Holcombe, Oscar
Rating
Title
Holcombe , Oscar
Abstract
A collection of radio addresses from Mayor Oscar Holcombe . Mayor Holcombe gave some of these radio addresses in 1940 during his re-election campaign . He spoke about the achievements of the Holcombe Administration and the proposed projects concerning major highways and streets . Mayor Holcombe refuted statements made by his opponent and provided details on the importance of Houston to national defense during the war and addressed how the city's municipal services would be affected during war attacks or other military emergencies . The Mayor campaigned that his future plans called for increasing street lighting , making improvements to roads and parks , and improving sewage disposal facilities . Mayor Holcombe was endorsed by both the Houston Post and the Houston Chronicle . In 1936 , Oscar Holcombe gave a radio speech when he was running for Congress against Albert Thomas .
Collection Name
HMRC Oral History Collection
Date of Interview
October 28, 1940
Subjects
Holcombe , Oscar , 1888-1968--Interviews ; Mayors--Texas--Houston ; Mayors--Election ; Radio addresses , debates , etc. ; Thomas , Albert , 1898-1966 ; Oral histories
Interviewee
Holcombe , Oscar
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH 388
Language
English
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.
Geographic Coverage
Houston (Tex.)
Temporal Coverage
1930s ; 1940s
Length of Interview
01:07:00
Type
Text ; Sound
Format
Flash Video FLV; Text
Funding provided by
TexTreasures Grant
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