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Records of the Gregory School Project

 Collection
Identifier: RG 0008
Scope and Contents The Records of the Gregory School Project contains records, plans, meetings, reports, and correspondence that documents the collaborative process of the City of Houston, the Mayor’s Office, the Houston Public Library, architects, contractors, and the surrounding community in their efforts to completely restore the building into the African American Library at the Gregory School.
Dates: 1994 - 2009
Found in: Gregory School

RG 0011 Reen's Beauty Salon

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Identifier: RG 0011
Content Description Reens Beauty Salon Collection contains business flyers for products and services and a photo of the owner Odie Reen Fowler. This small collection provides a look at the hair trends and styles in Houston during the late 1970s to the early 1990s.
Dates: 1978-1991
Found in: Gregory School

Rev. M. L. Price Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0146
Scope and Contents This collection consists primarily of the papers of Rev. Moses L. Price and those of the organizations with which he was affiliate during the 1920s to 1980s. Materials consist of correspondence, sermons, writings, biographical text, records that reflect some activities of Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church, clippings, phonographic records, and photographs. It contains an incomplete run of the (Houston) Globe Advocate from 1970-1984.
Dates: 1920s-1980s
Found in: Gregory School

Reverend Elias and Beatrice Burnett Collection

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Identifier: MSS 0034
Scope and Contents The Reverend Elias and Beatrice Burnett Collection contains materials related to Richard G. Lockett. This small collection which dates from 1964 to 1966, consists of a Parade of Arts Program from the Richard G. Lockett Junior High School. The Parade of Arts program is a 52-page booklet that documents the events of May 17, 1964. There were many performances from groups such as the Glee Club, the band, the Dance Ensemble, an all girls’ choir and featured military tap dance from the Osbornettes....
Dates: 1964-1966
Found in: Gregory School

MSS 0281 Reverend Jack Yates and Antioch Baptist Church Collection

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Identifier: MSS 0281
Scope and Contents Much of the material donated by Whiting is documentation on her brother Samuel A. Countee, a celebrated African-American artist, who died in 1959; material from her aunt Pinkie Yates, whom Whiting lived with for a time and taught at the Gregory School in the Fourth Ward; documentation of Whiting’s successful efforts to establish Antioch Baptist Church as a historical landmark; and photographs.Much of the material donated by McCullough is related to her husband, Arthur McCullough...
Dates: 1872-1994; Majority of material found in 1900s-1980s
Found in: Gregory School

Richmond Corridor Building Survey

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Identifier: MSS-1444
Scope and Contents The collection is four folders with a black-and-white copy in another set of four folders, all in the same document box. The first four folders contain maps, eighty-one survey forms with color photographs, and copies of articles reviewing the project results and discussing the major developers. The survey forms are text and color photographs of eighty-one buildings along Richmond Avenue and Wesleyan in southwest Houston. The buildings are described according to site number, address, name of...
Dates: 1958-2002
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

River Oaks Collection

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Identifier: MSS 0012
Scope and Contents The River Oaks Collection is an accumulation of scrapbooks, brochures, pamphlets, and correspondence documenting the founding and development of the River Oaks subdivision in Houston, Texas. The collection contains 28 volumes of scrapbooks and one document box of related material. The scrapbooks were the personal collection of Mr. Hugh Potter, one of the founders of River Oaks, and President of the River Oaks Corporation. The boxed material was collected from various sources.The first...
Dates: 1924-1968
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Robert A. Welch Papers

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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 and; 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....
Dates: 1880s-1961
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Robert L. Browning Photographs

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Identifier: MSS 1220
Scope and Contents This collection consists of aerial photos of the Houston and Gulf Coast area taken between 1946 and 1950. Many focus on downtown Houston, the area around the San Jacinto Monument, the Ship Channel, and other industrial sites. Images also document other parts of Texas--especially industrial areas around Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Baytown--as well as a few photos of Cuba and New Orleans. The collection includes primarily 4x5" negatives There are also a handful of original contact prints...
Dates: 1946-1950
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Robert P. Boyce Papers

