Descriptive Summary
Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice
University, Houston, Texas.
Streetman, Anah Marie Leland
Anah Marie Streetman Correspondence and
memorabilia
1915-1953
6 lin. ft. (12 boxes)
Materials are in English.
Correspondence and memorabilia from
Rice Institute student Anah Marie Leland, future wife of William McIver Streetman,
regarding student life, academics and athletics first at Houston’s Central High
School 1915-1918, and following at Rice Institute, 1918-1922. Letters continue to
1953.
MS 545
Biographical Sketch
Anah Marie Leland, daughter of Marie Angelique Schoenberger and Francis W. Leland,
was born Oct. 12, 1901. She had one brother, Eaton Francis Leland. She was
originally from Chicago, IL, but came to Houston in 1910 and attended Central High
School and Rice Institute. She graduated Central High School in 1918 and Rice
Institute in 1922 with a degree in Philosophy. While at Rice she met James Lockhart
Autry III and became engaged. However, Autry died in 1922 (he graduated 1921)
shortly before the wedding. Anah Marie at some point moved in with the Autry family
in Courtlandt Place and became romantically involved with Autry’s best friend, W.M.
Streetman, an attorney with Andrews and Kurth. They became engaged and married in
1925. She was actively involved in the early cultural, civic and social activities
of Houston. She died in Houston on Feb. 20, 1995 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from and between Anah Marie Leland Streetman and others, 1917-1953,
and memorabilia primarily during her high school and college years, 1916-1922.
Letters detail academic and social activities at Rice and offer a glimpse at her
family life and are primarily between her, W.M. Streetman and family members.
Arrangement
The material is organized into two series, Series I having three subseries.
- Series I: Correspondence, 1917-1953
- Series II: Memorabilia, Photographs, 1915-1918 and undated
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from The Anah Marie Leland Streetman Correspondence and
Memorabilia must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Rice University.
Index Terms
Subjects:
Central High School, Houston, Texas –
history
Rice Institute/University – history
Rice Institute/University – student life
Andrews and Kurth law office, Houston,
Texas
Subjects (People)
Leland, Anah Marie
Streetman, Anah Marie Leland
Streetman, William McIver
Eaton, George
Autry, James Lockhart III
Schoenberger, Marie Angelique
Leland, Francis W.
Formats
Correspondence
Memorabilia
Photographs
Preferred Citation
Anah Marie Leland Streetman Correspondence and Memorabilia, 1915-1953 , MS 545,
Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
Acquisition Information
This collection was a gift from Streetman’s niece, Frances Leland Fondren, on April
15, 2009.
Accruals
Future additions may be expected for this material.
Detailed Description of the Collection.
Series I: Correspondence, 1917-1953
Sub-Series A: Between Anah Marie Leland [Streetman] and William
McIver Streetman
Note: Anah Marie Leland Streetman had several nicknames, which help
identify the correspondence: “Petty” used by her father; “City” used by
her brother; “Bobby” used by husband and friends in adult life.
1
1
Anah Marie Leland from Wm. McIver Streetman,
1917.
1
2
AML from WMS, 1918.
1
3
AML from WMS, 1919.
1
4
Wm. McIver Streetman from Anah Marie Leland, 1919.
2
1
AML from WMS, 1920,
Jan-May.
2
2
AML from WMS, 1920, Jun-Dec;
undated.
2
3
WMS from AML, 1920.
3
1
AML from WMS, 1920,
Jan-May.
3
2
AML from WMS, 1921, Jun-Dec;
undated.
3
3
WMS from AML, 1921.
3
4
AML from WMS, 1922.
4
1
WMS from AML, 1922.
4
2
AML from WMS, 1923 Jan-May.
4
3
AML from WMS, 1923 June-Dec; undated
.
4
4
WMS from AML, 1923, Jan-Apr
5
1
WMS from AML, 1923, May-Dec; undated.
5
2
AML from WMS, 1922.
5
3
WMS from AML 1924.
6
1
AMLS from WMS, 1927.
6
2
WMS from AMLS, 1927.
6
3
AMLS from WMS, 1928.
6
4
WMS from AMLS, 1928.
6
5
AMLS from WMS, 1929.
6
6
AMLS from WMS, 1930.
6
7
AMLS from WMS, 1931.
6
8
AMLS from WMS, 1933.
6
9
AMLS from WMS, 1934.
6
10
AMLS from WMS, 1935.
6
11
AMLS from WMS, 1936.
6
12
AMLS from WMS, 1937.
6
13
AMLS from WMS, 1938.
6
14
WMS from AMLS, 1945.
6
15
AML from WMS undated.
Sub-Series B: From family members
7
1
AMLS from F.W. Leland (father),
1922-1923.
7
2
AMLS from F.W. Leland (father),
197-1933,1944.
7
3
AMLS from Eaton Leland (brother),
1922-1929.
7
4
AMLS from Eaton Leland (brother),1930-1935.
8
1
AMLS and WMS from various family
various.
8
2
Family, unidentified
undated.
8
3
AML from Uncle George Eaton,
1921.
8
4
AML from Uncle George Eaton,
1922.
8
5
AML from Uncle George Eaton,
1923.
8
6
AML from Uncle George Eaton,
1924.
8
7
AML from Uncle George Eaton,
1926.
8
8
AML from Uncle George Eaton,
1930.
8
9
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1930.
8
10
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton, 1931
.
8
11
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1932.
9
1
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton, 1933.
9
2
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1934.
9
3
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1935.
9
4
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton, , 1936.
9
5
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton, ,
1937.
9
6
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1938.
10
1
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1939.
10
2
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1940.
10
3
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton, c.
1941.
10
4
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1942.
10
5
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1943.
10
6
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1944.
10
7
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1945.
11
1
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1946.
11
2
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1947.
11
3
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,
1948.
11
4
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton, 1949.
11
5
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton, 1950.
11
6
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton, 1951.
11
7
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton,Aunt Alice 1952.
11
8
AMLS from Uncle George Eaton, 1953.
Sub-Series C: From friends
12
1
AMLS and WMS from Autrys,
1920's.
12
2
AMLS from friends, various.
Series II: Memorabilia, Photographs, 1915-1918 and undated
12
1
Scans of photographs
12
-
Anah Marie Leland’s Central High School, Houston, TX Scrapbook,
1915-1918.
12
-
Anah Marie Leland Rice Institute scrapbook, [removed to alumni
scrapbooks, section 1] 1915-1918.
12
-
Tattler’s Club pin, Rice Institute [removed to memorabilia,
vault] undated.