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Citation:  [Identification of Item], Thomas G. Rice Papers, MC141, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

Creator Sketch:

Thomas G. Rice, musician, historian, journalist, and photographer, was born in Port Arthur on October 11, 1905, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Rice, of the Thomas Rice Steamship Co.  Tommy Rice, as he was known, graduated from Ball High School and attended Rice Institute.  He studied music in Europe and after an unsuccessful try at the steamship business, Rice focused on his love of music, history and journalism.  Rice became a reporter for the Galveston News and eventually the Houston Post.  Prior to his death he was working on a book on the history of Galveston.  During World War II Rice and his family were in England, where he married Irene, an English woman.  Rice died in 1962 from an accidental fall, leaving behind two children, John E. Rice and Susan Rice.  A collection of his papers can be found at the Rosenberg Library, where he served on the board of trustees for many years.

Bibliography:

"Tommy Rice Enriched Isle Culture" News-Tribune, Apr. 1965.

Scope and Content Note:

This collection is comprised of two items.  The first document is a signed land deed issued in 1830 by Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company to J. Moreau, Jr. for one labor of land, that was originally granted to empresarios Lorenzo de Zavala, Joseph Vehlein and David G. Burnet.  Of note is a map at the bottom of the deed shaded to illustrate the company's land.  The second item is an 1845 printed and handwritten invitation from the Lord Chamberlain, commanded by the Queen inviting the Texian Chargé d'Affaires, Ashbel Smith, to a ball at Buckingham Palace. 

THOMAS G. RICE PAPERS, 1830, 1845

Manuscript Collection: MC141

Size: 2 items

Boxes: n/a

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