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27. Texas and local history

 Record Group
Identifier: 27
Archival collections documenting Texas and Local Houston-area history.

Found in 300 Collections and/or Records:

Meyerland Plaza development photographs and newsclippings collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0115
Abstract

This collections consists of photographic views of construction of Meyerland Plaza, and of its tenant businesses. Included also is a series of press clippings detailing the court conflict between a group headed by T.A. Robinson and another by Harris McAshan and Associates to charter a single bank in Meyerland Plaza.

Dates: 1950 - 1984

Richard G. Park, Jr. scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0673
Abstract

The scrapbook contains a photographic record of the deployment of Major Park’s unit, the 7th Infantry Division, to Texas and the Mexican border.

Dates: 1915 - 1917

Vince Bell collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0674
Abstract

This collection contains news clippings, fliers, journals, photographs, business records, audio, and other items chronicling the musical history of Vince Bell.

Dates: 1960s-2016

Linda Lowe and Writers in the Round Concert Series collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0675
Abstract

This collection includes materials related to the career of Linda Lowe, as well as her organization Writers in the Round.

Dates: 1964 - 2023

Roy M. Huffington Personal and Professional Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0688
Abstract

The personal and professional papers of Roy M. Huffington contain correspondence, photographs, awards, and audio visual materials. His civic duties are the bulk of this collection.

Dates: 1972 - 2009

The Banded Geckos collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0681
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs, news clippings, promotional materials, and audio.

Dates: 1980 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1980-2000

Mike Frost graphic designer collection of Houston Hip-Hop artwork

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0682
Abstract

Examples of graphic design work done by Mike Frost for hip-hop artists in the Houston area.

Dates: 1999 - 2009

C.Y. Chu Chinese American photographs, and trade and immigration documents

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0683
Abstract

Financial records documenting the career and activities of C. Y. Chu. Also included are C. Y. Chu's 1917 middle school diploma, a 1926 U.S. Dept. of Labor return permit, and more.

Photographs of family events and business gatherings.

Dates: 1917 - 1971

Lucille Borella collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0692
Abstract

This collection consists of news clippings, photographs, and 2-track audio reels.

Dates: 1967 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1977

Herman and Margarett Root Brown Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0697
Abstract The collection consists of a range of keepsakes memorializing the lives of Herman and Margarett Root Brown and their family. The oldest in time are the high school senior class yearbook of Herman Brown and a framed loan document bearing his signature. There are many photographs, both formal portraits and small snapshots as well as intermediate size pictures. Among the people featured in addition to Herman, Margarett, and their children are the mother and sisters of Herman and George...
Dates: 1890 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1965