Social life and customs
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Part of TARO subject browse terms || Use For: Manners and customs
Found in 135 Collections and/or Records:
Chinese American Citizens Alliance (Houston Chapter) records
Collection
Identifier: MS 606
Overview
This collection contains correspondence, programs, and other papers regarding or created by the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA), related to the national organization or to the Houston Lodge specifically, as well as personal papers of Edward K.T. Chen. It also contains a variety of materials about Asian-Americans and Chinese-Americans. (3 boxes)
Dates:
1953-2015
City of Bellaire [TX] historical records
Collection
Identifier: MS 703
Overview
The City of Bellaire [TX] historical records contains reports, documents, meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, audio-visual materials related to municipal issues such as planning and zoning, economic development, elections, and parking.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1949 - 2017
Congregation Beth Jacob, Galveston [TX] records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0794
Overview
The Congregation Beth Jacob, Galveston [TX] records is made up of letters, invitations, programs, bulletins, directories, legal documents, and a DVD recording the history of this small, vibrant congregation on Texas’ southern coast. Formed from two smaller communities--Russian and Austro-Hungarian--the congregation has a rich history of tradition.
Dates:
1947 - 2011
Croft/Wunsch family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 752
Overview
The Croft/Wunsch family papers include correspondence, awards and citations, photographs, scrapbooks, news clippings, newsletters, meeting minutes, and marketing and event materials that document, primarily, the lives of the Croft and Kaplan families, and to a lesser degree, members of the Wunsch family.
Dates:
1931 - 2018
C.Y. Chu Chinese American photographs, and trade and immigration documents
Collection
Identifier: MS 0683
Overview
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.
Photographs of family events and business gatherings.
Dates:
1917 - 1971
Cybil Pallugna-Saenz "Halo Halo TV” recordings of Filipino-American events in Houston
Collection
Identifier: MS 949
Overview
Possibly the first Filipino TV show in Houston, “Halo Halo TV” now exists as a web series, “Halo Halo Houston”--both focusing on Filipinx culture within the Houston Metropolitan area. Donated by the producer of the show, Cybil Pallugna-Saenz, this collection contains original recordings for the show, which made great strides of Filipino media representation in the early 2000s.
Dates:
2002 - 2005
David Wolf Family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0757
Overview
The David Wolf Family papers contain religious certificates, photographs, news clippings, and books related to members of the extended Wolf family. Dated throughout the 1900s, the materials showcase Jewish traditions and engagements of three generations of the Wolf family.
Dates:
1908 - 1970
DePelchin Children's Center Records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0656
Overview
The materials in the DePelchin Children's Center records include the written and visual record of the Center ranging from 1887 to 2000. Highlights include correspondence from and photographs of the founder, Kezia Payne DePelchin. The collection does not contain records of adoptions.
Dates:
1887 - 2000
Dolores Wilkenfeld papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0797
Overview
The collection contains one box of speeches, event programs and media, newsclippings, and bulletins which document some of Dolores Wilkenfeld's interests and activities within the Reform Jewish Community in Houston and around the world from 1973 to 2017, with a focus on assisting Russian Jewry.
Dates:
1973 - 2017
Dr. Ed Chen collection of oral history interviews of Asian American Houstonians
Collection
Identifier: MS 0646
Overview
This is a collection of oral history interviews either created or maintained by Dr. Edward C. M. Chen, featuring audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Asian Americans in Houston.
Dates:
circa 1980s