Young Hazel Hainsworth, 1905-2009;
Teachers, Black -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes;
School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations;
Oral histories
Interviewed by Elma Barrera, Hazel Young, a centenarian that lives in Houston, examines her life as a young girl growing up in the Fifth Ward, and as a teacher in the public school system.
Woods, Georgia Lee--Interviews ; Gregory School (Houston, Tex.)--People--1930-1940 ; African American students--Texas--Houston--History--20th century ; African American teachers and the community ; African American music teachers ; Oral histories
Mrs. Georgia Lee Woods discusses being a student at the Gregory School, living in Fourth Ward and being a piano teacher at her music school.
Governor Mark White came in very tough economic times. As Governor, he regulated the utility industry and cut the price of electricity. He raised taxes twice, to save schools, building roads and to provide services to people. He also raised the...
Designer Herbert Wells talks about the nationally recognized architects he worked with, the local stores he used to shop at, and about some of his most prominent clients.
Streit, Yvonne -- Interviews;
People with disabilites -- Rehabilitation;
Brookshire (Tex.)
Yvonne Streit, a native Houstonian, graduated in Education from SMU and started teaching. Born from the despair of her deeply disabled daughter, she relied on her faith-driven resolve to assist the disabled adults and young children. She used a...
Shows numbered city blocks, businesses, and Buffalo Bayou. Title from title block. Includes downtown area streets from Commerce to Clay and Bagby to Austin.
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.
Rae, Strange--Interviews;
Rice University -- History.
Mrs. Rae Strange reminiscences about her life in Houston before and after the Depression. Her interest in writing the history of Rice University was noteworthy.
