Halloween: Home
All Hallow's Eve
Crossing from life into death happens to us all, so naturally, the US government is involved in the regulation of that passage. However, although Halloween (the holiday that stands at the crossroads of that adventure) is not an official US holiday, it is so much a part of our culture since our very founding that our government, as well as our people, indulges in its celebration. Houston also, despite the legacy of Ronald Clark O'Bryan, continues to celebrate Halloween in new and superior ways each year, as does Fondren Library.
Government Resources on Halloween
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Halloween Prints and Photographs from the Library of Congressincludes illustrations from the Edward Gorey Collection
Grave Matters in Government Documents
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The African-American Burial Grounds Network Act. Congressional Publications byPublication Date: 2019
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Destruction of Cemeteries, Factsheet. Congressional Publications byPublication Date: 2021
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Opening of graves in cemeteries in D.C.. Congressional Report. Congressional Report byPublication Date: 1933
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Pardon of George H. Christian for removing dead bodies for gain byPublication Date: 1874
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Remains of Mary E. Surratt to be delivered to Anna E. Surratt byPublication Date: 1869
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Summaries of State Statutes on Cemetery Vandalism. CRS Report byPublication Date: 1987
Access off-campus to database contents is limited to Rice students, faculty, and staff. Communities members wishing to use the documents must come to Fondren Library.
Spooky Halloween Government Information
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Spooky Halloween Government Information (poster)Contact Fondren Library FDLP Representative Anna Xiong to learn more about searching government information resources: jax2@rice.edu
LibGuide Contributors
This resource guide is revised and currently maintained by Mary Kelleher, mk122 at rice.edu, Research Service Librarian I, Kelley Center for Government Information Resources and Civic Engagement.
Other contributors include:
- Anna Xiong, Head of Kelley Center.
- Hannah Edlund, AI/Patent Librarian.