Binder containing documents and photographs concerning the Sesquicentennial celebration in Texas in 1985. Includes the history of Bellaire, information about the City of Bellaire government, organizations and festivals, along with maps, brochures,...
Contains proposal brought before the 27th Congress, to eliminate the delay and "embarrassments" surrounding the postal delivery between the United States and the Republic of Texas. The plan recommends that each country prepay the postage on...
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.
These documents discuss the fortifications of Galveston which comprise the harbor defenses. The documents talk about the forts as they were in 1937 when the paper was written as well as the earlier history of the fortifications and who was in...
Immigration lawyer Charles Foster describes his law career in Houston. He talks about some of the events that shaped his life and discusses one of his most famous cases.
El Cid, Date: "03/01/63": KHOU weatherman Sid Lasher convalesces in bed and shows off a "get well soon" card. -- Yves Rodriguez (French Consul), Date: "03/04/63": Interview with French Consul of Houston, M. Yves Rodrigues. -- Abandoned Sick Child &...
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.
