Guide to Builders: Herman & George R. Brown Book Research Files, 1898-1989


Descriptive Summary
	Title:	Builders: Herman & George R. Brown Book Research Files
	Dates:	1898-1989
	Abstract:	Correspondence, oral histories, notes, newsclippings, reports, published materials, photographs and ephemera in this collection document the family and business lives of Houston entrepreneurs Herman and George R. Brown, providing the basis for author Christopher Castaneda and Joseph Pratt's book, Builders : Herman and George R. Brown
	Identification:	MS464
	Extent:	19.5 linear feet (38 boxes)
	Repository:	Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX

Organizational History

This collection of material was gathered as the body of research supporting the publication of the book, Builders: Herman and George R. Brown, by Joseph A. Pratt and Christopher J. Castaneda, published 1999 by Texas A & M Press. Herman and George R. Brown were very successful Houston philanthropists and entrepreneurs in the fields of oil and gas, and building and construction, during the 1950-1980s. The Brown family has also been a significant and generous donor to Rice University. Christopher Castaneda received his bachelor's degree from Rice, and his masters and doctorate degrees from the University of Houston. He teaches history at California State University, Sacramento, and has authored several other books related to oil and gas.

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Scope and Contents

Correspondence, oral histories, notes, newsclippings, reports, published materials, photographs and ephemera in this collection document the family and business lives of Houston entrepreneurs Herman and George R. Brown, providing the basis for author Christopher Castaneda and Joseph Pratt's book, Builders : Herman and George R. Brown. Subjects include Texas roadbuilding, shipbuilding, dam building, coal transportation and pipelines, construction labor issues, politics, philanthropy and the Brown family's development of Houston medical, art, and educational institutions (including Rice University), and Brown family matters. Of particular value are the oral history interviews of important Texas businessmen and women, lawyers, and politicians regarding the Brown brothers and their legacy, as well as original correspondence, particularly with Lyndon Baines Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson. One set of chapter drafts for the Builders book is located in Series I. Dates range from 1898-1996.

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Arrangement
	See individual series descriptions for detailed information on arrangement and contents.

		SERIES I: BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, BROWN and RELATED FAMILIES, 1898-1991, 4 linear ft.
		SERIES II: BROWN & ROOT, 1920-1996, 1.5 linear ft.
		SERIES III: BROWN SHIPBUILDING, 1940-1990, bulk 1940s, 0.5 linear ft.
		SERIES IV: CORRESPONDENCE, 1925-1983, 2.5 linear ft.
		SERIES V: HISTORICAL, 1937-1995, 2 lin. ft.
		SERIES VI: TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, 1946-1989, 2.5 linear ft.
		SERIES VII: MINOT TULLY PRATT PAPERS, 1893-1908, 2.5 linear ft.
		SERIES VIII: ORAL HISTORIES, 1990-1995, 4 linear ft.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Builders: Herman and George R. Brown Book Project Files, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Permission to publish from Series VII : Minot Tully Pratt papers must be obtained from the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, where the originals of this materials reside.

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Index Terms

	Subjects (Persons)
		Brown, George R., 1898-1983 - Correspondence.
		Brown, Herman, 1892-1962 - Correspondence.
		Brown, Alice Pratt - Correspondence.
		Brown family.
		Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines),1908-1973 - Correspondence.
		Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 - Interviews.
		Johnson, Lady Bird,1912- - Correspondence
		Bentsen, Lloyd - Interviews.
		Connally, John Bowden,1917- - Interviews.
		Hackerman, Norman - Interviews.
		Hobby, Oveta Culp,1905- - Interviews.
		Hobby, William Pettus, 1878-1964 - Interviews.
		Pitzer, Kenneth S. (Kenneth Sanborn), 1914- -Interviews.
		Stude, Mike - Interviews.
		Pratt, Joseph A.
		Castaneda, Christopher James,1959-
	Subjects (Organizations)
		Brown & Root, Inc. - History.
		Brown Shipbuilding Company, Inc. - History.
		Texas Eastern Corporation - History.
		Brown Foundation - History.
		Rice University - Buildings - History.
		Rice University - Trustees.
	Subjects
		Businessmen - Texas - Biography
		Offshore gas field equipment industry - Texas - History
		Coal slurry pipelines\|xdesign and cinstruction - Texas - History.
		Offshore oil field equipment industry - Texas - History..
		Constructon industry--Texas-History.
		Road construction - Texas - History.
		Dams - Texas - Design and construction - History.
		Philanthropists - Texas - Biography.
		Concrete construction - Texas - History.
	Formats
		Correspondence.
		Oral histories.
		Newsclippings.
		Notes.
		Typescripts.
		Photographs.
		Sketches.
		Reports.
		Diaries.
		Calendars.

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Related Material


	Brown & Root archives, MS466, Woodson Research Center

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Builders: Herman and George R. Brown Book Project Files, MS480, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Acquisition Information

This material was collected by authors by Joseph A. Pratt and Christopher J. Castaneda in cooperation with Isabel Brown Wilson, daughter of George R. Brown, and given to the Woodson Research Center by Ms. Wilson on behalf of the Brown Foundation, 1998.

George R. Brown served a Trustee for Rice University and the Brown family has been a generous donor to the university, with many buildings named for family members.

Processing Information

Inventory prepared August 1999 by Lee Pecht, and updated by Mandy York, 2002.

Series VII Minot Tully Pratt papers, are comprised of photocopies made from the originals, located at the University of Texas at Austin's Center for American History.

MS464 also includes materials originally accessioned as MS480.

