Mr. Vinson was born in Montgomery, Texas and raised in Conroe. He attended Booker T. Washington school and Conroe High, participating in football at both schools. After graduation, he went to work in Houston for a utility company. He returned to Conroe and became very active in political campaigns and community organizations. In his interview, Mr. Vinson described segregation in Conroe, a march in 1968, integration of schools, experiences playing football, discrimination at work, political activism in the African-American community, African-American community organizations, and how Conroe has changed over time.

Mrs. Wiltz grew up in the community of Tamina which was founded as a Freedmen's Settlement in the late 1800s. She described some history, race relations, gentrification, infrastructure inequality and changes over time in Tamina. Wiltz currently runs multiple community organizations that provide services to residents in Tamina and the surrounding areas. Wiltz runs a community center in Tamina and the non-profit organization Children's Books on Wheels.

Mr. Carl White was born in Conroe and Mrs. Gloria White was born in Willis, Texas in 1957 respectively. After attending segregated schools, both Whites ultimately graduated from desegregated schools. Both Whites experienced workplace discrimination in their careers in a local factory and at the postal office. Mr. White also served as a reserve police officer in Conroe while his father served as one of the first Black police officers in Conroe. Mr. White described being targeted by police in Conroe and other issues with the local criminal justice system. Both Whites were also involved in the efforts to free Clarence Brandley which included marches and other demonstrations. Also, the Whites discussed issues with discrimination in the school system.

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

Letter from P. H. McClure(?) to C. C. Cox discussing business with M. A. Thomas and the purchase of land.

Letter from Virginia Pace to C. C. Cox applying for a position to teach first grade in his school, listing her experience and qualifications.

Letter from Montgomery County Judge B. H. Powell to C. C. Cox, J. S. Welch, and J. P. Carter discussing their school's "community lists." The envelope is included.

Patent for a new and improved leaf-turner for sheet music. This design consists "of a rack having attached guides, the horizontally-slidable rods arranged in said guides, one above the other, the leaf-turning fingers carried by one end of said rods, the elastic cords connected with the other ends of said rods for retracting the fingers, devices for holding the rods against the tension of the cords, and a finger-piece for successively disengaging said holding devices" (lines 56-64).

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

Letter from the Southern School-Book Depository to C. C. Cox introducing an invoice.

Letter from the Southern School-Book Depository to C. C. Cox discussing a shipment of books.

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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Has the commissioners court authority to issue a franchise to a local telephone company operating outside the City of Conroe in Montgomery County?

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Gulf Coast Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox discussing the oil business and Cox's timber around Splendora, Texas. Envelope is included.

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox introducing a copy of a letter sent to surveyor W. P. McComb. Envelope is included.

Letter from M. A. Thomas to surveyor W. P. McComb discussing a survey to be done on land in Splendora, Texas.

A campaign card for L. B. Tindall, Democratic candidate for Montgomery County Superintendent in the 1922 county election.

A registered envelope from the US Post Office Department, Postage Stamp Agency, addressed to the Splendora, Texas postmaster.

Letter from the W. W. Kimball Company to C. C. Cox apologizing for failing to include something in their previous letter. Envelope is included.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a car train accident near New Caney which claimed the lives of a 23 year old woman and three small children.

Letter from I. H. Weiner to C. C. Cox discussing overdue payment owed to Dumble, Armistead and Cronan.

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.