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MSS 0039 Conrad O. Johnson Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0039
Content Description
The Conrad O. Johnson Collection contains papers that highlight his career accomplishments. This collection evidences the life and legacy of the African American band and music director during the 1960s and the long-term impact of mentorship on youth. Includes funeral programs, newspaper clippings, event programs, promotion DVDs related to Kashmere Reunion Stage Band and Thunder Soul and posters.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0043 Judson Robinson Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0043
Scope and Contents
The Judson Robinson, Jr. Collection documents the professional and family life of Judson Robinson, Jr. and the Robinson family of Houston, Texas. This collection, which dates from 1941 to 2012, includes correspondence, city planning reports, bids, motions, campaign related materials. The bulk of the materials relate to Judson Robinson, Jr.’s election to the Houston City Council in 1971 and the activities of Judson Robinson during his tenure on city council. Newspapers and clippings comprise a...
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0050 Sandra Wilson Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0050
Scope and Contents
The Sandra Ann Wilson Collection houses the personal papers of Sandra Wilson. This collection, which dates from 1945 to 1985, contains correspondence, special event programs, and newspaper clippings. Records highlight the experiences of a student at Booker T. Washington High School.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0052 Ernestine Mitchell Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0052
Scope and Contents
The Ernestine Mitchell Collection contains personal and profressional papers of Ernestine Mitchell. This collection, which dates from 1946 to 2011, contains letters, certificates, and newsclippings that chronicle her career in education and of her family history in her hometown of Angleton, Texas.Much of the materials within the collection reflect a period in Houston’s educational history in which schools were desegregated by federal law. What followed were “Crossover Teachers,”...
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0054 Madeleine and Booker Wright Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0054
Scope and Contents
The Madeleine and Booker Wright Collection contains the personal papers of Madeline and Booker Wright. This collection, which dates from 1991 to 1998, consists of correspondence, books, newspaper clippings, photographs, sketchbooks of Booker's drawings, architectural plans, and business documents pertaining to Madeleine and Booker Wright practices in and the Caroline Medical Plaza. This collection is valuable for research on African American medical professionals and entrepreneurs. ...
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0055 Baltrip Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0055
Content Description
The Baltrip Family Collection contains 25 photographs of the Baltrip family of Huntville, Texas and a funeral program. The photographs are undated. The collection is not comprehensive but provides a visual of the members of the Baltrip family.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0056 Ballard Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0056
Scope and Contents
The Ballard Family Collection details the life and career of Lillie M. Ballard and the Ballard Family of Houston, Texas. This, which dates from 1940 to 1985 contains photographs, certificates and newspaper clippings.
As a child growing up in segregated Houston during the 1940s and 50s, much of the photos and materials within the collection chronicle her educational and professional development from kindergarten to her career and retirement from nursing. She was able to overcome and achieve ...
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0058 Noah Rattler Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0058
Scope and Contents
The Noah Rattler Collection is comprised of book authored by Noah rattlers titled "Noah’s Walk."
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0061 Senator Rodney Ellis Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0061
Content Description
The Rodney Ellis Collection contains materials related to the personal and professional activities of Rodney Ellis from 1972 to 2012. Newspaper clippings, which make up the greatest quantity of materials, highlight his legislative work during the early twenty first century. Clippings cover the legislative activities surrounding the veto of Senate Bill 750, a death penalty bill to limit the execution of the intellectually challenged. Includes a small quantity of letters, programs, an award,...
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0063 C.B. Rice Sr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0063
Content Description
The C.B. Rice Sr. Collection contains a book on black aviation, a video clip of Black Houston radio from 1946-1950 and photographs of Azelia White Sky Ranch, and black disc jockeys, newsclippings and a certificate thatwere reproduced from the book in the collection. The materials are mostly undatedundated.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0064 John Fonteno Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0064
Scope and Contents
The John Fonteno Collection houses the personal and business papers of John Fonteno. This collection, which dates from 1917 to 2008, includes correspondence with political figures, George Bush and Mickey Leland, several Texas governor and local officials, greeting cards and invitations,photographs, funeral programs newsclippings, event program, legal documents, family genealogy records for Myrtle Fonteno's family, ephemera, and literary publications collected by Fonteno. Academic related...
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0065 Lee P. Brown Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010-0086
Content Description
The Lee P. Brown Collection is an artificial collection of materials related to the administration of Lee P. Brown during his tenure as mayor from 1998-2004. Includes speeches, annual reports, brochures, Publications on Quentin Mease, a city newsletter, a DVD, and VHS tapes of city events.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0067 Walls-Patterson-Wallace-Hinchen Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0067
Content Description
This collection consists of a single unpublished family history entitled "Walls-Patterson-Wallace Hinchen and Allied Families." The manusctipt contains biograpical family profiles and black and white family photographs that detail the family's history from the mid-ninteenth century to 1986. This collection is helpful for genealogy related research on family history in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0069 Beulah Shepard Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0069
Scope and Contents
The Beulah Shepard Collection comprises the personal papers of Beulah Shepard from 1940 to 2012. This collection contains correspondence of congratulatory letters on her election to Secretary of the Harris County Democratic Party in 1976. There is also some political correspondence to Beulah Shepard from Texas and various United States Congressmen discussing issues that impacted the late 1970s such as minimum wage increase and women’s rights. This series also contains greeting cards and...
