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Man addressing crowd with banner
(1969-02-22)A five-day crisis arose on the campus of Rice University in February 1969 following the appointment of Dr. William H. Masterson by the Board of Trustees as the university's new President to succeed Kenneth Pitzer, who had resigned in August 1968. -
Man lying down at the all-student convocation
(1970-04-07)A multi-week incident occurred in Spring 1970 after the Student Center Board invited Abbie Hoffman to speak at an event, but were forced by the administration to rescind the invitation. While this occurred, there were bomb threats, the Dean of Students office was set on fire, students protested, and students occupied Allen Center. -
Man sitting in contraption at the Rice Engineering Show, Rice Institute
(1940)The Rice Engineering Show ran from 1920-1956. -
March in of flags, Firefighter Memorial Service, Rice Stadium
(2000-02-11)A memorial service for two Houston Fire Department officers who lost their lives in the line of duty was held at Rice Stadium on February 11, 2000. The memorial service was in honor of firefighters Lewis Evans Mayo, III, 44, and Kimberly Ann Smith, 30, who died fighting a three-alarm fire in far southwest Houston. -
Mary the Third, Dramatic Club, Rice Institute
(1937-04-30)Before the Rice Players, the Dramatic Club was the primary theater group on campus. -
Masterson letter to Zevi Salsburg
(1969-03-04)A five-day crisis arose on the campus of Rice University in February 1969 following the appointment of Dr. William H. Masterson by the Board of Trustees as the university's new President to succeed Kenneth Pitzer, who had resigned in August 1968. -
Masterson with bullhorn and journalists
(1969-02-22)A five-day crisis arose on the campus of Rice University in February 1969 following the appointment of Dr. William H. Masterson by the Board of Trustees as the university's new President to succeed Kenneth Pitzer, who had resigned in August 1968. -
May Fete dancers, Rice Institute
(1923)Rice Institute women's May Fete events were held annually from 1921 until World War II. -
May Fete royal court, Rice Institute
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May Fite finale, Rice Institute
(1933)May "Fite" was an event staged by male students at Rice Institute, in contrast to the women's May Fete events, held annually from 1921 until World War II. -
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Member of Hanszen College Chug Team at Beer Bike, Rice University
(1992)Beer Bike started in 1957. -
Memo announcing creation of presidential advisory committee
(1968-09-20)A five-day crisis arose on the campus of Rice University in February 1969 following the appointment of Dr. William H. Masterson by the Board of Trustees as the university's new President to succeed Kenneth Pitzer, who had resigned in August 1968. -
Memo announcing Frank Vandiver selection as acting president
(1969-03-20)A five-day crisis arose on the campus of Rice University in February 1969 following the appointment of Dr. William H. Masterson by the Board of Trustees as the university's new President to succeed Kenneth Pitzer, who had resigned in August 1968. -
Memory bank, Rice University Computer Project
(1959)In 1956, three Rice University faculty members, Zevi Salsburg, John Kilpatrick, and Larry Biedenharn, brought supercomputing to the school for the first time in the form of the R1 computer. While it wasn’t the first computer at Rice, it was the university’s first large computational research computer. At the time, the researchers couldn’t simply go ... -
Men placing dry paper between wet pages after the Fondren Library Flood, Rice University
(1966-05-13)Pre-dawn heavy rains caused a storm sewer plug to blow and water emptied into a new air conditioning tunnel being dug for the new library addition. Water flooded the Fondren Library basement including the Rare Books Room.