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Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Paulina de Paz interviews Adrian Shelly, executive director of Air Alliance Houston, at his office on October 16, 2015. Shelly discusses his own early life and education history before focusing on ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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On October 11, 2016, Nathan Fannin interviewed Bill Worrell to discuss his career in broadcast and professional basketball in Houston. Worrell speaks about his beginnings at the University of Houst...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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On September 13th, 2016, Houston History Magazine interviewed seven Wheatley alumni to discuss the now non-existent Turkey Day Classic football game that used to occur between Phyllis Wheatley Seni...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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As a part of a series of EMS Oral Histories, Frank Mettlach discusses basic biographical information and a brief description of his life before becoming a paramedic, taking classes and on the job t...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Bill Hausinger dispatched Otis L. Owens and Glen Morris to respond to Houston’s first EMS call on April 10, 1971, at 12:30 a.m. The interview opens with a recording of that first call. They then sh...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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In Fall 2015, Houston History Magazine interviewed five alumni of Yates High School to discuss the Turkey Day Classic football game that saw the competition between Phyllis Wheatley and Jack Yates ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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A student at the University of Houston interviews Domenick Molinaro on his life and Houston’s history after his arrival in 1960. Born in Germany, the interviewee describes his rough upbringing alon...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Vietnam War immigrant Suzanne Chew briefly describes her passage from Vietnam to the United States, the traditions she has kept from her homeland, and America’s influence on her and her family. She...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Tom Lambert, the CEO of Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County discusses the history of transit in Houston, including popular modes of travel and the reasons for their popularity. The inte...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Shae Hill conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Shea Hill discusses the current and future goals and happenings of the Heights Woman’s Club in Hou...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Dr. Temple Northup conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Temple Northup is co-director of the Gulf Coast Food Project, which is based at the U...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Edward T. Cotham conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Civil War historian Edward Cotham discusses the personal and military history of Confederat...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Marlon Mitchell conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Since 1993, Marlon Mitchell has been with Houston Business Development Incorporated (formerl...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Joseph A. Pratt conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Joe Pratt is the coordinator of the Energy Management and Policy Group and teaches courses i...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Kenneth Houston conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Former NFL player and Hall of Famer, Kenneth Houston discusses many topics from his feelings...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with William "Bill" H. Taylor conducted as part of the Houston History Project. William “Bill” Taylor was a member of the 1955 Houston ROTC Quartermasters Regiment...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Jack Valinski conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Jack Valinski, one of the three founders of Pride Houston along with Carol Clark and Brian Kee...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Angela Holder conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Houston Community College history professor Angela Holder discusses the Camp Logan Riot of 191...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Dr. Alison Leland conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Alison Leland, a political science professor at the University of Houston talks about ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Kelyne Reis conducted as part of the Houston History Project. In part 1 of the recordings, contemporary artist Kelyne Reis discusses her artistic career in Ho...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Keli Chevalier conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Major Keli Chevalier, the founder of the nonprofit Trauma to Triumph, discusses how she came ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Angel Z. Fraga conducted as part of the Houston History Project. The Felix Fraga Sr. came to Houston over a century ago. His six sons, known as the “Fraga Six...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Felix Fraga conducted as part of the Houston History Project. This interview with Felix Fraga starts with the story of Felix Fraga Sr. coming from Mexico to t...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Peter Zweig conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Jackson Fox is a student leader of the Three Continents Program at the Gerald D. Hines College o...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Walter Hansen conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Walter Hansen is in charge of the restoration of the Danish Fishing Boat at Holocaust Museum H...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Barry Ward conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Following the destruction of Hurricane Alicia, Trees for Houston was born and focused on planting...
Samuels, Danny M.; Essinger, Catherine; Evans, Elinor
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Former Rice student Danny Samuels interviews Elinor Evans. Evans discusses her background, teaching career, classroom technique and influences as well as her parallel career as an artist. Additiona...
Anderson Todd discusses his life, emphasizing his education, as well as his career as an architect and educator. He mentions 1930 Bolsover Road, Houston, TX.
AIA Houston's Executive Director Rusty Bienvenue hosts a conversation followed by a question and answer with the principal authors involved in publishing the 3rd Edition of the Houston Architectura...
Anderson Todd discusses his life, emphasizing his education, as well as his career as an architect and educator. He mentions 1930 Bolsover Road, Houston, TX.
John Zemanek interviewed by Patrick Peters and Catherine Essinger. Zemanek discusses his background. He mentions his residences at Pierce and Pierce; 1723 Colquitt Street, 1117 Peden Street, and th...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Paul Berlin conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Radio personality Paul Berlin discusses his broadcasting career from his high school days in Mem...
Gerald Hines interviewed by Jorge Muñoz, principal partner of Muñoz and Albin Architecture and Planning. Hines discusses his background as an engineer, his career as a developer, his work with le...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Pamela Braziel Allen and Ruby Lee Braziel conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Pamela Braziel Allen, daughter of Overseer Ruby Lee Braziel, talks...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Anthony Jude Obi conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Anthony Obi is a Houston native Nigerian-American rap artist that goes by the name “Fat Ton...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Ira Perry conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ira Perry, director of marketing and public auctions for the Holocaust Museum Houston discusses ma...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Tony Vallone conducted as part of the Houston History Project. For Tony Vallone, fine dinning is not defined by the price of the meal or how fancy the dining ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Susan Clayton Garwood conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Susan Clayton Garwood, the great-granddaughter of Houston cotton magnate, William Lock...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Hazel Jewel Brown conducted as part of the Houston History Project. In this interview Brown discusses what it was like growing up in the Third Ward, going to ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Robert E. Lee, III conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Robert E. Lee III begins with The Art of War by Sun Tzu and mentions how all major genera...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Wagih Abu-Rish conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Wagih Abu-Rish was born in Al-Eizariyah, or Bethany, Palestine in 1942. He left with his sib...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Steven Fox conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Stephen Fox is an architectural historian at Rice University, he discusses prominent Jewish archi...
Eugene Aubry interviewed by Catherine Essinger. Aubry discusses his influences growing up in Galveston, his architectural practice, a partnership with S. I. Morris and with Howard Barnstone, and s...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Richard Andrews and Beverly Gor conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Richard Andrews spoke about his background and experience with public he...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Rogene Gee Calvert and Andrea Caracostis conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Rogene Gee Calvert speaks about her interest in the welfare of the ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Wagner Freire was born and raised in Brazil, where he completed five years of civil and nuclear engineering education in 1957. After graduation, Freire quickly joined up with Petrobras, the country...