Contains the annual report for the Public Schools of the Independent School District of Houston for the fiscal year 1912 - 1913. Annual report contains remarks from the school district superintendents, a list of graduates from the districts schools...
In this interview, restaurateur Irma Galván examines her life as a Mexican American woman growing up in Houston and being raised by a single mother and raising her children as a single mother herself. She also talks about how she started and...
Two girls, Micheline Guseman Toomey (in white dress) and Ursula Guseman Lusk (in black dress) standing on hand-carved stairs done on site in front of the entry hall at 918 Bagby.
Hill, Ray, 1940- ;
Gay rights -- Texas -- Houston;
Gay broadcasters -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Oral histories
Houston's best known gay and prison activist talks about his life as a son, evangelist, burglar, prisoner, student, organizer, radio station manager, and social worker.
Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation publications, Homes For All Times, and River Oaks ; newspaper articles about the death of Will Hogg ; advertisements for River Oaks.
Predominately gray and white cover depicting a winter scene. A man in a brown coat and hat walks next to a woman with an oversized black hat, white fur collar, and black dress. A small dog on a leash is next to the woman. In the background are bare...
Black cover with blue trim featuring an illustration of a man and woman dining at a table. A waiter stands in the background near green and purple curtains. The man wears a black suit and has a cigarette in his mouth. The lady wears a dress and a...
Jefferson, Howard;
African American school administrators -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Houston Independent School District;
Wheatly High School -- Houston (Tex.);
Bellaire High School -- Houston (Tex.);
Oral histories
Howard Jefferson, civil rights activist, former HISD administrator, talks about the public school system and race relations in Houston.
Jones, Edith Irby, 1927- ;
African American women physicians -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
African American women physicians -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography;
Southern states -- Race relations -- Anecdotes;
African Americans -- Social...
Dr. Jones talks about growing up in Hot Spring, Arkansas as a poor and ambitious girl, the events that shaped her life, her years in medical school, her career as a physician in Houston, and her life as a civil rights activist.
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Extortion--Press coverage ; People with disabilities--Press coverage ; Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993--Press coverage ; Barnes,...
Extorsion Attempt, Date: "09/24/69": Footage shows exterior and interior of a house in disarray. A resident describes being held hostage. An agent is interviewed about approaching the bank robber, who ultimately shot himself in the head. Warning:...
These documents contains information about several different radio broadcasting stations in Houston, Texas as well as describing the history of those stations.
Letter from Sam Houston to Thomas M. Bagby. Houston inquires into the whereabouts of some portraits of his and one of Deaf Smith. Houston complains about President Zachary Taylor.
Little girl, unidentified, wearing long dress and standing beside baskets of flowers. Possibly on the roof of a building (vent in right margin). Girl is wearing elaborate dress.
Little girl, unidentified, wearing long dress and standing beside baskets of flowers. Possibly on the roof of a building (vent in the upper right margin).
