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Houston Music Teachers Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 1307
Scope and Contents The records of the Houston Music Teachers Association (HMTA) consist of 14 boxes and two large envelopes. The material, starting from 1941, begins with general matters, yearbooks and membership rosters and the files of various Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers; membership applications followed by material on Student Affiliate matters and the piano contests. Next are meeting minutes and various financial reports, followed by their Newsletter starting in 1948 through 1998, scrapbooks, and an...
Dates: 1941-1998
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Houston Old Town Development Corporation Records

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Identifier: RG E 0049
Scope and Contents The Houston Old Town Development Corporation Records consists of correspondence, company papers, and reports of meetings, together with, newspaper clippings, brochures, and other information on kindred organizations and topics. Also includeded are the National Register of Historic Buildings, street maps, and information on various Historic Buildings and sites in Houston and the surrounding area, including plans for Hermann Park, Allen's Landing and Park, and a bound photocopy of the book “1894...
Dates: 1962-1981; Majority of material found within 1978-1981
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Houston Post Photographs

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Identifier: RG D 0006
Scope and Contents Contained in the collection are prints and negatives created by Houston Post staff photographers. The photographs were created during their news coverage of Houston, Texas, and the surrounding area. Occasionally photographers traveled further, especially for sports, politics, fashion and weather-related disasters such as floods, tornadoes and hurricanes. The bulk of the collection consists of negatives; there are 2,829 11x14" prints. The negatives are mostly dated 1955 to 1989,...
Dates: 1941 - November 29, 1989; Majority of material found within 1955 - November 29, 1989
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Houston Postcard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0187
Dates: 1896-1948; Majority of material found within 1910-1929
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Houston Press Records

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Identifier: RG D 0005
Content Description This collection includes photographs and clippings from the Houston Press, dating from the 1920 to 1964. The photographs make up the bulk of the collection.
Dates: Other: 1920s-1964
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Houston Social Service Bureau

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Identifier: RG A 0028
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents that chronicle the activities of the Houston Social Service Bureau (later, the Family Service Bureau), including administrative documents and publications relevant to the Bureau's mission to serve needy families and unemployed individuals in Houston.
Dates: 1914-1938
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Houston Subdivision Collection

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Identifier: MSS 0118
Scope and Contents The Houston Subdivision Collection is a collection consisting of brochures, pamphlets, and plat maps documenting the development of new subdivisions in the Houston area. The boxed material contains abstracts of titles, brochures, lists of property owners, and newspaper clippings. The plat maps are from different subdivisions, each newly created at that particular time. Also included with the plat maps are three Houston street directories and city maps of the 1890s and 1900s.
Dates: 1890-1979
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Houston U.S. Post Office Building Construction Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG O 0002
Scope and Contents This small collection contains information on the construction of a U.S. Post Office in Houston in the late 1880s, as well as payroll vouchers and some correspondence regarding the professionalization of the federal civil service.
Dates: 1888-1889
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Houston Young Women's Christian Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG F 0017
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of organizational records, scrapbooks, and correspondence related to the Houston YWCA and Blue Triangle Branch. Of note are board meeting minutes and the financial records of the organization.
Dates: 1907-1986
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Huelga Schools of Houston

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Identifier:  RG G 0003
Scope and Contents This collection contains the administrative and educational materials related to the Huelga Schools as well as correspondence, press, and legal papers documenting the formation and response to the schools by HISD and the general public. This collection also contains photographs.Of note are records pertaining to the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), Mexican American Education Council (MAEC), reports of the Biracial Committee on HISD, pychological and...
Dates: 1965-1975
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Hugh and Versie Shelton Collection

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Identifier: MSS 0032
Scope and Contents The Hugh and Versie Shelton Collection contains the personal papers of Versie Shelton. This collection,, which dates from 1906 to 2004, consists of correspondence between Rita Shelton and here parent and correspondonce from Adelphi College. Photographs showcase the intimate family bond and acheivements of the Shelton family. Most of the collection pertains to information relating to the community involvement, relationships and accomplishments of the Shelton family.
Dates: 1906 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1948 - 2003
Found in: Gregory School

