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...
Wayne,Graham,1936--Interviews;
Baseball coaches--United States;
Baseball players--United States.
Wayne Graham is one of the most distinctive coaches in Baseball, and is credited with more than 1400 wins as a Collegiate Head Coach. He played 11 years as a professional with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets, and was named Texas Minor...
Shipyards ; Shipbuilding--Texas--Houston ; Ships ; Warships ; United States Navy ; Award presentation ; Awards
Presentation of the Maritime M Award. The presentation of the American Flag is in the foreground and a view of the stage and a speaker is in the background.
Sakowitz, Robert, 1938-;
Businessmen--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Retail trade--Texas--Houston;
Sakowitz Department Store -- History;
Family-owned business enterprises -- Texas -- History;
Oral histories
Robert Sakowitz talks about his family business in Houston, the Sakowitz stores; about the city of Houston at the time the stores were established and developed; and the personalities he met while doing business.
Centenarian and civil rights activist Quentin Mease is interviewed by David Goldstein. Quentin describes his work with the African American community, the YMCA, and his involvement with the creation of the Harris County Hospital District
Long, Bert L.-- Interviews;
Artists, African American -- Houston (Tex.)-- Interviews;
Artists -- Awards;
African American sculptors;
Cooks, African American.
Eldest of four children,Bert L. Long born in 1940, was raised in the Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas. He is a born artist with no formal education in arts, and a born chef. As artist and sculptor, he won many, many awards. Specially notewothy among...
Lawson, William A., 1928-;
Civil rights workers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Civil rights demonstrations -- Texas -- Houston;
Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations;
Oral histories
Bill Lawson, a political activist and civil rights organizer examines his life as a religious leader, and his participation in racial desegregation efforts in the Houston communities during the Civil Rights Movement.
Kanellos, Nicolás;
Hispanic American scholars--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Minority college teachers--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
American literature--Hispanic American authors--Publishing;
Hispanic American literature (Spanish);
Hispanic...
Dr. Nicolás Kanellos, a scholar whose expertise is the literature of the Hispanics in the United States, talks about the contributions of this minority group in all aspects of cultural life; his career as a scholar, college professor, and...
Death Penalty, Date: "06/29/72": Interviews with prisoners and officials: one of the prisoners is Joe Smith, who is interviewed in the "[]{Title not provided}" clip listed below. Other interviewees are seen again in clips "Rehab Center" and "Vance...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Vance, Carol--Press coverage ; Public prosecutors--Texas--Harris County--Press coverage ; Grand jury--Texas--Press coverage ;...
Vance on Graol[?] Jr, Date: "05/23/69": Harris County District Attorney Carol Vance talks about the problem of people talking to the press about an investigation pending before the grand jury and the leaking of information to the news media. --...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Press coverage ; Astronauts--Press coverage ; Lyndon B. Johnson Space...
NASA, Date: "06/05/75": Interview with a man; interview with four astronauts; Channel 11 reporter outside the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. -- Sorting It Out, Date: "06/05/75": Police officer speaking to a person hiding behind a door; two men...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Press coverage ; Presidents--Resignation--United States--Press coverage ; Henley, Elmer...
Nixon Resignation, Date: "08/08/74": Footage of televisions at a mall announcing President Richard Nixon's address to the nation before his resignation on August 9, 1974; footage of stock market data. -- Mrs. Hillegeist - Mother of Elmer Wayne...
