TABLE OF CONTENTS
Collection Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Series I: Personal and Family, 1891-1972
Series II: Academic and Professional records,
1913-1972
Series III: Manuscripts and Typescripts,
1934-1972
Series IV: Photographs, Books, and printed materials,
1909-1972
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Guide to the James H. Chillman, Jr. papers,
1891-1972
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Creator: |
Moody, John Wyatt |
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Title: |
James H. Chillman, Jr.
papers |
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Dates: |
1891-1972 |
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Abstract: |
Correspondence, typescripts, printed material,
news clippings, photographs, books, memorabilia, dating 1891 to 1972 and
covering family and professional life of James Chillman, Agnes Cullen Arnold
Professor of Fine Arts at the Rice Institute and the first director of the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Many of the transcripts of his radio show "Art is
Fun" are in the collection along with a thorough photographic history of his
family and career. A large number of news articles are featured concerning his
life and career as leading member of Houston's burgeoning academic and art
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Identification: |
MS
482 |
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Quantity: |
2.5 lin. ft. (5 boxes)
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Materials are in
English. |
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Repository: |
Woodson Research Center, Fondren
Library, Rice University, Houston, TX |
James H. Chillman was the first director of the Museum of Fine Arts in
Houston and one of the first faculty members of the Rice Institute, now known
as Rice University. In the 1950's Chillman aired a very popular radio show
called "Art is Fun" which discussed art relating to Houston, popular currents,
and new art, all aimed at getting the Houston community interested in art. He
was the first director of the Museum of Fine Arts until the early ’50s, and he
also was Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Fine Arts (part of the Department of
Architecture) at Rice from the formative years into the early ’70s. He worked
half time as the director and half time on the faculty at Rice. He died in 1972
after 55 years of service to the Rice community.
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Correspondence, typescripts, printed material, news clippings,
photographs, books, memorabilia, dating 1891 to 1972 and covering family and
professional life of James Chillman, a faculty member at the Rice Institute and
the first director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Many of the transcripts
of his radio show "Art is Fun" are in the collection along with a thorough
photographic history of his family and career. A large number of news articles
are featured concerning his life and career as leading member of Houston's
burgeoning academic and art communities.
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Arrangement |
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This material has been arranged in the following
four series: |
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Series I: Personal and Family, 1891-1972 |
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Series II: Academic and Professional records, 1913-1972 |
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Series III: Manuscripts and Typescripts, 1934-1972 |
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Series IV: Photographs, Books, and printed materials,
1909-1972 |
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Restrictions on Access
This material is open for research.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from the Chillman Papers must be obtained from
the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Chillman, James H., Jr.
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Chillman, Helen |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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Rice University. Department
of Architecture - history. |
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Formats |
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Correspondence |
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Notes |
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Typescripts |
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Photographs |
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Newsclippings |
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James H. Chillman, Jr. papers, 1891-1972, MS 482, Woodson Research
Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
The collection was a gift of Helen Chillman, 1973.
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Series I: Personal and Family, 1891-1972 |
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Documents, 1891-1953 |
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Correspondence, 1909-1953 |
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Helen Chillman Papers, ca. 1945 |
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Correspondence and documents re: Dawes Chillman,
1950-1957 |
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Correspondence re: Samuel Gray, 1947-1995 |
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Correspondence, 1947-1954 |
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Correspondence1956-1959 |
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Correspondence re: Estate of Dorothy D. Chillman,
1968-1969 |
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Correspondence and miscellaneous documents,
1950-1971 |
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Correspondence to family after J. Chillman's death,
1972 |
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Series II: Academic and Professional records,
1913-1972 |
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University of Pennsylvania, 1913-1963 (NIL) |
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American Academy in Rome; Photos ca. 1920's |
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American Academy in Rome; notes ca. 1922 |
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American Academy in Rome; Miscellaneous
1923-1925 |
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"The Casino in of the Semicircular Collonades at Hadrian's
Villa, " by J.H. Chillman |
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Rice career memorabilia, 1937-1962 |
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Rice related correspondence and notices,
1951-1972 |
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Rice related correspondence, 1952-1972 |
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Rice University: Watkin Memorial Purchases,
1952-1965 |
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Bureau of University Travel, 1937-1947 |
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Newspaper articles and clippings, 1917-1972 |
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Houston Philosophical Society, 1920 |
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Texas Medical Center, 1948-1970 |
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American Institute of Architects, 1954-1971 |
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Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture,
1961 |
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Kiwanis Club, 1962-1969 |
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Junior Service League of Longview, 1967-1971 |
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Women's Institute, 1969-1970 |
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Series III: Manuscripts and Typescripts,
1934-1972 |
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Lecture and speech notes, 1934, 1939, n.d. |
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Lecture notes, exams, etc., 1964-1972 |
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Lecture notes, ca. 1965 |
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Lecture notes, ca. 1968-1969 |
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Typescript and manuscript of a lecture, n.d. |
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"Art is Fun," manuscript and typescript notes, 1949-1957
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Draft of articles, n.d. |
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Manuscript on Frederick Remington, 1947 |
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Typescripts, drawings, photos, ca. 1920's |
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Notebooks of drawings and sketches, n.d. |
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Series IV: Photographs, Books, and printed materials,
1909-1972 |
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Family album photographs, ca. 1915-1920 |
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Photos: Rice, Europe, etc., 1920-1960 |
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Framed brass medals: Society of Beaux Arts, 1913-1914
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Painting "Texas Pines", n.d. Funeral Register, 1972
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Certificates (rolled and boxed), Stella Della Soledarieta
Italiana, 1958 |
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Northeast 50th reunion yearbook, 1959 |
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Who's Who in Northeast, 1909 |
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Northeast class record, 1909 |
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University of Pennsylvania class record, 1913 |
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River Oaks by Ron Diddle,
1929 |
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Rice University Certificate of Merit, 1962 |
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American Student Competitions, 1912-1913 |
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Large rolled photo of Northeast 50th Reunion, 1959
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Pencil Points, January 1942
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Yearbooks of the 26th and 30th annual architects exhibits,
Philadelphia, 1923, 1927 |
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100 Drawings by Diego Rivera, 1949
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"The Casino of the Semicircular Collonades at Hadrian's
Villa," by James Chillman (three copies) |
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Stucco Reliefs of the of the First and Second Centuries
Still Extant in Rome, n.d. |
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River Oaks: Eighteenth Year, 1941
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Blaffer Room Clambake Medal of Honor, 1963 |
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Certificate from American Academy in Rome, 1922
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Certificate of Fellowship AIA, 1950 |
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Kiwanis plaque for 50 years of service, 1969 |
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Documents re: River Oaks estate, 1924-1973 |
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Drawing of a "Restoration of the so called Gedicula
Tiburtine Vila of The Emperor Hadrian," by Chillman (4 feet, 11 in. wide by 15
in. , 1921) |
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