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1. Al Edwards interview (26:44)

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Date:
1985-10-25
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Representative Al Edwards describes segregation in Houston when he was a child, and how Riverside has changed since then. He discusses the impact of high property values in the area on home buying....

2. Alfred J. and Edward B. Kahn interview (12:59)

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Date:
1985-10-20
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Alfred and Edward Kahn discuss living in Riverside as children and the changes that have taken place in the neighborhood since then. They comment on why white residents left Riverside as black resi...

3. Alvin Zimmerman interview (09:34)

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Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Alvin Zimmerman shares memories of growing up in Riverside in the 1950s, and the sense of safety he felt. He discusses "white flight" in Riverside, and the role of the bayou as a racial boundary in...

4. Andrew C. Sorelle, Jr., interview (09:44)

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Date:
1985-11-04
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Andrew C. Sorelle, Jr., shares memories of growing up in Riverside. He describes the neighborhood as being rundown, compared to how it used to be.

5. Ann Sakowitz interview (06:35)

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Date:
1986-07-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Ann Sakowitz discusses the Sakowitz home in Riverside.

6. Anna and Jacob S. Waldman interview (12:08)

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Date:
1985-10-27
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Anna and Jacob S. Waldman share memories of their former Riverside residence, and the factors involved in their decision to leave Riverside.

7. Anthony and Carolyn Hall interview (13:47)

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Date:
1986-07-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Councilman Anthony Hall and Carolyn Hall about their early impressions of Riverside, and their eventual move to the neighborhood. Councilman Hall discusses his reaction to the county...

8. Anthony Chase interview (16:11)

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Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Anthony Chase about growing up in Riverside Terrace. He describes the makeup of the neighborhood as largely black professionals. Chase gives several examples of the great pride peopl...

9. Arnett Cobb interview (10:19)

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Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Arnett Cobb plays "Down by the Riverside." He describes the house (now the Groovey Grill) he is being interviewed in. When he was a child, his mother was in domestic service in the home, and he wou...

10. Audrey and William Lawson interview (13:59)

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Date:
1987-05-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Rev. Lawson and his wife, Mrs. Lawson, in which they discuss what brought them to Riverside. Rev. and Mrs. Lawson discuss the threat of institutions like the University of Houston an...

11. Avrohm Wisenberg interview (18:31)

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Date:
1985-10-31
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Avrohm Wisenberg recalls moving to Riverside as a child, and talks about the extent to which Riverside was a Jewish neighborhood. He talks about the different synagogues in Riverside and how they s...

12. Barbara Trincilla interview (07:34)

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Date:
2017-11-06
Summary:
This interview was conducted as part of the Sharing Stories Challenge from Gloria Steinem during the “National Women’s Conference: Taking 1977 Into The 21st Century” conference. Additional keywords...

13. Barry Moore (1:35:33)

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Date:
2014-07-09
Main contributors:
Moore, Barry; Homeyer, Paul
Summary:
Paul Homeyer interviews Barry Moore, who discusses his career in Houston and his father, Harvin Moore. Additional keywords: Rice Memorial Chapel, Education, Moores School of Music Building, Hardcop...

14. Bettye White interview (09:19)

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Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Bettye White talks about moving to Riverside and joining St. James' Episcopal Church. She discusses the reception of black residents into the church community. She talks about the migration of blac...

15. Billy B. Goldberg interview (17:38)

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Date:
1985-11-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Billy B. Goldberg regarding his move to Riverside, and the home he eventually built there. He discusses the large-scale move of Jewish residents out of Riverside and into the Meyerla...

16. Bitsy Proler interview (25:49)

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Date:
1985-11-10
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Bitsy Proler recalls why she moved to Riverside in 1953. She discusses affluence in the Jewish community during this time, specifically as it pertained to Jewish women. She discusses her own entry ...

17. C. M. Malone, Jr., interview (14:39)

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Date:
1985-11-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
C. M. Malone, Jr., talks about how Riverside Terrace came to be, and compares Riverside to River Oaks. The two are described as very similar. He discusses the breaking of deed restrictions over tim...

