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One of a series of Texas Educational Agency (TEA) sponsored Civil Defense films presented in the early 1960s meant to address concerns of the Cold War.
One of a series of Texas Educational Agency (TEA) sponsored Civil Defense films presented in the early 1960s meant to address concerns of the Cold War.
One of a series of Texas Educational Agency (TEA) sponsored Civil Defense films presented in the early 1960s meant to address concerns of the Cold War.
One of a series of Texas Educational Agency (TEA) sponsored Civil Defense films meant to discuss methods of decontamination in the event of an attack using radiation.
One of a series of Texas Educational Agency (TEA) sponsored Civil Defense films presented in the early 1960s meant to address concerns of the Cold War.
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 C.E. "Chuck" Edwards conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. C. E. "Chuck" Edwards served in the Pacific during World War II and received his de...
Andrea Greene interviews former Houston city council member Eleanor Tinsley. She discusses her life and career, challenges such as school integration and facing resistance as a woman in politics, h...
This film includes several clips focused on the 1970 congressional election: a reporter at an airfield in Pampa, TX awaiting the arrival of Lloyd Bentsen, silent footage of Bentsen's arrival, an in...
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...
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 Tricia Elliot conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Tricia Elliott was born in Jamaica and moved to the United States when she was eight. Fol...
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...
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 Judge Ed Emmett conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Judge Ed Emmett discusses his memories of visiting Westbury Square in the 1960s. At the time...
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 Gwen Emmett conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Gwen Emmett recounts Westbury Square in its infancy during the 1960s. Westbury Square provided a...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Charles “Chuck” Enze grew up in South Dakota, where he attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, graduating in 1975 as a civil engineer. Enze took on with Shell Oil at the start of 1976...
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 John Estes conducted as part of the Houston History Project. John Estes worked for Bethlehem Steel from 1949-1982. He is a former manager and engineer at Beth...
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 Bill Estevens conducted as part of the Houston History Project. One of three boys, Mr. Bill Estevens was born in New Orleans in 1948. His father was a salesma...
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 Orde Evans conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Orde Evans was born in 1922 in Basil, Louisiana. After WWII, he moved to Lafayette in 1947, to wo...
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 Sam L. Evans conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Sam Evans was a geophysicist/seismologist first with GSI in the 1950s, then with several other ...
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...
Gregory, Elizabeth; Swilley, Catherine; Cartey, Anne
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Betty Adams moderates a panel with four former nuns, Catherine Swilley, Anne Cartey, Sheila Doran-Benyon, and Lucia Betteler. Topics discussed include: individual experiences as nuns, reasoning for...
A co-production of KTRK-TV, this television program depicts Houston activities from dusk-to-dawn. The film includes locations such as The Alley, Playhouse & Theater, Inc. Credits: Thomas, Wayne (di...
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 Warren R. "Dick" Farmer conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Warren "Dick" Farmer was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. His father was...
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...
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...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Daniel Alt interviews Rick Ferguson who discusses the Houston Film Commission, the film industry in Houston, and some of the films that have been shot in the city. Ferguson explains the economics 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 R.L. Ferris conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. R. L. Ferris graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1941 and started working for She...
University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This video describes the different ways that UH Library patrons can access the full text of an online journal article. Keywords: journal articles, access, full text, pdf
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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This is an oral history interview with Clyde Fitzgerald conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Clyde Fitzgerald is a native of Houston. His father and two uncles worked as longshoremen 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 Jim Florstedt conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Jim Florstedt was born in 1944 and his father was in the State Department, the family moved fr...
Carrie Anna Criado interviews four experts to discuss how women can "break the glass ceiling." Guests include Assistant Managing Editor for the Houston Chronicle, Susan Bischoff; Southwestern Bell ...
Carrie Anna Criado interviews four female entrepreneurs: Speakers Unlimited founder Bonnie Foxworth, publisher of the Houston Defender Newspaper Sonny Messiah, Stellar Network, Inc. founder Carole ...
Carrie Anna Criado interviews four experts to help women learn to save and invest their money. Guests include President of Woodway Financial Advisors Judy Bozeman, Assistant Vice President for Cred...
Carrie Anna Criado interviews four experts about the changing job market's impact on women. Guests include former Hallmark Card Vice President Joan Bishop, former Vice President at Talent Tree Pers...
Carrie Anna Criado interviews four experts about the importance of mentoring for women. Guests include Dean of Students at Houston Community College Maya Durnovo, President of Newsom Communications...
