Walter W. and Ella F.Fondren Papers, 1838-1973

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Walter W. and Ella F.Fondren Papers, 1838-1973

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The Fondren Papersprovide a record of the Fondren family's acquisition and dispersal of money inHouston and across Texas during the first three-quarters of this century andoffers additional information on the financial workings of several well-knowninstitutions and corporations. Formats include correspondence and financialdocuments.

Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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SNAC Resource ID: 6639217

Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Fondren library

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William M. Rice Institute

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Southern Methodist University.

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Shared governance had a short life at SMU. The concept was popular from initial research forays into its feasibility for the university in the 1960s until the death of the University Assembly in 1975. The University Assembly grew increasingly unpopular with the SMU faculty over time. From the guide to the University Assembly of Southern Methodist University records SMU 2010. 0421., 1968-1975, (Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University) ...

St. Paul's Methodist Church (Houston, Tex.)

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Methodist Hospital (Houston, Tex.)

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Humble Oil and Refining Company (Incorporated in Tex.)

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Houston YMCA (Houston, Tex.)

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Fondren, Ella F., 1881?-1982

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Ella Florence Fondren (1880-1982), and her husband Walter W. Fondren were very generous Houston-based philanthropists in the areas of education, libraries, health care, and orphanages. In June 1946, Ella F. Fondren donated $1 million to Rice for a library building as a memorial to Walter W. Fondren, now known as the Fondren Library. From the description of Ella F. Fondren family papers, 1880s-1976, 1925-1960s. (Rice University). WorldCat record id: 56097480 Ella...