When she was named Principal Dancer for the Houston Ballet in 1990, Lauren Anderson became the first African American to hold such a position in a major ballet company. Anderson talks with Linda Lorelle about growing up in Houston, her ballet...
Wedding of Angelo Petheriotes and Beulah Demetre -- their reception at the American Legion Hall on Jackson Street. Standing: Willie Peet, George Galanos, Steve Demetre, Katherine Pontikes, Theodore Galanos, Marie Galanos, Betty Demetre (Colovas),...
View of the half-time show for Super Bowl VIII, which featured a performance by the Longhorn Band in a tribute to American music titled "A Musical America." The arena is Rice Stadium, in Houston, Texas. The band has formed the shape of the...
Vets Parade Request, Date: "10/21/69": Footage of a meeting in session. -- Cosmonauts, Date: "10/23/69": Footage of men walking through a crowd of people outside a building followed by the set-up of a press conference within NASA. -- Bank Robbery,...
Uncle Sam stands before a group of people from various nations singing from "That International Rag" songbooks. There is an inset with a photograph of a woman titled "Edith Kelmer."
This folder contains the reminiscences of Mrs. Dilue Rose Harris about her life moving to and growing up in Texas in the late 1830s. She describes living in Harrisburg, the Battle of San Jacinto, and some of the first elections in Texas. It is...
Thunderbirds, Date: "07/27/68": Footage of Thunderbird aircraft flying in formation while a voice-over announcer names the formations and the pilots involved. -- A & M Fire School, Date: "07/27/68": Footage of a helicopter hovering over treetops...
"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...
Bryant, Thelma Scott, 1905-;
Centenarians--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Segregation--Texas--Houston--History;
African Americans--Texas--Houston--Social life and customs--History;
Oral histories
Thelma Scott Bryant, a centenarian from Houston, talks about her life as an African American growing up at the beginning of the 20th century. She describes the black community where she grew up; the churches, schools, theaters and businesses; and...