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Identifier: MSS 0038
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of a scrapbook, which contains newspaper clippings and mementos, a handwritten memoir and corresponding typescripts, maps, and photographs from the life of Robert P. Boyce. Included are souvenir ribbons from Confederate soldier reunions and Confederate currency with the serial numbers written by hand.
Dates: 1836-1889 1870-1889; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1889
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Roberto R. Trevino Catholic Oral History Collection

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Identifier: MSS 1415
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of 7 audio interviews with parishioners, nuns and clergy concerning the history of some of Houston’s predominately Mexican-American Catholic parishes from the 1910s to the 1970s. These interviews were conducted for Trevino’s research when developing his book "The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-Catholicism in Houston”. Specifically, Trevino interviewed Teresa Villagómez Zavala and Hope G. Jimenez, Joe E. and Raquel A Gonzales, Petra Guillen, Mary C....
Dates: 1990-1991; Event: 1910s-1970s
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Rodney Ellis Collection

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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,...
Dates: 1972-2012
Found in: Gregory School

Rodney L. Griffin Collection

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Identifier: MSS 0023
Scope and Contents The Rodney L. Griffin collection contains personal materials, which date from 1961 to 2009, that chronicle his experiences in the first desegregated Houston high school chess tournament in the 1960s. This collection consists of newspaper articles, photographs, and an election flyer. Researchers interested in urban high school clubs and activities after desegregation will find this a valuable resource.
Dates: 1961 - 2009
Found in: Gregory School

Roett Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0002
Scope and Contents The collection consists of photocopies of original family photos, correspondence, clippings, printed materials, an autobiography of Rupert Orlando Roett and a studio portrait of Dr. Catherine Roett dating from 1975-1988. The collection is not comprehensive but provides background on her family.
Dates: 1975-1998
Found in: Gregory School

Rollins Jewelry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 0012
Scope and Contents The Rollins Jewelry Collection houses the business records of Rollins Jewelry from 1943 to 2010. This collection contains administrative and business records, meeting minutes and notes, By-laws and articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence to Frank from various community leaders, business owners and customers. Also includes awards from various organizations he held membership in, programs from St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church, and various sports related and church ephemera....
Dates: 1943 - 2010
Found in: Gregory School

Roscoe Cavitt Collection

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Identifier: MSS 0026
Scope and Contents Note The Roscoe and O’Neta Cavitt Collection houses the professional and personal papers of Roscoe and O'netta Cavitt. This collection, which dates from 1941 to 2002, consists of documents, correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, meetings and conferences, photographs, newsclippings, and press releases pertaining to the business and operations of the Houston Negro Chamber of Commerce from 1941 to 2002. Also contained are personal files and records of Roscoe and O’Neta Cavitt.
Dates: 1941 - 2002
Found in: Gregory School

Roy W. Leibsle Papers

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Identifier: MSS 0139
Scope and Contents This collection includes architectural specification books belonging to Roy W. Leibsle, A.I.A, for the Houston Municipal Airport (1949, 1950), Woodland Park Recreational Building (1948), Hartman Park Recreational Building (1953), Roberts Elementary School (1947), and Jefferson Davis High School (1949). Of note, is a set of specifications for the construction of Houston City Hall (1937).
Dates: 1947-1953
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Samuel Collins III Family Collection

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Identifier: MSS 0021
Scope and Contents The Samuel Collins III Family Collection consists of the Juneteenth painting entitled, “Free at Last” by the artist Ted Ellis in 2006. Also included is a paper on about painting written by Samuel Collins III.
Dates: 1915 - 2008
Found in: Gregory School

San Jacinto Museum of History / Cecil Thomson Photographs

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Identifier: MSS 0200
Dates: 1880-1949
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Sandra Wilson Collection

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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, newspaper clippings, and digital only photographs. Records highlight her experiences as a student at Booker T. Washington High School.

