Bryant, Thelma Scott, 1905-;
Centenarians--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Segregation--Texas--Houston--History;
African Americans--Texas--Houston--Social life and customs--History;
Oral histories
Thelma Scott Bryant, a centenarian from Houston, talks about her life as an African American growing up at the beginning of the 20th century. She describes the black community where she grew up; the churches, schools, theaters and businesses; and...
This imposing church building appears to be built with rough hewn white stone and a black roofing material. Located on a street corner the church design captures attention with a very tall square bell tower on the corner location, which is topped...
This imposing church building appears to be built with rough hewn white stone and a black roofing material. Located on a street corner the church design captures attention with a very tall square bell tower on the corner location, which is topped...
This imposing church building appears to be built with rough hewn white stone and a blue roofing material. Located on a street corner the church design captures attention with a very tall square bell tower on the corner location, which is topped...
This stately church building is located on a street corner, which the architect accented with a large square bell tower on that street corner. The facade's design has a great deal of symmetry, because the left and right sides of the church building...
Tinted portrait of unidentified woman. Resembles a water-color painting rather than a photographic portrait. Portrait is signed in lower right corner, but artist cannot be determined.
Two automobiles parked on Galveston beach in front of the sea wall. Water from Gulf of Mexico in upper right corner. Woman and two children at left margin of photograph.
Presents aspects of the social, economical, and educational situation of Houston's African American population around 1915. Includes articles by different authors. Contains statistical data and numerous photos of people, streets, and buildings.
Two unidentified women standing in a landscaped garden. Sculptured hedge at bottom left corner. Two palm trees in center of photograph. Site not identified.
Two women and six men, none identified, in an office. Calendar on wall advertises The Duff Manufacturing Co., Pittsburgh, PA. And displays calendar for month of April, 1922. Map of Texas hangs on wall.
Contains reminiscences of C. C. Cox and a group of recollections from other early Texans from the Austin papers published in 1903. Includes an article about the re-establishment of the Tejas missions.
Vets Parade Request, Date: "10/21/69": Footage of a meeting in session. -- Cosmonauts, Date: "10/23/69": Footage of men walking through a crowd of people outside a building followed by the set-up of a press conference within NASA. -- Bank Robbery,...
Samuels, Vic;
School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
Houston Independent School District -- History;
Citizens for Good Schools (Houston);
Oral histories
Vic Samuels talks with David Goldstein about his participation in the school integration movement in Houston in the 1960s.
View at corner of Texas Avenue and Milam Street showing Chamber of Commerce Building and Palace Theatre. Portion of Houston Chronicle Building in photograph.
