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...
Designer Herbert Wells talks about the nationally recognized architects he worked with, the local stores he used to shop at, and about some of his most prominent clients.
David Goldstein and Jill Jewitt interview former Mayor Louie Welch. Louie served as Mayor of the city of Houston from 1964 to 1973. Prior to that he served on the City council from 1950 to 1952, and then again from 1956 to 1962.
View looking northeast from Observation Platform near center of yard. Ship work on welding slabs in center and foreground. Receiving Building and Issue Building in left background. Ship Channel and bulkhead wall of Outfitting Pier in center...
Two women and six men, none identified, in an office. Calendar on wall advertises The Duff Manufacturing Co., Pittsburgh, PA. And displays calendar for month of April, 1922. Map of Texas hangs on wall.
Two automobiles parked on Galveston beach in front of the sea wall. Water from Gulf of Mexico in upper right corner. Woman and two children at left margin of photograph.
Schedule for February meeting: Everett K. Cooper, President of the Houston Civil War Roundtable, will speak on the battles during the Gettysburg campaign
Section of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Brenham, Texas. Scale pf plan is 1/4 inch to 1 foot. Includes: Typical detail for Wall Caps in Auditorium. Scale of plan is 1 and 1/2 inch to 1 foot.
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...