Houston Astros player Larry Dierker talks about his impressions of the city, his years with the Astros baseball team, and his career as a sports writer for the Houston Chronicle.
Public Works Department ; trees ; automobiles ; grass
Employees of the Public Works Department at work on the streets of Bellaire, TX; two employees prune a tree, as a third employee rakes grass clippings.
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Homicide--Texas--Press coverage ; Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)--Press coverage ; Women's clothing--Press coverage ; University of Texas--Press...
Delarch Killer, Date: "07/06/65": An interview with Donald David, the man accused of killing a cop, explaining his whereabouts before being captured; Mr. David indicates that his life had been threatened by one of the police officers. Related to...
Cop Shoots Kid, Date: "02/13/69": Footage of police at the roadside scene showing a car run into the dirt and a gun by the passenger seat; two officers bend over a man to search for identification; the man is shown being loaded into an ambulance....
Bush, George, 1924- -- Interviews;
Presidents -- United States -- Interviews; Bush, Barbara, 1925- -- Interviews;
President's spouses --United States -- Interviews;
Political campaigns;
Community development, Urban -- Houston (Tex.) ;
Economic...
The 41st president of the United States from 1989-1993, George H. W. Bush at age 18 became the youngest aviator in U.S. Navy, and served in World War II till the end. His first connection with Texas, was serving on the San Jacinto during World War...
Campos, Esther;
Hispanic American teachers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
School board members -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations;
Houston (Tex.) -- History --...
Esther Campos, a native Houstonian, examines her life as a Hispanic growing up in Houston, and her career as a teacher in the public school system and as a member of the school board.
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.
Sakowitz, Robert, 1938-;
Businessmen--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Retail trade--Texas--Houston;
Sakowitz Department Store -- History;
Family-owned business enterprises -- Texas -- History;
Oral histories
Robert Sakowitz talks about his family business in Houston, the Sakowitz stores; about the city of Houston at the time the stores were established and developed; and the personalities he met while doing business.
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.