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Bibiography: Other Works by Chris Castaneda



		Invisible Fuel: Natural and Manufactured Gas in American History, 1800-2000. New York : Twayne, 1999. Gas Pipelines and the Emergence of America's Regulatory State: A History of the Panhandle Eastern Corporation, 1928-1993.Co-author, Clarence M. Smith. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1996. Offshore Pioneers: Brown & Root and the History of Offshore Oil & Gas. Co-authors, Joseph A. Pratt and Tyler Priest. Houston, Tex. : Gulf Pub. Co., c1997. From Texas to the East : a strategic history of Texas Eastern Corporation. Co-author, Joseph A. Pratt. College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, c1993. Regulated enterprise : natural gas pipelines and northeastern markets, 1938-1954. Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c1993

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Detailed Description of the Collection



Box
1-8		Series I: Biographical Materials: Brown and General, Related Families, 1898-1991, Extent 4 linear ft.
	Series description:
	Newsclippings, notes, minimal correspondence, ephemera (photocopies, and some original documents), arranged by family member or person and then alphabetically by subject. Notes written by authors Pratt and Castaneda also located throughout this series. Subjects include travel, politics and relationships with U.S. Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson, philanthropy, art, and family domestic matters.
	Subseries A: Brown Family also includes one set of chapter drafts of Castaneda and Pratt's Brown biography, Builders.
Box
1-6			Subseries A: Brown Family
Box	Folder
1	1			Brown, Alice Pratt: [ appointment] Calendar 1977
	2			Brown, Alice Pratt: Financial - marketable securities 1967
	3			Brown, Alice Pratt: Newsclippings, 1960s
	4			Brown, Alice Pratt: Swimming pool correspondence, 1953
	5			Brown, Alice Pratt: Travel-Iran, 1970
	6			Brown, Alice Pratt: Travel-Moscow, India, Teheran, 1970
	7			Brown, Alice & George R.: Travel-Antarctica, 1976
	8			Brown, Alice & George R.: Travel-Eastern Europe, 1976
	9			Brown, Alice & George R.: Travel-Misc., 1975-79
	10			Brown, Alice P. & Isabel: Travel-Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, London, 1961
	11			Brown, George R.: Advisory Committee on International Business Problems, 1967
	12			Brown, George/Herman: Allred Papers (originals from Univ. of Houston), 1937
	13			Brown, George R.: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1970
	14			Brown, George R.: Awards, honors, citations (1/2), 1950s-1970s
	15			Brown, George R.: Awards, honors, citations (2/2), 1950s-1970s
	16			Brown, George R.: Biographical data and clippings
	17			Brown, George R.: Birth certificate photocopy, 1898
Box	Folder
2	1			Brown, George R.: [Desk] Calendars, 1965-69
	2			Brown, George R.: [Desk] Calendars, 1970-73
	3			Brown, George R.: [Desk] Calendars, 1974-81
	4			Brown, George R.: [Secretary Doris Johnson's desk] Calendars, 1965-69
Box	Folder
3	1			Brown, George R.: [Secretary Doris Johnson's desk] Calendars, 1970-75
	2			Brown, George R.: [Secretary Doris Johnson's desk] Calendars, 1976-81
	3			Brown, George R.: Colorado School of Mines, 1922-81
	4			Brown, George R.: Death (clippings)
	5			Brown, George R.: Defense Industry Advisory Council, correspondence, 1967
	6			Brown, George R.: Donations and memorials (correspondence and receipts), 1978
	7			Brown, George R.: Eisenhower Commissions, clipping 1959
	8			Brown, George R.: First City Bank, clippings, 1962
	9			Brown, George R.: House-3363 Inwood Dr. remodeling, contract, 1978
	10			Brown, George R.: Household inventory, 1932-33
	11			Brown, George R.: Interviews, from LBJ Library, Austin, TX, transcripts, 1960s-1980s
	12			Brown, George R.: [Medical] Invoices, 1978
	13			Brown, George R.: [Texas] Medical Center, Houston, TX, dedication newsletter and photographs, 1969
	14			Brown, George R.: Military service, WWI anecdote
Box	Folder
4	1			Brown, George R.: Miscellaneous clippings, notes
	2			Brown, George R.: News articles, 1946-88
	3			Brown, George R.: Our Song Book
	4			Brown, George R.: Paley Commission, newsclippings 1951-75
	5			Brown, George R.: Panel on the Impact of the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, reports, newsclippings, 1956-58
	6			Brown, George R.: Panel to Study Trade with Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, clippings, 1965
	7			Brown, George R.: Philanthropy, clippings, 1976
	8			Brown, George R.: Politics, clippings, and 19531982
	9			Brown, George R.: Registered Professional Engineers July 1940 Roster
	9a			Brown, George R.: Rice University student, overview
	10			Brown, George R.: Road building, 1920
	11			Brown, George R.: Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX, 1950s-1970s
	12			Brown, George R.: Speeches, 1952
	13			Brown, George R.: Telephone directory, A-H, n.d.
	14			Brown, George R.: Telephone directory, I-Q, n.d.
	15			Brown, George R.: Telephone directory, R-Z, n.d.
	16			Brown, George R.: [Early] Texas history pamphlets, 1920s
	17			Brown, George R.: Travel, passports, 1950s, 1980s
	18			Brown, George R.: TWA Board, clipping, 1960
