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William P. Hobby Company Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1110
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of corporate records and minute books for several corporations. The records books included in the collection are for Cowles Florida Broadcasting, Inc, Houston Post Charities, Inc, The Houston Post Company, H & C Communications, Inc, Channel Two Television Company, Channel Five Television Company, Channel Four Television Company, KCCI-TV Broadcasting, Inc, KPRC Radio Company, and Hobby-Catto Interests, Inc. Also included in the collection is a photograph of the...
Dates:
1965-1986
Found in:
Houston Metropolitan Research Center
Willie Blackmon Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0009
Scope and Content
The Willie Blackmon Collection consists of newsclippings, events programs, funeral programs, correspondence, photos, family history materials, professional awards, athletic accomplishments, and other ephemera from 1927-2009 that were saved and compiled by Judge Blackmon throughout his career.
Dates:
1927 - 2009
Found in:
Gregory School
Willie Lee Gay Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0006
Scope and Content
The Willie Lee Gay Collection contains the professional and personal papers of teacher and historian Willie Lee Gay. This collection which dates from 1897 to 2012 includes newsclippings, publications, photos, research materials, programs, assorted photocopied images, and organizations that highlight her work as a historian in documenting and preserving the history of African American communities in Houston. This collection contains invaluable research on local houston history and prominent...
Dates:
1897 - 2012
Found in:
Gregory School
Woodallen Photographs
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1459
Content Description
This collection consists of a wide variety of business photographs produced by Woodallen Photography in Houston from 1946 to 2015. There are images produced for major clients like Sears, Houston Public Library, and Sakowitz, as well as smaller local businesses. In addition to retail and consumer goods, numerous industrial companies are included. Images include products, people, facilities, equipment, and events.
Dates:
Other: 1946-2015
Found in:
Houston Metropolitan Research Center
Yolita Schmidt Photographs
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097
Content Description
This collection contains photographs by Yolita Schmidt of buildings in Houston designed in the style of Moderne Architecture. The collection features a multitude of different buildings stylings from those which hold special historical significance, such as the Astrodome and Jesse H. Jones Hall, to single family homes, skyscrapers, and religious buildings.Many images are identified in the booklet "A Houston Guide: The Moderne Style in Architecture" issued by the "City" project. ...
Dates:
1972, 1977-1978
Found in:
Houston Metropolitan Research Center
Zeta Amicae of Houston Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 0050
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documentary records which follow the history of the Houston Zeta Amicae Chapter. This includes minutes, financial records, correspondence, event programs, scrapbooks, and photographs of organization members and events. These materials date from 1948 to 2007.
Dates:
1948-2007
Found in:
Gregory School
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The African American Library at the Gregory School
1300 Victor Street
Houston, Texas 77019
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