Sakowitz, Robert, 1938-;
Businessmen--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Retail trade--Texas--Houston;
Sakowitz Department Store -- History;
Family-owned business enterprises -- Texas -- History;
Oral histories
Robert Sakowitz talks about his family business in Houston, the Sakowitz stores; about the city of Houston at the time the stores were established and developed; and the personalities he met while doing business.
Opening Titles: Text reads (in order): "A Vacation Junket, June 1939. In Two Parts. Photographed by Orris D. Brown. Done in a hop, skip and jump. Nashville Tenn." -- Replica of Parthenon: Footage of the exterior of the Parthenon building in...
Galloway, Robert--Interviews ; African American physicians ; Museums--Texas--Houston ; Southern States--Description and travel--History ; Migration and diversity ; Oral histories
Dr. Robert Galloway discusses his childhood summers in Brookshire, TX, his career path in internal medicine, and his passion for the arts which led to his founding of the African American Heritage Museum of Houston.
Eckels, Robert;
County judges --Texas --Harris County --Interviews;
Harris County (Tex.) --Politics and government;
Hurricane Katrina, 2005;
Emergency management --Texas --Harris County;
Disaster relief --Gulf States;
Intergovernmental...
Robert Eckels describes his experiences as former Harris County judge. He discusses politics in Harris county and in the city of Houston, as well as his involvement in handling the influx of the evacuees from New Orleans during hurricane Katrina,...
Cavitt, O'Neta, 1914 --Interviews ; African American teachers ; African American librarians ; Houston College for Negroes ; Paul Quinn College ; Prairie View University ; Prairie View A & M University--Alumni and alumnae ; Sigma Gamma Rho...
Mrs. O'Neta "Pink" Cavitt discusses growing up in Houston and serving 29 years as a teacher and librarian in both the Aldine and Houston Independent School Districts. She also was the owner of Neta's Hat Shop and Accessories located in The Pilgrim...
Provides a history of the design and construction of the Julia Ideson building of the Houston Public Library, now home to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. Includes 21 illustrations.
Containing a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, educational institutions, churches, banks incorporated companies, secret and benevolent societies, etc., a street guide and householder's directory, an alphabetically...
