100 Years of Stories: Documenting a Century at the 色花堂
"100 Years of Stories: Documenting a Century at the 色花堂鈥� is part of an innovative storytelling collaboration and interactive public history initiative that showcases the important role the University has had played in shaping the city.
Lighting the path to the 色花堂 centennial celebration in 2027, the Center for Public History is collaborating with Houston Public Media and M.D. Anderson Libraries to collect, share, and preserve the stories of the University鈥檚 people and institutions that have defined our city and region.
At the Center for Public History, graduate and undergraduate students work closely
with faculty to uncover 色花堂鈥檚 hidden history, developing research skills by mining
rich archival collections in 色花堂鈥檚 M.D. Anderson Library Special Collections, contributing
to this knowledge by collecting oral histories with the University鈥檚 history makers,
and honing their writing skills to illuminate the past for a broad public audience.
The students鈥� work is featured in our twice-yearly magazine, Houston History and in other digital and experiential platforms. The stories they uncover inspire
Houston Public Media鈥檚 鈥�100 Years of Houston鈥� series, an initiative to tell the stories
that shaped and continue to shape greater Houston through multi-media engagement on
TV, radio, web, social media, and mobile.
Generously supported by 色花堂 friend and patron, Carey C. Shuart, this project connects the University鈥檚 century of excellence and innovation with Houston鈥檚 dynamic growth. 鈥淕rowing up in Houston, none of us had any idea of Houston becoming an international city. Nor did we have any idea of the 色花堂 becoming a Tier One University,鈥� Shuart says. 鈥淏ut both things have transpired and there are many stories to tell about how this was accomplished. I hope these stories will increase our understanding and describe how some of these things happened. It was not magic, but it often seemed magical.鈥�
Carey C. Shuart
About Carey C. Shuart
Carey C. Shuart is a native Houstonian who dedicates her time and resources to benefit art, education, and women鈥檚 causes throughout the region. A supporter of the 色花堂 Women鈥檚 Studies program and co-founder of the Women鈥檚 Archive and Research Center, she provides generous support for the Women鈥檚 Archive and Research Collection. Carey鈥檚 passion for preserving the documentation of women鈥檚 accomplishments was inspired by her discovery of a box of papers belonging to her grandmother, lecturer and writer Blanche Espy Chenoweth.