Houston Yacht Club expands, new clubhouse to be built with new ballroom, dining room, and kitchen facilities. Short history of previous clubhouses for the Houston Yacht Club.
Basic description of the town of Port Arthur, including recreational activities, tourist information, transporation information, and traffic regulations for the town. Information about the Houston-Port arthur Cruise, which was a joint event of the...
Handwritten manuscript of the diary kept by John E. T. Milsaps from January 22, 1899 to April 10, 1899. Contains photographs documenting the Philippine-American War and leprosy victims.
Binder containing documents and photographs concerning the Sesquicentennial celebration in Texas in 1985. Includes the history of Bellaire, information about the City of Bellaire government, organizations and festivals, along with maps, brochures,...
Reproduction of the 1866 facsimile of the original version published in Houston by Gray, Strickland of Houston in 1866. Original title: Houston city directory for 1866 : with a map of the city, directory to streets and localities, names of city,...
Letter from C. F. Richardson to Thurgood Marshall, NAACP Legal Staff, enclosing a copy of the suit filed in the United States District Court for Southern Texas by four members of the Houston Branch NAACP.
These documents discuss the early names of the Galveston area and when the current name Galveston was established. Early names include: Malhado ; St. Louis ; Isle de Culebra ; Galveztown ; Campeachy ; Saccharappa.
Contains excerpts from the 1870-1871 edition of Murray's City Directory. Included is a history of Houston, information about the first Houston city fair, and a street directory.
