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Texas-history. Texas and local history

 Record Group
Identifier: Texas-history
Archival collections documenting Texas and Local Houston-area history.

Found in 297 Collections and/or Records:

Anthony Guevara Filipino American event programs and flyers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 803
Overview The collection consists of materials from participation in activities of the Philippino-American community in Houston, Texas spanning the years 1991 to 2014.
Dates: 1991 - 2014

Audrey Jones Beck Papers and Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: MS 626
Overview The Audrey Jones Beck Papers and Memorabilia consist of 52 linear feet of photographs, scrapbooks, artifacts, financial, legal, correspondence, real estate, property, philanthropy, public service, and Museum of Fine Arts Houston records, as well as family records. The dates range from 1860 to 2004. Of note are three clothing ensembles as well as records of artworks purchased for her personal collection that were later donated to MFAH.
Dates: 1860-2004

Baker-Ripley Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 728
Overview The Baker-Ripley Foundation records document the history and on-going operations of the Foundation through meetings and financial reports, property, legal and administration records.
Dates: 1924 - 2010

Bellaire Historical Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 643
Overview The records document the organization and operations of the Bellaire Historical Society, which includes the city of Bellaire and the southwest portion of Houston. Photographs and memorabilia are among the records.
Dates: 1911 - 1994

Benjamin N. Woodson business diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MS 471
Overview The business diaries of Benjamin Woodson, Houston philanthropist, insurance and finance expert, and supporter of education, sports, and the arts, describe his daily business as the chief operating officer of American General, an insurance company founded by Gus Wortham. The diaries range in date from 1954-1979 and describe the growth of this originally small company into one of the largest insurance companies in the world. Subjects include daily business schedule, meeting notes, decisions large...
Dates: 1954-1979

Betty Fong Chinese-American family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS 851
Overview The collection contains family photos of the Gor, Chow, and Fong families, with 2 pages of biographical information.
Dates: 1931 - 1976

Bianca DeLeon collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 743
Overview This collection consists of correspondence, fliers, business records, audio, and digital images charting the life and career of Bianca DeLeon.
Dates: 1970s-2017

Billie Carr political papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0373
Overview The papers of Billie Carr, political organizer in the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, include correspondence, office files, photographs, and memorabilia pertaining to her work in the Harris County Democrats, Texas Democrats, Democratic National Committee, New Democratic Coalition, and Billie Carr & Associates.
Dates: 1956 - 2003

Blanche Harding Sewall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 431
Overview The collection consists of correspondence, college materials, pamphlets and programs, materials related to the construction of Sewall residence and the Sewall's Japan trip. The dates for this collection range from 1847 to 1959 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1935 to 1948.
Dates: Majority of material found within 1847-1959

Bob Johnston collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 723
Overview This collection mainly consists of live recordings of shows at Anderson Fair Retail Restaurant.
Dates: 1983 - 2007