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Brown, Mayor Lee
Brown, Lee P.; African American mayors -- Texas -- Houston; Mayors -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; African American police chiefs -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Oral histories
Former Houston Mayor Lee Brown talks about his career in law enforcement and in politics in Houston, and in various capacities across the country.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Wong, Martha
Wong, Martha, 1939-; Legislators--Texas--Interviews; Texas--Politics and government; Houston (Tex.)--Politics and government; Asian Americans--Social conditions--Texas--Houston; Oral histories
In 1993 Martha Wong was the first Asian American elected to the Houston City Council, and in 2003, she became the first Asian American woman elected to the Texas Legislature. In this interview, Martha answers questions about her career and her life...
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Navarro, Yolanda
Navarro, Yolanda, 1947-; Restaurateurs--Texas--Houston--Interviews; Hispanic American businesswomen--Texas--Houston--Interviews; Community activists--Texas--Houston--Interviews; Race relations--Texas--Houston; Oral histories
Hispanic American entrepreneur, restaurateur, and community activist, examines her involvement with the Hispanic community in Houston, and talks about race relations in the 1960s and 1970s, and about her restaurant business.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Lawson, William (Rev)
Lawson, William (Rev.)--Interviews ; African American religious leaders--Interviews ; African American Ministers--Texas--Houston--Interviews ; African American churches ; African Americans--Religion ; Civil Rights--Texas--Houston--Interviews ;...
Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection

Chapman, Betty
Chapman, Betty Trapp; Women historians -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Houston (Tex.) -- History; Historic preservation -- Texas -- Houston; Women -- Houston (Tex.) -- History; Oral histories
Historian and author Betty Chapman talks about her life as a researcher, her books, and her involvement in preserving historic Houston.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Bustamante, Daniel
Bustamante, Daniel; Political activists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions -- Texas -- Houston; Human rights workers -- Texas -- Houston; Houston (Tex.) -- History; Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations; Mexican...
Community organizer and civil rights activist, Daniel Bustamante, talks about his life in community development, labor unions, and youth initiatives in Houston.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Eckels, Judge Robert
Eckels, Robert; County judges --Texas --Harris County --Interviews;
Harris County (Tex.) --Politics and government;
Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Emergency management --Texas --Harris County; Disaster relief --Gulf States; Intergovernmental...
Robert Eckels describes his experiences as former Harris County judge. He discusses politics in Harris county and in the city of Houston, as well as his involvement in handling the influx of the evacuees from New Orleans during hurricane Katrina,...
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Aerial of Bellaire, TX, neighborhoods and surrounding undeveloped land.
aerial photograph ; neighborhoods
Aerial view of Bellaire, TX, neighborhoods with farms and undeveloped land, and with water tanks in the foreground.
The Bellaire City Library Collection

Aerial of Bellaire, TX, neighborhoods and surrounding land.
aerial photograph ; neighborhoods
Aerial view of Bellaire, TX, neighborhoods with paved and unpaved roads and surrounding farm and undeveloped land.
The Bellaire City Library Collection

Aerial view of neighborhoods in Bellaire, Texas.
aerial photograph ; neighborhoods ; construction
Aerial view of neighborhoods in Bellaire, Texas. Homes are under construction in the foreground.
The Bellaire City Library Collection

Moore, Michael
Moore, Michael; Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Disaster relief -- Gulf States; Emergency management -- United States; Emergency management -- Texas -- Houston; Intergovernmental cooperation -- Gulf States; Oral histories
Michel Moore talks about how he, as the city of Houston Mayor's Chief of Staff, his staff, and the city of Houston in general, handled the influx of evacuees from the city of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Samuels, Vic
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.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Taylor, Marvin
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.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Aerial of Bellaire, TX, neighborhoods and undeveloped land.
aerial photograph ; neighborhoods
Aerial view of a neighborhood in Bellaire with a park and a baseball diamond in the foreground.
The Bellaire City Library Collection

Aerial of Bellaire, TX, neighborhoods and distant bayou.
aerial photograph ; neighborhoods
Aerial view of Bellaire, with several schools and public buildings visible, and bayou and woods in the distance.
The Bellaire City Library Collection

Aerial of wood and farm land outside of neighborhoods in Bellaire, TX.
aerial photograph ; neighborhoods
Aerial view of undeveloped land cleared of most trees next to a forest outside of Bellaire, TX.
The Bellaire City Library Collection

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