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- Orta, Carmen
- Orta, Carmen; Hispanic American businesswomen --Interviews; Houston (Tex.) --Race relations; Oral histories
- In 1995 Hispanic businesswoman and social activist Carmen Orta was appointed by President Bill Clinton as a delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business. In this interview she talks about her family, the events that shaped her life,...
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Wiesenthal, Harold
- Wiesenthal, Harold, 1927-; Businessmen--Texas--Houston--Interviews; Sport clothes industry--Texas--Houston; Golf--Texas--Houston; Oral histories
- Harold Wiesenthal talks about his golfer's clothing business and the personalities the business has tended to throughout the years.
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Zeidman, Fred
- Zeidman, Fred, 1946-; Businessmen--Texas--Houston; Jews--United States--Interviews; Businessmen--Political activity; Texas--Politics and government; Oral histories
- Fred Zeidman, a Houston businessman talks about his involvement in the political arena in Texas.
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Bryant, Thelma Scott
- 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...
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Streit, Yvonne
- 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...
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Exposition and Convention Hall
- Architectural elements ; Architecture ; Auditoriums ; Buildings
- Exposition and Convention Hall, Houston, Texas
- Postcard Collection
- Mail Call
- Military
- A man reading a letter walks away from a crowd of men gathered in a group. Camp tents and buildings can be seen on the right and in the background.
- Postcard Collection
- River Oaks Scrapbook, volume 14
- Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation advertisements ; house plans of River Oaks homes ; Annual report of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1935 ; McCall's Home of the Month, April 1936.
- River Oaks Collection
- River Oaks Scrapbook, volume 16
- Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation advertisements ; River Oaks magazines for 1937 and 1938.
- River Oaks Collection
- River Oaks Scrapbook, volume 7
- Contains newspaper articles about zoning, advertisements for River Oaks, Christmas cards from River Oaks residents.
- River Oaks Collection
- Landing at San Jacinto Battle Ground
- RECTO: Colorized image of the boat landing at the San Jacinto Battleground. Caption reads: ""Landing at San Jacinto Battle Ground, Houston, Texas."" VERSO: Vertically handwritten: ""Rec'd Mamy's letter, and expect you all to-morrow night. Papa went...
- Houston Waterways
- The Sport of Kinks. Houston Gargoyle, vol. iii, no. 25, June 22, 1930
- The Sport of Kinks
- Houston Waterways
- Progressive Houston, vol. ii, no. 9, January, 1911
- Ship Channel bond election results - Historical Sketch ; Tonnage on the Ship Channel ; Millions being invested in new buildings ; Citrus fruits take gold and silver prizes ; Texas Frisco headquarters remove to Houston ; Official statistics of...
- Houston Waterways
- Lipton Cup races coming. Houston magazine, August 1941
- History of the Lipton Cup Series, regattas in Texas, highlights of the Lipton Cup Series hosted by the Houston Yacht Club.
- Houston Waterways
- Waller County
- Maresh files
- Contains historical sketch of Waller County, a list of notable people in Waller County, and a sketch of Edwin Waller; includes bibliography.
- WPA Maresh Files
- Oil Finders
- Maresh files
- This document contains a folktale about oil finders boast and praise their inventions in order to sell their services to an oil finding company.
- WPA Maresh Files
- Our Public Schools
- Maresh files
- This is a research bulletin on the history of public schools in Houston, Texas.
- WPA Maresh Files
- Radio Broadcasting Stations
- Maresh files
- These documents contains information about several different radio broadcasting stations in Houston, Texas as well as describing the history of those stations.
- WPA Maresh Files
- Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 4
- San Jacinto, Battle of, Tex., 1836 ; Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836 ; Memoirs ; Harrisburg(Tex.)--History ; Harris, Dilue Rose--1825-1914
- 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...
- WPA Maresh Files
- Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 5
- Soldiers--Biography ; Missions--Texas ; Missionaries--Texas--Biography
- This folder contains biographical information about a series of men who immigrated to Texas to serve as soldiers, priests, etc., as well as a discussion of the missionaries sent out into what would become Texas to explore the territory and...
- WPA Maresh Files