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Acme Warehouse Company: First floor plan
Architecture--Designs and plans ; Warehouses ; Industrial buildings
Preliminary drawing of first floor plan of Acme Warehouse with streets and property lines. Scale of plan is 1 ft. to 1/16 in.
Architectural Drawings

Anderson, Hardy
Anderson, Hardy, 1935 -- Interviews; Fourth Ward (Houston, Tex.); Gregory School (Houston, Tex.); Oral histories.
Hardy Anderson talks about growing up in the Fourth ward community, his Army years, and his years as a student at Gregory School.
Houston Oral History Project - Neighborhood Voices

Annual reports, 1888 - 1894, Houston Independent School District
school reports
This book consists of four separate annual reports on the administration, curriculum, finances, and performance of public schools in Houston.
Books

Arnold, Dan
Arnold, Dan (1930-) -- Interviews; Social service; City and County Hospital (Houston, Tex.); Harris County Hospital District; Texas Medical Center; Houston Urban League.
A native Houstonian, Dan Arnold grew up in the Depression era. Graduating from the Univ. of Texas in Law, he worked for Vinson and Elkins. Dan Arnold has shown an exemplary record of community service. He was involved in the City and County Charity...
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Atkinson, Mary Jourdan
Atkinson, Mary Jourdan--Interviews ; African-Americans--Texas--Houston ; Educators--Houston Texas--Oral histories.
Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection

Baggett, Alvin D.
Baggett, Alvin D.--Interviews ; Mayors--Texas--Galena Park ; Houston Ship Channel (Tex.) ; Galena Park (Tex.) ; Oral histories
Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection

Barnstone, Gertrude
Barnstone, Gertrude, 1925- ; Theater -- Texas -- Houston -- History; School board members -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories
Gertrude Barnstone talks to Jane Ely about her life in the theatre arts, her memories of Houston and Houstonians and her election to the Houston School Board during the desegregation of the Houston School System.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Becker, Alan J.
Becker, Alan J. -- Interviews; Life insurance agents--Interviews; Houston (Tex.)--Growth and development;
Born in Houston, Texas, and graduating from the University of Texas in Marketing and Business, Alan Becker started his career in Life insurance. In this interview, he discusses the rapid growth and development of Houston in the 1950s, and the...
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Binz Building
Six story office building with awnings over entrance. Horse drawn vehicles and early automobile on streets. Cable car lanes can be seen.
Image Collections

Blaffer-Owen, Jane
Blaffer-Owen, Jane; Philanthropists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; Houston (Tex.) -- Social life and customs; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories
Philanthropist and social activist, Jane Blaffer talks about the social life in Houston during the first half of the 20th century. She talks about the philanthropic contributions of her family as well as people like the Cullens, Imma Hogg, James...
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Blanton, Jack
Blanton, Jack Sawtelle, 1927- ; Gas industry -- Texas -- Houston; Businessmen -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Philanthropists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art (Austin, Tex.); Oral histories
Mr. Blanton discusses his life in Houston, art collecting, the Houston Endowment, and Houston leadership.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Braeswood Plan Map
Braeswood
Shows numbered plots, streets, shopping center, and Brays Bayou. Title from printed inscription. Scale of map 100 ft. to 1 in. Relief shown pictorially. Streets shown are Bellaire Blvd., Lauderdale Blvd., Maroneal Blvd, Bellefontaine Blvd.,...
Maps

Bustamante, Daniel
Bustamante, Daniel; Political activists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions -- Texas -- Houston; Human rights workers -- Texas -- Houston; Houston (Tex.) -- History; Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations; Mexican...
Community organizer and civil rights activist, Daniel Bustamante, talks about his life in community development, labor unions, and youth initiatives in Houston.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Chamberlain, L.E.
Chamberlain, L.E., (Lawrence Edward); Police --Texas --Houston --Interviews; African American police --Texas --Houston; Houston (Tex.) --Race relations; Oral histories
A 30-year veteran of the Houston Police Department, L.E. Chamberlain, talks about racial relations, the evolution of the department, and local crime.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Chapman, Betty
Chapman, Betty Trapp; Women historians -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Houston (Tex.) -- History; Historic preservation -- Texas -- Houston; Women -- Houston (Tex.) -- History; Oral histories
Historian and author Betty Chapman talks about her life as a researcher, her books, and her involvement in preserving historic Houston.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

City of Houston, Harris Co., Texas 1869
City of Houston Map
Shows numbered city lots and blocks, streets, structures, ward boundaries, and Buffalo Bayou. Title from cartographic flourish beneath portrait of Gen. Sam Houston. Scale of main map [ca. 1:4200] 350 ft. to 1 in. Relief shown pictorially. Insets:...
Maps

Civics for Houston, volume 1
Periodical covering a range of topics, from biographical sketches, to the art scene in Houston, to gardening and home management advice.
Books

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