Letter from Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Finley to Gus S. Wortham

Finley, Mr. and Mrs. A.P.

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Finley, Mr. and Mrs. A.P.

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1926

Abstract

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 Houston. In addition to the Wortham Theater Center, several other public places in Houston are named for Wortham, including Gus Wortham Park, Gus Wortham Memorial Fountain, Wortham Fountain at the Texas Medical Center, Wortham House (home of the University of Houston chancellor), Wortham IMAX Theater at the Museum of Natural Science, Wortham World of Primates at the Houston Zoo, and Wortham Tower in the American General Center.

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Handwritten letter from Mr. and Mrs. Finley granting permisson to Gus S. Wortham to ask their daughter Lyndall Finley's hand in marriage (1 page).

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Finley, Mr. and Mrs. A.P.. "Letter from Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Finley to Gus S. Wortham." (1926) Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/37090.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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https://hdl.handle.net/1911/37090

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