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[Affordable Housing and Access to Historic Places] transcript

[Affordable Housing and Access to Historic Places]

Sound recording of (clip 1) a 1993 meeting about historical preservation in regards to an affordable housing program in the Houston Heights neighborhood in Houston, Texas; and (clip 2) a Texas Historical Commission conference in Houston on Saturday, April 25, 1992, titled: Beginning Program on Access to Historic Places -- Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Date: [1992-04-25,1993]
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Tommy Daniels, November 22, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with Tommy Daniels, November 22, 2018

Interview with Tommy Daniels discussing his childhood in Kerrville, going to Rice University on a football scholarship, his career in banking, and his family.
Date: November 22, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Daniels, Thomas Earl
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wesley Phelps interview with Linda Morales, September 30, 2022] transcript

[Wesley Phelps interview with Linda Morales, September 30, 2022]

Audio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on September 30th, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Phelps interviews Linda Morales on her life as a dedicated activist and plaintiff in Morales v. Texas. She speaks on her experiences with racism and discrimination in the LGBT community in Houston, and her creation of the Latina lesbian AMIGA organization. Morales also speaks on discrimination faced by the LGBT community due to penal code 21.06, a discriminatory sodomy law which made "homosexual conduct" illegal in the state of Texas.
Date: September 30, 2022
Creator: Phelps, Wes
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Wesley Phelps interview with Craig Washington, August 26, 2022] transcript

[Wesley Phelps interview with Craig Washington, August 26, 2022]

Audio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on August 26th, 2022 in Houston, TX. Phelps interviews former United States Representative Craig Washington on his experiences with the Texas State Legislature. Washington begins by discussing a penal code which came to the legislature in 1973, exploring his involvement in rewriting and codifying said penal code. Specifically, Washington speaks on his attempts to repeal sodomy laws found under code 21.06 from state legislation.
Date: August 26, 2022
Creator: Phelps, Wes
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp. Photos relating to the interview follow the transcript.
Date: December 14, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Ragsdale, Cynthie Jane
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wesley Phelps interview with Chris Haight, October 21, 2022] transcript

[Wesley Phelps interview with Chris Haight, October 21, 2022]

Audio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on October 21st, 2022 in Houston, Texas. In this interview, Chris Haight discusses the lives and deaths of John Griffin and Tommy Lee Tremble, two gay men who were close friends and roommates in Dallas in the 1980s. Haight discusses their negative treatment through newspaper coverage following their murders and the significance of applying humanity to their cases. Haight continues on to describe the trial and arrest of Richard Bednarski for the murders of the two men, critiquing his sentence and the roll Judge Jack Hampton played in his case.
Date: October 21, 2022
Creator: Phelps, Wes
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Wesley Phelps interview with Marco Roberts, September 22, 2022] transcript

[Wesley Phelps interview with Marco Roberts, September 22, 2022]

Audio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on September 22nd, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Phelps interviews Marco Roberts on his involvement with the Gay Student Services organization at Texas A&M University. Roberts speaks on the lawsuit Gay Student Services v. Texas A&M University, through which his group fought to be recognized as an official Texas A&M student organization. Roberts, as former president of the Gay Student Services, speaks on his experiences with political tensions in the group during the 1980s.
Date: September 22, 2022
Creator: Phelps, Wes
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016

Interview with Arthur Baker Bell and Robert Alan Bell, alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. The Bell brothers recount their memories of the public Cascade Swimming Pool, Robert's time as a university swimmer, Arthur's hitchhiking trip to Alaska, and their community activities that have occurred since their retirement.
Date: October 18, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Bell, Arthur Baker & Bell, Robert Alan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016

Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, the daughter of the owners of Camp Rio Vista, from Houston, Texas. Stacy gives a brief history of her life, including her time living in Houston before moving to Kerrville as a freshman in high school, setting up a cooking school at Camp Waldemar, and running a catering business.
Date: January 19, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Stacy, Gretchen Broun
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015

Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, the owner of the Hunt Store, from Houston, Texas. Parks speaks about his experiences as owner of the Hunt Store, his experiences as a member of the Hunt Preservation Society, and about his grandfathers (one of which was a Texas Special Ranger, the other of which was a cowboy on the Matador Ranch north of Abilene).
Date: January 14, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Parks, Jack Hunt
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alena Mosley, October 16, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alena Mosley, October 16, 1979

Interview with Alena Mosley. Topics include the Hstory of Baytown, TX.
Date: October 16, 1979
Creator: Austin, Armittie & Mosley, Alena
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alice Fayle transcript

Oral History Interview with Alice Fayle

Interview with Alice Fayle. Topics include her life in early Baytown, TX.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Fayle, Alice, 1895-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Willadene Hines, February 11, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Willadene Hines, February 11, 1976

Interview with Willadene Hines, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include her life growing up in Baytown.
Date: February 11, 1976
Creator: Peace, William K. & Hines, Willadene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, May 14, 1977 transcript

Oral History Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, May 14, 1977

Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the Houston Riot of 1917.
Date: May 14, 1977
Creator: Villemez, Steve & Butcher, Fay Lathrop
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. B. Cummings, November 14, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with J. B. Cummings, November 14, 1976

Interview with J. B. Cummings, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Hurricane Carla.
Date: November 14, 1976
Creator: Taylor, Kim & Cummings, J. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mrs. R. W. Matthews, August 17, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Mrs. R. W. Matthews, August 17, 1976

Interview with R. W. Matthews, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the Priscilla Club
Date: August 8, 1975
Creator: Roberts, Linda & Matthews, R. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Virgie Rivere transcript

Oral History Interview with Virgie Rivere

Interview with Virgie Rivere, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: 1980~
Creator: Kieve, Pam & Rivere, Virgie, 1898-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ella Williams transcript

Oral History Interview with Ella Williams

Interview with Ella Williams, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include a discussion about the 1915 hurricane on Hog Island in the San Jacinto River.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Williams, Ella & Webber, Betsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lorraine Silva, November 28, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Lorraine Silva, November 28, 1976

Interview with Lorraine Silva, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Chambers County and Anahuac, Texas.
Date: November 28, 1975
Creator: Roland, Ann & Silva, Lorraine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Loris Williams Gunn, January 27, 1977 transcript

Oral History Interview with Loris Williams Gunn, January 27, 1977

Interview with Loris Williams Gunn, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Mount Belvieu.
Date: January 27, 1977
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Gunn, Loris Williams
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Julia Lancaster Pierson, March 11, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Julia Lancaster Pierson, March 11, 1976

Interview with Julia Lancaster Pierson, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown.
Date: March 11, 1976
Creator: McNeil, William J. & Pierson, Julia Lancaster
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with E. C. Wood, Winter 1975 transcript

Oral History Interview with E. C. Wood, Winter 1975

Interview with E. C. Wood, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Wood, E. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Stephen C. Hughes, February 28, 1960 transcript

Oral History Interview with Stephen C. Hughes, February 28, 1960

Interview with Stephen C. Hughes, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include periods of the life of a 92 year old man who was visiting in Baytown. Most of his life was spent in the mid-west.
Date: February 28, 1960
Creator: Miller, Carter & Hughes, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Steele M. McDonald, January 6, 1977 transcript

Oral History Interview with Steele M. McDonald, January 6, 1977

Interview with Steele M. McDonald, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include early Baytown, TX history through consolidation to the present.
Date: January 6, 1977
Creator: Tidmon, Grace & McDonald, Steel M.
System: The Portal to Texas History