The passion for sports writing was imbibed in Mickey Herskowitz from an early age. Growing up in Houston, he started writing for the Houston Post when he was only 14 years old. When the Chronicle purchased The Post, he started writing for the...
Bryant, Thelma Scott, 1905-;
Centenarians--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Segregation--Texas--Houston--History;
African Americans--Texas--Houston--Social life and customs--History;
Oral histories
Thelma Scott Bryant, a centenarian from Houston, talks about her life as an African American growing up at the beginning of the 20th century. She describes the black community where she grew up; the churches, schools, theaters and businesses; and...
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.
Three teams of three mules each pulling plows mounted on three wheels and being steered by one man atop each of the three plows. One farm building in background.
Threshing machine is fully visible. Three teams of mules pulling flatbed wagons filled with harvested rice and two to three men each await turn at rice threshing machine.
Thunderbirds, Date: "07/27/68": Footage of Thunderbird aircraft flying in formation while a voice-over announcer names the formations and the pilots involved. -- A & M Fire School, Date: "07/27/68": Footage of a helicopter hovering over treetops...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; American Red Cross ; Rice University ; Christmas ; Homicide ; Murder ; Crime scene searches ; Reporters and reporting
Train Hearing, Date: "12/02/71" : Men speak at a train hearing. -- Reporters Beaten, Date: "12/02/71" : A reporter with a swollen eye is interviewed. -- Christmas Tapes-Red Cross, Date: "12/02/71" : A young man and a woman with her children record...
Two men harvesting rice using a mule-drawn John Deere binder. Standing shocks of bound rice can be seen in most of the photograph. Includes: John Deere Corporation.
Two photographs of Downtown Bellaire. The upper photograph is of Cedar at Bissonnet Boulevard on May 17, 1973, by Peter Whitney. The lower photograph is at Rice Avenue and Cedar, wit the U.S. Post office visible on the right. The second...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Quebedeaux, W. A. (Walter Arnim)--Press coverage ; Litter (Trash) ; Mayors--Texas--Houston--Press coverage ; Welch, Louie--Press coverage ;...
U. V. on Dump, Date: "05/11/67": Footage of a small group of men surveying a spot of illegal dumping despite the “no trespassing” sign; Dr. Walter Quebedeaux is among the group and is interviewed about the possible legal recourse available to...
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.
