Former Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby talks with Jane Ely about growing up in Houston, the newspaper business, the Kennedy assassination, and his political career.
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.
Blaffer-Owen, Jane;
Philanthropists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ;
Houston (Tex.) -- Social life and customs;
Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes;
Oral histories
Philanthropist and social activist, Jane Blaffer talks about the social life in Houston during the first half of the 20th century. She talks about the philanthropic contributions of her family as well as people like the Cullens, Imma Hogg, James...
John "Big John" Glaze, the locomotive engineer for the miniature railroad at Hermann Park, shares his experiences driving, maintaining, and repairing the locomotives and tracks for the miniature train; and talks about his role entertaining children...
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,...
Reagan, Billy, 1938-;
School superintendents--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
School integration--Texas--Houston;
Magnet schools--Texas--Houston;
Houston (Tex.)--Race relations;
Houston Independent School District;
Oral histories
Billy Reagan talks about the desegregation of the schools in the city of Houston and his participation in this movement when he was superintendent of the Houston Independent School District.
Wong, Martha, 1939-;
Legislators--Texas--Interviews;
Texas--Politics and government;
Houston (Tex.)--Politics and government;
Asian Americans--Social conditions--Texas--Houston;
Oral histories
In 1993 Martha Wong was the first Asian American elected to the Houston City Council, and in 2003, she became the first Asian American woman elected to the Texas Legislature. In this interview, Martha answers questions about her career and her life...
Miller, Ray, 1919-2008;
Television journalists--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Radio journalists--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
KPRC-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
Broadcast journalism--Texas--Houston;
Oral histories
Ray Miller talks about the news media in Houston and describes his career as a radio and television news broadcaster. Miller was the creator and host of the TV series The Eyes of Texas broadcasted through KPRC-TV.
Centenarian and civil rights activist Quentin Mease is interviewed by David Goldstein. Quentin describes his work with the African American community, the YMCA, and his involvement with the creation of the Harris County Hospital District
Taylor, Marvin, 1925-.;
Community activists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations;
Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes;
Herman Park (Houston, Tex.);
Oral histories
Marvin Taylor, a long time resident of Houston, talks about his involvement in the establishment of a jogging trail and improvements to Hermann Park, Houston.
Streit, Yvonne -- Interviews;
People with disabilites -- Rehabilitation;
Brookshire (Tex.)
Yvonne Streit, a native Houstonian, graduated in Education from SMU and started teaching. Born from the despair of her deeply disabled daughter, she relied on her faith-driven resolve to assist the disabled adults and young children. She used a...
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.
Contains descriptions of "Millionaires' Row," the Sebonac, the Augusta, the Southern Breeze, as well as other yachts belonging to members of the Houston Yacht Club.
This is a first person narrative of the travels of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca while exploring North America. The narrative begins after they pass the mouth of the Mississippi River.
This folder contains the reminiscences of Mrs. Dilue Rose Harris about her life moving to and growing up in Texas in the late 1830s. She describes living in Harrisburg, the Battle of San Jacinto, and some of the first elections in Texas. It is...
This folder contains biographical information about a series of men who immigrated to Texas to serve as soldiers, priests, etc., as well as a discussion of the missionaries sent out into what would become Texas to explore the territory and...