Box	Folder
5	1			Brown, George R.: Two Houston Center, Brown & Root office space lease receipts and correspondence, 1970-80
	2			Brown, George R.: Visuals - original photographs, 1940s-1960s
	3			Brown, George R.: Wedding, invitation and clippings, 1925
	4			Brown, George R.: Will, 1982
	5			Brown, George R.: Work ethic, notes and speech drafts, 1978
	6			Brown, Herman: Awards, honors, citations, 1960s-1980s
	7			Brown, Herman: Biographical data, clippings, birth certificate
	8			Brown, Herman: Business partnership, 1940s
	9			Brown, Herman: Death, clippings, 1962-63
	10			Brown, Herman: "Herman Brown, 1890-1961" by Delbert Ward
	11			Brown, Herman: Herman Brown Teaching Professorship of Medicine, brochure, 1991
	12			Brown, Herman: Legal-Herman Brown vs. O.L. Neyland, opinion and brief, 1920s-1930s
	13			Brown, Herman: Travel, passport, 1930s-1950s
	14			Brown, Louis K.: Obituary, clippings, 1971
	15			Brown, Riney: Diary (photocopy of published version)
	16			Brown, Riney: Receipts, deed, 1910-11
	17			Brown Family: Gifts, correspondence, 1970s
	18			Brown Family: History, clippings
	19			Brown Family: History (from Harry K. Austin), clippings, genealogy
	20			Brown Family: Itineraries, 1951
	21			Brown Family: Museum clippings
	22			Brown Family: Social, clippings, 1950s
	21			Brown Biography by Castaneda/Pratt : Chapter outlines
	24			Brown Biography by Castaneda/Pratt : Chapter 1
	25			Brown Biography by Castaneda/Pratt : Chapter 3
Box	Folder
6	1			Brown Biography by Castaneda/Pratt : Chapter 5
	2			Brown Biography by Castaneda/Pratt : Chapter 6
	3			Brown Biography by Castaneda/Pratt :: Chapter 8
	4			Brown Biography by Castaneda/Pratt : Chapter 9
	5			Brown Biography by Castaneda/Pratt : Chapter 10
	6			Brown Biography by Castaneda/Pratt : Misc.
	7			Head, Mrs. J.L. Scrapbook: Herman Brown-Awards, honors, medals
	8			Head, Mrs. J.L. Scrapbook: Herman Brown-Biographical
	9			Head, Mrs. J.L. Scrapbook: Herman Brown-Death
	10			Head, Mrs. J.L. Scrapbook: Margaret Root Brown-Death
	11			Head, Mrs. J.L. Scrapbook-Medical Center
	12			Head, Mrs. J.L. Scrapbook-Misc.
	13			Head, Mrs. J.L. Scrapbook-Project Mohole
	14			Head, Mrs. J.L. Scrapbook-Rice University, Southwestern Univ.
	15			Head, Mrs. J.L. Scrapbook-Stude, Mike & Louisa
	16			Head, Mrs. J.L. Scrapbook-Texas Eastern
	17			Negley, Nancy Brown: Newsclippings
	18			Nelson Family: Genealogy
	19			O'Connor, Maconda Brown: Misc.
	20			Pratt Family: Misc.
	21			Pratt, Minot Tully: Genealogy
	22			Sarofim, Louisa Stude: Newsclippings
	23			Stude Family: Misc.
	24			Whittlesey Family: Genealogy
	25			Wilson, Isabel Brown: Misc.
	26			Wilson, Isabel Brown: Newsclippings
Box
7-8			Subseries B: BIOGRAPHICAL, GENERAL RELATED FAMILIES
Box	Folder
7	1			Abercrombie, Milo, clipping and brochure, 1990
	2			Briscoe, Dolph, correspondence, 1974-76
	3			Brown, William Henry, clippings
	4			Brownell, Herbert, correspondence, 1974
	5			Butler, George, clippings
	6			Clark, Ed, clipping, 1984
	7			Connally, John B., correspondence, clippings, published materials, 1975
	8			Connally, Nellie, correspondence and clippings, 1960s
	9			Croneis, Carey E., Colorado School of Mines program, 1949
	10			Davis, E.I.
	11			deMenil, John & Dominique, clippings, 1970s
	12			Eisenhower, Dwight, clipping, 1960
	13			Elkins, James A., clipping, 1984
	14			Frensley, Herbert, clipping, 1963
	15			Hobby, Bill, Lt. Gov., clipping
	16			Hobby, Oveta Culp, clippings, 1947
	17			Hogg, Ima, clipping, 1966
	18			Houston, William V., clippings, 1940s
	19			Jester, Beauford, Gov., inaugural program, 1947
	20			Johnson, Doris, note, n.d.
	21			Johnson, Lady Bird, clippings, 1960-1980s
	22			Johnson, Luci Baines, clippings, wedding program, 1960s
	23			Johnson, Lynda Bird, clippings, 1960s
	24			Johnson, Lyndon B.: General clippings
	25			Johnson, Lyndon B.: Inauguration, invitations, clippings, 1965
Box	Folder
8	1			Johnson, Lyndon B.: Memorabilia, buttons, bumperstickers
	2			Johnson, Lyndon B.: National Historic Site
	3			Johnson, Lyndon B.: Restoration of birthplace
	4			Johnson, Lyndon B.: Texas Welcome, 1963
	5			Johnston, Mary Elizabeth
	6			Jones, Jesse H., clippings
	7			Kennedy, J.F. & Jackie
	8			Kennedy, J.F.: Inauguration, 1961
	9			King, Rufus (Isabel Brown Wilson's great-grandfather) clipping
	10			King, William Rufus family
	11			Leiserson family, clipping, 1977
	12			Lovett, Edgar Odell, clipping, memorial program, and 19571985
	13			Ludwig, Daniel K., clipping, 1977
	14			Mathis, Jim (article on J. Evetts Haley)
	15			McCloy, John J., address text, 1954
	16			McCollum, L.F., clippings, 1983
	17			Meaders, L.B., party list, 1972
	18			Meyer, Leopold, horse show report, 1949
	19			Nixon, Richard, letter, 1964
	20			Noland, Charlotte, clipping, n.d.
	21			O'Connor, Ralph S., correspondence, 1983
	22			O'Keefe, Georgia, clipping
	23			Pitzer, Kenneth, clippings, 1960
	24			Rayburn, Sam, clippings, 1950s
	25			Roosevelt, F.D.: Inauguration invitation, 1945
	26			Smith, Preston, correspondence, clippings, 1966
	27			Swearingen, John E., clippings
	28			Thomas, Albert, clippings, 1930-1960s
	29			Westervelt, Sally, clippings, 1950s
	30			Wiley, Jim, clipping, 1968

