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...
When Coach Bum Phillips was head coach of the Houston Oilers, the team achieved the most wins in franchise history. In this interview Bum talks about his career as a football coach for the Oilers and for several other teams.
Welch '70 Race Relations, Date: "01/01/70": Houston Mayor Louie Welch comments about the progress in race relations in the city. -- Bullard on Channel Pollution, Date: "01/01/70": Admiral Ross Bullard speaks about the Coast Guard’s role in...
Weather, Date: "04/26/74": Footage of Houston skyline. -- Unleaded Gas, Date: "04/26/74": Footage of a gas station, with a hole being dug on the lot; Reporter Bob Nicholas interviews a man about the shortage of gasoline available at gas stations....
Wayne,Graham,1936--Interviews;
Baseball coaches--United States;
Baseball players--United States.
Wayne Graham is one of the most distinctive coaches in Baseball, and is credited with more than 1400 wins as a Collegiate Head Coach. He played 11 years as a professional with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, and was named Texas Minor...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Texas State Capitol (Austin, Tex.)--Press coverage ; Texas. Legislature--Press coverage; Busing for school integration--Press coverage; DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis),...
Wallace in Austin, Date: "03/17/72": A man enters the Texas Capitol building in Austin, and speaks from the floor of the Texas Legislature. -- Bussing, Date: "03/17/72": Footage of white children and black children getting off of school buses, as...
Samuels, Vic;
School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
Houston Independent School District -- History;
Citizens for Good Schools (Houston);
Oral histories
Vic Samuels talks with David Goldstein about his participation in the school integration movement in Houston in the 1960s.
Utility Regulation, Date: "02/18/75": Documents lying on a table. -- [] {Title not provided}, Date: "02/18/75"; (00:14): Blank footage. -- School, Date: "02/18/75": Interviews with several male teenagers and one adult man in a parking lot. -- Fire...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; University of Houston--Press coverage ; Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations--Press coverage ; Minimum wage--Press coverage ; Welch,...
U of H Donation, Date: "10/28/69": An unidentified man explains how his son motivated him to donate to the University of Houston at a press conference. -- Wage + Hrs, Date: "10/28/69": A Channel 11 reporter interviews Mr. Moran on enforcing minimum...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Ambulance service--Press coverage ; Cooley, Denton A., 1920- --Press coverage ; Heart--Transplantation--Press coverage ; St. Luke's...
Tysen Ambulance, Date: "01/09/69": Footage of a man being interviewed about whether the city would take over the ambulance service or assist in paying for ambulance service fees. -- Cooley, Date: "01/09/69": Dr. Denton Cooley speaks of seventeen...
Tug Sinking, Date: "05/04/68": Footage of a tug out in the water with larger ship passing nearby. -- Jordan Ambassador, Date: "05/03/68": Ambassador’s comments on the Soviet Union and United States policies in the region. -- Geo Bush on Negro...
Truck Wreck-Auto Train, Date: "07/23/69": Footage from the scenes of two accidents: a man lies on the ground under a blanket, surrounded by by-standers before he is loaded into an ambulance - his overturned and twisted truck is shown; police...
Thunderbirds, Date: "07/27/68": Footage of Thunderbird aircraft flying in formation while a voice-over announcer names the formations and the pilots involved. -- A & M Fire School, Date: "07/27/68": Footage of a helicopter hovering over treetops...
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...
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...
Marks, Jo Alessandro -- Interviews;
Actresses -- Houston (Tex.)-- Interviews;
Women in the theater;
Alley Theatre (Houston, Tex.)
The founding member of the Alley Theater, Jo Alessandro Marks was inspired into acting through a speech given by Margot Jones. Her father was the Director of all bands of the Houston Independent School Distict schools. After graduating from the...