Hughes Tool Company Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: RG 1005
Scope and Contents This photographic collection chronicles the beginning and growth of the manufacturing company founded by Howard Hughes, Sr. and Frank Sharp in 1908. The photographs in this collection date from 1906-1979. There are over 4,500 negatives, 5,000 prints and written documentation which yields an 80-year historical portrait of the oil industry. The collection includes extensive photographic documentation of manufacturing processes, as well as images of company employees. There are images...
Dates: 1906-1979; Majority of material found within 1920-1931
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Hugo V. Neuhaus, Jr. Architectural Drawings

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Identifier: MSS 0445
Scope and Contents This collection is entirely comprised of architectural drawings. Please see the Architectural Drawings Database for information on the drawings of Hugo V. Neuhaus, Jr. at HMRC. Accessing drawings may require an appointment, please contact HMRC for details.
Dates: 1949-1976
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Hugo V. Neuhaus, Jr./Graham B. Luhn Architectural Drawings

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Identifier: MSS 1196
Content Description This collection is entirely comprised of architectural drawings. Please see the Architectural Drawings Database for information on the drawings of Hugo V. Neuhaus, Jr. at HMRC. Accessing drawings may require an appointment, please contact HMRC for details.
Dates: 1950-1973
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort in Houston Collection

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Identifier: MSS 1441
Scope and Contents This collection documents the experience of Hurricane Katrina through a Houstonian lens. It contains records from social agencies, the City of Houston, and other organizations that made an effort to relieve the human and animal suffering of this disaster. An artificial collection, these records were gathered from various groups, rather than from any single source. The collection seeks to document the effort Houstonians made to assist survivors of the storm. The storm itself is of secondary...
Dates: 2005-2007; Majority of material found in 2005 - 2005
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Independent Metal Workers Union Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 0064
Scope and Contents The materials in this collection describe major events in the history of the Independent Metalworker's Union, a Houston organized labor entity. Specifically, numerous contracts and wage agreements between the Union and Hughes Tool Company, the workers of which the Union represented, give a historical view of the relationship between the Union, its members, and Hughes Tool Co. Additionally, petitions and copies of cases given before the National Labor Relations Board give insight into racial...
Dates: 1937-1981; Majority of material found within 1947-1968
Found in: Gregory School

J. A. "Tony" Alvarez Papers

 Collection
Identifier:  MSS 0228
Scope and Contents The collection includes a biographical article about J.A. "Tony" Alvarez and newspaper articles covering LULAC activities and civil rights issues facing Mexican Americans. Publications include LULAC News, La Prensa, Enterprise of Beaumont, Caller from Corpus Christi, El Sol, and the Houston Post. In addition, this collection contains 191 photographs including a photo album with images of President John F. Kennedy's last night in Houston at a LULAC function at the Rice Hotel. The bulk of the...
Dates: 1963-1970; Majority of material found in 1965-1966
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

J. F. Usener, Sr. and Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0007
Scope and Contents Materials in this collection document the Usener's interest in a four acre parcel of land south of San Jacinto Bay near LaPorte, known as the old Prince Green tract. Materials date from 1927-1971 and range from legal documents and maps to newsletter clippings and photographs. These volumes and other material relating to the yacht basin, real estate, and the increasing industrialization of the area provide material for scholars researching recreational activities and the burgeoning industrial...
Dates: 1927-1971
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

J. Milton Lawless Photographs

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Identifier: MSS 0334
Scope and Contents This collection consists of about 3250 images ranging from the 1920s to the 1980s. It includes 930 8x10" prints, a few oversized black and white prints, 21 glass plate negatives, and 23 tintypes of members of Lawless’ family. There are also a number of 4x5" and 5x7" film negatives, as well as other slides and prints.Among the subjects are: Architecture, Aerial photos, the Astrodome, Epsom Downs (1930s), Oil, the Inter Urban, Rice University, the San Jacinto Monument,...
Dates: 1920s-1980s
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Jeff Collins Family Collection 1885-1979

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Identifier: MSS 0131
Scope and Contents This collection is composed of 59 photographs of African-Americans dating from 1885 to 1979, which feature members of the Collins, Gay, Ligons, Johnson, and Williams families, as well as their relatives and friends, who were farmers, teachers, railroad employees, and active churchgoers. The images are set in Houston, as well as the counties of Houston, Willard, and Trinity. The photographs are both studio and snapshot portraits and include a few tintypes and silver gelatin prints. ...
Dates: 1885-1979
Found in: Gregory School

