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C. W. Rice Family & Negro Labor News Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0142
Scope and Contents
The C. W. Rice Family & Negro Labor News Collection contains Mr. Rice's personal and professional correspondence as well as some of his financial records and photographs. Some significant topics represented in these files are black employment and labor activities and local communist activities. Additionally, it contains the most complete run of the Negro Labor News newspaper known to exist. Materials are dated from 1919 to 1976 with the majority of the items from the 1940s to the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1934-1976; 1919-1976
Found in:
African American History Research Center
Juvencio Rodriguez Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0161
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and programs relating to Juvencio Rodriguez's civic engagement in Houston.The correspondence regarding the protest of the Latin American Club Committee of Houston against the practice of classifying Latin-American citizens into a color by the Social Security Office (1936) is a particularly valuable record in this collection for scholars researching this topic.
Dates:
1930 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1938
Found in:
Houston History Research Center
Santa Fe Railroad Records
Collection
Identifier: RG D 0004
Scope and Contents
The Santa Fe Railroad Collection consists of materials dealing with the administration and operation of the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad Company from 1897 to 1968. Much of the collection deals with the legal aspects of the Company's operation including relationships with other railroads, corporations, the states and the federal government. The collection also contains information pertaining to company mergers, litigation, and laws as well as information on subjects such as the...
Dates:
1897-1968
Found in:
Houston History Research Center
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African American History Research Center
Houston Public Library
1300 Victor Street
Houston, Texas 77019
832-393-1440
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Houston Public Library
1300 Victor Street
Houston, Texas 77019
832-393-1440
HPL.Gregoryschool@houstontx.gov
Houston History Research Center
Houston Public Library
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Houston, Texas 77002
832-393-1662
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Houston Public Library
550 McKinney St.
Houston, Texas 77002
832-393-1662
TXR.Reference@houstontx.gov