Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation advertisements ; house plans of River Oaks homes ; Annual report of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1935 ; McCall's Home of the Month, April 1936.
Blanton, Jack Sawtelle, 1927- ;
Gas industry -- Texas -- Houston;
Businessmen -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Philanthropists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art (Austin, Tex.);
Oral histories
Mr. Blanton discusses his life in Houston, art collecting, the Houston Endowment, and Houston leadership.
Eckels, Robert;
County judges --Texas --Harris County --Interviews;
Harris County (Tex.) --Politics and government;
Hurricane Katrina, 2005;
Emergency management --Texas --Harris County;
Disaster relief --Gulf States;
Intergovernmental...
Robert Eckels describes his experiences as former Harris County judge. He discusses politics in Harris county and in the city of Houston, as well as his involvement in handling the influx of the evacuees from New Orleans during hurricane Katrina,...
Immigration lawyer Charles Foster describes his law career in Houston. He talks about some of the events that shaped his life and discusses one of his most famous cases.
Gottlieb, Dick--Interviews ; City council members--Texas--Houston--Interviews ; Houston (Tex.)--Politics and government ; Houston (Tex.)--Race relations ; Television personalities--Texas--Houston ; Television broadcasting--Employees--Texas--Houston...
Former Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby talks with Jane Ely about growing up in Houston, the newspaper business, the Kennedy assassination, and his political career.
[ ] {Title not provided}, Date: "10/ /62": Brief messages from the three gubernatorial candidates for Texas in 1962: Jack Carswell, from the Constitution party; John B. Connally, Jr., from the Democratic party; and Jack Cox, from the Republican...
Cypress Creek Estates Flood, Date: "05/13/68": Footage of Cypress Creek Estates neighborhood under water; men and women investigate the extent of the flooding on horseback or in boats. -- Police Awards, Date: "05/13/68": Footage of food being...
Hilliard on Ambulances, Date: "01/09/69": Hilliard, of Hilliard Funeral Home, explains the limitations of the ambulance service run by the funeral home and what calls they can answer. -- Car Found, Date: "01/09/69": Mr. Vall is interviewed about...
Tyson, Date: "04/06/66": Mr. Tyson is interviewed regarding the possibility that Houston Lighting & Power’s earnings are excessive, and if so, a public hearing will be requested of the City Council. -- Fireworks Problem, Date: "04/06/66": A man...
N. Palm - Special Sessions, Date: "06/25/71": Nancy Palm, chairwoman of the Harris County, Texas Republican Party, comments on errors in Congressional bills in a press conference held in her office. -- George Osser, Special Pairing, Date:...
POW, Date: "06/30/72": Interview with a woman about her inability to make contact with her POW husband and what contact she has had with the White House. -- Lafitte, Date: "06/30/72": Footage opens on a painting of Jean Lafitte and other historic...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Seabrook (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Cooley, Denton A., 1920- --Press coverage ; Heart--Transplantation--Press coverage ; Union Station...
Seabrook Reinstaterint, Date: "07/18/68": Footage of girls getting a woman to sign a petition to bring back Police Chief Wilcox; a reporter interviews one girl and a woman about the children’s petition. -- County Bond Issue, Date: "07/18/68":...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Teachers--Texas--Press coverage ; Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974--Press coverage ; Elliott, Bill--Press coverage ;...
Teachers Day, Date: "05/08/69": An unidentified man is interviewed about a proposed appropriations bill and whether money will be available for a pay raise for teachers. -- Wayne Morris on Vietnam, Date: "05/08/69": Wayne Lyman Morse speaks out...
