"These three volumes tell the story of a courtship that began between two people who had never seen each other, and lasted for fifty-six years. Most people know this couple as Rev. William and Mrs. Audrey Hoffman Lawson. Audrey wrote to William on...
"These three volumes tell the story of a courtship that began between two people who
had never seen each other, and lasted for fifty-six years. Most people know this couple as Rev. William and Mrs. Audrey Hoffman Lawson. Audrey wrote to William on...
Jackson, Bennie Ruth Lewis -- Interviews;
Gregory School (Houston, Tex.) -- Alumni and alumnus;
Fourth Ward (Houston, Tex.);
Race relations -- Texas -- Houston;
Oral histories
Ms. Bennie jackson, long time resident of the Fourth Ward and alumna of the Gregory School talks about the school, race relations, and the Fourth Ward neighborhood.
Long, Bert L.-- Interviews;
Artists, African American -- Houston (Tex.)-- Interviews;
Artists -- Awards;
African American sculptors;
Cooks, African American.
Eldest of four children,Bert L. Long born in 1940, was raised in the Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas. He is a born artist with no formal education in arts, and a born chef. As artist and sculptor, he won many, many awards. Specially notewothy among...
Samuels, Vic;
School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
Houston Independent School District -- History;
Citizens for Good Schools (Houston);
Oral histories
Vic Samuels talks with David Goldstein about his participation in the school integration movement in Houston in the 1960s.
David Goldstein and Jill Jewitt interview former Mayor Louie Welch. Louie served as Mayor of the city of Houston from 1964 to 1973. Prior to that he served on the City council from 1950 to 1952, and then again from 1956 to 1962.
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,...
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.
Advertisement for the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Men dressed as cowboys, Native Americans perform. Performance: Thursday, October 24 through Friday, October 25, 1935.
Advertisement for the Hagenbeck-Wallace and 4Paw-Sells Bros. Combined Circus. Elephant in blue on a yellow background. Performance: Thursday, October 24 through Friday, October 25, 1935.
Advertisement for the Polack Bros. Circus. A clown head on the left of the poster in orange, navy and black. Performance: October 12 through October 21, 1944.
Advertisement for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Circus. Four giraffes with a baby giraffe stand, with an elephant and several men in traditional dress carrying spears.
Advertisement for the Ringling Brothers aand Barnum and Bailey Combined Circus. Five pigmy elephants are towered over by a clown and an elephant. Several children look on. Performance: Monday, October 5 and Tuesday, October 6, 1936.
Advertisement for the Ringling Brothers aand Barnum and Bailey Combined Circus. Three performers on horseback, one with drums and two with horns. Performance: Monday, September 27 and Tuesday, September 28, 1937.
Advertisement for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Circus. Acrobats, leaping Pilades, over a line of animals, including elephants, camels, and horses.