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Box
9-10, 38		Series II: Brown & Root, 1920-1996, Extent 1.5 linear ft.
	Subject files arranged in alphabetical order, containing newsclippings, notes, reports, and minimal correspondence, describing the business history of Brown & Root. Subjects include roadbuilding, dams, labor issues, and various specific firm projects such as the Bull Shoals Dam and Marshall Ford Dam. Dates range from 1920-1996, bulk 1940s-1960s.
	Note: See the Brown & Root archives at the Woodson Research Center for additional Brown & Root records.
	Much of the original Brown & Root records were destroyed by George R. Brown during an office move circa 17 years before his death.
Box	Folder
9	1		Advertising, clippings, 1950s
	2		Anti-Trust, clippings, 1974
	3		Anti-Union, clippings, 1983
	4		Aviation Department, Brownbuilder article 1979
	5		Awards, honors, citations
	6		Bull Shoals Dam, clippings, 1940s
	7		Correspondence, 1961
	8		Financial statement, 7-1-25; Employment, 1946-79
	9		France, clipping, 1964
	10		Guam, clipping, 1948
	11		History (by company)
	12		History (not by company / newsclippings)
Box	Folder
38	1		History by Moorehead, draft 1, 1968
	2		History by Moorehead, draft 2, 1968
	3		History by Dan Dyess, n.d.
	4		History: LBJ Library notes, n.d.
Box	Folder
9	13		Labor: 1940-1950s
	14		Labor: Taft-Hartley Act, memo, 1953
	15		Lake Pontchartrain, clipping regarding bid
	16		Legal, clipping, 1956
	17		Letterhead samples, n.d.
	18		Levingston Shipyards, clipping, 1991
	19		Logo history, n.d.
	20		Lower Colorado River Authority, clipping
	21		Marshall Ford Dam, 1944
	22		Naval Air Training Station, Corpus Christi, TX, clippings, 1940-1950s
	23		North Sea I, clippings, 1980-90s
	24		North Sea II, clippings, 1980-90s
	25		North Star Project-Soviet Gas, 1970s
	26		Personalities, Brown & Root staff, 1960s
	27		Projects, clippings, 1940-70s
Box	Folder
10	1		Published materials (brochures, booklets), 1940-1996
	2		Rice Stadium, clipping, 1949
	3		Road building, reports, clippings, 1920s
	4		Road building (TX A&M records), reports, clippings, 1920s
	5		Road building (HMRC records), reports, clippings, 1920-30s
	6		Ships, clippings, 1969
	7		Spain, clipping, 1955
	8		Texas Highway Department, 1930s
	9		Water supply report, 1960s-70s?
	10		World War II, chapter draft / notes

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Box
10-11		Series III: Brown Shipbuilding, 1940-1990, bulk 1940s, Extent 0.5 linear ft.
	Subject files arranged in alphabetical order, dating mainly from the 1940s, and consisting primarily of newsclippings related to company construction, history, labor issues, ship launchings, shipyard layout. Some original b/w photographs depict ship launchings, and one architectural drawing outlines the shipyard, March 1943.
Box	Folder
10	11		Awards, clippings, 1940s
	12		Bonds, clippings, 1940s
	13		Brown & Root records, notes only
Box	Folder
11	1		Brown Victory Dispatch, 1943-44
	2		Brown Victory Dispatch, 1945
	3		Brown Victory Dispatch, 1946
	4		Chemical, clippings, 1940s
	5		Construction/technical, clippings, 1940s
	6		History, clippings, 1940s
	7		Labor, clippings, 1940s
	8		Launching Program, USS Melvin R.Nawman, 1944
	9		Layout (architectural drawing of plant, ) March 1943
	10		Photographs, 1940s
	11		Photographs-Launching Program, 1942
	12		Post-War, clippings, 1940s
	13		Ships, clippings, 1940-1990s
	14		Shipyard, clippings, 1940s

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Box
12-16		Series IV: Correspondence, 1925-1983, Extent 2.5 linear ft.
	Original and carbon copies of correspondence to and from members of the Brown family, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Gov. John Connally, and many others. Subjects include events at the White House, Committee for the Preservation of the White House, politics, art, and social matters.
Box	Folder
12	1		Brown, Alice Pratt: Art related, 1950-1970s
	2		Brown, Alice Pratt: Misc. (1/2), 1960-1980s
	3		Brown, Alice Pratt: Misc. (2/2), 1960-1980s
	4		Brown, Alice Pratt: Comm. for the Preservation of the White House, correspondence with Lady Bird Johnson 1960s
	5		Brown, Alice Pratt to Isabel Brown, 1950s
	6		Brown, Alice Pratt: White House, 1960s
	7		Brown, George R.: Misc., 1925-1970s
Box	Folder
13	1		Brown, George R.: Condolences on death, 1983
	2		Brown, George R.: Condolences on death, 1983
	3		Brown, George R.: Condolences on death, 1983
	4		Brown, George R.: Condolences on death, 1983
	5		Brown, George R.: Condolence letter lists, 1983
	6		Brown, George R.: Condolence letter index card file
Box	Folder
14	1		Brown, George & Alice: Misc., 1960-70s
	2		Brown, George & Alice: Christmas cards
	3		Brown, George & Alice: [U.S.] Presidential Inauguration invitation, 1965
	4		Brown, Herman: Misc., from H.B., 1959-60
	5		Brown, Isabel: Misc., to I.B., 1950-1980s
	6		Brown, Isabel to parents George & Alice Brown, 1950-60s
	7		Brown, Margaret, to "A", 1936
	8		Brown, Margaret to Mrs. J.L. Head, 1953
	9		Connally, John B. to George & Alice Brown, 1971
	10		Eisenhower, Pres. Dwight to George R. Brown, dinner invitation, 1958
	11		Johnson, Lady Bird to Alice P. Brown-Gifts, 1960s
Box	Folder
15	1		Johnson, Lady Bird to Alice P. Brown-Social, 1960-70s
	2		Johnson, Lady Bird to George & Alice Brown-Misc., 1960-70s
	3		Johnson, Lady Bird to Isabel Brown, 1984
	4		Johnson, Lyndon B.: Misc., 1940s-1960s
	5		Johnson, Lyndon B. to Alice P. Brown, 1950s-1970s
	6		Johnson, Lyndon B. to George R. Brown, 1940s-1970s
	7		Johnson, Lyndon B. to George & Alice Brown, 1950s-1960s
	8		Johnson, Pres. & Mrs. to George & Alice Brown: Invitations, LBJ Ranch, 1960s
	9		Johnson, M/M Lyndon to George & Alice Brown: Invitations, misc., 1960s
	10		Johnson, Pres. & Mrs. to George & Alice Brown: Invitations, White House, 1960-64
Box	Folder
16	1		Johnson, Pres. & Mrs. to George & Alice Brown: Invitations, White House, 1965-69
	2		Johnson, Lyndon B. to Isabel Brown Wilson, 1950s
	3		LBJ Foundation, 1970s
	4		LBJ Library, UT Austin, TX, 1967-83
	5		LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Austin, TX, 1970-82
	6		McKinney, Robert to George R. Brown, 1956-61
	7		Negley, Nancy Brown to parents George & Alice Brown, 1950s
	8		Nixon, Pat to George & Alice Brown: Invitation, White House, 1970
	9		Parkinson, Lute, to George R. Brown, 1922
	10		Sims, James R. to Alice P. Brown, 1983

