Museum of Houston
The Museum of Houston is an online presence for archival materials and exhibits featuring aspects of Houston history. It has been funded by the Houston Endowment and supported and developed by the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance and Rice University. Archival content has been contributed by the Houston Metropolitan Research Center (Houston Public Library), the McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center (Houston Academy of Medicine / Texas Medical Center), Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Southern University, the Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park, University of Houston and Rice University, as well as individual contributors.
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James Addison Baker portrait
(1936-01-01)Baker practiced law in Houston, where he eventually headed Baker, Botts, Andrews, and Wharton, a 100-year-old law firm (later to be known as Baker Botts). After the Commercial National Bank, which he organized, merged with South Texas National Bank, he became chairman of the board. He was founder and board member ... -
Gus and Lyndall Wortham, at unidentified social event
(1965-01-01)Gus Sessions Wortham (1891-1976), businessman, civic leader, cattle rancher and philanthropist, served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American General for almost five decades. He and his wife, Lyndall Finley Wortham (1892-1980), are also remembered for establishing the Wortham Foundation ... -
Dr. Richard E. Smalley and Dr.Robert Curl, posing with a buckyball
(2000-01-01)Richard E. Smalley and Robert Curl won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996 for the discovery and characterization of fullerenes, the third elemental form of carbon after graphite and diamond. Smalley and Curl co-founded the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Rice University in 1993. -
Letter from Gus S. Wortham to Lyndall Finley concerning a visit
(1926-07-15)Gus Sessions Wortham (1891-1976), businessman, civic leader, cattle rancher and philanthropist, served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American General for almost five decades. He and his wife, Lyndall Finley Wortham, are also remembered for establishing the Wortham Foundation for support ... -
Brochure of the work of William Ward Watkin, Architect
(1940-01-01)Architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's Architecture Dept. and designed many Houston buildings such as the original Museum of Fine Arts, Houston building, the ... -
Gus and Lyndall Wortham, at an informal social event
(1967-01-01)Gus Sessions Wortham (1891-1976), businessman, civic leader, cattle rancher and philanthropist, served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American General for almost five decades. He and his wife, Lyndall Finley Wortham (1892-1980), are also remembered for establishing the Wortham Foundation ... -
Neill T. Masterson home, Houston, TX, front exterior view from street
(1923-01-01)Architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's Architecture Dept. and designed many Houston buildings such as the original Museum of Fine Arts, Houston building, the ... -
Palmer Hutcheson portrait
(1930-01-01)Palmer Hutcheson Jr. was a fifth generation Texan and a prominent Houston attorney. He graduated from the University of Texas School of law in 1938. In 1946 he joined with family members to form the law firm Hutcheson and Grundy. -
Letter from Gus S. Wortham to Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Finley
(1926-01-01)Gus Sessions Wortham (1891-1976), businessman, civic leader, cattle rancher and philanthropist, served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American General for almost five decades. He is also remembered for establishing the Wortham Foundation for support of cultural organizations and parks in ... -
Image of William Ward Watkin in his architectural office, Houston
(1919-01-01)Architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's Architecture Dept. and designed many Houston buildings such as the original Museum of Fine Arts, Houston building, the ... -
Gus S. Wortham and President Lyndon Baines Johnson
(1964-01-01)Gus Sessions Wortham (1891-1976), businessman, civic leader, cattle rancher and philanthropist, served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American General for almost five decades. He is also remembered for establishing the Wortham Foundation for support of cultural organizations and parks in ... -
Gus S. Wortham, photographed receiving a boot shine on a sidewalk
(1930-01-01)Gus Sessions Wortham (1891-1976), businessman, civic leader, cattle rancher and philanthropist, served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American General for almost five decades. Wortham was an advisor to many state and national politicians. He is also remembered for establishing the Wortham ... -
Sketch drawing of architect William Ward Watkin dressed in suit and hat
(1930-01-01)Architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's Architecture Dept. and designed many Houston buildings such as the original Museum of Fine Arts, Houston building, the ... -
Jane Blaffer portrait with hat
(1930-01-01)Philanthropist and patron of the arts Jane Blaffer Owen is the daughter of Robert E. Lee Blaffer, one of the founders of Humble Oil and Refining Company. Owen was the first president of the Allied Arts Council of Houston. She has served on the boards of directors of the Houston Symphony Society and Contemporary ... -
Wortham family portrait
(1965)Gus Sessions Wortham (1891-1976), businessman, civic leader, cattle rancher and philanthropist, served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American General for almost five decades. He and his wife, Lyndall Finley Wortham (1892-1980), are also remembered for establishing the Wortham Foundation ... -
Portrait of William Ward Watkin
(1930-01-01)Architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's Architecture Dept. and designed many Houston buildings such as the original Museum of Fine Arts, Houston building, the ... -
Letter to Sam Houston regarding (city of) Houston massacre
(1837-02-14)Sam Houston served as General of the Texan Army in 1836 and went on to serve two terms as President of the Republic of Texas. His first term lasted from October 22, 1836, to December 10, 1838. The town of Houston was founded in 1836, named in his honor, and served as the capital of the republic during most of his ... -
Gus S. Wortham portrait, inscribed from Wortham
(1953-01-01)Gus Sessions Wortham (1891-1976), businessman, civic leader, cattle rancher and philanthropist, served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American General for almost five decades. Benjamin Woodson was a colleague from American General. Wortham was an advisor to many state and national politicians. ... -
William M. Rice Institute, proposed general plan of campus
(1909-10-05)Architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's Architecture Dept. and designed many Houston buildings such as the original Museum of Fine Arts, Houston building, the ... -
Garden party at Faculty Club (Cohen House) at Rice Institute
(1935-06-03)Architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's Architecture Dept. and designed many Houston buildings such as the original Museum of Fine Arts, Houston building, the ...
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