Contains an excerpt from Frederick Olmstead's "A Journey Through Texas", which describes his travel by horseback through the state. Also includes an excerpt from "Diary & Letters of Josiah Gregg", which describes Gregg's experiences in the Houston...
Contains short essays on Houston public school buildings, detailing the personal lives of the people they are named after, the buildings' funding and beginnings, the buildings' locations, and highlights of the schools.
Jamail, Joseph D., 1925- ;
Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories
Joseph "Joe" Jamail talks about growing up in Houston in the 1930s and his career as one of the top lawyers in America. He is considered one of the wealthiest lawyers in the nation and is often referred to as the King of Torts. Joe has given...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Press coverage ; Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978--Press coverage ; Outer...
Buckley on LBJ, Date: "04/18/67": Buckley gives an interview opining that Lyndon Johnson makes disingenuous statements but not in any substantial way on major issues. -- H. H. on Russian Crash, Date: "04/24/67": Vice President and Chairman of the...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Quebedeaux, W. A. (Walter Arnim)--Press coverage ; Litter (Trash) ; Mayors--Texas--Houston--Press coverage ; Welch, Louie--Press coverage ;...
U. V. on Dump, Date: "05/11/67": Footage of a small group of men surveying a spot of illegal dumping despite the “no trespassing” sign; Dr. Walter Quebedeaux is among the group and is interviewed about the possible legal recourse available to...
Miller, Ray, 1919-2008;
Television journalists--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Radio journalists--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
KPRC-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
Broadcast journalism--Texas--Houston;
Oral histories
Ray Miller talks about the news media in Houston and describes his career as a radio and television news broadcaster. Miller was the creator and host of the TV series The Eyes of Texas broadcasted through KPRC-TV.
"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...