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Box
17-20		Series V: Historical, 1937-1995, Extent 2 lin. ft.
	Newsclippings, reports, published materials dating from 1937-1995, bulk years 1940-1970s. Subjects are varied but not extensively covered. They include Belton, TX, the Brown Foundation, Halliburton, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Rice University, and Houston water supply, streets, bridges, and sewers, among others.
Box	Folder
17	1		Aircraft Conversion Co., reports, balance sheets, 1947
	2		Bald Eagle (horse) health certificate, 1946
	3		Baylor College of Medicine, clipping, 1985
	4		The Belton Journal issues
	5		Belton, TX history
	6		Bond Issue Campaign, GRB's bound notebook describing this Houston streets, bridges, & sewers bond issue 1937,
	7		Brown Foundation, Inc., clippings, grants accounting information, 1960s-1990s
	8		"The Compact for Faculty Diversity", clipping, n.d.
	9		Defense Industry Advisory Council, note, n.d.
	10		Democratic Party, clipping, 1960
	11		The Development of Electrical Technology in the 19th Century, publication, 1962
	12		Did You Know?, booklet on local history education, 1987
	13		The Driskill Hotel, Austin, TX, published book, notes
Box	Folder
18	1		Film by/on George R. Brown
	2		Fort Clark, Bracketville, TX, photographs, clippings, 1950s
	3		George R. Brown Convention Center, clippings, 1980s
	4		Guam, clippings, notes, 1951
	5		Halliburton: General, clippings, reports, 1970s-1980s
	6		Halliburton: Historical sketch, 1983
	7		Herman Brown Park, clippings, 1980s
	8		Highland Oil Co., clippings, correspondence, 1940s-1960s
	9		Highland Resources, Inc., brochure, 1977
	10		Houston Center, clippings, 1972
	11		Houston elites, clippings, 1977
	12		Houston Endowment, Inc. Annual Report, 1994
	13		Houston Intercontinental Airport, clippings regarding construction, 1960s
	14		The Houston Lawyer, Sept./Oct. 1995
	15		Houston, TX, New York Times article, 1971
	16		Humble Oil Co., Annual Report, 1947
	17		Huntlands, Virginia property, clippings, 1960s
	18		ITT, travel itinerary for GRB, 1955
	19		Lamar Hotel, clippings, also including some notes on Rice University 1980s,
	20		Lyndon B. Johnson Library, photocopies of materials relating to Brown family, 1992
	21		Lyndon B. Johnson-National Archives, photocopies of LBJ correspondence with GRB, 1930s-1950s
	22		Lyndon B. Johnson State Park, clippings, 1962
	23		Maritime Surplus, original documents from Brown Shipbuilding and Brown & Root, 1948
	24		Memorial Park drilling, clippings, 1946
	25		Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, clippings, notes, 1950s-1960s
	26		National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners, proceedings, 1936
Box	Folder
19	1		[U.S.] Presidential wrapping paper samples
	2		The Report of the U.S. Study Commission-Texas; Part 1, bound volume
	3		Report on War and Post-War Adjustment Policies, 1944
	4		Resources for Freedom, President's Material Policy Commission, Vol. I 1952,
	5		Resources for Freedom, President's Material Policy Commission, Vol. II 1952,
	6		Resources for Freedom, President's Material Policy Commission, Vol. III 1952,
	7		Resources for Freedom, President's Material Policy Commission, Vol. IV 1952,
Box	Folder
20	1		Resources for Freedom, President's Material Policy Commission, Vol. V 1952,
	2		Rice University: Clippings, 1940s-1970s
	3		Rice University: Clippings, Sallyport, 1940s
	4		Rice University: Correspondence and photographs, 1940s-1980s
	5		Rice University: Correspondence, School of Engineering, 1970s
	6		Rice University: building dedications, 1940s-1970s
	7		Rice University Review, 1968, 1971
	8		Rice University: Rincon Oil Field, clipping, 1944
	9		Rice University: Tribute, 1983
	10		River Oaks Country Club, clipping
	11		Southwest Vocational Technical Institute, clipping, 1960
	12		Temple [TX]: Backtracking 100 Years, publication, 1981
	13		Texas politics, clipping, 1957
	14		Tredco, Ltd., correspondence, 1965
	15		United States Study Commission-Texas, clippings, correspondence, 1950s-1960s
	16		University of Texas brochure
	17		Vietnam newsclippings, 1965
	18		War Department contracts, 1941
	19		[Houston] Water supply, correspondence, report, 1940s
	20		West New Guinea dispute, case study and publication, 1962
	21		White House art, clipping, 1962

