Provides a history of the design and construction of the Julia Ideson building of the Houston Public Library, now home to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. Includes 21 illustrations.
Letter from C. F. Richardson to Governor James V. Allred discussing a copy of some valuable information provided to Richardson by the governor, Richardson's attachment to his letter to the governor of a newspaper clipping from the December 10,1938...
This is an excerpt from a 1927 issue of The Oil Weekly which provides a history of petroleum-related developments in Harris County's Pierce Junction Salt Dome.
St. Joseph's Infirmary is portrayed as a three story brick structure with second the third floor balconies united visually by white columns. These balconies are amidst expanses of simple brick exterior walls with rectangular institutional looking...
These documents describe Dr. James Long, the hero at the Battle of New Orleans, a Texas revolutionist, and the last soldier of fortune to use Galveston as an operations base.
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...
National Negro Business League (U.S.) ; Chicago Negro Chamber of Commerce ; Houston Defender ; Marchman, G. Stevens ; Albert, Alma ; Richardson, Clifton Frederick, 1892-1939
These documents describe several different tourist attractions for the County of Galveston, including Galveston Beach, Fort San Jacinto, and the Mosquito Fleet, as well as how to get to those places.
Letter from Alma Albert, secretary to Governor Allred, to C. F. Richardson, Sr. regarding a copy of a letter of appreciation that the governor received from Thurgood Marshall, Assistant Special Counsel for the NAACP.