http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu Manuscript collections related to American History. daily 1 2006-02-22T09:34:08Z http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0235 Logbook of a cruise of the U.S.S. Adams along the Pacific coast of Central and South America from December 1, 1879 to February 23, 1881, kept by Cadet-Midshipman John H. Gibbons. No publisher afocke World History WRC Finding Aids Manuscripts American History General Subject 2007-11-29T20:45:36Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0382 he collection consists of a revised manuscript of "The Case of the South Against the Encyclopaedia Britannica and other Maligners" and contains approximately 140 loose sheets of various sizes, consisting of printed material pasted on with handwritten notations and revisions. No publisher afocke WRC Finding Aids Manuscripts Arts and Letters American History General Subject 2007-11-29T20:47:32Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0147 Letters written by Maclay to Admiral Thomas A. Stevens mentioning his intention to write a comprehensive account of the Navy's part in the U.S. Civil War. No publisher afocke U.S.Civil War & Slavery Manuscripts WRC Finding Aids American History General Subject 2007-11-29T18:47:47Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0031 Correspondence from Aaron Martin to his family regarding personal matters, the U.S. Civil War, and army life. No publisher afocke U.S.Civil War & Slavery Manuscripts WRC Finding Aids American History General Subject 2007-11-29T18:46:58Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0151 Photocopies of 49 letters to Morrison Gunn from members of his family and various friends. For the most part they are personal, but also include information on the conditions faced by immigrant farmers and the problems of establishing a home. (1 folder) No publisher afocke WRC Finding Aids Manuscripts American History General Subject 2007-11-29T18:55:58Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0234 Journal of a Pacific cruise of the U.S.S. Jamestown from January to June 1882 kept by midshipman J. H. Gibbons. No publisher afocke World History WRC Finding Aids Manuscripts American History General Subject 2007-11-29T20:42:03Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0246 Photocopies of letters written by Union soldier Corporal James K. Lovejoy to his wife while stationed in Louisiana, 1863-1864. No publisher afocke U.S.Civil War & Slavery Manuscripts WRC Finding Aids American History General Subject 2007-11-29T20:56:47Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0502p2 Includes the professional papers of Neal Lane. Lane served as chief science advisor to President Clinton and was a former director of the National Science Foundation. No publisher afocke WRC Finding Aids Houston Area Science & Engineering Politics Rice University Related Manuscripts American History General Subject 2008-11-13T19:23:22Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0179 Biographical sketch of Jared Ellison Groce, one of the "Old Three Hundred" (Austin's first colony), who emigrated to Texas in January 1822. Time period described ranges from 1782-1836. No publisher afocke Texas History WRC Finding Aids Texas Related Manuscripts American History General Subject 2007-11-29T18:21:56Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0282 A diary written by Augustus Ehinger during his year in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. No publisher afocke WRC Finding Aids Politics World History Manuscripts American History General Subject 2007-11-29T20:37:18Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0502p3 Includes the professional papers of Neal Lane. Lane served as chief science advisor to President Clinton and was a former director of the National Science Foundation. No publisher afocke WRC Finding Aids Houston Area Science & Engineering Politics Rice University Related Manuscripts American History General Subject 2008-11-13T19:23:42Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0529 Photographs and statements regarding the Texas City disaster on April 16, 1947. No publisher afocke Texas History WRC Finding Aids Oil & Gas Houston Area Entrepreneurship & Business Texas Related Manuscripts American History General Subject 2008-07-29T21:09:02Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0177 Genealogical and historical information on the Broun and Thruston families, and description the Broun family's experiences during the U.S. Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. 3 folders. No publisher afocke WRC Finding Aids Women's history U.S.Civil War & Slavery Manuscripts American History General Subject 2008-11-20T20:02:48Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0105 Letters of James F. Grimes, a Union soldier of the 17th U.S. Infantry during the Civil War written to Sarah A. Jones between 1863-1864 while Grimes was stationed mainly in Virginia and mentioning camp life and current events, but primarily of a personal and affectionate nature. (27 letters) No publisher pmontgom U.S.Civil War & Slavery Manuscripts WRC Finding Aids American History General Subject 2007-08-31T20:59:07Z Page http://fondrenlibrary.rice.edu/collections/WRC/finding-aids/manuscripts/0107 A letter written during the Civil War in December 1863 by James M. Reding, a Confederate soldier, to his sister concerning recent action, including capture of a Union boat in Matagorda Bay, Texas, and the arrival of a Confederate boat loaded with arms; he also advises against his brother enlisting in the army. 1 letter. No publisher pmontgom Texas History WRC Finding Aids U.S.Civil War & Slavery Texas Related Manuscripts American History General Subject 2007-09-04T20:19:49Z Page