Woodson Research Center - WRC

Reginald Moore Travel Grant for Research in Activism and Social Justice

The Woodson Research Center, with the support of Fondren Library, is pleased to support researchers in the topic of activism and social justice with an annual travel grant of up to $2,500. This grant is in honor of Mr. Reginald Moore, a longtime community activist in the legacy of convict leasing locally in Sugar Land, Texas, as well as nationally. Researchers are welcome regardless of academic status.

Woodson Policies & Procedures

Woodson Research Center staff will provide assistance in accessing our primary source materials (university archives and special collections) and rare books. Scroll or click below to find details about:

Woodson Digital Preservation Policy

Woodson Collection Development Policy

Subject strengths of manuscript collections include Houston families & history, Houston Folk and Blues Music, Houston Jewish History, LGBTQ community, Asian American community, convict leasing, local Hip Hop culture, Rice faculty members' papers, U.S. Civil War materials, British Maritime & Naval History, and more.

Woodson Scanning Assistance

Woodson Research Center can assist patrons with scanning items from the archives, rare book, or manuscript collections.

Library Instruction

Fondren Library provides learning opportunities in many areas, from searching the research literature to creating multimedia presentations, using data, archival research and more.

Special Collections

There are more than 1,000 manuscript collections in the Woodson Research Center that focus on the history of Texas and the Greater Houston area, politics, entrepreneurship, oil and gas, architecture, women’s history, and fine and performing arts.