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21-25		Series VI: Texas Eastern Transmission Company, 1946-1989, Extent 2.5 linear ft.
	Herman and George R. Brown served on the Board of Directors for this corporation. This series includes George R. Brown's original business records, many relating to coal transportation and pipelines, and the bids for and eventual purchase of the Big and Little Big Inch Pipelines, which extend respectively from East Texas and the Gulf of Mexico to the New York - Philadelphia metropolitan areas. The lines were formerly known as the War Emergency Pipe Lines, and their sale was administered by the U.S. War Assets Administration. Formats include memos, telegrams, correspondence, pipeline sketches, notes, and published materials, dates range from 1946-89, bulk 1940s-1970s.
Box	Folder
21	1		Atomic energy, clippings, 1950s
	2		Belmont, Augie, correspondence and clippings, 1950-60s
	3		Coal pipelines: Misc. (1/2), correspondence and notes, 1960s
	4		Coal pipelines: Misc. (2/2), correspondence and notes, 1960s
	5		Coal pipelines, notes, 1964
	6		Coal pipelines: Eminent Domain, correspondence, 1960s
	7		Coal pipelines: Hearing before Senate Committee, testimony, 1962
	8		Coal pipelines: Newsclippings, 1960s
	9		Coal pipeline pamphlet, 1962
	10		Pres. Kennedy's draft bill, 1962
	11		Coal slurry pipeline, clippings, reports, 1980s
Box	Folder
22	1		Common stock offer, 1989
	2		Consolidated Coal Pipeline Project summary, 1960
	3		Correspondence: Misc., 1960s
	4		Facts file, coal slurry, 1961
	8-9		Financing, 1947-50
Box	Folder
23	1		Hearings before the Senate Committee to Investigate Disposition of Surplus Property, 1947
	2		History, published documents, 1951-82
	3		Interim financing and bid to purchase Big Inch & Little Big Inch: Application for certificate of public convenience, 1947
	4		Legal: Misc., 1940s-1979
	5		[Pipeline] Legislation, correspondence, clippings, 1960-1970s
	6		Newsclips: Misc., 1970s
	7		North Star Project, clipping, 1973
	8		Organization, Interim Financing and Bid to Purchase Big Inch and Little Big Inch Pipe Lines
Box	Folder
24	1		Permanent Financing and Purchase of Big Inch and Little Big Inch Pipelines, bound volume
	2		A Plan for Coal by Pipeline for Eastern Utilities
	3-4		Proposed purchase or lease of Big & Little Big Inch Pipelines-E.H. Poe & Associates, 1946
Box	Folder
25	1		Proposal and Data Supporting Proposal by E. Holley Poe for Purchase of Lease of Big Inch and Little Big Inch Pipe Lines, 1946
	2		Reports on Gas Through Lines (Big and Little Big Inch), 1946-47
	3		Big and Little Big Inch - Second Bid, 1947
	4		Pure Oil Co., correspondence and notes, 1960s
	5		Railroad moves to counter coal pipeline, clippings, 1962-63
	6		Teal Lodge (requests for use of), 1978
	7		Thagard, W.T.: Statements, scientific papers regarding coal pipelines, 1960s
	8		Trans-Continental Gas Pipe Line Co., Inc., correspondence, 1940s

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26-30		Series VII: Minot Tully Pratt Papers, 1893-1908, Extent 2.5 linear ft.
	This material was photocopied for Christopher Castaneda from the originals, located at the University of Texas at Austin's Center for American History (donated 1990, by Isabel Brown Wilson - contact the CAH for copyright information and permission to publish).
	Comprised mainly of letters dating from 1893-1908 to Pratt's mother, but also including a dairy and photograph album of Pratt's. Pratt was the father of Alice Nelson, who would marry George R. Brown in 1925, and become known as Alice Pratt Brown.
Box	Folder
26	1		Correspondence with Barker Texas History Center, UT Austin
	2		Letters: Aug.-Dec. 1893
	3		Letters: Jan.-Mar. 1894
	4		Letters: Apr.-May 1894, Sept.-Oct. 1894
	5		Letters: Nov.-Dec. 1894, Jan.-May 1895
	6		Letters: Sept.-Dec. 1895, Jan.-Feb. 1896
	7		Letters: Mar.-May, Aug.-Dec. 1896
	8		Letters: Jan.-Apr. 1897
	9		Letters: May-Aug. 1897
Box	Folder
27	1		Letters: Sept.-Oct. 1897
	2		Letters: Nov.-Dec. 1897
	3		Letters: Jan.-Feb. 1898
	4		Letters: Mar.-May 1898
	5		Letters: June-Aug. 1898
	6		Letters: Sept.-Nov. 1898
	7		Letters: Dec. 1898-Jan.-Feb. 1899
Box	Folder
28	1		Letters: Mar.-May 1899
	2		Letters: June-Nov. 1899
	3		Letters: Dec. 1899, Jan-Apr. 1900
	4		Letters: May-Aug. 1900
	5		Letters: Sept.-Dec. 1900, Jan.-Mar. 1901
	6		Letters: Apr.-Dec. 1901
Box	Folder
29	1		Letters: 1902, Jan.-May 1903
	2		Letters: June-Sept. 1903
	3		Letters: Oct.-Dec. 1903
	4		Letters: Jan.-Mar. 1904
	5		Letters: Apr.-May 1904
	6		Letters: June-Dec. 1904
	7		Letters: Jan.-Aug. 1904
	8		Letters: Sept.-Dec. 1905
Box	Folder
30	1		Letters: Jan.-June 1906
	2		Letters: July-Dec. 1906
	3		Letters: Jan.-April 1907
	4		Letters: May-June 1907
	5		Letters: July-Sept. 1907
	6		Letters: Oct.-Dec. 1907
	7		Letters: Jan.-Dec. 1908
	8		Letters: Teachers, 1890, 1893
	9		Minot Tully Pratt diary, 1897-1898
	10		Minot Tully Pratt photo album, c. 1896

