"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...
Containing a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, educational institutions, churches, banks incorporated companies, secret and benevolent societies, etc., a street guide and householder's directory, an alphabetically...
"Gulf Concrete Pipe Co. Inc. The Only Sewer Pipe Made in Houston." Gulf Concrete Pipe Company facility with stockpile of pipe in yard, loading pipe on semi trailer, other semi with pipe on street. Employees posing for photographer.
Foyt, A.J. (Anthony Joseph), 1935-;
Automobile racing drivers--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Oral histories
A.J. Foyt, a professional automobile racing driver, examines his career in the race car business. He talks about the accidents he has have, the races he has won, and the people he has met.
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...
Businessmen Welcome Wilson has served as Assistant Director of Civil Defense for the city of Houston; assistant to former Mayor Roy Hofheinz; State Director for the Defense Mobilization headquarters in Denton, Texas; and real estate and financial...
Contains the annual reports for the Public Schools of the Independent School District of Houston for the fiscal years 1905- 1906, and 1906 - 1907. Annual reports contain remarks from the school district superintendents, a list of graduates from...
Bustamante, Daniel;
Political activists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions -- Texas -- Houston;
Human rights workers -- Texas -- Houston;
Houston (Tex.) -- History;
Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations;
Mexican...
Community organizer and civil rights activist, Daniel Bustamante, talks about his life in community development, labor unions, and youth initiatives in Houston.
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...
Elliot on Air Pollution, Date: "09/03/68": Mr. Elliot talks about the enforcement of air pollution laws. -- Sick Fuzz, Date: "09/03/68": Footage of a man being transported from a small medical airplane to an ambulance. -- Lunar Vehicle, Date:...
Lake Charles (La.) ; Lafayette (La.) ; St. John's Cathedral (Lafayette, La.) ; New Iberia (La.) ; Sugarcane--Harvesting ; Mississippi River ; Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.) ; St. Louis Cathedral (New Orleans, La.) ; Jackson Square (New Orleans,...
Highway Scenes: View from a car windshield of a tree-lined two-lane highway with an occasional car visible. -- Lake Charles: Footage of metal bridge trusses, rural roads, and a view of the lake from the road. A hayfield and two men loading haycocks...
Contains the annual reports for the Public Schools of the Independent School District of Houston for the fiscal years 1907- 1908, and 1908 - 1909. Annual reports contain remarks from the school district superintendents, a list of graduates from the...
