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  • Book of Hours, Use of Reims
    Book of Hours, Use of Reims
    Book of Hours, Use of Reims
    This French devotional book from the Middle Ages invites you to leaf through its beautifully decorated and handwritten pages. View the complete book of 197 leaves, the binding only, or just the illuminated pages. This book of hours would have been used by a wealthy individual to mark the times of day with prayers and psalms. It is illustrated with marginal images of dragons, musicians, apes, dogs, and hybrid creatures. This Book of Hours,...
    This French devotional book from the Middle Ages invites you to leaf through its beautifully decorated and handwritten pages. View the complete book of 197 leaves, the binding only, or just the illuminated pages. This book of hours would have been used by a wealthy individual to mark the times of day with prayers and psalms. It is illustrated with marginal images of dragons, musicians, apes, dogs, and hybrid creatures. This Book of Hours,...
  • Sheet Music of Flute and Violin Duets, 1790s-1850s
    Sheet Music of Flute and Violin Duets, 1790s-1850s
    Sheet Music of Flute and Violin Duets, 1790s-1850s
    This binder’s collection of sheet music contains twenty-seven duets bound in two separate volumes, the first for flute and the second for violin. The first thirteen compositions were written for flute and violin, and although undated, they were most likely published in the first two decades of the 19th century. The remaining fourteen pieces consist of operatic transcriptions arranged by Charles de Bériot (1802-1870). Composers of the first thirteen compositions include Friedrich Ludwig Dulon (1769-1826), François...
    This binder’s collection of sheet music contains twenty-seven duets bound in two separate volumes, the first for flute and the second for violin. The first thirteen compositions were written for flute and violin, and although undated, they were most likely published in the first two decades of the 19th century. The remaining fourteen pieces consist of operatic transcriptions arranged by Charles de Bériot (1802-1870). Composers of the first thirteen compositions include Friedrich Ludwig Dulon (1769-1826), François...
  • University of Houston Frontier Fiesta
    University of Houston Frontier Fiesta
    University of Houston Frontier Fiesta
    Featuring images from the heyday of the University of Houston’s annual Frontier Fiesta event, the digital collection captures all the Western-themed revelry surrounding “Fiesta City” in the 1950s. The collection contains more than 50 black and white photographs, 13 programs (1941, 1947, 1949-1959), the contents of a 35-page scrapbook, and one short silent film. The photographs highlight all aspects of the festivities, from stage performances and students posing in Western costume to parade floats and the...
    Featuring images from the heyday of the University of Houston’s annual Frontier Fiesta event, the digital collection captures all the Western-themed revelry surrounding “Fiesta City” in the 1950s. The collection contains more than 50 black and white photographs, 13 programs (1941, 1947, 1949-1959), the contents of a 35-page scrapbook, and one short silent film. The photographs highlight all aspects of the festivities, from stage performances and students posing in Western costume to parade floats and the...
  • William Slough USS Houston Letters
    William Slough USS Houston Letters
    William Slough USS Houston Letters
    The William Slough USS Houston Letters contain letters sent from William Slough, S1C, to his family from 1934-1936 while he served on the USS Houston (CA-30). The collection also includes copies of Slough’s “Crossing the Line” document and subpoena, a photograph of Slough in his Navy uniform, and one letter from a shipmate to Slough’s family. These letters provide a glimpse into both the day-to-day life and the larger concerns of a sailor in the...
    The William Slough USS Houston Letters contain letters sent from William Slough, S1C, to his family from 1934-1936 while he served on the USS Houston (CA-30). The collection also includes copies of Slough’s “Crossing the Line” document and subpoena, a photograph of Slough in his Navy uniform, and one letter from a shipmate to Slough’s family. These letters provide a glimpse into both the day-to-day life and the larger concerns of a sailor in the...
  • 1850s and 1860s Hotel and Restaurant Menus
    1850s and 1860s Hotel and Restaurant Menus
  • 1911 Houston Society with Gladys Ewing
    1911 Houston Society with Gladys Ewing
  • Architecture Retail Pamphlet Collection
    Architecture Retail Pamphlet Collection
  • Blanche Espy Chenoweth, Her Life, Her Times
    Blanche Espy Chenoweth, Her Life, Her Times
  • Book of Hours, Use of Reims
    Book of Hours, Use of Reims
  • DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia
    DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia
  • Galveston 1915 Hurricane Photographs
    Galveston 1915 Hurricane Photographs
  • Harry Walker Photographs
    Harry Walker Photographs
  • Havana, Cuba, The Summer Land of the World
    Havana, Cuba, The Summer Land of the World
  • Historic Houston Photographs
    Historic Houston Photographs
  • Historic Maps
    Historic Maps
  • Houston and Texas Feminist and Lesbian Newsletters
    Houston and Texas Feminist and Lesbian Newsletters
  • Historic Texas Postcards
    Historic Texas Postcards
  • Houston Fire Department
    Houston Fire Department
  • Houston the Magnolia City
    Houston the Magnolia City
  • Houston Negro Hospital
    Houston Negro Hospital
  • Houstonian Yearbook Collection
    Houstonian Yearbook Collection
  • India Illustrated
    India Illustrated
  • Israel Shreve Revolutionary War Letters, 1768-1894
    Israel Shreve Revolutionary War Letters, 1768-1894
  • Jagdish Mehra Audio Collection
    Jagdish Mehra Audio Collection
  • KUHT Highlights
    KUHT Highlights
  • Kenneth Franzheim Collection
    Kenneth Franzheim Collection
  • Lt. Robert B. Fulton USS Houston Letters
    Lt. Robert B. Fulton USS Houston Letters
  • Luis Marquez Photographs
    Luis Marquez Photographs
  • Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs
    Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs
  • Mary Ellen Ewing vs the Houston School Board
    Mary Ellen Ewing vs the Houston School Board
  • Minnie Fisher Cunningham Papers
    Minnie Fisher Cunningham Papers
  • Moderner Volkskunst Zierat
    Moderner Volkskunst Zierat
  • Mrs. Anson Jones Letters
    Mrs. Anson Jones Letters
  • Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
    Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
  • The Park People Annual Awards Dinner Invitations
    The Park People Annual Awards Dinner Invitations
  • Scenes from the Middle East
    Scenes from the Middle East
  • Selections from the Alonso S. Perales Papers
    Selections from the Alonso S. Perales Papers
  • SEM Collection (1914 – 1925)
    SEM Collection (1914 – 1925)
  • Shamrock Hotel Collection
    Shamrock Hotel Collection
  • Sheet Music of Flute and Violin Duets, 1790s-1850s
    Sheet Music of Flute and Violin Duets, 1790s-1850s
  • Ship Channel Collection
    Ship Channel Collection
  • Ship of Fools Woodcuts
    Ship of Fools Woodcuts
  • Student Art Exhibit
    Student Art Exhibit
  • Texas City 1947 Disaster Photographs
    Texas City 1947 Disaster Photographs
  • Theodor de Bry's America
    Theodor de Bry's America
  • Topsell's The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents Woodcuts
    Topsell's The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents Woodcuts
  • University of Houston Buildings
    University of Houston Buildings
  • University of Houston Campus Life
    University of Houston Campus Life
  • University of Houston Frontier Fiesta
    University of Houston Frontier Fiesta
  • University of Houston People
    University of Houston People
  • University of Houston Women’s Studies Living Archives Recordings
    University of Houston Women’s Studies Living Archives Recordings
  • USS Houston Blue Bonnet Newsletters
    USS Houston Blue Bonnet Newsletters
  • William Slough USS Houston Letters
    William Slough USS Houston Letters
 
 

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