Dwellings ; Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans
Floor plan for additions to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Merrick W. Phelps. Plan includes a master bedroom, a master bathroom, a second bedroom, and a brick pad outside of the master bedroom. Scale is 1/4 inch to 1 foot.
Dwellings--Texas--Houston ; Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans
Elevations and sections for an apartment project for Mr. Howard Barnstone. Includes: Typical Bathroom Elevations. Scale is 3/8 inch to 1 foot. -- Interior Court Elevations. Scale is 3/8 inch to 1 foot. -- Read (East) Elevation. Scale is 1/8 inch to...
Bland, Mrs. William W. -- Interviews ; Houston Grand Opera ; Houston Grand Opera Association -- History ; Houston Opera Guild -- History; Opera -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
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.
Eckels, Robert, 1957- -- Interviews ; Houston Independent School District (Tex.). Board of Education--Interviews ; County commissioners--Texas--Houston--Interviews ;
Oral histories.
Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation publications, Homes For All Times, and River Oaks ; newspaper articles about the death of Will Hogg ; advertisements for River Oaks.
Former Houston Chronicle editor Jack Loftis is interviewed by Frank Michel. Jack talks about his career as a newspaper editor for the Houston Chronicle and about the newspaper business in Houston.
Long, Bert L.-- Interviews;
Artists, African American -- Houston (Tex.)-- Interviews;
Artists -- Awards;
African American sculptors;
Cooks, African American.
Eldest of four children,Bert L. Long born in 1940, was raised in the Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas. He is a born artist with no formal education in arts, and a born chef. As artist and sculptor, he won many, many awards. Specially notewothy among...
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...
Northcutt Frances Miriam (Poppy), 1943-;
Feminists -- United States -- Interviews;
Feminism -- Texas -- History -- Anecdotes;
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Apollo 8 (Spacecraft);
Women rights -- Texas;
Oral histories
Frances "Poppy" Northcutt is interviewed by Suzanne Mascola. Frances discusses her career working for a NASA contractor, the Apollo 8, NASA, her work as a women's rights advocate; and her career as a lawyer.
Commercial buildings ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Elevations for an office building for Howard Barnstone and Burdette Keeland, Jr. Includes: South Elevation. Scale is 1/4 inch to 1 foot. -- East Elevation. -- Foundation plan. Scale is 1/8 inch to 1 foot. -- Roof Framing Plan. Scale is 1/8 inch to...
Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation advertisements ; house plans of River Oaks homes ; Annual report of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1935 ; McCall's Home of the Month, April 1936.
"These three volumes tell the story of a courtship that began between two people who had never seen each other, and lasted for fifty-six years. Most people know this couple as Rev. William and Mrs. Audrey Hoffman Lawson. Audrey wrote to William on...
