Ella F. Fondren family papers, 1880s-1976, 1925-1960s.

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Ella F. Fondren family papers, 1880s-1976, 1925-1960s.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56097480

The collection visually documents Ella Fondren's family members and homes, and describes her lifelong philanthropic efforts toward higher education and health care in the Houston area.

35 linear in.

Rice University, Fondren Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7716716

Rice University, Fondren Library

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Fondren family.

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Methodist Hospital (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...

Fondren library

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