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William Ward Watkin at 6 years old
(Rice University, 1892)
Portrait of William Marsh Rice, in middle age
(Rice University, 1870)
William Marsh Rice was born in 1816. This portrait was made of Rice at middle age, perhaps at about age 54, close to the year 1870. On September 23, 1900 Rice was murdered. The actual date when this portrait was made is unknown.
Margaret Bremond Rice, portrait
(Rice University, 1863)
Margaret Bremond Rice was the first wife of William Marsh Rice, the founder of Rice Institute. She was born in 1832 and died in 1863 possibly of Yellow Fever.
William Marsh Rice remarried in 1867. His second wife was Julia ...
Portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Baldwin Rice
(Rice University, 1880)
Julia Elizabeth Baldwin Brown, affectionately known as Libbie, was the sister of Frederick Rice’s wife, Charlotte Baldwin Rice. She was the 40-year-old widow of wealthy landowner John Brown. Mrs. Rice died on July 24, 1896.
Last will and testament of William M. Rice, dated Sept. 26, 1896 (handwritten)
(Rice University, 1896)
Last will and testament of William M. Rice, printed and unsigned
(Rice University, 1896-09-26)
William Ward Watkin baby picture
(Rice University, 1888)
City of Houston and its vicinity, drawn and partly surveyed
(Rice University, 1839)
Charter of the William M. Rice Institute (handwritten copy version)
(Rice University, 1891)
Charter of the William M. Rice Institute (printed version)
(Rice University, 1891)
This 1891 charter of the Rice Institute includes the intentions of founder, William Marsh Rice. Mrs. Rice's last will and testament, of the same year, provides for the school's financial foundation.