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0071 Elmore and Mae P. Randle Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0071
Content Description
The Elmore and Mae P. Randle Collection consists of a photograph of Randles' Unisex Salon in Fifth Ward Houston and a poem about Elmore Randle.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0072 Sargent Roy & Tracy Cosey Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0072
Content Description
The Sargent Roy & Tracy Cosey Collection contains several artifacts including a identification card from 1933, a dog tag and name badge from the Harris County Sheriff's Department. This small collection, documents the existence and role of of black law enforcement in the Houston area.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0075 Charles A. Ingram Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0075
Scope and Contents
The Charles A. Ingram Collection contains gives a glimpse into the activities of Bradley Jackson from 1969-2003. Materials are mostly textual and contains biographical materials, reproduction photographs of Jackson, autographed vinyl record and a variety of printed resources which included flyers, community brochures, and geographic and community maps related to the Acres Homes neighborhood.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0077: Robert A. Welch Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0077
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the original papers from most of Mr. Welch's vast estate in oil and gas production. The documentation from the companies that Mr. Welch set up, Mound Oil Company, Fidelity Oil & Royalty Company, and the R. A. Welch Company, are represented in this collection. All banking and other federal and state legal documents are enclosed. A large amount of the collection is the individual business correspondence as well as private correspondence, including letters between Mr....
Found in:
Houston Metropolitan Research Center
MSS 0080 Barbara Jordan Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0080
Scope and Contents
The Barbara Jordan collection contains materials that highlights the life and legacy of Jordan’s work and political career. This collection, which dates from 1963 to 2011, consists of photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, flyers and various souvenir and memorabilia materials.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0080: Ed Kilman Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0080
Abstract
Ed Kilman was a newspaperman in Houston for many years, working as a reporter, columnist, and an editor for the Houston Post. He also wrote a number of books on Texas history. This collection contains many of his writings, as well as personal correspondence and papers.
Found in:
Houston Metropolitan Research Center
MSS 0084 Carverdale School/ La Faye Lee Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0084
Scope and Contents
The Carverdale School/ La Faye Lee Collection houses the history of the Carverdale Colored School and the personal papers of La Faye Johnson Lee. The collection which, dates from 1963-2014, consists of photographs, news clippings, flyers, voter candidate cards, directory, ledger, memorabilia and two books on the history of Carverdale School in Cy-Fair Independent School Distict and the school's desegregation. Also, includes a ledger for the Joseph H. Crawford Elementary Parent Teacher...
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0086 Dirden Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0086
Scope and Contents
The Dirden Family Collection, is composed primarily of materials collected by Deborah and Willie Dirden that document the theatrical activities on Broadway, off-Broadway, regional theater and filmography of Brandon Dirden, Jason Dirden, and Crystal Dickinson Dirden from 1995 to present. The collection contains autographed playbills, photographs, news clippings, a magazine, autographed theater tickets, calendars, and scrapbook.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0090 Martha C. Whiting (Yates Granddaughter) Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0090
Content Description
The Martha C. Whiting Antioch Baptist Church Collection contains materials collected by Martha as a member of the church. Materials date from 1902-2006 with most materials covering 1976-2006. Includes financial reports, meeting minutes, letters, memos, event programs, funeral programs, books, various Yates family bibles, ephemera, photographs, church history, and newsletters.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0094 Eulundia Kay Shepard Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0094
Scope and Contents
The Eulinda Kay Shepard collection contains materials that document the political and community activities of Beulah Shepard mostly from the 1980s through the mid-1990s. Items included correspondence, meeting minutes, annual reports, financial and legal records, land deeds biographical materials, family tree, newspaper clippings, newsletters, directories, posters, flyers, awards and photographs, photo cd and da planners. This collection is valuable for researchers seeking information on...
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0100 Black History Calendars of Liberty County Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0100
Scope and Contents
The Black History Calendar of Liberty County Collection is comprised of annual calendars jointly produced by the Liberty County Historical Commission and the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty, Texas. The calendars were produced to recognize the rich history of African Americans in Liberty County. The years covered by the collection are from 2001-2010.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0103 Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Tatum Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0103
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 11 published and unpublished books written by Velma Tatum and Charles Tatum f from 1984 through 2010. Most of the books focus on African American family history in Texas, Charles Tatum’s family history and life, with one about his experiences at Prairie View A&M University. It also includes the family histories of the Osby Family from Shelby County and the Dillingham, Hudgins, Royster and Taylor Families of Matagorda County and several books on the history of...
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0111 Lorenzo Williams Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0111
Content Description
Materials in the Lorenzo Williams Photograph collection are largely photographic in nature, but does contain some correspondence and news clippings. This collection consists of 49 photographs, one is a tin type, presumably of relatives of Lorenzo Williams during the early to mid-twentieth century. Photographs are mostly of individuals that depict military service, graduation and the daily life during the twentieth century.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0140 Elbert Terry Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0140
Content Description
The collection is comprised of black and white photographs of African Americans that date from 1933 through 1976. Photographs include the Terry family, along with relatives and friends in Terry's Grocery Market, the Pentecostal Missionary Baptist Church, the Terry family residence, Jack Yates High School, Harris County Court House, and several residential and community areas in Sunnyside. The collection includes photo identification sheets of descriptions of photographs.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0148 Bertron M. Jackson Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0148
Scope and Contents
This collection contains legal documents, newspapers, photos, real estate deals, business licenses, essays, literary writings, programs and correspondence related to the civic an business activies of Bertron M. Jackson in Houston, Texas and Los Angeles California from 1918-1986. The collection will be of interest to researchers of African American history, journalism, literature, business and religion.
Found in:
Gregory School
MSS 0149 Sneed Family Photographs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0149
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed entirely of photographs (34 in number) which document the lives of two sisters in Houston from 1900 to the 1907s. The photographs capture important events, such as graduations and weddings, while tracing the careers of these black women as professional educators and club women who were active in LINKS, the Smart Set Club, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and the Married Ladies Social, Art, and Charity Club.Every photograph in this collection has a...
Found in:
Gregory School
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