Contains the annual report for the Public Schools of the Independent School District of Houston for the fiscal year 1911 - 1912. Annual report contains remarks from the school district superintendents, a list of graduates from the districts schools...
McClellan on Charter Comm, Date: "5/5/6" : McClellan discusses a proposed change to the city charter that would make councilmen full-time employees with full-time pay. -- Clem McClellan File : Courtroom scene of Harris County Judge Clem McClelland,...
Jesse Jones, President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Governor Jimmie Allred, and Mayor Oscar Holcombe when the Roosevelts visited Houston in June 1936. Jesse Jones standing alongside car, the Roosevelts seated in car.
"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...
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.
In this interview, former Houston Mayor Fred Hofheinz discusses the political scene in Houston during the 1970s; accomplishments during his administration as mayor of the city; African American community social and political aspects; minorities'...
Locke, Gene;
African American political activists--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
African American lawyers--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Civil rights workers--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Houston (Tex.)--Race relations;
University of Houston Central...
Gene Locke discusses issues about race relations in Houston during the 1960s and 1970s. He describes the transformation of the University of Houston, and his involvement in civil rights and politics in the city of Houston. Gene Locke served as...
This folder contains documents related to the history of Orange, Texas. A narrative history, outline of history, and a list of city points of interest are included.
