Descriptive Summary
Rice Hotel Management and Sales Departments, 1935-1978The Rice Hotel Collection1935 to 19781944 to 1958Materials are
in English.RG D 287.5 lin. ft.: 16 document boxes
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public
Library Scope and ContentsThe collection includes correspondence to and from various hotel managers, correspondence relating to hotel and reservations, mostly of large groups, in addition to Sales Department promotional information and publicity items, and miscellaneous items relating to running a hotel. The bulk of the collection consists of the day to day working papers and inventories. It also includes details of the room Service Accounts of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Jones for 1952 and 1953. There are three photographs, two of the hotel itself.
ArrangementThe information is arranged chronologically by grouping.
- Series 1: Correspondence
- Series 2: Promotions and Miscellaneous Records
- Series 3: Work Papers
- Series 4: General Reports
- Series 5: Service Accounts
- Series 6: Inventories
- Series 7: Operations Reports
- Series 8: Photographs
Access Restrictions
None.
Use Restrictions
None.
Preferred Citation
The Rice Hotel Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston
Public Library.
Acquisition Information
Donated by: the Trustees of the Bankruptcy Estate of the Rice Hotel.
Processing Information
Processed by: Mary D'Albertson and Kay Burford, completed February 1995.
Index Terms
Subjects
Hotel Management--Texas--Houston--Correspondence
OrganizationsKnights Templar (Masonic order)--United StatesRice Hotel
Names
Adams, George B.
Bernatsky, Matthew
Bobo, FrankCarter, Bruce R.Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956.Orr, B. F.Peck, Max E.
Detailed DescriptionSeries 1: Correspondence11Miscellaneous correspondence 1944/1946 (including 1 complaint)12Correspondence to Bruce R. Carter, Managing Director - September 195013Correspondence to/from B.F. Orr, Manager - 1949-5014Correspndence to/from B.F. Orr - January - May 195115Correspondence to/from B.F. Orr - June - October 195116Correspondence to/from B.F. Orr - November - December 1951, 1954, 195517Southwest Sales Management Association; correspondence with George b. Adams June - August 195518Correspondence to/from George B. Adams, Ex. Association Manager - December 1953, January 1954, March 195619Personal Correspondence to/from Max E. Peck, Sales Manager, Statler Hotel, Dallas - 1954-56 (including letter c.v. March 15, 1955 and article on him in Dallas June 1955)110Personal Correspondence to/from Max E. Peck, Sales Manager, Statler Hotel, Dallas - 1955111Personal correspondence to/from Max E. Peck, Sales Manager, Statler Hotel, Dallas - 1956, letter June 11, 1957 regarding chairs at Rice Hotel.112Personal Correspondence to/from Max E. Peck concerning his appointment as Resident Manager October - December 1956 (1) (including Hotel Bulletin on appointment)113Personal Correspondence to/from Max E. Peck concerning his appointment as Resident Manager October - December 1956 (2)114Personal Correspondence to/from Max E. Peck concerning his apointment as Resident Manager October - December 1956 (3)115Correspondence to/from Max E. Peck - January - February 1957116Correspondence to/from Max E. Peck - March 195721Correspondence to/from Max E. Peck - April - November 1957, March 1958, June 195822Correspondence Matthew Bernatsky1956 - 195823 Correspondence with Tuskegee Institute April - August 195224Business - Education Day Correspondence 1952 -195525Correspondence requesting personal references 1953 - 19552643rd Triennial Knights Templar 1946; miscellaneous items and miscellaneous reservations27 Reservations Contracts/Correspondence - Knights Templar 1946 - By States A - C28Reservations Contracts/Correspondence - Knights Templar 1946 - By States D - F29Reservations Contracts/Correspondence - Knights Templar 1946 - By States K - Minn210Reservations