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Edgar Odell Lovett, Rice Institute President, in bowler hat
(Rice University, 1908)
Edgar Odell Lovett, mathematics professor and president of Rice Institute (now Rice University), was born in Shreve, Ohio, on April 14, 1871, the son of Zephania and Maria Elizabeth (Spreng) Lovett. After graduating from ...
Rice Institute faculty organization notes by Edgar Odell Lovett on World Tour
(Rice University, 1908)
William Marsh Rice at age 34, print made original oil painting
(Rice University, 1908)
William Marsh Rice was born in 1816. At the age of 34, when the original painting was made from this print is taken, the year would have been 1850. On September 23, 1900 Rice was murdered. The actual date when this print ...
James E. McAshan, Trustee, Rice Institute
(Rice University, 1908)
James E. McAshan was one of the original trustees of the Rice Institute, chosen by William Marsh Rice. He was a banker of South Texas National Bank in Houston, Texas.
Rice Institute Trustee Frederick Allyn Rice
(Rice University, 1908)
Brother of founder William Marsh Rice
James A. Baker, Rice Institute Trustee
(Rice University, 1908)
Last will and testament of William M. Rice, forged by Albert T. Patrick, dated June 30, 1900
(Rice University, 1900-06-30)
This will was a forgery created by William Marsh Rice's New York lawyer, Albert Patrick, which directed the bulk of Mr. Rice's estate to himself. If left unchallenged, this false will would have replaced the legal will, ...
Newsclipping "Rice's doctor, a friend of Patrick, prescribed Nux Vomica"
(Rice University, 1900-10-06)
Scrapbook page of New York news clippings announcing the mysterious circumstances of the death of William Marsh Rice
(Rice University, 1900-09-26)
William M. Rice died on Sunday, Sept. 24, 1900, in his apartment in New York City. On Sept. 25, 1900, suspicious banking transactions by Mr. Rice's valet, Charlie Jones, tipped off Mr. Rice's bank that something was wrong. ...