Guide to the Rice University Will Rice College Records, 1957-2000


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Rice University. Will Rice College.
	Title:	Rice University Will Rice College Records
	Dates:	1957-2000, bulk 1957-1996
	Abstract:	Documents, publications, minutes, including constitution and by-laws, as well as correspondence files, news clippings and theatrical information and social activities created and maintained by residents of Will Rice College. Will Rice was opened in 1912 and became one of the men's colleges in 1957. It went co-ed in 1977.
	Identification:	Rice UA Rice College
	Quantity:	5.5 cubic feet (12 boxes)
	Language:	Materials are in English.
	Repository:	Rice University Archives, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX

Historical Sketch

Will Rice College is named for William M. Rice, Jr., the nephew and namesake of the founder, a Houston businessman, and trustee of the Institute from 1899 until his death in 1944. Rice was the chairman of the board of trustees from 1941 until 1944. Will Rice College includes South Hall, the first dormitory built at Rice. It was part of Residential Group Number One until this was partitioned when the residential college system was adopted.

Excerpted from Rice University, An Architectural Tour by Stephen Fox

Will Rice was opened in 1912 and became one of the men's colleges in 1957. It went co-ed in 1977.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of ten 0.5 cu. ft. document boxes and two .25 cu. ft. document boxes. It is an extensive collection of college documents, publications, minutes, including constitution and by-laws, as well as correspondence files, news clippings and theatrical information and social activities created and maintained by residents of Will Rice College. Dates range from 1957-2000.


Arrangement
	This material has been arranged in three series:

		Series I: Chronological Files, 1957-1996, boxes 1-7
		Series II: Will Rice College Publications, 1965-1996, boxes 8-10
		Series III: Diet Minutes, 1957-2000, boxes 11-12.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

No access restrictions; this material is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Will Rice College Records must be obtained from Woodson Research Center.


Index Terms

	Sbjects (Organizations)
		Rice University Archives.
		Rice University - Alumna and alumnae.
		Rice University - Will Rice College.
		Rice University - Residential college system.
	Formats
		Photographs.
		Clippings.
		Calendars.
		Minutes.
		Awards.
		Legal documents.
		Guidebooks.
		Consitutions.

Related Material


	See Rice University Archives for records of other Rice University residential colleges. Contact Woodson Research Center staff for assistance.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Will Rice College Records, 1957-2000, Rice University Archives, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Provenance

The source and date of the original material is unknown. The 1957-61 material was received May 3, 1996. November 1, 2000, 8 large record storage boxes were received from CeCe King, College Coordinator. Additional materials dating from 1958-1968 were acquired in January, 2005.

Processing Information

Finding aid prepared by Lee Pecht and Sharon Link, in 2001. Updates to the finding aid by Anthony Potoczniak, in 2005