Contracts/Correspondence - Knights Templar 1946 - By States Mon - Miss211Reservations Contracts/Correspondence - Knights Templar 1946 - By States N212Reservations Contracts/Correspondence - Knights Templar 1946 - By States O - P213Reservations Contracts/Correspondence - Knights Templar 1946 - By States S - U214Reservations Contracts/Correspondence - Knights Templar 1946 - By States V - W215 Reservations Correspondence - Tour Groups 1953 - 1956216Reservations Correspondence - Baseball teams August 1953 - March 1956Series 2: Promotions and Other Departmental Records217Miscellaneous Reservations March - April 1958 218Southland Merchandise Exhibitors Market Correspondence January - May 1954219 Southwest Childrens Wear Association Market CorrespondenceAugust - November 195431Employee Cards / Contracts / Payroll Slips 194432Injury Reports 1952 - names beginning A & B33Safety Committee Meeting Minutes 1950, 1951 Houston Fire Department memo - March 15, 195434Sales Department Promotions: Notes of telephone calls, meetings by J. Frank Bobo June 15, 1954 - January 17, 195535Sales Department Promotions: Correspondence 1955 Promotional postcards, pictures36Clippings - Publicity March 16 - 22, 195537 Rice Hotel Roof - advertisement 38Applications for Sales Manager August - November 195539Hilton items October 1955; Hotel Statler News July 1947310American Hotel Association Newsletters 1954 - 1956311Hotel Manager's Association of Houston: Correspondence and Financial Statements December 1956 - January 1958312Costs & losses - Fire in Bake Shop, Main Kitchen, December 28, 1952313Trends in the Hotel Business in Texas 1951, 1953 - 1955314Booklet: Trends in the Hotel Business 1953; Booklet: Trends in the Hotel Business in Texas 1953 - 1955 315Hotel Operations in 1954; 23rd Annual Study by Horwath & Horwath316Statistics and Trends in the Hotel Business 1954 - 55317Texas Retail Jewelers Association - 1955 Buyer's Guide and Convention Program April 24, 1955318Applications for Boiler Room Engineers 1954 with copy advertisement and Worksheet June 7 - 13, 1954319Clippings, advertisement for Boiler Room Engineers 1954320Miscellaneous Room Charges1958Series 3: Work Papers321Work Papers - 1935322Work Papers - January 1949 (1)323Work Papers - January 1949 (2)324Work Papers - January 1949 (3)41Work Papers - February 1949 (1) 42Work Papers - February 1949 (2)43Work Papers - February 1949 (3)44Work Papers - March 1949 (1)45Work Papers - March 1949 (2)46Work Papers - March 1949 (3)47Work Papers - April 1949 (1)48Work Papers - April 1949 (2)51Work Papers - May 1949 (1)52Work Papers - May 1949 (2)53Work Papers - June 1949 (1)54Work Papers - June 1949 (2)55Work Papers - June 1949 (3) & Bank Statement August 194956Work Papers - January 1950 (1)57Work Papers - January 1950 (2)58Work Papers - January 1950 (3)59Work Papers - February 1950 (1)510Work Papers - February 1950 (2)511Work Papers - February 1950 (3)61Work Papers - March 1950 (1)62Work Papers - March 1950 (2)63Work Papers - March 1950 (3)64Work Papers - February 1951 (1)65Work Papers - (2)66Work Papers - February 1951 (3)67Work Papers - January 1952 (1)68Work Papers - January 1952 (2)69Work Papers - January 1952 (3)610Work Papers - January 1952 (4)611Work Papers - February 1952 (1)612Work Papers - February 1952 (2)71Work Papers - February 1952 (3)72Work Papers - February 1952 (4)73Work Papers - March 1952 (1)74Work Papers - February 1952 (2)75Work Papers - February 1952 (3)76Work Papers - February 1952 (4)77Work Papers - April 1952 (1)78Work Papers - April 1952 (2)79Work Papers - April 1952 (3)710Work Papers - April 1952 (4)81Work Papers - May 1952 (1)82Work Papers - May 1952 (2)83Work Papers - May 1952 (3)84Work Papers - May 1952 (4)85Work Papers - June 1952 (1)86Work Papers - June 1952 (2)87Work Papers - June 1952 (3)88Work Papers - July 1952 (1)8 9Work Papers - July 1952 (2)810Work Papers - July 1952 (3)91Work Papers - August 1952 (1)92Work Papers - August 1952 (2)93Work Papers - August 