The founder of Texas Heart Institute, Denton Cooley is interviewed by Dr. William H. Kellar. Dr. Cooley has pioneered many techniques used in cardiovascular surgery including the first successful human heart transplant and the first implant of an...
Provides a history of the design and construction of the Julia Ideson building of the Houston Public Library, now home to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. Includes 21 illustrations.
Dr. Ralph Feigin examines his life as a pediatrician in Houston, his medical training, and the Texas Children Hospital. Dr. Feigin was a renown pediatrician and an advocate of children's health and welfare. He was instrumental in developing the...
Foyt, A.J. (Anthony Joseph), 1935-;
Automobile racing drivers--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Oral histories
A.J. Foyt, a professional automobile racing driver, examines his career in the race car business. He talks about the accidents he has have, the races he has won, and the people he has met.
Glassell, Alfred C. (Alfred Curry), 1914-2008;
Gas industry--Texas--Houston;
Businessmen--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Businessmen--Texas--Houston--Biography;
Houston (Tex.)--History--Anecdotes;
Oral histories
Alfred Glassell, the founder of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp -the first gas transmission system from Texas to New York- and founder of the Glassell School of Art, talks about his life in the military during World War II, and his...
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...
Jones, Edith Irby, 1927- ;
African American women physicians -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
African American women physicians -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography;
Southern states -- Race relations -- Anecdotes;
African Americans -- Social...
Dr. Jones talks about growing up in Hot Spring, Arkansas as a poor and ambitious girl, the events that shaped her life, her years in medical school, her career as a physician in Houston, and her life as a civil rights activist.
The founder of the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston, Dr. Mavis Kelsey, examines his career as a physician in the Texas Medical Center and the creation and development of the clinic.
Cubans[?] Anniversary, Date: "04/17/63": Several men give speeches while standing on a stage, with the American and Cuban flag hanging side by side behind them. -- Gamblers T Man Raid, Date: "04/18/63": Three men are seated in a police building;...
Cooley on 3rd Transplant, Date: "05/08/68": Dr. Denton Cooley at press conference talking about patient’s condition. -- Rain, Date: "05/08/68": Footage from road conditions and traffic problems after a heavy rain. -- Garrison Funeral, Date:...
Cypress Creek Estates Flood, Date: "05/13/68": Footage of Cypress Creek Estates neighborhood under water; men and women investigate the extent of the flooding on horseback or in boats. -- Police Awards, Date: "05/13/68": Footage of food being...
Dr. Cooley, Date: "05/22/68": Footage from press conference of Dr. Denton Cooley discussing a heart transplant and the patient’s post-operation health status; he explains the patient is remaining in care to be studied as the second ever heart...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; Beaches ; Excavation ; Organ donors ; Crime scene searches ; Dinners and dining ; Welch, Louie--Mayors--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage
Beaches, Date: "05/31/68" : Footage of people on the beach at Galveston. -- Cooley Presents Award, Date: "05/29/68" : Footage of an awards ceremony. -- Wine Tasting, Date: "05/29/68" : A man explains to a reporter the wine tasting process. --...
One Dollar Library, Date: "07/05/68": Footage of a small group of African-Americans carrying some books past a fence; a man fills out a check; the man removes a “keep out” sign from the building. -- Drowning, Date: "07/06/68": Footage of men...
Dr. Cooley, Date: "05/03/68": Dr. Denton Cooley and his colleagues at a press conference describing the methods used for a heart transplant procedure. -- Mrs. Thomas, Date: "05/03/68": Mrs. Thomas speaking to the media about how her husband was...
Mayor Again on Wharton, Date: "07/15/68": Mayor Louie Welch at his desk discussing forwarding a letter to the Attorney General which was then forwarded to the Department of Public Safety, who had not yet had time to respond. -- Salk Vacine, Date:...
