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    • Karff, Rabbi Samuel

    • Karff, Rabbi Samuel

    • Karff, Samuel E., 1931-.; Rabbis -- United Sates -- Biography; Rabbis -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Oral histories

    • Rabbi Samuel Karff talks about his early religious formation and his spiritual, intellectual and community life in Houston.

      Rabbi Samuel Karff is a native of Philadelphia. He came to Houston in 1975 where he served as Senior Rabbi of...

    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Lawson, Rev. "Bill"

    • Lawson, Rev. "Bill"

    • Lawson, William A., 1928-; Civil rights workers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Civil rights demonstrations -- Texas -- Houston; Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations; Oral histories

    • Bill Lawson, a political activist and civil rights organizer examines his life as a religious leader, and his participation in racial desegregation efforts in the Houston communities during the Civil Rights Movement.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Hale, Leon

    • Hale, Leon

    • Hale, Leon-; Journalists--Houston--Interviews; Houston (Tex.)--Newspapers; Houston post (Houston, Tex. :1932); Houston chronicle (Houston, Tex. : 1912); Oral histories

    • Leon Hale talks about his career as a writer for the Houston Post and the Houston Chronicle, as well as about the books he has published over the years.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Peavey, Doris

    • Peavey, Doris

    • Peavey, Doris--Interviews ; African American students ; Gregory School (Houston, Tex.)--Alumni and alumnus ; Jack Yates High School (Houston, Tex.) ; Hampton University (Va.) ; Texas Southern University ; Fourth Ward (Houston, Tex.) ; Motion...

    • Mrs. Doris Peavey is a native Houstonian who is an alumna of The Gregory School, Jack Yates High School (1941) and Hampton University (1945). She discusses the Fourth Ward community, activities at The Gregory School such as the May Fait, Houston...
    • Houston Oral History Project - Neighborhood Voices
    • Hirusaki, George

    • Hirusaki, George

    • Hirusaki, George J. -- Interviews; Japanese American researchers -- Interviews; Japanese American engineers -- Houston (Tex.) Fluid power technology.

    • Born in Beaumont, Texas, George J. Hirusaki spent his early childhood with his father, a rice farmer in Texas, learning about agriculture and fluid flow. He graduated from Lamar University and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from Rice University. He...
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Shapiro, Marc

    • Shapiro, Marc

    • Shapiro, Marc.(1947-) -- Interviews; Financial executives -- United States; Bankers -- Texas -- Interviews; Financial institutions -- Management.

    • A successful Banker and a top graduate from Stanford Business School, Marc Shapiro was the President and Chief Executive of the Texas Commerce Bank. He retired in 2003 as Vice Chairman for finance and risk management at JP Morgan Chase & Co. He is...
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Castillo, Leonel

    • Castillo, Leonel

    • Castillo, Leonel; Municipal officials and employees -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Human rights workers -- Texas -- Houston; Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Houston; Political activists -- Texas -- Houston; Oral histories

    • Leonel Castillo was the first Mexican American elected to citywide office in Houston and the director of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in Jimmy Carter's cabinet during the 1970’s. Interviewed by Kerry Wince he talks about his...
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Moore, Michael

    • Moore, Michael

    • Moore, Michael; Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Disaster relief -- Gulf States; Emergency management -- United States; Emergency management -- Texas -- Houston; Intergovernmental cooperation -- Gulf States; Oral histories

    • Michel Moore talks about how he, as the city of Houston Mayor's Chief of Staff, his staff, and the city of Houston in general, handled the influx of evacuees from the city of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Navarro, Yolanda

    • Navarro, Yolanda

    • Navarro, Yolanda, 1947-; Restaurateurs--Texas--Houston--Interviews; Hispanic American businesswomen--Texas--Houston--Interviews; Community activists--Texas--Houston--Interviews; Race relations--Texas--Houston; Oral histories

    • Hispanic American entrepreneur, restaurateur, and community activist, examines her involvement with the Hispanic community in Houston, and talks about race relations in the 1960s and 1970s, and about her restaurant business.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Fraga, Félix

    • Fraga, Félix

    • Fraga, Félix, 1929- ; Hispanic American social workers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Mexican American politicians -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Ripley House (Houston, Tex.); Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations; Houston (Tex.) -- History --...

    • Félix Fraga discusses his life as a Hispanic growing up in Houston; race relations; his work as a social worker; and his long career at Ripley House, a recreational, educational and health center in Houston founded in 1940.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Feigin, Dr. Ralph

    • Feigin, Dr. Ralph

    • Feigin, Ralph, 1938-2008; Pediatricians -- Texas -- Houston; Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories

    • Dr. Ralph Feigin examines his life as a pediatrician in Houston, his medical training, and the Texas Children Hospital. Dr. Feigin was a renown pediatrician and an advocate of children's health and welfare. He was instrumental in developing the...
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Barnstone, Gertrude

    • Barnstone, Gertrude

    • Barnstone, Gertrude, 1925- ; Theater -- Texas -- Houston -- History; School board members -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories

    • Gertrude Barnstone talks to Jane Ely about her life in the theatre arts, her memories of Houston and Houstonians and her election to the Houston School Board during the desegregation of the Houston School System.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection
    • Miller, Ray

    • Miller, Ray

    • 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.
    • Houston Oral History Project - Mayor Bill White Collection

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