1952 (3)94Work Papers - August 1952 (4)95Work Papers - September 1952 (1)96Work Papers - September 1952 (2)97Work Papers - September 1952 (3)98Work Papers - September 1952 (4)99Work Papers - October 1952 (1)910Work Papers - October 1952 (2)101Work Papers - October 1952 (3)102Work Papers - November 1952 (1)103Work Papers - November 1952 (2)104Work Papers - November 1952 (3)105Work Papers - December 1952 (1)106Work Papers - December 1952 (2)107Work Papers - December 1952 (3)108Work Papers - December 1952 (4)111Work Papers - October 1953 (1)112Work Papers - October 1953 (2)113Work Papers - October 1953 (3)114Work Papers - November 1953 (1)115Work Papers - November 1953 (2)116Work Papers - November 1953 (3)117Work Papers - November 1953 (4)118Work Papers - December 1953 (1)119Work Papers - December 1953 (2)1110Work Papers - December 1953 (3)121Work Papers - January 1954 (1)122Work Papers - January 1954 (2)123Work Papers - September 1954 (1)124Work Papers - September 1954 (2)125Work Papers - September 1954 (3)126Work Papers - October 1954 (1)127Work Papers - October 1954 (2)128Work Papers - October 1954 (3)Series 4: General Reports129Dead Head Reports (Employee Meals) - January, March 19501210Dead Head Reports (Employee Meals) - February - December 19521211Dead Head Reports (Employee Meals) - January 1954 - March 1956 Series 5: Service Accounts1212Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - January - March 1950 1213Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - February 19511214Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - January 1952 1215Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - March 1952 131Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - April 1952 132Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - May 1952 133Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - June 1952 134Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - July 1952 135Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - August 1952 136Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - September 1952 137Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - October 1952 138Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - November, December 1952 139Jesse H. Jones Room Service Accounts - October 1953 Series 6: Inventories1310Inventories - March 1952 (1)1311Inventories - March 1952 (2)1312Inventories - July 1952 1313Inventories - August 1952 141Inventories - September 1952 142Inventories - October 1952 143Inventories - November 1952 144Inventories - December 1952 145Inventories - November 1953 146Inventories - December 1953 147Inventories - January 1954 148Inventories - February 1954 149Inventories - March 1954 1410Inventories - April 1954 151Inventories - June 1954 152Inventories - July 1954 153Inventories - August 1954 154Inventories - September 1954 155Inventories - October 1954 156Inventories - November 1954 157Inventories - December 1954 Series 7: Operations Reports158Operating Statements and Review of Operations - September 1956 159Operating Statements and Review of Operations - October 1956 1510Operating Statements and Review of Operations - November 1956 1511Operating Statements and Review of Operations - January 1957 1512Operating Statements and Review of Operations - February 1957 1513Operating Statements and Review of Operations - March 1957 Series 8: Miscellaneous Records1514 Survey of local market in development of the former Empire Room as a dining room feature - January 1957 1515Report of Examination of Accounts - January - December 1954 1516Statements of Profit and Loss - September 1956 - November 1957 161Pen and ink sketch of Rice Hotel 1912 - 1947 162Hotel Register - November 15, 1975 through January 13, 1978 Series 9: Photographs163RG D 28.1 - Photograph of Rice Hotel 1954 - 1955 (and duplicate copy)164RG D 28.2 - Photograph of Rice Hotel 1954 - 1955 (and duplicate copy)165RG D 28.3 - Photograph of people on People Mover 1954 - 1955