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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,...
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Frontier Fiesta
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...
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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...
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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...
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1850s and 1860s Hotel and Restaurant Menus
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1911 Houston Society with Gladys Ewing
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Architecture Retail Pamphlet Collection
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Blanche Espy Chenoweth, Her Life, Her Times
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Book of Hours, Use of Reims
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DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia
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Frontier Fiesta
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Galveston 1915 Hurricane Photographs
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Harry Walker Photographs
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Havana, Cuba, The Summer Land of the World
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Historic Houston Photographs
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Historic Maps
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Houston and Texas Feminist and Lesbian Newsletters
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Historic Texas Postcards
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Houston Fire Department
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Houston the Magnolia City
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Houston Negro Hospital
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Houstonian Yearbook Collection
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India Illustrated
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Israel Shreve Revolutionary War Letters, 1768-1894
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Jagdish Mehra Audio Collection
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KUHT Highlights
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Kenneth Franzheim Collection
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Lt. Robert B. Fulton USS Houston Letters
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Luis Marquez Photographs
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Marine Bombing Squadron (VMB-613) Photographs
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Mary Ellen Ewing vs the Houston School Board
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Minnie Fisher Cunningham Papers
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Moderner Volkskunst Zierat
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Mrs. Anson Jones Letters
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Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
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The Park People Annual Awards Dinner Invitations
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Scenes from the Middle East
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Selections from the Alonso S. Perales Papers
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SEM Collection (1914 – 1925)
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Shamrock Hotel Collection
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Sheet Music of Flute and Violin Duets, 1790s-1850s
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Ship Channel Collection
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Ship of Fools Woodcuts
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Student Art Exhibit
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Texas City 1947 Disaster Photographs
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Theodor de Bry's America
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Topsell's The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents Woodcuts
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University of Houston Buildings
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University of Houston People
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University of Houston Campus Life
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University of Houston Women’s Studies Living Archives Recordings
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USS Houston Blue Bonnet Newsletters
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William Slough USS Houston Letters
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