Contains short essays on Houston public school buildings, detailing the personal lives of the people they are named after, the buildings' funding and beginnings, the buildings' locations, and highlights of the schools.
The passion for sports writing was imbibed in Mickey Herskowitz from an early age. Growing up in Houston, he started writing for the Houston Post when he was only 14 years old. When the Chronicle purchased The Post, he started writing for the...
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...
Fourth of July ; parades ; cars ; floats ; costumes ; books
Two people dressed in costumes for the Fourth of July parade and celebration in Bellaire, Texas, in 1997. One is in a clown costume and the other is dressed as a book (Yankee Doodle). Both are part of the Friends of the Bellaire City Library's...
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...
Unemployment, Date: "08/06/74": Interview with a man about unemployment statistics for the Houston area. -- Governor in Huntsville, Date: "08/06/74": Two men and a woman exit a car. -- Goree Escape, Date: "08/06/74": Interview with a man about a...
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.
Subtitle: Containing a synopsis of the business pursuits and progress, the present state, county and city governments, an index of all societies, associations, corporations, churches, educational institutes, the full name and address of all...
