Handwritten manuscript of the diary kept by John E. T. Milsaps from April 11, 1899 to June 29, 1899. Contains hand drawn map of Santiago Citadel, Old Manila.
Marzio,Peter C. (1943-2010);
Museum directors -- Texas -- Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, Tex.)
Museum outreach programs -- Houston -- Texas;
Peter Marzio,the Director of the Museum of Fine Arts,Houston, Texas, from 1982 to 2010,transformed and guided the dramatic growth of the Museum, and expanded its collection from 14,000 to over 63,000. He envisioned presenting a global view of art...
Marks, Jo Alessandro -- Interviews;
Actresses -- Houston (Tex.)-- Interviews;
Women in the theater;
Alley Theatre (Houston, Tex.)
The founding member of the Alley Theater, Jo Alessandro Marks was inspired into acting through a speech given by Margot Jones. Her father was the Director of all bands of the Houston Independent School Distict schools. After graduating from the...
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...
John "Big John" Glaze, the locomotive engineer for the miniature railroad at Hermann Park, shares his experiences driving, maintaining, and repairing the locomotives and tracks for the miniature train; and talks about his role entertaining children...
Campos, Marc;
Hispanic American politicians --Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Houston (Tex.) --Politics and government;
Oral histories
Political activist Marc Campos is interviewed by Megan Schneider. Marc examines his life as a member of the Hispanic community in Houston and talks about the political arena of the city.
Former Roman Catholic Archbishop, Joseph Fiorenza is interviewed by David Goldstein. He answers questions about his education, the early years of his career, the Houston Catholic population, and the mission of the Catholic church in Houston.
Buildings ; Boats ; Parades; No-Tsu-Oh ; People; Parks ; Cityscape ; Work ; Animals ; Streets ; Events ; Racing
A postcard set invitation to Houston's No-Tsu-Oh event. Individual item titles include: City Hall, Houston, Texas ; Houston's Pleasure Craft ; Float ; Business Blocks ; Ceremonial Session ; Sam Houston Park ; The King's Float ; Texas University...
Postcard shows billowing clouds of black smoke with lower level white smoke, one tall oil derrick on the right, and the bases of two oil derricks are seen through the smoke in the middle of the card. Two men with a shovel are in the lower right...
Advertisement for the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Men dressed as cowboys, Native Americans perform. Performance: Thursday, October 24 through Friday, October 25, 1935.
Advertisement for the Hagenbeck-Wallace and 4Paw-Sells Bros. Combined Circus. Elephant in blue on a yellow background. Performance: Thursday, October 24 through Friday, October 25, 1935.
Advertisement for the Ringling Brothers aand Barnum and Bailey Combined Circus. Five pigmy elephants are towered over by a clown and an elephant. Several children look on. Performance: Monday, October 5 and Tuesday, October 6, 1936.
