Elections, 1976-77
16 Fellows, 1976-77
17 Financial, 1976-77
18 Freshman week, 1976
19 President's file, 1976-77
20 Rosters, 1976-77
21 Internal Affairs Committee, 1977-83
22 Financial, 1977-87
23 Rosters, 1978-91
Box Folder
10 1 Commencement, 1979-96
2 Protest, 1980
3 Theatrical, 1980s-
4 Constitution, by-laws, 1980-84
5 Associates, 1982-84
6 Associates, 1984-85
7 Rosters, 1984-85
8 Management Advisory Committee, 1984-86
9 Associates, 1985-86
10 President's file-Bill Tucker, 1985-86
11 Rosters, 1985-86
12 Associates, 1986-87
13 Fellows, 1986-90
14 Rosters, 1986-87
15 Masters, 1987
16 Associates, 1987-88
17 Committees, 1987-88
18 Rosters, 1987-88
19 Beer-Bike, 1987-90
20 Will Rice Day, 1988
21 Associates, 1988-89
22 Rosters, 1988-89
23 Financial, 1988-90
24 Correspondence, 1989
Box Folder
11 1 Money Market accounts, 1988-90
2 Piano fund, 1989
3 Residential improvements, 1989-91
4 Masters and Presidents meetings, 1990-94
5 Awards, 1990-98
6 Activities, 1990-91
7 Minutes and notes, 1990-91
8 Projects, 1990-91
9 Room Jacks, Policies and rules, 1990
10 Rosters, 1992-98
11 Constitutions, by-laws, 1993
12 Road Rally, 1993
13 Committees, 1993-94
14 Financial, 1993-94
15 President's file, 1993-94
16 Rosters, 1993-94
17 Committees, 1996
18 News clippings
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Series II: Publications, 1965-1996
Box Folder
12 1 Scatter Shot, 1965-66
2 Will Rice College Profile, 1965-68
3 College Directions: What Next?, 1967
4 The Will Rice Whatever, Sept. 11, 1969
5 The Will Rice Something*Or*Else, Sept. 23, 1969
6 The Individualist, Oct. 14, 1969
7 Will Rice Guide to Houston 1977-78
8 Additions and Alterations to Will Rice Commons, 1979
9 The Will Rice Phoenix, 1969-70
10 The Will Rice Phoenix, 1971-79
11 The Will Rice Phoenix, 1983-94, 1995-96
12 The Hook Report: A College in Jeopardy, n.d.
13 Handbook, [notes, proofs] 1974-75
14 Handbook, [notes, proofs] 1977-78
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Series III: Diet Minutes, 1958-2000
Box Folder
13 1 1958-59
2 1960-62
3 1962-63
4 1960-64, 1965
5 1964-65
6 1966-67
7 1968-69
8 1969-70
9 1970-71
10 1971-72
11 1972-73
12 1974-75/76
13 1976-77
14 1980/81-84/85
15 1985/86-87/88
Box Folder
14 1 1988/89-89/90
2 1990/91-93/94
3 1994/95-97
4 1999/2000-
5 Theater Programs, 2001- 2003
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Series IV: O-Week Handbooks, 1970-1997
Box Folder
15 O- [orientation] week handbooks, 1970-96
Box Folder
16 O- [orientation] week handbooks, 1997
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Series V: Recordings, LPs
Will Rice College Chorus, 33 RPM
Side One: 1. Laetentur Coeli, Hassler (1:45); 2. Adoramus Te, Palestrina (1:53); 3. Agincourt Song, Dunstable (2:58); 4. Te Deum, A. Gabrieli (1:51); 5. Tenebrae Factae Sunt, Davyye (2:33); 6. Glory and Honor Are Before Him, J.S.Bach (2:51)Side Two: 1. The Battle of Jericho (1:15); 2. Cool Water (3:21); 3. Fratres In Unum (1:55); 4. Drinking Song (0:55); 5. Whiffenpoof Song (2:55)
Will Rice Winning Chorus 1967 - Recorded through the generosity of Sam and Helen Worden, 45 PRM
Side One: 1. Sicut Locutus Est, Bach; 2. Thou, Lord, Our Refuge, MendelssohnSide Two: 1. Exaltabo Te, Johann Ernst Eberlin
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Series VI: Scrapbook, 1970-71
Will Rice Scrap Book, 1970- 71
Contains newsclippings, photographs, and other print ephemera
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