Carrie Anna Criado interviews four experts about how women can help other women through charitable donations. Guests include United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast President Judith Craven, Baylor Colle...
Carrie Anna Criado interviews three experts about the unique challenges faced by women who are part of racial/ethnic minorities. Guests include Division Manager for Community Relations at Houston L...
Carrie Anna Criado interviews four experts to discuss what opportunities are ahead for women and girls. Guests include former YWCA President Vanessa Gilmore, Randall's Food Market Director of Commu...
This television program discusses the issues surrounding overpopulation of pets in animal shelters. Credits: Stewart, Lisa Dresser (producer/writer), Kabele, Ron (editor), Korshak, Miriam (executiv...
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 Doris Foreman conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Doris Foreman migrated to Houston in 1965. She was born in Bryan, Texas. At the age of 16 Dori...
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 Mark Foret conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mark Foret is yard supervisor for Chet Morrison Contractors (CMC) fabrication division in Houma, ...
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 Mike Forrest conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mike Forrest got his B.S. in geological engineering from St. Louis University and joined Shell ...
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 Fournet conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Robert Fournet graduated in 1952 from Southwestern Louisiana Institute with a degree in geolo...
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...
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 Felix Fraga conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Felix Fraga was born in the Second Ward of Houston. This interview reveals his life in the barri...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Frank Frankhouser attended Lehigh University, where he earned a degree in civil engineering before serving as a company officer in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Come peacetime, Frankhouser sign...
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 W.D. Frazell conducted as part of the Houston History Project. W.D. Frazell was born in 1913 in Resell, Texas, a small town near Waco. He received a BS degree...
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...
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 Larry Frederick conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Larry Frederick was born in 1938 in Abbeville, Louisiana. His father drove truck and lat...
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...
Television program documenting the Houston School art movement. Credits: Roman, Robert P. (executive producer for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston), Korshak, Miriam (executive producer for KUHT), H...
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...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Dick Frisbie was born in California but grew up in South Africa. He attended Virginia Tech, gaining a degree in mechanical engineering before working for Pratt & Whitney for three years. After seve...
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 Logan Fromenthal conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Logan Fromenthal was from Morgan City. He went to the University of South Louisiana in Laf...
Radio spots promoting the April 18-23, 1955 University of Houston’s Frontier Fiesta. Part 1, “Popular”: 1. Mayor Roy Hofheinz -- 2. Sheriff Buster Kern -- 3. Chief Jack Heard -- 4. Bill Roberts --...
Radio spots promoting the April 16-21, 1956 University of Houston’s Frontier Fiesta. Part 1: 1. :23 Richard Widmark -- 2. :22 Richard Widmark -- 3. :23 Bill Roberts --4. :22 Bill Roberts -- 5. :28 ...
Film begins with Frontier Fiesta kickoff dance, April 10, 1953. Then starts the Frontier Fiesta pep rally in Cullen Auditorium. During this event, the "bad men" escape from prison and ride away, wh...
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 Daniel Galván conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Daniel Galván was born in 1937 in rural central Mexico, losing his mother at the age of five....
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 Lionel Galvan conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Lionel Galvan was born and raised in Texas. He went to Texas A&M for about a year and then...
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 Ray Galvin conducted as part of the Houston History Project. A native of Cisco, TX, Ray Galvin graduated in 1953 from Texas A&M University and joined Gulf Oil...
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 Ben Garacci conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Originally from Franklin, Ben Garacci first forayed in the oilfield as a roughneck with Humble O...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Since graduating from South Texas College of Law, Roland Garcia has practiced law and discusses the evolution of his career from his first job at Vinson & Elkins to the formation of Greenburg Traur...
Gaylen Harris and Bill Bardwell discuss their experience as the first white residents to move onto their block in Riverside. They relate their experience moving in as a white, same-sex couple. The...
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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This is an oral history interview with Ron Geer conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Ron Geer was born in West Palm Beach, FL in 1926 and received his B.S. in mechanical engineerin...
Gene McDavid talks about his early childhood in McComb, Mississippi, his father’s Army and journalism careers, his high school and college football experience, meeting his wife Betty at Southeaster...
Gene McDavid discusses his career at the Houston Chronicle, starting as a linotype operator, moving to Assistant Production Director and acting Production Director, and ultimately rising to General...
Gene McDavid talks about changes in the newspaper business, including improvements in printing technology and the advent of radio and later television news programming. He also talks about his invo...
Gene McDavid discusses personal and professional mentors and other notable people who influenced his life and career. He also talks about his involvement with University of Houston leadership and t...