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Texas -- Houston

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:

SwishaHouse record label collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0607
Abstract

Photographs, promotional cards, posters, published interviews and music of Swisha House artists such as Paul Wall, Lil Mario, SLim Thug, Coota Bang, Michael 5000 Watts, Big Tyme, Lester Roy, Sabwarfare, Archie Lee, J Dawg and many others. Music is on audiocassette, LP album, and CD. Additionally, this collection features a large framed platinum record presented to CERCL to commemorate the sale 1 million copies of Paul Wall's The Peoples Champ album. (1 box plus framed platinum record)

Dates: 2000-2011

Tanglewood / William G. Farrington papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0539
Abstract William G. Farrington, 1901-1967, was a real estate developer of residential and commercial property in the Greater Houston Area. He is especially known for creating Tanglewood, wealthy neighborhood located west of the Galleria area in Houston, Texas. He also was known for creating the Fairmont Park subdivisions and the Post Oak Shopping Center. He served as a director of several Houston area banks and savings and loan associations. The collection contains fives series covering real estate...
Dates: 1937-2000

Texas Governors Letters collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0142
Abstract:

This collection contains three letters: two from Governor James Allred of Texas to Emil Hurja of the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C. (1935-36), and one from Gov. Lawrence Sullivan Ross of Texas to General M. Cist of Cincinnati, Ohio (1889). Subjects include thanks for gifts sent and requests for reading materials, and do not relate specifically to Texas politics.

Dates: 1889; 1935 - 1936

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

The Discussion Group, Houston, TX, scrapbook and records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0507
Abstract

This collection contains a scrapbook that includes the history, lists of members, programs, photographs, and clippings from the Houston, TX Discussion Group. The scrapbook catalogues the club's list of members from 1947-1994. The chronologically arranged folders in box 2 includes annual communications, program information and rosters, 1990-2022.

Dates: 1947 - 2022

The Jester Lounge collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0677
Abstract

This collection includes audio and an oral history.

Dates: 1963; 2016

The Ku Klux Klan in Texas papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0727
Abstract

This collection consists of a photograph, correspondence, and a book relating to the Ku Klux Klan Texas chapter and Rice.

Dates: 1922 - 1925

"The Little Ol' Show That Comes on After Monty Python" collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0663
Abstract

This collection contains digitized video, correspondence, and a master list of performers including performance dates.

Dates: 1975-1980s

The New York Deli and Coffee Shop Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0875
Abstract

The New York Deli and Coffee Shop collection preserves a glimpse of the titular influential local community nexus. The kosher bagel shop has been passed down through three generations of Kornhaber family and has made its mark on the local populace with its friendly atmosphere and commitment to community service.

Dates: 2002 - 2005

United Orthodox Synagogues records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0712
Abstract

This collection is made up of eight boxes containing books, bulletins, correspondence, event materials, financial records, flyers, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, plaques, programs, scrapbooks, videos, and yearbooks from United Orthodox Synagogues spanning from 1935 to 2023.

Dates: 1935 - 2023