This folder contains the reminiscences of Mrs. Dilue Rose Harris about her life moving to and growing up in Texas in the late 1830s. She describes living in Harrisburg, the Battle of San Jacinto, and some of the first elections in Texas. It is...
View of Scanlan Building with automobiles and streetcar in busy downtown Houston. Many shops on the first floor of the building and some people are walking on the streets.
Notice appointing Joseph Chernosky, J. H. Luhn, and H. T. Wiley Managers of a School Trustee election in Kenneyville, Texas, to be held on June 6, 1896. The election was for School District Number 1 in Austin County, Texas, for a period of two...
A successful Banker and a top graduate from Stanford Business School, Marc Shapiro was the President and Chief Executive of the Texas Commerce Bank. He retired in 2003 as Vice Chairman for finance and risk management at JP Morgan Chase & Co. He is...
Sharma, Jagdish--Oral interviews;
Neurologists --India--Interviews;
Indian Doctors Association;
Texas Indo-Medical Physicians Society;
American Association of Physicians from India.
View from the Mold Loft steps looking toward the first six ways. General condition of scaffolding at forward end of ways clearly visible. The essentially complete hull at right center is Hull number 77 on way number 2. Showing damage from hurricane...
Ed Smith discusses his career and his fondest memories with Foley's. He started with Foley's as Manager of Credit promotion, and gradually rose to the rank of Vice-President of Public Relations, Special events and Community Affairs and Visitor...
Letter from Anson Jones to George W. Terrell, October 29, 1844, providing Terrell instructions on his immediate responsible as Minister representing the Republic of Texas to England, France and Spain.
Sports ; Stadiums ; Construction ; Stadium construction ; Aerial phtographs
Aerial photograph of Houston Astrodome, during construction. Steel framework in place; First portion of translucent roof being put into place. Two industrial cranes on ground.
Streit, Yvonne -- Interviews;
People with disabilites -- Rehabilitation;
Brookshire (Tex.)
Yvonne Streit, a native Houstonian, graduated in Education from SMU and started teaching. Born from the despair of her deeply disabled daughter, she relied on her faith-driven resolve to assist the disabled adults and young children. She used a...
Taylor, Marvin, 1925-.;
Community activists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations;
Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes;
Herman Park (Houston, Tex.);
Oral histories
Marvin Taylor, a long time resident of Houston, talks about his involvement in the establishment of a jogging trail and improvements to Hermann Park, Houston.
Thomas, Mrs. Albert -- Interviews ; Thomas, Albert, 1898-1966 ; Legislators--United States ; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 ; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines),...
Tinsley, Eleanor, 1926-2009;
City council members -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
Houston Community College (Houston, Tex.) -- History;
School board presidents -- Texas -- Houston --...
Eleanor Tinsley talks about her years as president of the board of the Houston Independent School District, and as member of the city council.
She was involved in the school integration movement and was instrumental in the creation of the Houston...
