River Oaks Collection: An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

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Series 1: Scrapbooks

Series 2: Loose Materials

Series 3: Index to Pamphlets

River Oaks Collection:

An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	River Oaks Collection: Potter, Hugh
	Title	River Oaks Collection
	Inclusive Dates	1924 to 1968
	Identification	MSS 12
	Extent	10 lin. ft.: 28 scrapbooks, 1 document box
	Language	Materials are in English.
	Repository	Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

Scope and Contents

The River Oaks Collection is an accumulation of scrapbooks, brochures, pamphlets, and correspondence documenting the founding and development of the River Oaks subdivision in Houston, Texas. The collection contains 28 volumes of scrapbooks and one document box of related material. The boxed material was collected from various sources. The scrapbooks, however, were the personal collection of Mr. Hugh Potter, one of the founders of River Oaks, and President of the River Oaks Corporation.

The first 25 scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings and sales advertisements promoting the development of River Oaks. Scrapbooks 26 through 28 simply contain additional copies of the sales advertisements. A few volumes, 4 5a and 5b, include newspaper articles on deed restrictions, development of a private school, and maintenance funding in River Oaks. Volumes 7 and 9 emphasize zoning and city planning. Volumes 5a, 5b and 12 contain copies of local magazines entitled the Warwick Window, Houston's New Weekly, and the Chamber of Commerce publication, Houston. Volumes 10 and 15 contain copies of the River Oaks Corporation publications, Homes For All Times and River Oaks.

The document box material is primarily promotional concerning the history of River Oaks, the property owners, architecture, and sale advertisements. the material contained in both the scrapbook and documents provide information on Will and Mike Hogg, the co-founders and developers of the subdivision

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Arrangement
	The organization of this materials is relatively elemental because the bulk of the collection was already arranged in scrapbook form by Mr. Hugh Potter. The scapbooks are, however, arranged chronologically beginning in June 1924 and ending in June 1968. The other various boxed data is arranged topically.

		Series 1: Scrapbooks
		Series 2: Loose Materials
		Series 3: Index to Pamphlets

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

None.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish or reproduce materials from The River Oaks Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.

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Index Terms

	Subjects
		Neighborhoods (Houston, Tex.), 1924-1968
	Organizations
		River Oaks Corporation
	Names
		Hogg, Michael.
		Hogg, William C.
		Potter, Hugh
	Places
		River Oaks (Tex.)

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Series 1: Scrapbooks

Volume

June 1924 to June 1925

Newspaper ads, correspondence, material on country club

Volume

June 1925 to December 1925

Newspaper ads, country club

Volume

January 1926 to August 1926

Development, property owners

Volume

August 1926 to November 1926

Deed restrictions, Allegro Club, maintenance funds

Volume

April 1927 to September 1927

Warwick Window, ads, private school

Volume

October 1927 to April 1928

Ads, home prices, Houston's New Weekly

Volume

April 1928 to October 1928

Ads, River Oaks Elementary School

Volume

October 1928 to April 1929

Ads, zoning

Volume

April 1929 to October 1929

Ads, correspondence

Volume

October 1929 to July 1930

Ads, socialites, city planning

Volume

July 1930 to December 1939

Homes For All Times, death of Will Hogg, ads

Volume

December 1931 to December 1933

Ads, correspondence, maintenance

Volume

November 1932 to January 1934

Ads, Chamber of Commerce, Houston

Volume

January 1934 to October 1935

Ads

Volume

October 1935 to January 1937

Ads

Volume

January 1937 to October 1937

Ads, River Oaks

Volume

October 1937 to July 1938

Newspaper ads

Volume

July 1938 to June 1939

Ads

Volume

July 1939 to August 1940

Ads

Volume

August 1940 to December 1941

Ads, war

Volume

January 1942 to November 1943

Ads, pictures of prominant Houstonians, war

Volume

November 1943 to June 1946

Ads

Volume

June 1946 to October 1948

Ads

Volume

October 1948 to January 1952

Ads

Volume

February 1952 to December 1963

Ads, new St. John's building, Allegro Club, Battelstein's Department Store

Volume

January 1964 to June 1968

Personal memorabilia, death of Hugh Potter

Volume

26 to 28

Duplicates

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Series 2: Loose Materials
Box	Folder
1	1	Histories of River Oaks
	2	List of property owners, 1926
	3	Announcements of new homes and owners
	4	Brochures
	5	Sales pamphlets and advertisements
	6	Architecture of River Oaks
	7	Miscellaneous ads, brochures