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31-37		Series VIII : Oral Histories, 1990-1995, Extent 4 linear ft.
	This series is comprised of original transcripts (Subseries A) and cassette tape recordings (Subseries B) of oral history interviews by Builders author Chris Castaneda regarding Herman and George R. Brown, arranged in alphabetical order by the' interviewee's last name. Interviewees include Houston and Texas businessmen and women, entrepreneurs, politicians, lawyers, family members, and friends. Notable names include Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, Gov. John Connally, Dr. Norman Hackerman, Oveta Culp Hobby, Lt. Gov. William P. Hobby, Lady Bird Johnson, Rice President Dr. Kenneth Pitzer, Louisa Sarofim, and Mike Stude. The interviews were conducted during the period 1990-1992, with the exception of one interview in 1995 by Joseph Pratt.
Box
31-36			Subseries A: Transcripts, 1990-1995, Extent 3.5 linear ft.
			The transcript files typically contain the edited transcript, followed by a rough transcript, and by correspondence, notes, and in many cases, a copyright release form which allows publication from the interviews for scholarly purposes. (Interviews with no release letter are marked as such.) The date listed after the interviewee's name represents the date of the interview, other notes and correspondence in the file may have been created on other dates. Some files include correspondence or notes only, with no interview transcript, and have been identified as such.
			See also Subseries B: Audio cassette tapes; several tapes exist which are not represented by transcripts.
Box	Folder
31	1			Akers, William W., 2/15/1991
	2			Allen, Herbert (letter only - no transcript)
	3			Arnold, Dan, 12/19/1991
	4			Austin, Harry G., Jr. (no copyright release form) 9/24/1990
	5			Austin, Harry G., Jr. (no copyright release form) 1/15/1992
	6			Bellows, Warren (letter only - no transcript)
	7			Bentsen, Lloyd, 3/7/1991
	8			Bixby, Jack, 12/5/1990
	9			Bobbit, Cecil, (no copyright release form) 3/8/1993
	10			Bolin, L.T., Mrs., 8/30/1990
	11			Bookout, John, (no copyright release form) 6/18/1991
	12			Booth, Brown, 7/26/1990
	13			Bracewell, Searcy, 10/18/1990
	14			Brownell, Herbert, 11/8/1990
Box	Folder
32	1			Cade, Lawrence, (no copyright release form) 2/12/1992
	2			Clark, Ed, Ambassador, 8/15/1990
	3			Clifford, Clark (letter only - no interview)
	4			Connally, John B., 3/20/1991
	5			Counts, Howard, 10/9/1990
	6			Darneille, George J., 1/17/1991
	7			DeBakey, Michael E., Dr., 4/20/1991
	8			Decker, Harold (outline only - no interview)
	9			Dennis, Ward, 11/7/1990
	10			Dobelman, Katherine B., 10/18/1990
	11			Duncan, Charles, 1/23/1991
	12			Elkins, James A., Jr., 1/17/1991
	13			Feehan, Thomas J., (no copyright release form) 3/18/1991
	14			Fleming, Durwood, 3/12/1990
Box	Folder
33	1			Fowler, Henry, 3/8/1991
	2			Fouraker, Lawrence, 10/15/1990
	3			Frensley, Evelyn, (no copyright release form) 1/22/1991
	4			Geneen, Harold, 11/18/1990
	5			Goodwin, Lem, 12/4/1990
	6			Hackerman, Norman, Dr., 6/29/1990
	7			Harbin, John P., 8/20/1990
	8			Hargrove, James W., 2/4/1991
	9			Heisler, Bill (letter only - no interview)
	10			Hobby, Oveta Culp, 6/19/1990
	11			Hobby, William P., Lt. Gov., 1/18/1991
	12			Hockensmith, Ruby (letter only - no interview)
	13			Johnson, Doris D., 6/22/1990
	14			Johnson, Lady Bird, 11/15/1990
	15			Johnston, Logan (bio note only - no interview)
	16			Keck, Howard (letter only - no interview)
	17			Kendall, W.T. (letter only - no interview)
	18			Kettleson, James (letter only - no interview)
	19			Leggett, Ralph (letter only - no interview)
	20			Leslie, W.H. (letter only - no interview)
Box	Folder
34	1			Lochridge, Joe, 9/28/1992
	2			Lord, Grogan, 2/12/1991
	3			Love, Ben, 12/20/1990
	4			Lovett, H. Malcolm (son of first Rice Institute President), (no copyright release form) 9/25/1990,
	5			Maverick, Albert, 10/21/1990
	6			McCollum, L.F., (no copyright release form) 11/13/1990
	7			McGhee, George, (no copyright release form) 1/10/1991
	8			McKinney, Robert M., 3/9/1991
	9			Meyer, Randall, 11/16/1990
	10			Middleton, Harry (note only - no interview)
	11			Milton, Patrick, 8/22/1990
	12			Mischer, Walter M., (no copyright release form) 10/30/1990
	13			Monteith, Edgar, 10/2/1990
	14			O'Connor, Maconda (note only - no interview)
	15			O'Connor, Ralph, (no copyright release form) 4/8/1992
	16			Oltorf, Frank, & follow-up interview with Joseph Pratt, (no copyright release form for either) 7/18/19907/7/1995
Box	Folder
35	1			Payne, Howard J. (letter only - no interview)
	2			Peeples, Bernetta (note only - no interview)
	3			Pieper, Bernard (letter only - no interview)
	4			Pitzer, Kenneth, Dr., 8/13/1990
	5			Powell, Ben H., Jr. (note only - no interview)
	6			Rayburn, George (note only - no interview)
	7			Reeves, H.W., (no copyright release form) 1/27/1992
	8			Reistle, Carl E., Jr., 8/21/1990
	9			Roark, Alfred (note only - no interview)
	10			Robbins, Jack, 2/22/1991
	11			Sarofim, Fayez, 2/21/1991
	12			Sarofim, Louisa, (no copyright release form) 1/15/1991
	13			Scott, Warren (note only - no interview)
	14			Shelton, Emmett, 11/14/1990
	15			Sheppard, Albert, 9/5/1990
	16			Sims, James R., Dr., 6/11/1990
	17			Smith, A. Frank, 11/20/1990
	18			Smith, William A. (letter only - no interview)
	19			Stude, Mike, (no copyright release form) 10/31/1990
	20			Swearingen, John E., 10/16/1990
	21			Thomas, Lera (letter only - no interview)
	22			Thornton, E.H. (notes only - no interview)
Box	Folder
36	1			Tillinghast, Charles C., 1/22/1991
	2			Verity, C. William, Jr., 1/28/1991
	3			Wagner, E.L., (no copyright release form) 10/24/1990
