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| Title | Eleanor Tinsley |
| Abstract | Eleanor Tinsley talks about her years as president of the board of the Houston Independent School District, and as member of the city council. She was involved in the school integration movement and was instrumental in the creation of the Houston Community College. |
| Description | |
| Date of Interview | October 16, 2007 |
| Subjects | Tinsley, Eleanor, 1926-2009; City council members -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History; Houston Community College (Houston, Tex.) -- History; School board presidents -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories |
| Interviewee | Tinsley, Eleanor, 1926-2009 |
| Interviewers | Ely, Jane |
| Original Format | Mini DV |
| Related Collections | Eleanor Tinsley Papers, 1965-1995: An Inventory of her Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/houpub/00032/hpub-00032.html |
| 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. |
| Length of Interview | 01:37:43 |
| Relation-Is Part Of | Houston Oral History Project : a great city voices its past. |