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- Holcombe, Oscar
- Holcombe, Oscar, 1888-1968--Interviews ; Mayors--Texas--Houston ; Mayors--Election ; Radio addresses, debates, etc. ; Thomas, Albert, 1898-1966 ; Oral histories
- Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection
- Houston Gargoyle, volume 2
- periodicals
- Books
- Eckels, Judge Robert
- 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,...
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- White, Governor Mark
- White, Mark, (1940-)-- Interviews; Governors -- Texas -- Interviews; Attorney Generals -- Texas; Secretary of State -- Texas; Education -- Texas
- Governor Mark White came in very tough economic times. As Governor, he regulated the utility industry and cut the price of electricity. He raised taxes twice, to save schools, building roads and to provide services to people. He also raised the...
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Castillo, Raul
- Castillo, Raul -- Interviews ; Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; Local transit -- Texas -- Houston -- Affirmative action programs -- City of Houston -- Texas -- Discrimination in employment -- City of Houston -- Texas.
- Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection
- River Oaks Scrapbook, volume 7
- Contains newspaper articles about zoning, advertisements for River Oaks, Christmas cards from River Oaks residents.
- River Oaks Collection
- Progressive Houston, vol. ii, no. 2, May, 1910.
- Circluar for deep water bonds ; City brick making ; Has grown forty-eight times greater ; The Rice Institute ; The Ship Channel as a money maker ; The interurban railway progressing ; Water Department doings and the cost ; A driveway to cover a...
- Houston Waterways
- Southwestern Times, Volume 1, Number 16. Dated January 11, 1945.
- newspaper
- Southwestern Times, Volume 1, Number 16. Dated January 11, 1945.
- The Bellaire City Library Collection
- Collier, Everett, 1914-1992
- Collier, Everett -- Interviews ; Newspaper editors -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; Houston chronicle (Houston, Tex : 1912) -- History ; Race discrimination -- Texas -- Houston.
- Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection
- Southwestern Times, Volume 1, Number 19. Dated February 1, 1945.
- newspaper
- Southwestern Times, Volume 1, Number 19. Dated February 1, 1945.
- The Bellaire City Library Collection
- Southwestern Times, Volume 1, Number 52. Dated September 20, 1945.
- newspaper
- Southwestern Times, Volume 1, Number 52. Dated September 20, 1945.
- The Bellaire City Library Collection
- Houston city directory for 1873
- Houston City Directories
- Subtitle: Directory of names, places, business, etc. for the city of Houston.
- Houston City Directories
- Johnson, Whitt
- Johnson, Whitt--Interviews ; City Managers--Texas--West University Place--Interviews ; Municipal officials and employees--Texas--West University Place--Interviews ; Texas--West University Place--Politics and government ; Texas--Harris...
- Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection
- Baggett, Alvin D.
- Baggett, Alvin D.--Interviews ; Mayors--Texas--Galena Park ; Houston Ship Channel (Tex.) ; Galena Park (Tex.) ; Oral histories
- Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection
- Kempner, Harris L. (1903-1987)
- Kempner, Harris L., (Harris Leon),1903-1987 -- Interviews ; Businessmen -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; Industrialists -- Texas -- Interviews ; Imperial Sugar Company; Kempner Trust ; Oral histories
- Houston Oral History Project - HMRC Collection
- Hobby, Bill
- Hobby, William Pettus, 1932-; Lieutenant Governors -- Texas -- Interviews; Politicians -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Newspapers -- Ownership; Publishers and publishing -- Texas -- Houston; Oral histories
- Former Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby talks with Jane Ely about growing up in Houston, the newspaper business, the Kennedy assassination, and his political career.
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Blanton, Jack
- 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.
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Campos, Esther
- Campos, Esther; Hispanic American teachers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; School board members -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History; Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations; Houston (Tex.) -- History --...
- Esther Campos, a native Houstonian, examines her life as a Hispanic growing up in Houston, and her career as a teacher in the public school system and as a member of the school board.
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Wong, Martha
- 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...
- Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
- Deed transferring lot in Houston from Thomas M. League to Thomas M Bagby, January 18, 1843
- Deed transferring lot 6 in Block 43 in Houston from Thomas M. League to Thomas M Bagby. Second document transfers the lot from the estate of Edmund Osborn to Thomas M. League on November 27, 1841. Osborn's estate lost the land due to unpaid taxes...
- Archival Collections