Jamail, Joseph D., 1925- ;
Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories
Joseph "Joe" Jamail talks about growing up in Houston in the 1930s and his career as one of the top lawyers in America. He is considered one of the wealthiest lawyers in the nation and is often referred to as the King of Torts. Joe has given...
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.
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.
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...
Sakowitz, Robert, 1938-;
Businessmen--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Retail trade--Texas--Houston;
Sakowitz Department Store -- History;
Family-owned business enterprises -- Texas -- History;
Oral histories
Robert Sakowitz talks about his family business in Houston, the Sakowitz stores; about the city of Houston at the time the stores were established and developed; and the personalities he met while doing business.
Dwellings--Texas--Houston ; Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans
Main level plan for a residence for Mr. and Mrs. Alvin M. Owsley. Scale is 1/4 inch to 1 foot. Includes: Room Finish Schedule - Upper Level -- Section. Scale is 1/2 inch to 1 foot -- Elevations of dumbwaiter openings and trash chute openings. Scale...
Floor plan and site plan for the second level of the proposed company house on Schlumberger-Surenco-S.A. in San Fernando, Trinidad. Scale is 1/8 inch to 1 foot.
Elevations for a proposed company house on Schlumberger-Surenco-S.A. in San Fernando, Trinidad. Includes: West Elevation. Scale is 1/8 inch to 1 foot. -- South Elevation. Scale is 1/8 inch to 1 foot. -- East Elevation. Scale is 1/8 inch to 1 foot....
