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.
San Jacinto Monument ; Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956 ; Texas Centennial (1936) ; Houston, Andrew Jackson, 1854-1941
Groundbreaking: Mr. Jesse Jones and Colonel Andrew Jackson Houston at the groundbreaking ceremony of the San Jacinto Memorial. A military band performs for the group of spectators. Mr. Jones and others make speeches that are broadcast by station...
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...
Van Ulm, Sydney -- Interviews ; Artists -- United States -- Texas ; Photographers -- United States -- Texas ; Cartoonists -- United States -- Texas -- Houston ; Oral histories
These papers describe the history of the Rice Institute from the new foundation and endowment for education to the departments on campus in the 1920s. The Rice Institute later became Rice University.
Subtitle: Containing the names, residences and places of business of the inhabitants; business directory; directory to streets and localities; charter; compendium of ordinances; officers of the city and county; courts; state and county taxes;...
