View some of the archival records that the Task Force used for their work, as well as their completed reports.

Rice Institute / Rice University Charter Trial records

This collection presents trial documents related to the charter trial court cases.

Task Force on Slavery, Segregation, and Racial Injustice historical documents

This archival material has been assembled for those interested in seeing documents supporting research by the Task Force.

Task Force on Slavery, Segregation, and Racial Injustice reports

This collection consists of reports created by the Task Force on Slavery, Segregation, and Racial Injustice.

To learn more about the archival research in greater context, take a deep dive into the "Friday Doc Talks," event webinars, and podcast episodes.

Friday Doc Talks

For each "Doc Talk" episode, Dr. Alexander X. Byrd and Dr. Caleb McDaniel talk about a few documents from Rice's history and raise questions about what they mean for the present and the future of Rice.

Event Webinars

A collection of webinar lectures, oral histories, interviews, and a sympsium sponsored by the Task Force.

Friday Doc Talk Podcasts

On each episode of this podcast, Dr. Alexander X. Byrd and Dr. Caleb McDaniel talk about a few documents from Rice's history and raise questions about what they mean for the present and the future of Rice.

The Campanile

The Campanile is the student-published yearbook, which began in 1916.

The Rice Thresher

This collection consists of Rice University’s fully searchable student newspaper from 1916-2021.

Early Rice Institute records

This collection consists of William Marsh Rice’s business dealings including bills of exchange and receipts.

Performance of "Blackness" Throughout the Years at Rice

Sarai Abram's student project mapping Blackface by Rice students.