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...
Jackson, Bradley--Interviews ; Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 ; Tuskegee University--People--1940-1950 ; World War, 1939-1945 ; United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps ; Korean War, 1950-1953 ; United States Postal Service ;...
Mr. Jackson discusses his attending Tuskegee University and serving as a pallbearer at Dr. George Washington Carver's funeral. He also served in the United States military in the Korean War. Afterwards, he came to Houston and worked at the United...
Jamail, Joseph D., 1925- ;
Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories
Joseph "Joe" Jamail talks about growing up in Houston in the 1930s and his career as one of the top lawyers in America. He is considered one of the wealthiest lawyers in the nation and is often referred to as the King of Torts. Joe has given...
Washington (Tex.) ; Gonzales (Tex.) ; Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) ; Baylor College (Belton, Tex.) ; Sam Houston National Forest (Tex.) ; Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 ; Houston, Sam, 1793-1863--Homes and haunts ; Houston, Sam, 1793-1863--Miscellanea ;...
Along the Footprints which Lead to Glory: Opening title card and a shot of the cover of the book The Raven, a Biography of Sam Houston, by Marquis James. Inside cover signed by Orris, Christmas 1935. Text reads (in order): "Texas Centennial...