Detailed Description of the Collection



Series I: Chronological Files, 1957-1996
		Subseries A: 1957- 1960
Box	Folder
1	1		Constitution, by-laws, 1957
	2		Administrative details-college residents, 1957-58
	3		Inter-college Council minutes, 1957-59
	4		Residents' lists, 1957-62
	5		Residents/housing, 1957-58, 1959-60
	6		Internal affairs, 1958-59
	7		Masters and external affairs, 1958-59
Box	Folder
2	1		Members' correspondence, 1958-59
	2		Entertainment budget accounts, 1958-59, 1960-61
	3		General college affairs, 1959-60
	4		Miscellaneous correspondence, 1959-60
		Subseries B: 1960-1961
Box	Folder
2	5		College recommendations, 1960-61
	6		Commons, 1960-61
	7		External affairs, 1960-61
	8		Masters' affairs, 1960-61
	9		Masters' meetings, 1960-61
	10		Residential details, 1960-61
	11		Scholarship, 1960-61
	12		Students' correspondence, 1960-61
	13		Devolopment, 1961-62
	14		Diet Meetings, 1961-62
	15		Freshman week, 1961-62
Box	Folder
3	1		Students correspondence, 1961-62
		Subseries C: 1962-1963
Box	Folder
3	2		Correspondence, 1962-63
	3		Entertainment budget accounts, 1962-1965
	4		Freshman week, 1962-63
	5		Masters's affairs, 1962-63, 1967-68
	6		Resident's list, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65
	7		Withdrawals from Rice and commentaries, 1962-63
	8		Activities, 1963, 1970s
Box	Folder
			Subseries D: 1963-1964
Box	Folder
3	9		Basement project, 1963-64
	10		College building, 1963-64
	11		College minutes, 1963-64
	12		Freshman week, 1963-64
	13		Members' correspondence, 1963-65
Box	Folder
4	1		Student council minutes, 1963-64
	2		College lists, 1963-64
	3		Reports, 1964
		Subseries E : 1964-1965
Box	Folder
4	4		Correspondence, general, 1964-65
	5		Dean notes, 1964-65
	6		General policy and rules, intercollege affairs, 1964-65
	7		Student Senate, 1964-65
	8		Relations with Dean of students, 1964-65
	9		Repairs, 1964-65
		Subseries F : 1965-1966
Box	Folder
4	10		Memoranda and lists, 1965-66
	11		Resident's list, 1965-66
Box	Folder
			Subseries G : 1966-1967
Box	Folder
4	12		Discipline, 1966-67
	13		Freshman week, 1966
		Subseries H: 1967-1968
Box	Folder
4	14		Freshman week, 1967-68
Box	Folder
5	1		Memoranda and minutes, 1967
	2		Resident lists, 1967
	3		Resident lists, 1967-68, 1968-69
Box	Folder
			Subseries I: 1968-1969
Box	Folder
5	4		Academics, 1968-69
	5		Associates, 1968-69
	6		Committees, 1968-69
	7		Constitution, by-laws, rules, 1968-69
	8		Courses, 1968-69
	9		Elections, 1968-69
	10		Fellows, 1968-69
	11		Financial, 1968-69, 1961-62
	12		General business, 1968-69
Box	Folder
6	1		Maintenance 1968-69
	2		President's file-Tom Plant, 1968-69
	3		Rosters, 1968-69
		Subseries J: 1969-1970
Box	Folder
6	4		Alumni affairs, 1969-70
	5		Associates, 1969-70
	6		Committees, 1969-70
	7		Constitution, by-laws, rules, 1969-70
	8		Courses, 1969-70
	9		Court, 1969-70
	10		Damages, buildings and grounds, 1969-1970
	11		Fellows, 1969-70
	12		Financial, 1969-70
	13		Freshman week, 1969-70
	14		General business, 1969-70
	15		Maintenance, 1969-70
	16		President's file-Buford Alexander, 1969-70
	17		Rosters, 1969-70
Box	Folder
7	1		S.A.Business, 1969-70
	2		Social, 1969-70
	3		Speakers, 1969-70
		Subseries J: 1970 - 1971
Box	Folder
7	4		Academic possibilities, 1970-71
	5		Associates, 1970-71
	6		Committees, 1970-71
	7		Courses, 1970-71
	8		Elections, 1970-71
	9		Fellows, 1970-71
	10		Financial, 1970-71
	11		Freshman week, 1970-71
	12		General business, 1970-71
	13		Off-campus
	14		President's file-Dan King, 1970-71
	15		Rosters, 1970-71
		Subseries K: 1971-1972
Box	Folder
7	16		Associates, 1971-72
	17		Committees, 1971-72
	18		Constitution, 1971-72
	19		Courses, 1971-72
	20		Elections, 1971-72
	21		Financial, 1971-72
		Subseries L: 1971-1972
Box	Folder
8	1		Freshman week, 1971-72
	2		General business, 1971-72
	3		President's file-Bill Starnes, 1971-72
	4		Rosters, 1971-72
		Subseries M: 1972-1973
Box	Folder
8	5		Associates, 1972-73
	6		Courses, 1972-73
	7		Elections, 1972-73
	8		Fellows, 1972-73
	9		Financial, 1972-73
	10		Freshman week, 1972-73
	11		General business, 1972-73
	12		President's file-Chuck Allen, 1972-73
	13		Rosters, 1972-73
		Subseries N: 1973-1974
Box	Folder
8	14		Associates, 1973-74
	15		Committees, 1973-74
	16		Correspondence, 1973-74
	17		Courses, 1973-74
	18		Elections, 1973-74
	19		Fellows, 1973-74
	20		Financial, 1973-74
	21		Freshman week, 1973
	22		General business, 1973-74
	23		President's file-Larry Gross, 1973-74
	24		Rosters, 1973-74
	25		Constitution, by-laws, 1973-79
	26		Masters and presidents meetings, 1974
		Subseries O: 1974-1975
Box	Folder
8	27		Awards, 1974, 1980s
	28		Associates, 1974-75
	29		Constitution, by-laws, 1974-75
	30		Courses, 1974-75
	31		Elections, 1974-75
	32		Fellows, 1974-75
	33		Financial, 1974-75
	34		Freshman week, 1974-75
Box	Folder
9	1		President's file-Scott Davis, 1974-75
	2		Rosters, 1974-75
	3		Associates, 1975-76
		Subseries P: 1975-1976
Box	Folder
9	4		Committees, 1975-76
	5		Elections, 1975-76
	6		Fellows, 1975-76
	7		Financial, 1975-76
	8		Freshman week, 1975-76
	9		Masters and presidents meetings, 1975-76
	10		President's file-John Dragovits, 1975-76
	11		Rosters, 1975-76
		Subseries Q: 1976-1996
Box	Folder
9	12		Associates, 1976-77
	13		Committees, 1976-77
	14		Courses, 1976-77
	15		Elections, 1976-77
	16		Fellows, 1976-77
	17		Financial, 1976-77
	18		Freshman week, 1976
	19		President's file, 1976-77
	20		Rosters, 1976-77
	21		Internal Affairs Committee, 1977-83
	22		Financial, 1977-87
	23		Rosters, 1978-91
Box	Folder
10	1		Commencement, 1979-96
	2		Protest, 1980
	3		Theatrical, 1980s-
	4		Constitution, by-laws, 1980-84
	5		Associates, 1982-84
	6		Associates, 1984-85
	7		Rosters, 1984-85
	8		Management Advisory Committee, 1984-86
	9		Associates, 1985-86
	10		President's file-Bill Tucker, 1985-86
	11		Rosters, 1985-86
	12		Associates, 1986-87
	13		Fellows, 1986-90
	14		Rosters, 1986-87
	15		Masters, 1987
	16		Associates, 1987-88
	17		Committees, 1987-88
	18		Rosters, 1987-88
	19		Beer-Bike, 1987-90
	20		Will Rice Day, 1988
	21		Associates, 1988-89
	22		Rosters, 1988-89
	23		Financial, 1988-90
	24		Correspondence, 1989
Box	Folder
11	1		Money Market accounts, 1988-90
	2		Piano fund, 1989
	3		Residential improvements, 1989-91
	4		Masters and Presidents meetings, 1990-94
	5		Awards, 1990-98
	6		Activities, 1990-91
	7		Minutes and notes, 1990-91
	8		Projects, 1990-91
	9		Room Jacks, Policies and rules, 1990
	10		Rosters, 1992-98
	11		Constitutions, by-laws, 1993
	12		Road Rally, 1993
	13		Committees, 1993-94
	14		Financial, 1993-94
	15		President's file, 1993-94
	16		Rosters, 1993-94
	17		Committees, 1996
	18		News clippings