Jesus Cantu Medel - Museo Guadalupe Aztlan Collection

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Identifier:  MSS 0467
Scope and Contents This collection contains the organizational records of the Museo Guadalupe Aztlan and the personal memoirs of Jesus Cantu Medel, Founder and Director of Museo Guadalupe Aztlan. A large portion of this collection includes the program planning notes and flyers for the Museo’s signature events: the Cine Cuauhtemoc Pan American Film Festival, Dia de los Muertos Annual Celebration, Raza Youth Conference, and Sembradores de Aztlan Oral History Project.
Dates: Other: 1980 - 2017; Majority of material found in 1994-2016
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Jim McConn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0195
Scope and Contents This collection consists of papers from Jim McConn’s time as a city council member and as mayor. The collection also includes files from many of his executive assistants while in office. Additionally, photographs document mayoral activities and events, and audio recordings capture many mayoral news conferences.
Dates: 1972-1981
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Jim Westmoreland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0389
Scope and Contents The collection spans the years 1974 to 1989, and features the papers and records of Jim Westmoreland, a City Councilman in Houston, Texas. The collection consists of correspondence, memorandums, work on codes of ordinances, meetings notes, and photographs.The collection also contains reports concerning IAH parking, Houston billboards controversy, and many different committees, including aviation, civil service advisory, council rules, municipal golf course, and the billboard...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Joe H. Eagle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0073
Scope and Contents The Eagle Papers generally cover the period from 1933 to 1955 and include political, business, and personal correspondence. The 1936 Senatorial campaign is documented as well as congressional patronage for postal jobs. Of note is correspondence related to efforts to remove potential Communist sympathizers from the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Dates: 1908-1955; Majority of material found in 1933-1955
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

John E. Loeffler Railway Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0117
Scope and Contents This collection comprises of documentation of and materials related to the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway which began operation in 1851. Ledgers, maps, reports, photographs and clippings depict the growth of the railway and its relation to the to the industry. Historical narratives and accounts add further insight into the railway, which was later part of the Galveston, Harrisburg, San Antonio Railway, and ultimately a section of the Southern Pacific. Highlights of the...
Dates: 1851-1967
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

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...
Dates: 1917 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1999
Found in: Gregory School

John S. Chase Architectural Drawings

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1198
Scope and Contents This collection is primarily composed of architectural drawings. There is also one document box of office records, correspondence, small-format sketches, and photographs relating to Chase’s projects.
Dates: 1949-1993; Majority of material found in 1971-1988
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

John W. Davis and Mrs. Martha Sneed Davis Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0010
Scope and Contents The Dr. John W. Davis, Jr. and Mrs. Martha Sneed Davis Family Collection consists of professional and some family papers of John Davis, Jr., Martha Sneed Davis, and Algenitia Scott Davis from 1940 to 2003. This collection contains news clippings, event programs, a funeral program, publications, committee reports, meeting minutes, video recordings of Old Colored High School alumni, correspondence, photographs, certificates, a family history, articles about Heman Sweatt, and 2 scrapbooks. ...
Dates: 1940 - 2003
Found in: Gregory School

Johnnie Hart Brooks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0027
Scope and Content Note The Johnnie Hart Brooks collection contains personal records of Johnnie Hart Brooks childhood and career. This collection, which dates form 1909 to 1993, contains correspondence, photographs from Brooks’ childhood, teaching career, family life, award ceremonies, and a retirement banquet. Several news clippings note her achievements. Artifacts included personal effects BrooksSeveral items provide detailed view of her family.
Dates: 1909 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1963 - 1983
Found in: Gregory School

Jordan Grove Missionary Baptist Church

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Identifier: RG 0028
Content Description The Jordan Grove Missionary Baptist Church Collection documents the activities of the church from 1937 to 2014, with most materials from the pastorship of Danny Davis. This collection contains the church history, annual reports, insurance statements, financial receipts, invoices and some financial correspondence. Also includes weekly bulletins, worships programs, event programs, the church newsletters, news clippings, photographs, ephemera and yearbook.
Dates: 1937-2014
Found in: Gregory School

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