Jones, Edith Irby, 1927- ;
African American women physicians -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
African American women physicians -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography;
Southern states -- Race relations -- Anecdotes;
African Americans -- Social...
Dr. Jones talks about growing up in Hot Spring, Arkansas as a poor and ambitious girl, the events that shaped her life, her years in medical school, her career as a physician in Houston, and her life as a civil rights activist.
Photograph of a performer riding a bronco at a Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo event. Photograph was taken by Bert Brandt. This photograph was published in the book "Houston : the Once and Future City" authored by George Fuermann, with photographs...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Postal service--Texas--Press coverage ; Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999--Press coverage; Glenn, John, 1921- --Press coverage ; Courts—Texas—Houston--Press coverage;...
Mail Cost, Date: "03/ /64": Footage of policemen outside of a building, followed by footage of a room full of letters. -- Hussain, Date: "04/01/64": King Hussein of Jordan arrives on an airplane and drives away, accompanied by a police escort. --...
"These three volumes tell the story of a courtship that began between two people who
had never seen each other, and lasted for fifty-six years. Most people know this couple as Rev. William and Mrs. Audrey Hoffman Lawson. Audrey wrote to William on...
Ely, Jane;
Women journalists -- Texas -- Houston;
Houston Post (Houston, Tex.);
Oral histories
Jane Ely describes her career as a journalist working for the Houston Post. She talks about gender discrimination in her field, the coverage of the J.F. Kennedy assassination, and other events that made news at the time.
King, Otis, 1935-;
African American law teachers--Houston--Interviews;
African American civil rights workers--Texas--Houston;
Segregation--Texas--Houston;
Oral histories
Otis King, an African American law professor talks about his career, the social conditions for African Americans in Houston during the 1950's and 1960's, and the political scene of the time.
Whitmire, Kathy, 1946-;
Women mayors--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Women politiciansTexas--Houston--Interviews;
Houston (Tex.)--Politics and government;
Race relations--Texas--Houston;
Oral histories
Former Houston Mayor, Kathy Whitmire describes the Houston political scene of the 1970s and 1980s, her work as city controller and as the first women Mayor in the history of the city.
Photograph of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo trail ride showing participants riding horses and covered wagons on their way to town. Photograph was probably taken by Bert Brandt. Date unknown.
