Institution: Rice University Press

Keywords: Adickes, Arts, Barnstone, Bolton, Bott, Boynton, Camfield, Collins, Cramer, Criner, Dixon, Edelman, Foney, Fridge, Gadbois, Harris, Hood, Houston, Hudnall, Johnson, Kilian, Lassiter, Love, Mayo, McConnell, Mears, Menil, Mills, Moore, Morris, Oliver, Pebworth, Prince, Reynolds, Sally, Samples, Sherwood, Simms, Staley, Stout, Surls, Winningham, Wray

Summary: A collection of interviews, conducted by Sarah C. Reynolds, with Houston artists and other arts figures, all of whom proved influential in the growth of the contemporary Houston Arts scene.

Keywords: British Empire, British Parliament, cartoons, Egypt, Egyptian Red Book, General Charles Gordon, History and Politics, Khartoum (Sudan), Mahdi, microfiche, Parliamentary Papers, political cartoon, political criticism, political satire british, research methods, Soudan, Sudan, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive, William Gladstone

Summary: In this module, we unravel the story contained in "The Egyptian Red Book," which uses cartoons and quotations from authorities to criticize the British government's handling of General Charles Gordon while under siege in Khartoum in 1884-1885. We discuss research methods used by historians, including examining the original ... of events. [Expand Summary] In this module, we unravel the story contained in "The Egyptian Red Book," which uses cartoons and quotations from authorities to criticize the British government's handling of General Charles Gordon while under siege in Khartoum in 1884-1885. We discuss research methods used by historians, including examining the original source for key details; identifying significant words to use in catalog and index searches; using newspapers, political papers, and other primary source materials; and comparing multiple sources to get the fullest understanding of events. [Collapse Summary]