The digital only photographs are available online at the Houston Public Digital Archive.
Dates: 1945 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1958
Found in: Gregory School

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 black law enforcement in the Houston area.
Dates: 1933, 1965
Found in: Gregory School

Schoen Family Photographs

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Identifier: MSS 0193
Scope and Contents This collection contains two photo albums and four autograph books. The autograph books were owned by Bertha Schoen. The photos depict people from the mid-1840s to the turn of the century. You can trace the linage of this family by noticing earlier portraits taken in Austria, in particular the town of Olmütz. Later portraits were taken by studios in St. Louis, MO; New Orleans, LA; Cincinnati, OH; Richmond and Petersburg, VA; Philadelphia, PA; New York City and Albany, NY. Many Texas...
Dates: 1840-1900
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Seymour M. Tatar Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0480
Content Description The collection consists primarily of slides from educational, medical, housing, shopping centers, and other projects throughout Maryland, Florida, and Texas. While most of the material is undated, based on architectural styles and the creator’s career most of the projects may have been completed in the 1960s through 1970s.
Dates: c. 1960s-1970s
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Slave Narratives

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Identifier: MSS 0154
Content Description The Slave Narratives Collection contains 45 first-person accounts of former slaves conducted during the 1930s in Galveston County, Harris County, and Jefferson County, Texas and 55 black-and-white photographs. Administrative files include correspondence between Works Progressive Administration interviewers and their supervisors.
Dates: 1930s
Found in: Gregory School

Sloan Memorial United Methodist Church Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 0009
Scope and Content Note The Sloan Memorial United Methodist Church collection houses the records of the cuhurch from 1871 to 2010. This colleciton is compromised of deed contracts, news clippings, church history documents, church directories, souvenir program booklets, anniversary service programs and administrative documents.
Dates: 1871 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1962 - 2010
Found in: Gregory School

Sneed Family Collection 1900-1970s

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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...
Dates: 1900 - 1980
Found in: Gregory School

RG 0054 Southern Africa Task Force/Free South Africa Movement

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Identifier: RG 0054
Content Description This collection contains meeting minutes, organizational history, news clippings, correspondence, newsletters and event promotional materials related to the activities of the South Africa Task Force, a local South African protest group. Most materials document protest activities in Houston during the 1980s. Of interest are clippings of protest activities of Al Edwards and Ernest McGowen and materials on the boycott of the Shell company and other companies with financial ties to the South...
Dates: 1980s
Found in: Gregory School

Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc (S.C.A.A.S.I)

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Identifier: RG 0001
Scope and Contents The Records of the Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc. contains back issues of the journal, The Griot: The Journal of African American Studies, from 1980 through the Spring 2009 edition. The journal contains papers and articles presented at the annual meetings that center on black history and culture that originated in or affected the South.
Dates: 1980 - 2009
Found in: Gregory School

Sylvia Brooks Collection

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Identifier: MSS 0011
Scope and Contents The Sylvia Brooks Collection houses the papers of Sylvia Brooks. This collection, which dates from, 1990 to 2007 includes newsclippings, publications, awards, scrapbooks, and photographs that document her tenure and accomplishments as the President of the Houston Area Urban League. This collection is valuable for topics on women's leadership and community work in urban areas.
Dates: 1990 - 2007
Found in: Gregory School

T. C. Stroter Papers

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Identifier: MSS 0017
Scope and Contents The collection in 4 boxes contains the personal and business papers of members of the T.C Stroter family spanning multiple generations. The bulk of the collection consits of family papers, personal, and business correspondence, and photographs from 1885 to 1973. The collection is organized chronologically within each series. Series 1 contains the Stroter family's deeds and land records from 1845 to 1926. The Family owned Texas property in Harris, Travis, San Patricio, and Shelby...
Dates: 1885-1964 1912-1945; Majority of material found within 1912 - 1945
Found in: Houston Metropolitan Research Center

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