18. Carman Family interview (30:28)

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Date:
1985-10-17
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with members of the Carman family: Max, Libby, Kathleen, Doug. They describe the factors that led them to move to Riverside. Mr. and Mrs. Carman relate stories from their past that led th...

19. Carman Family interview (20:04)

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Date:
1985-10-17
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with members of the Carman family: Max, Libby, Kathleen, Doug. Libby Carman continues her description of the "This Is Our Home" sign movement. Max describes the impact of the sign campaig...

20. Carrie Glassman Shoemake (56:03)

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Date:
2017-11-17
Main contributors:
Glassman Shoemake, Carrie; Twaddle, Randy
Summary:
Carrie Glassman Shoemake discusses Houston architecture, her own education and career, and her unique approach to architectural programming.

21. Cebe Sue Barnett interview (12:02)

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Date:
1985-11-01
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Cebe Sue Barnett about growing up in Riverside Terrace. She describes a close-knit community. She notes the changes in the neighborhood, specifically mentioning the impact of the hig...

22. Charles Thomsen (58:41)

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Date:
2017-07-13
Main contributors:
Thomsen, Charles B.; McGinty, John M.
Summary:
Charles B. Thomsen speaks about his life and his career as an architect at Caudill, Rowlett, Scott and at 3D/International. He and interviewer John M. McGinty also discuss his innovations in const...

23. Cherie Bourgin interview (26:58)

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Date:
1985-10-23
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Cherie Bourgin describes her family's move from Illinois, and their decision to settle in Riverside, despite some surprise on the part of members of the University of Houston. She describes many of...

24. Clarice Freeman interview (12:00)

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Date:
1985-10-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Clarice Freeman about her family's move into the Riverside neighborhood. She talks about Joe Russell, and his role with the civic club. Freeman also discusses the continued role of d...

25. Clen Del Vance, Sr., interview (23:26)

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Date:
1985-10-20
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Clen Del Vance, Sr., shares memories of the Jack Caesar bombing, and how it related to southern justice. He talks about his background as a postal worker, and what it meant socially to be a postal ...

26. Connie Campbell Henry interview (14:18)

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Date:
2017-11-07
Summary:
This interview was conducted as part of the Sharing Stories Challenge from Gloria Steinem during the “National Women’s Conference: Taking 1977 Into The 21st Century” conference. Additional keywords...

27. Cynthia Solzman Mondell interview (15:44)

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Date:
2017-11-07
Summary:
This interview was conducted as part of the Sharing Stories Challenge from Gloria Steinem during the “National Women’s Conference: Taking 1977 Into The 21st Century” conference. Additional keywords...

28. Dan Pulaski interview (10:10)

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Date:
1985-11-10
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Dan Pulaski traces the movement of people from north to south of the bayou, based on affluence. He talks about Riverside's perception, and the prominent Jewish families in the area. He talks about ...

29. Danny Samuels and John Casbarian (1:10:12)

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Date:
2017-12-14
Main contributors:
Samuels, Danny M.; Casbarian, John J.; Goelzer, Kerry
Summary:
John J. Casbarian and Danny Samuels discuss their partnership, Taft Architects, as well as important projects in Texas, The Caribbean, and elsewhere.

30. Darian Paul interview (03:55)

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Date:
2017-11-06
Summary:
This interview was conducted as part of the Sharing Stories Challenge from Gloria Steinem during the “National Women’s Conference: Taking 1977 Into The 21st Century” conference. Additional keywords...

31. David Robinson (1:20:35)

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Date:
2018-12-19
Main contributors:
Robinson, David; Ryan, Mark
Summary:
City Councilman and architect David Robinson discusses city planning and governmental processes used to improve neighborhoods, flood prevention, and transportation in the City of Houston. Additiona...

32. David Westheimer interview (02:26)

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Date:
1986-10-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
David Westheimer talks about skating on North MacGregor as a teenager. He shares memories of the bayou.

33. Debora Evans interview (10:20)

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Date:
2017-11-07
Summary:
This interview was conducted as part of the Sharing Stories Challenge from Gloria Steinem during the “National Women’s Conference: Taking 1977 Into The 21st Century” conference. Additional keywords...

