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...
Governor Mark White came in very tough economic times. As Governor, he regulated the utility industry and cut the price of electricity. He raised taxes twice, to save schools, building roads and to provide services to people. He also raised the...
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.
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.
Containing a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, educational institutions, churches, banks incorporated companies, secret and benevolent societies, etc., a street guide and householder's directory, an alphabetically...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Bank robberies--Texas--Press coverage; Gulf Coast National Bank--Press coverage; Hospitals--Texas--Houston--Press coverage ; Bottles--Press coverage; Air...
Bank Robbery, Date: "05/05/72": Exterior shots of a Gulf Coast National Bank building; interview with a woman. -- Liberty Folks, Date: "05/05/72": Interviews with an older man and woman outside of a residence in the country. Several different...
Undated black and white postcard of the Houston Country Club building with several cars in front. Verso of the postcard does not show any print. The front of the card bears a handwritten notation, "A11184-The Country Club, Houston, Texas". The...
The passion for sports writing was imbibed in Mickey Herskowitz from an early age. Growing up in Houston, he started writing for the Houston Post when he was only 14 years old. When the Chronicle purchased The Post, he started writing for the...
Designer Herbert Wells talks about the nationally recognized architects he worked with, the local stores he used to shop at, and about some of his most prominent clients.