	4			Ward, Delbert (letters only - no interview)
	5			Warfield, Don E., 12/18/1990
	6			Warner, Merritt A., 10/10/1990
	7			Welch, Louie, Mayor, (no copyright release form) 3/26/1991
	8			Wellin, Nancy, (no copyright release form) 11/18/1990
	9			Wright, Myron, A. "Mike", 8/24/1990
Box	Folder
37	1-65		Subseries B: Audio Cassette Tapes, 1990-1992
			These audio cassette recordings are the original format for the oral histories, and were used to create the transcripts in Subseries A of this series. Several of the tapes do not have corresponding transcripts, and are marked as such.
	1			Akers, William W., 2/15/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	2			Arnold, Dan, 12/19/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	3			Bixby, Jack, 12/5/1990 Extent (2 tapes)
	4			Bobbit, Cecil, (no copyright release form) 3/8/1993 Extent (1 tape)
	5			Bolin, L.T., Mrs., 8/30/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	6			Bookout, John, (no copyright release form) 6/18/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	7			Bracewell, Searcy, 10/18/1990 Extent (2 tapes)
	8			Brownell, Herbert, 11/8/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	9			Cade, Lawrence, (no copyright release form) 2/12/1992 Extent (2 tapes)
	10			Clark, Ed, Ambassador, 8/15/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	11			Counts, Howard, 10/9/1990 Extent (2 tapes)
	12			Cummings, Naurice (no transcript) Extent (1 tape)
	13			Darneille, George J., 1/17/1991 Extent (3 tapes)
	14			Dennis, Ward, 11/7/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	15			Dobelman, Katherine B., 10/18/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	16			Duncan, Charles, 1/23/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	17			Elkins, James A., Jr., 1/17/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	18			Feehan, Thomas J., (no copyright release form) 3/18/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	19			Fleming, Durwood, 3/12/1990 Extent (2 tapes)
	20			Fouraker, Lawrence, 10/15/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	21			Fowler, Henry H. Extent (1 tape)
	22			Frensley, Evelyn, (no copyright release form) 1/22/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	23			Geneen, Harold, 11/18/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	24			Glassell, Alfred C., Jr. (no transcript) Extent (1 tape)
	25			Goodwin, Lem, 12/4/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	26			Gordon, Hugh (no transcript) Extent (2 tapes)
	27			Hackerman, Norman, Dr., 6/29/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	28			Harbin, John P., 8/20/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	29			Hargrove, James W., 2/4/1991 Extent (2 tapes)
	30			Hobby, Oveta Culp, 6/19/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	31			Hobby, William P., Lt. Gov., 1/18/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	32			Johnson, Doris D., 6/22/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	33			Johnson, Lady Bird, 11/15/1990 Extent (2 tapes)
	34			Lochridge, Joe, 9/28/1992 Extent (1 tape)
	35			Lord, Grogan, 2/12/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	36			Love, Ben, Lovett, H. Malcolm (son of first Rice Institute President), (no copyright release form) 12/20/19909/25/1990, Extent (2 tapes)
	37			Maverick, Albert, 10/21/1990, Extent (1 tape)
	38			McCollum, L.F., (no copyright release form) 11/13/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	39			McGhee, George C., Ambassador, (no copyright release form) 1/10/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	40			McKinney, Robert M., 3/9/1991 Extent (2 tapes)
	41			Meyer, Randall, 11/16/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	42			Milton, Patrick, 8/22/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	43			Mischer, Walter M., (no copyright release form) 10/30/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	44			Monteith, Edgar, 10/2/1990 Extent (2 tapes)
	45			O'Connor, Ralph, (no copyright release form) 4/8/1992 Extent (2 tapes)
	46			Oltorf, Frank, & follow-up interview with Joseph Pratt, (no copyright release form for either) 7/18/19907/7/1995 Extent (1 tape)
	47			Pitzer, Kenneth, Dr., 8/13/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	48			Reeves, H.W., (no copyright release form) 1/27/1992 Extent (1 tape)
	49			Reistle, Carl E., Jr., 8/21/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	50			Robbins, Jack, 2/22/1991 Extent (2 tapes)
	51			Sarofim, Fayez, 2/21/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	52			Sarofim, Louisa, (no copyright release form) 1/15/1991 Extent (2 tapes)
	53			Shelton, Emmett, 11/14/1990 Extent (2 tapes)
	54			Sheppard, Albert, 9/5/1990 Extent (3 tapes)
	55			Sims, James R., Dr., 6/11/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	56			Smith, A. Frank, 11/20/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	57			Stude, Mike, (no copyright release form) 10/31/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	58			Swearingen, John E., 10/16/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	59			Tillinghast, Charles C., 1/22/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	60			Verity, C. William, Jr., 1/28/1991 Extent (1 tape)
	61			Wagner, E.L., (no copyright release form) 10/24/1990 Extent (2 tapes)
	62			Warfield, Don E., 12/18/1990 Extent (2 tapes)
	63			Warner, Merritt A., 10/10/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	64			Wellin, Nancy, (no copyright release form) 11/18/1990 Extent (1 tape)
	65			Wright, Myron, A. "Mike", 8/24/1990 Extent (1 tape)

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