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- Roussel, Peter
- Roussel, Peter,(1941-)--Interviews; Journalists --Interviews; Press secretaries --United States --Interviews; Journalism teachers.
- Born in Houston, Peter Roussel followed his parents' footsteps in becoming a journalist. He worked as a Press spokeman for several Presidents and Secretary of State. After moving to Houston from Washington, he became a TV-Radio commentator and...
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Hale, Leon
- Hale, Leon-; Journalists--Houston--Interviews; Houston (Tex.)--Newspapers; Houston post (Houston, Tex. :1932); Houston chronicle (Houston, Tex. : 1912); Oral histories
- Leon Hale talks about his career as a writer for the Houston Post and the Houston Chronicle, as well as about the books he has published over the years.
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Wilson, Welcome
- Wilson, Welcome; Businessmen -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews
  Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Businessmen -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography; Oral histories
- Businessmen Welcome Wilson has served as Assistant Director of Civil Defense for the city of Houston; assistant to former Mayor Roy Hofheinz; State Director for the Defense Mobilization headquarters in Denton, Texas; and real estate and financial...
- 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
- Music Class
- Ms. Sadberry music class, Douglas Elementary ; (Left-Right): 1. Elizabeth Montgomery ; 2. Brenda Jones
- Gregory School Collections
- Valry Comeaux House
- In Front of Valry Comeaux Home ; (Left-Right): 1. Valry Comeaux (WWII Veteran) ; 2. Allen Davis
- Gregory School Collections
- Family Photo
- (Left-Right): 1. Beverly Mims Woods ; 2. Elizabeth Kilpatrick Mims ; 3. Carolyn Mims Lawrence ; 4. Alfred Mims ; 5. Leonard Mims ; At their Home (living room) 2812 Wheeler Ave
- Gregory School Collections
- Inez Bonner
- Inez Bonner
- Gregory School Collections
- Inez and Luther Bonner
- Inez & Luther Bonner
- Gregory School Collections
- Felix Mexican Restaurant
- Felix Mexican Restaurant, 904 Westheimer
- Image Collections
- Felix Tijerina and restaurant staff
- Felix Tijerina and restaurant staff
- Image Collections
- Governor Price Daniel signing an official proclamation for LULAC Week
- LULAC
- Governor Price Daniel signing an official proclamation for LULAC Week
- Image Collections
- Hofheinz, Mayor Fred
- Hofheinz, Fred, 1938-; Hofheinz, Roy Mark, 1912-; Mayors -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Texas -- Houston -- Politics and government; Oral histories
- In this interview, former Houston Mayor Fred Hofheinz discusses the political scene in Houston during the 1970s; accomplishments during his administration as mayor of the city; African American community social and political aspects; minorities'...
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Nurse's Ball, Eldorado Ballroom
- Left side of the table starting from bottom left: Unknown male ; Unknown Female ; Elijah Barnes ; Bobby Richardson ; Naomi Adams ; Florence Blackmon ; A.L Blackmon (husband of Florence Blackmon) ; Bernadine Bryant (standing) ; Unknown Male ;...
- Gregory School Collections
- Jack Yates Home
- Jack Yates Home on 1318 Andrews Street
- Gregory School Collections
- Aerial view of downtown Houston in the late 1950s
- Aerial view of downtown Houston in the late 1950s, Gulf Building in the distance
- Image Collections
- Bland, Mrs. William W.
- Bland, Mrs. William W. -- Interviews ; Houston Grand Opera ; Houston Grand Opera Association -- History ; Houston Opera Guild -- History; Opera -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
- Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection
- Nold, Bishop Wendelin
- Nold, Bishop Wendelin -- Interviews ; Catholic Church -- Bishops -- Texas -- Interviews ; Dioceses -- Galveston-Houston ; Church and social problems -- Catholic Church -- Interviews ; Segregation -- Catholic Church -- Interviews ; Oral histories
- Houston Oral History Project - HMRC 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
- King, Otis
- King, Otis, 1935-; African American law teachers--Houston--Interviews; African American civil rights workers--Texas--Houston; Segregation--Texas--Houston; Oral histories
- Otis King, an African American law professor talks about his career, the social conditions for African Americans in Houston during the 1950's and 1960's, and the political scene of the time.
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection