Eckels, Bob
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Title |
Eckels, Bob |
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Abstract |
Robert Young "Bob" Eckel's interest in politics started early, when got involved in the political aspect of teachers' organizations. In 1960 he was elected to the HISD Board. He ran for the Commisioner's Court and got elected. According to Eckels, his proudest accomplishment was the peaceful integration of HISD while he was in the School Board president. His leadership helped in installing traffic lights, parks and wide roads, potholes filled and ditches filled.He encouraged people to come to him and give ideas. Bob Eckels died in 1989. |
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Collection Name |
HMRC Oral History Collection |
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Date of Interview |
June 3, 1975 |
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Subject Terms |
Eckels, Robert Young (Bob)--Interviews ;
Houston Independent School District (Tex.). Board of Education--Interviews ;
County commissioners--Texas--Houston--Interviews ;
Oral histories |
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Interviewee |
Eckels, Robert Young "Bob" |
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Interviewers |
Marchiafava, Louis J. |
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Original Format |
Audio Tape |
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Oral History Number |
OH 046 |
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Language |
English |
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Ownership Notice |
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project. |
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Geographic Subject Terms |
Harris County (Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.) |
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Era |
1960s ; 1970s |
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Related Resource |
Oral history of Robert Eckels (Son of Bob Eckels). http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/oralhistory/id/71 |
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Length of Interview |
1 hour, 23 minutes |
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Type |
Sound ; Text |
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Technical Specifications |
Flash Video (FLV); Text |
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Funding provided by |
TexTreasures Grant |
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