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Series 3: Index to Pamphlets
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3	27	Room for all Pre-development Sale in River Oaks
	101	Country Club Estates
	131	Another Low-Price Pre-development Sale in River Oaks
	133	Another Low-Price Pre-development Sale in River Oaks
	157	Our Story of River Oaks
	165	Another Low-Price Pre-development Sale in River Oaks
	188	Another Low-Price Pre-development Sale in River Oaks
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4	51	River Oaks Owners, 1926
	71	A Home in River Oaks
	131	Reinproof. Vol. IV #2 February 1927
	148	May-Bs Big Boy March 27
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5a	79	The Warwick Window, May 1927
	107	The Warwick Window, 1927
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5b	133	EWS Program 1927 -1928
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6	154	River Oaks Houston Map
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7	71	River Oaks Homes
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10	214	River Oaks Corporation
	246	Home For All Time
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11	16	Home For All Time
	19	Home For All Time
	24	Home For All Time
	36	Home For All Time
	48	Home For All Time
	62	Home For All Time
	78	Home For All Time
	94	Home For All Time
	107	Home For All Time
	119	Home For All Time
	187	Home For All Time
	195	Home For All Time
	201	Home For All Time
	211	Home For All Time
	223	Home For All Time
	244	Home For All Time
	257	Home For All Time
	269	Home For All Time
	278	Home For All Time
	288	Home For All Time
	297	Houston Annual Report
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12	35	Houston Report
	40	Houston Official Publication
	51	Houston Texas Foreign Trade Week
	56	Houston Official Publication
	66	Houston Official Publication
	69	Houston Official Publication
	74	Houston Official Publication
	80	Houston Official Publication
	83	Houston Official Publication
	85	Houston Official Publication
	109	Houston Official Publication
	112	Houston Official Publication
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13	1	Home For All Time
	15	Houston Symphony
	19	Home For All Time
	27	River Oaks: An Unique Adventure
	191	Houston-Galveston
	193	Home Electric
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14	37	Houston Chamber of Commerce
	156	Home of the Month
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15	3	River Oaks Magazine
	11	Bulletin Good Housekeeping
	13	Houston Official Publication
	55	River Oaks Magazine
	89	River Oaks Magazine
	141	River Oaks Magazine
	153	River Oaks Magazine
	169	River Oaks Magazine
	133	The Kelvin Home
	183	River Oaks Magazine
	199	River Oaks Magazine
	231	River Oaks Magazine
	261	River Oaks Magazine
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16	23	River Oaks Magazine
	51	River Oaks Magazine
	109	River Oaks Magazine
	153	River Oaks Magazine
	205	River Oaks Magazine
	221	River Oaks Magazine
	245	River Oaks Magazine
	295	River Oaks Magazine
	265	Liberty Home
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17	55	River Oaks Magazine
	71	River Oaks Magazine
	101	River Oaks Magazine
	119	River Oaks Magazine
	143	River Oaks Magazine
	161	River Oaks Magazine
	187	River Oaks Magazine
	213	River Oaks Magazine
	231	River Oaks Magazine
	267	River Oaks Magazine
	279	River Oaks Magazine
	291	The Russell Brown Co.
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18	1	River Oaks Magazine
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	39	River Oaks Magazine
	67	River Oaks Magazine
	91	River Oaks Magazine
	115	River Oaks Magazine
	143	River Oaks Magazine
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	261	River Oaks Magazine
	277	River Oaks Magazine
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19	1	River Oaks Magazine
	15	River Oaks Magazine
	41	River Oaks Magazine
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	119	River Oaks Magazine
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	255	River Oaks Magazine
	263	River Oaks Magazine
	295	River Oaks Magazine
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20	1	River Oaks Magazine
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21	1	Now, Mr. Bluwiddle - Just take it easy
	16	Home Builders Program
	17	Realtors War Conference
	111	A Progress Program for Houston
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22	5	River Oaks Times
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	283	The Citizen Present, the New Enlarged
	285	Newspapers
	287	River Oaks Times
	293	River Oaks Times
	295	River Oaks Times
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23	1	River Oaks Times
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	20	Realtor Convention
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	174	Newspapers
	215	Newspapers
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24	133	Allegro Book
	141	The Houston Club Chinese New Year Dance
	149	River Oaks Tennis Tournament
	267	The History of Hurricane Carla
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25	43	Texas Magazine
	52	Opera Season: The Story of the Ring of the Nibelung
	53	Opera Season: German Grand Opera Company

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

River Oaks Collection:

An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

Descriptive Summary

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Processing Information

Detailed Description

Series 1: Scrapbooks

Series 2: Loose Materials

Series 3: Index to Pamphlets