Henry Maresh was a local supervisor of the WPA project researching the history of Houston. The researchers combed through all available documentation, including extant newspapers, previously published books, and legal records, and extracted factual...
Henry Maresh was a local supervisor of the WPA project researching the history of Houston. The researchers combed through all available documentation, including extant newspapers, previously published books, and legal records, and extracted factual...
Henry Maresh was a local supervisor of the WPA project researching the history of Houston. The researchers combed through all available documentation, including extant newspapers, previously published books, and legal records, and extracted factual...
Henry Maresh was a local supervisor of the WPA project researching the history of Houston. The researchers combed through all available documentation, including extant newspapers, previously published books, and legal records, and extracted factual...
Contains the annual reports for the Public Schools of the Independent School District of Houston for the fiscal years 1900- 1901, 1903 - 1904, and 1904 - 1905. Annual reports contain remarks from the school district superintendents, a list of...
This folder contains documents related to the city of Orange, Texas. Included in the contents is a history of the city and information about local industry, government, clubs, schools, and points of interest.
Contains selections from the first volume of the New Encyclopedia of Texas. The selections concern the history of cities and notable individuals in southeast Texas.
This folder contains biographical information about a series of men who immigrated to Texas to serve as soldiers, priests, etc., as well as a discussion of the missionaries sent out into what would become Texas to explore the territory and...
Contains short essays on Houston public school buildings, detailing the personal lives of the people they are named after, the buildings' funding and beginnings, the buildings' locations, and highlights of the schools.
Shows aerial view of Houston, looking south, including city blocks, waterways, and vegetation. Includes labeled drawings of notable buildings, and landmark and church directories beneath map. Title from printed inscription.
Photograph (detail) of Ima Hogg. Ima Hogg was the daughter of James Stephen Hogg, governor of Texas from 1891 to 1895. She was involved in the creation of the Houston Symphony, a mental health clinic foundation, a child guidance center. In 1943...
The founder of the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston, Dr. Mavis Kelsey, examines his career as a physician in the Texas Medical Center and the creation and development of the clinic.
