Photograph of the first graduate of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville with a number of unidentified people on a stage. The graduate, who is wearing a cap and gown, is shaking the hand of a man wearing a suit, standing near a podium where two other men who are wearing regalia are standing. Two other men are seated on the stage in the right side of the image and other people are visible in the background.

Photograph of the first graduate of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville with a number of unidentified people on a stage. The graduate, who is wearing a cap and gown, is facing a man wearing a suit and holding a folder, standing near a podium where two other men who are wearing regalia are standing. Two other men are seated on the stage in the right side of the image and other people are visible in the background.

Photograph of a large group of people posing in a line on stage during the first graduation ceremony at the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) facility in Huntsville. Two men in the center of the image are wearing caps and gowns, and holding folders. They are flanked by four men wearing suits to the left and a woman with four men, one of whom is wearing regalia, to the right.

Photograph of the interior of a church, taken from the back of the aisle during the first graduation ceremony for graduates of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville. Several people are partially visible in the audience, seated in pews, and a man is standing at the front of the church near an alter, below a large, wall-mounted, lighted cross. The ceiling is peaked and there are decorative hanging lights above the center aisle.

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing regalia speaking from behind a podium at the first graduation of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville. Several other people are seated on the stage, at the right side of the image, and behind a low wall on the left side of the image.

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing regalia looking to his left speaking from behind a podium at the first graduation of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville. Several people are partially visible, seated on the stage behind him.

Photograph of a woman, Joyce Lannou.

Photograph of a row of angled shelving against a wall where magazines, journals, and other periodicals are laid out alphabetically. Two women appear to be browsing the titles. Several tables and chairs are visible in the area in front of the shelves.

Photograph of a woman seated in front of a book rack.

Interview with Jimmy Carroll, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX.

Interview with Joan Johnson, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX.

Interview with Sara Snyder, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include her coming to Baytown and Baytown history.

Interview with Wilburn L. Snyder, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include World War Two and the history of Baytown, TX.

Interview with William T. Busch, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include his early life and youth in Cedar Bayou, his early employment, and his involvement in World War I, employment in banking institutions of Baytown, TX, development of Goose Creek after the oil field boom, and the effects of the Depression on Baytown, TX.

Interview with Don McLeod, who moved to Mont Belvieu in 1929 from Beaumont, Texas. McLeod answers questions and describes the growth of the oil business in Mont Belvieu and Baytown, including what companies were already here and how the business has changed from then until now.

Interview with Margaret B. Davis, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Mrs. Davis talks about the Baytown area from 1915 to 1976.

Outline of interview with Joan Johnson. The author highlights some important time of the interview and certain answers.

Photograph of Dr. Richard D. Strahan wearing regalia speaking from behind a podium at the first graduation of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville. Several unidentified men are seated at the left side of the image, behind a low wall and below a sloping ceiling. Back of photo reads, "1st TDC grad / Jan 1970"

Photograph of Harry Spitz (left) and Bill Gidley (right) seated on a couch and both holding a check. A patterned curtain is behind the couch and a coffee table covered in magazines is partially visible in front of them. Handwritten notes on the back say "LC Fndtion, 9-70" and "L-R: Harry Spitz, U.S. Steel mng, Bill Gidley, pres LCF [President of Lee College Foundation]"

Photograph of two men wearing light-colored shirts and patterned ties, standing in a wood-paneled corner and holding a check. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says, "LC Fnd - 9-70" and "L-R, Alton Laird, Wood > Rotary Contribution."

Photograph of prison inmates in a classroom with an instructor.

Photograph of inmates using the prison library.

Photograph of officials at a graduation ceremony at Huntsville prison.

Photograph of a Huntsville prison inmate receiving a diploma from Lee College officials.