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Anderson, Hardy
Anderson, Hardy, 1935 -- Interviews; Fourth Ward (Houston, Tex.); Gregory School (Houston, Tex.); Oral histories.
Hardy Anderson talks about growing up in the Fourth ward community, his Army years, and his years as a student at Gregory School.
Houston Oral History Project - Neighborhood Voices

Ayala, Hector
Ayala, Hector--Interviews ; Mexican American Social Workers--Texas--Houston ; Juvenile delinquency ; Oral histories
Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection

Barnstone, Gertrude
Barnstone, Gertrude, 1925- ; Theater -- Texas -- Houston -- History; School board members -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories
Gertrude Barnstone talks to Jane Ely about her life in the theatre arts, her memories of Houston and Houstonians and her election to the Houston School Board during the desegregation of the Houston School System.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Becker, Alan J.
Becker, Alan J. -- Interviews; Life insurance agents--Interviews; Houston (Tex.)--Growth and development;
Born in Houston, Texas, and graduating from the University of Texas in Marketing and Business, Alan Becker started his career in Life insurance. In this interview, he discusses the rapid growth and development of Houston in the 1950s, and the...
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Campos, Esther
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.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Chamberlain, L.E.
Chamberlain, L.E., (Lawrence Edward); Police --Texas --Houston --Interviews; African American police --Texas --Houston; Houston (Tex.) --Race relations; Oral histories
A 30-year veteran of the Houston Police Department, L.E. Chamberlain, talks about racial relations, the evolution of the department, and local crime.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Chambers, Vernon
Chambers, Vernon -- Interviews ; African American Educators -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; Theatrical producers and directors -- Biography ; Distributive education -- Marketing -- Interviews ; Race Relations -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ;...
Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection

Choice, Lloyd and Robert Bigmill
Choice, Lloyd -- Interviews ; Bigmill, Robert -- Interviews ; Art museum curators -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; African-American school administrators -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; Black Arts Center -- Texas -- Houston -- Harris County...
Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection

Clements, Rosalie
Clements, Rosalie--Interviews ; Shamrock Hotel (Houston, Tex.) ; Hotels--Employees--Interviews ; Women tailors--Interviews ; Oral histories
Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection

Cramer, Edsel (1924-2010)
Cramer, Edsel -- Interviews ; African American Artists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; African American painters -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; Arts -- Texas -- Houston ; Oral histories.
Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection

Davis, [Sr.], Nathaniel
Davis, Nathaniel, Sr., 1936-. -- Interviews; Fourth Ward (Houston, Tex.); Texas -- Houston -- History -- Miscellanea; Oral histories.
Nathaniel Davis talks about growing up and working in the Fourth Ward community in Houston.
Houston Oral History Project - Neighborhood Voices

Eckels, Judge Robert
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,...
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Civics for Houston, volume 1
Periodical covering a range of topics, from biographical sketches, to the art scene in Houston, to gardening and home management advice.
Books

Eury, Bob
Eury,Robert M.(1948)- -- Interviews; Architects, American; Architects and community; Community development, Urban.
Robert M. Eury was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the steward for Houston's redevelopment and revitalization. For 26 years he served as President of Central Houston, Inc. and worked on many projects on community planning in Houston and the...
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Fiorenza, Archbishop Joseph
Fiorenza, Joseph; Bishops -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Catholic Church -- Texas -- Houston; Oral histories
Former Roman Catholic Archbishop, Joseph Fiorenza is interviewed by David Goldstein. He answers questions about his education, the early years of his career, the Houston Catholic population, and the mission of the Catholic church in Houston.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Foster, Charles
Foster, Charles, 1941-; Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Emigration and immigration -- United States; Houston (Tex.) -- Population; Oral histories
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.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

Fraga, Félix
Fraga, Félix, 1929- ; Hispanic American social workers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Mexican American politicians -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Ripley House (Houston, Tex.); Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations; Houston (Tex.) -- History --...
Félix Fraga discusses his life as a Hispanic growing up in Houston; race relations; his work as a social worker; and his long career at Ripley House, a recreational, educational and health center in Houston founded in 1940.
Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

(1956, January 4). Southwest Neighborhood Section. The Houston Chronicle.
Newspaper ; HoustonChronicle
(1956, January 4). Southwest Neighborhood Section. The Houston Chronicle. Sixteen pages of Section E from January 4, 1956.
The Bellaire City Library Collection

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