Copy of aerial photograph of Sylvan Beach Park. People walking on pier over Galveston Bay at left margin. Automobiles and horse-drawn buggies at center of photograph. Building in distance unidentified. Includes: Sylvan Beach.
Arnold, Dan (1930-) -- Interviews;
Social service;
City and County Hospital (Houston, Tex.);
Harris County Hospital District;
Texas Medical Center;
Houston Urban League.
A native Houstonian, Dan Arnold grew up in the Depression era. Graduating from the Univ. of Texas in Law, he worked for Vinson and Elkins. Dan Arnold has shown an exemplary record of community service. He was involved in the City and County Charity...
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...
Darrow, Gloria--Interviews ; Gregory School (Houston, Tex.)--People--1950-1960 ; African American students--Texas--Houston--History--20th century ; Oral histories.
Former Gregory School alumnae Gloria Darrow discusses her memories of Fourth Ward and the Gregory School.
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...
Contains selections from the first volume of the New Encyclopedia of Texas. The selections concern the history of cities and notable individuals in southeast Texas.
Eckels, Robert, 1957- -- Interviews ; Houston Independent School District (Tex.). Board of Education--Interviews ; County commissioners--Texas--Houston--Interviews ;
Oral histories.