Mr. Calyen was born and raised in Conroe, Texas. He lived in a segregated neighborhood and attended Booker T. Washington schools until 1966, when he participated in "freedom of choice" and attended Conroe High School. While in high school, he participated in three marches in 1964 and 1965 to protest continued discrimination. He graduated in 1968 and enrolled in the military. He spent a year in Vietnam and then moved to New York City, where he married and spent almost thirty years as a postal carrier. He then returned to Conroe where he has remained active in his community. Mr. Calyen described race relations in Conroe in the 50s and 60s, segregation and integration, the black community, the impact of the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, his experiences in New York as compared to Conroe, and community activism in Conroe since the 1990s.

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a broadcast news story.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: What means is the County Clerk of Montgomery County to take in determining the number of qualified voters signing the petition for a local option election?

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox discussing business involving timber and oil. The envelope is included.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Letter from Texas state superintendent S. M. N. Marrs to C. C. Cox informing him about a supplemental payment to the state's school districts. Envelope is included.

Letter from the Southern School-Book Depository discussing a sale of hairnets and maps. Envelope is included.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Letter from M. A. Thomas to the Foster Lumber Company, which had attempted to gain right of way over land entrusted by Thomas to C. C. Cox.

Letter from Stella Rice to C. C. Cox applying for a position at his school in Splendora, Texas. Two envelopes are included.

Letter from T. F. Loughran to C. C. Cox discussing negotiations over the purchase of some land. Envelope is included.

Letter from J. L. Myers of the Houston Show Case and Manufacturing Company to C. C. Cox asking about measurements for a window shade. Included is the envelope, postmarked 9 PM, February 7, 1922 in Houston, TX.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

A bond note worth $229.20 issued to C. C. Cox by the First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas.

A copy of a teacher's contract for Bettie Mitchell with Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.