Series II: Publications, 1965-1996
Box	Folder
12	1	Scatter Shot, 1965-66
	2	Will Rice College Profile, 1965-68
	3	College Directions: What Next?, 1967
	4	The Will Rice Whatever, Sept. 11, 1969
	5	The Will Rice SomethingOrElse, Sept. 23, 1969
	6	The Individualist, Oct. 14, 1969
	7	Will Rice Guide to Houston 1977-78
	8	Additions and Alterations to Will Rice Commons, 1979
	9	The Will Rice Phoenix, 1969-70
	10	The Will Rice Phoenix, 1971-79
	11	The Will Rice Phoenix, 1983-94, 1995-96
	12	The Hook Report: A College in Jeopardy, n.d.
	13	Handbook, [notes, proofs] 1974-75
	14	Handbook, [notes, proofs] 1977-78



Series III: Diet Minutes, 1958-2000
Box	Folder
13	1	1958-59
	2	1960-62
	3	1962-63
	4	1960-64, 1965
	5	1964-65
	6	1966-67
	7	1968-69
	8	1969-70
	9	1970-71
	10	1971-72
	11	1972-73
	12	1974-75/76
	13	1976-77
	14	1980/81-84/85
	15	1985/86-87/88
Box	Folder
14	1	1988/89-89/90
	2	1990/91-93/94
	3	1994/95-97
	4	1999/2000-
	5	Theater Programs, 2001- 2003

Series IV: O-Week Handbooks, 1970-1997

Box

Folder

O- [orientation] week handbooks, 1970-96

Box

Folder

O- [orientation] week handbooks, 1997

Series V: Recordings, LPs

Will Rice College Chorus, 33 RPM

Side One: 1. Laetentur Coeli, Hassler (1:45); 2. Adoramus Te, Palestrina (1:53); 3. Agincourt Song, Dunstable (2:58); 4. Te Deum, A. Gabrieli (1:51); 5. Tenebrae Factae Sunt, Davyye (2:33); 6. Glory and Honor Are Before Him, J.S.Bach (2:51)Side Two: 1. The Battle of Jericho (1:15); 2. Cool Water (3:21); 3. Fratres In Unum (1:55); 4. Drinking Song (0:55); 5. Whiffenpoof Song (2:55)

Will Rice Winning Chorus 1967 - Recorded through the generosity of Sam and Helen Worden, 45 PRM

Side One: 1. Sicut Locutus Est, Bach; 2. Thou, Lord, Our Refuge, MendelssohnSide Two: 1. Exaltabo Te, Johann Ernst Eberlin

Series VI: Scrapbook, 1970-71

Will Rice Scrap Book, 1970- 71

Contains newsclippings, photographs, and other print ephemera