Becker, Alan J. -- Interviews;
Life insurance agents--Interviews;
Houston (Tex.)--Growth and development;
Born in Houston, Texas, and graduating from the University of Texas in Marketing and Business, Alan Becker started his career in Life insurance. In this interview, he discusses the rapid growth and development of Houston in the 1950s, and the...
Bryant, Thelma Scott, 1905-;
Centenarians--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Segregation--Texas--Houston--History;
African Americans--Texas--Houston--Social life and customs--History;
Oral histories
Thelma Scott Bryant, a centenarian from Houston, talks about her life as an African American growing up at the beginning of the 20th century. She describes the black community where she grew up; the churches, schools, theaters and businesses; and...
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...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Escaped prisoners--Texas--Press coverage ; Aircraft accidents--Press coverage ; University of Texas. Board of Regents--Press coverage ;...
Jail Break, Date: "08/20/65": Footage of empty cell in Harris County Jail, a pried-up piece of wall, and a broken lock; interview with a man who describes how 19 inmates attempted to escape with hacksaws and a homemade ice pick. -- Annuac Plane...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Fires--Texas--Houston--Press coverage ; Arson--Texas--Houston--Press coverage ; Carswell Air Force Base (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Foyt, A....
3 Alarm Fire, Date: "01/ /65": Footage of the fire department responding to fire. -- Arsonist, Date: "01/ /65": Footage of two men speaking in an office. -- Carswell -City Council, Date: "01/ /65": City Council meeting in session with several...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Press coverage ; Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978--Press coverage ; Outer...
Buckley on LBJ, Date: "04/18/67": Buckley gives an interview opining that Lyndon Johnson makes disingenuous statements but not in any substantial way on major issues. -- H. H. on Russian Crash, Date: "04/24/67": Vice President and Chairman of the...
Big Cheese, Date: "10/10/67": Men roll a very large wheel of cheese into the Foley's in Downtown Houston. -- WMS Memorial, Date: "10/05/67": People enter the Shrine of the True Cross Catholic Church. -- King, Date: "10/05/67": Martin Luther King,...
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...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Railroad trains--Press coverage ; Houston Independent School District (Tex.)--Press coverage ; School breakfast...
Texas Eagle-Last Train, Date: "12/06/68": Footage of a train and Union Station in Houston, Texas. -- Moon on Breakfast, Date: "12/06/68": A man announces plans to provide breakfast plans to children at the Houston Independent School District. --...
Taxi Driver Complains, Date: "08/28/69": Spokesman for cab drivers states that they are at a disadvantage compared to limousine drivers because they are not able to solicit trips and the public needs more awareness of taxi cab services. -- H...
"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...
