Provides a history of the design and construction of the Julia Ideson building of the Houston Public Library, now home to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. Includes 21 illustrations.
Contains short essays on Houston public school buildings, detailing the personal lives of the people they are named after, the buildings' funding and beginnings, the buildings' locations, and highlights of the schools.
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:...
Houston Yacht Club expands, new clubhouse to be built with new ballroom, dining room, and kitchen facilities. Short history of previous clubhouses for the Houston Yacht Club.
Three drafts of a description of the history and business of House Plantation, a plantation owned by Arcola Sugar Mills Company. Sources include Bill Griffin, who lived on the plantation for 61 years and W. L. Howse, a former manager of the Arcola...
Foundation plan of St. Paul's Evangelical Church in Brenham, Texas. Scale of plan is 1/8 inch to 1 foot. Includes: Sections AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF, GG -- Typical Wall Section showing reinforcement for all walls. -- Footing schedule. -- Column...
Auditorium floor framing plan of St. Paul's Evangelical Church in Brenham, Texas. Scale of plan is 1/8 inch to 1 foot. Includes: Sections AA, BB, CC, DD, EE -- Typical Girder. -- Slab schedule.
Commercial buildings ; Architecture--Designs and plans
Floor plan for the fourth level of proposed developments to Marti's Department Store. Scale is 1 centimeter to 100 centimeters. Includes: Kitchen plan. Scale is 1 centimeter to 40 centimeters.
Dwellings ; Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans
1. Partial plot plan. Scale is 1 inch to 20 feet. -- 2. Foundation plan. Scale is 1/4 inch to 1 foot. -- 3. Typical pier detail. Scale is 1 inch to 1 foot. -- 4. through 8. Sections. Scale is 1 and 1/2 inch to 1 foot.
Dwellings--Texas--Houston ; Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans
Elevation for a townhouse at Vassar Place. Scale is 1/4 inch to 1 foot. -- Section 'A' cross section of a townhouse unit. Scale is 1/4 inch to 1 foot. -- Third floor plan of townhouse unit. Scale is 1/4 inch to 1 foot.
Hall, Anthony, 1944-;
Municipal officials and employees -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
African American legislators -- Texas -- Interviews;
Texas -- Politics and government;
Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations;
Oral histories
City of Houston Chief Administrative Officer (2004- ) Anthony Hall, talks about his political career. He served as a State Representative in the Texas Legislature from 1973 to 1979, on the Houston City Council from 1979 to 1989, as Chairman of the...
