British Educational Mission visit to Rice Institute
Date
1918-11Abstract
On the invitation of the US Council of National Defense, the British government sent a mission to inquire into the means of encouraging closer cooperation between British and American educational institutions. Rice had the distinction of being the only institution west of the Mississippi River to receive a visit from the entire Mission.
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Members of the British Educational Mission on a stage in a wood-paneled room. Two men are wearing military uniforms, other men are wearing suits and ties. The man at the podium is displaying a cloth with a logo. The American and British flag are displayed on the wall behind the stage. Original resource is a black and white photograph.
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Events; William M. Rice Institute; Educators--Texas--Houston; Flags--United States; Flags--Great Britain; More... Rice University--History
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This image was included in the Rice centennial history book, published with support of the Rice Historical Society. Karen Hess Rogers, Lee Pecht and Alan Harris Bath, "Rice University: One Hundred Years in Pictures"(College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2012), 43Citable link to this page
https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71423Rights
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