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    • Feigin, Dr. Ralph

    • Feigin, Dr. Ralph

    • Feigin, Ralph, 1938-2008; Pediatricians -- Texas -- Houston; Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories

    • 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...
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Karff, Rabbi Samuel

    • Karff, Rabbi Samuel

    • Karff, Samuel E., 1931-.; Rabbis -- United Sates -- Biography; Rabbis -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Oral histories

    • Rabbi Samuel Karff talks about his early religious formation and his spiritual, intellectual and community life in Houston.

      Rabbi Samuel Karff is a native of Philadelphia. He came to Houston in 1975 where he served as Senior Rabbi of...

    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Ely, Jane

    • Ely, Jane

    • Ely, Jane; Women journalists -- Texas -- Houston; Houston Post (Houston, Tex.); Oral histories

    • Jane Ely describes her career as a journalist working for the Houston Post. She talks about gender discrimination in her field, the coverage of the J.F. Kennedy assassination, and other events that made news at the time.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Hall, Anthony

    • Hall, Anthony

    • Hall, Anthony, 1944-; Municipal officials and employees -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; African American legislators -- Texas -- Interviews; Texas -- Politics and government; Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations; Oral histories

    • City of Houston Chief Administrative Officer (2004- ) Anthony Hall, talks about his political career. He served as a State Representative in the Texas Legislature from 1973 to 1979, on the Houston City Council from 1979 to 1989, as Chairman of the...
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Jefferson, Howard

    • Jefferson, Howard

    • Jefferson, Howard; African American school administrators -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Houston Independent School District; Wheatly High School -- Houston (Tex.); Bellaire High School -- Houston (Tex.); Oral histories

    • Howard Jefferson, civil rights activist, former HISD administrator, talks about the public school system and race relations in Houston.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Lanier, Mayor Bob

    • Lanier, Mayor Bob

    • Lanier, Robert, 1925-; Mayors -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Oral histories

    • Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier is interviewed by Jim Barlow. Mr. Lanier discusses his years as a businessman in the real estate business, his law practice, and the highlights of his public career. He served three consecutive terms as Mayor of...
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Campos, Marc

    • Campos, Marc

    • 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.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Galvan, Irma

    • Galvan, Irma

    • Galvan, Irma; Restaurateurs -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Hispanic American businesswomen -- Interviews; Oral histories

    • In this interview, restaurateur Irma Galván examines her life as a Mexican American woman growing up in Houston and being raised by a single mother and raising her children as a single mother herself. She also talks about how she started and...
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Northcutt, Frances "Poppy"

    • Northcutt, Frances "Poppy"

    • 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.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Loftis, Jack

    • Loftis, Jack

    • Loftis, Jack; Newspaper editors --Texas --Houston --Interviews; Houston chronicle (Houston, Tex : 1912)--History; Newspaper publishing--Texas--Houston--History; Houston (Tex.) --Newspapers; Houston post (Houston, Tex. : 1932)--History; Oral...

    • 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.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Grant, Paulette

    • Grant, Paulette

    • Grant, Paulette Williams; Gregory School (Houston, Tex.); Race relations--Texas--Houston; Engineering--Financial Services; Oral histories

    • Paulette Williams Grant talks about attending Gregory elementary school, a school that tended to black children during desegregation years, and race relations in Houston during those times.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Locke, Gene

    • Locke, Gene

    • Locke, Gene; African American political activists--Texas--Houston--Interviews; African American lawyers--Texas--Houston--Interviews; Civil rights workers--Texas--Houston--Interviews; Houston (Tex.)--Race relations; University of Houston Central...

    • Gene Locke discusses issues about race relations in Houston during the 1960s and 1970s. He describes the transformation of the University of Houston, and his involvement in civil rights and politics in the city of Houston. Gene Locke served as...
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Reagan, Billy

    • Reagan, Billy

    • Reagan, Billy, 1938-; School superintendents--Texas--Houston--Interviews; School integration--Texas--Houston; Magnet schools--Texas--Houston; Houston (Tex.)--Race relations; Houston Independent School District; Oral histories

    • Billy Reagan talks about the desegregation of the schools in the city of Houston and his participation in this movement when he was superintendent of the Houston Independent School District.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Sakowitz, Robert

    • Sakowitz, Robert

    • 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.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • First Methodist Church

    • First Methodist Church

    • Buildings

    • This stately church building is located on a street corner, which the architect accented with a large square bell tower on that street corner. The facade's design has a great deal of symmetry, because the left and right sides of the church building...
    • Postcard Collection

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