34. Diana Kokernot Britton, Edith Babcock Grinnell, and Peggy Kokernot Kaplan interview (20:08)

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Date:
2017-11-06
Summary:
This interview was conducted as part of the Sharing Stories Challenge from Gloria Steinem during the “National Women’s Conference: Taking 1977 Into The 21st Century” conference. Additional keywords...

35. Donald Caesar interview (18:30)

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Date:
1985-11-01
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Donald Caesar discusses the reaction of the Riverside community when his family moved in as the first black family. He tells the story of the neighbors all pooling money and making an offer to purc...

36. Donald Hill interview (19:43)

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Date:
1985-10-12
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Donald Hill about the role of lending institutions in the Riverside neighborhood. He notes that lenders have not served the black residents of the Riverside neighborhood well, and sp...

37. Dora Finger interview (19:35)

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Date:
1985-10-16
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Dora Finger about her experience living in Riverside. She discusses neighborhood children, and the many large parties and holiday gatherings she hosted. Finger describes the integrat...

38. Drew Robins interview (16:42)

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Date:
1985-10-27
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Drew Robins discusses how his family came to live in Riverside. He describes what it was like to grow up in Riverside in the 1950s and 1960s, and the sense of security he felt. He talks about how b...

39. Edith Eisner interview (09:04)

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Date:
1985-10-23
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Edith Eisner about her move to Riverside in 1960 as it was integrating, despite her friend's dismay. She discusses the "This Is Our Home" yard sign initiative. She also talks about a...

40. Edward and Elouise Loonam interview (11:07)

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Date:
1985-10-20
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Elouise Loonam discusses her family ties to Riverside, and Edward Loonam discusses farming in the area. Eloise describes S. MacGregor as pretentious.

41. Elwyn Lee and Sheila Jackson Lee interview (22:33)

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Date:
1985-10-21
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Elwyn Lee begins the interview by discussing what it was like to grow up in Houston in the 1950s and 1960s, describing Houston as very segregated at that time. Sheila Jackson Lee describes Riversid...

42. Elwyn Lee interview (09:34)

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Date:
1985-10-21
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Elwyn Lee discusses the effects of institutional encroachments on the black population in the neighborhood.

43. Eve France interview (02:58)

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Date:
1985-11-01
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Eve France about growing up in Riverside, and her perception of it as a transplant from New York.

44. Evelyn B. and Peter Thornton interview (19:49)

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Date:
1985-10-24/1985-10-26
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Evelyn and Peter Thornton talk about living north of the bayou, and moving due to all the apartment homes that were built in that area. They characterize their current area south of the bayou as fr...

45. Faurice Edwin Prince and Jessie Lee Prince interview (20:21)

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Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
The Princes discuss the origin of the Groovey Grill, and how they chose the Calumet location. They describe wanting to open an establishment for black citizens to be able to frequent. They go on to...

46. Frances Henry interview (10:39)

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Date:
2017-11-06
Summary:
This interview was conducted as part of the Sharing Stories Challenge from Gloria Steinem during the “National Women’s Conference: Taking 1977 Into The 21st Century” conference. Additional keywords...

47. Frances Rich interview (26:38)

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Date:
1985-10-31
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Frances Rich talks about how she and her husband came to live in Riverside. She discusses the role of the civic club and the yard sign movement. She describes the fear surrounding integration, and ...

48. Frances Rich interview (06:18)

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Date:
1985-10-31
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Frances Rich describes how she and her neighbors wanted to set an example with Riverside and create a community in the South that had no racial barriers, a neighborhood that would be integrated but...

49. Frank Goldberg interview (05:22)

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Date:
1985-10-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Frank Goldberg about the perception of the changes in the neighborhood being a tragedy, though he does not view it that way. Goldberg relates a story of his family's move to the Brae...

50. Fredell Lack-Eichhorn interview (19:44)

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Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Fredell Lack-Eichhorn about what motivated her to live in Riverside. She describes what it was like in the 1950s when they moved in, as homes were still being constructed and how the...