Heiser, J. M.
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The collection contains collected papers, photographs, printed materials and clippings of Joseph Matthew Heiser Jr. (1897-1987), a well-known Houston naturalist who served in both World Wars and was employed by the Texas Company as an accountant. His father, Joseph M. Heiser Sr., had been chief clerk of Harris County Tax Assessing and Collecting Department for many years and was the first Superintendent of Parks.
The collection mainly reflects Joe Heiser's interest in nature and the preservation of the environment, primarily in Texas. In 1923 he started the Outdoor Nature Club of Houston (ONC) which is still active, and was instrumental in the acquisition of the Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary (LTNS) near Evergreen, Texas. He was a well-known ornithologist and through the ONC aided the Audubon Society in Texas until the Texas branch was formed. He was correspondent and friend of many well-known naturalists, including Professor H.P. Attwater, Harry Oberholser, Robert A. Sell, Robert A. Vines and Professor George Williams. He was an active member of many national wildlife and conservation organizations. He was a board member of the Houston Zoological Society. He owned property and had particular interest in San Jacinto County and the Coldspring area. He was an active member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and participated in activities in the Old 6th Ward.
The large collection of newspaper clippings covering over 60 years reflect his diverse interests, including the circus, palmistry, horoscopes and all sorts of puzzles, as well as a range of wildlife interests and zoos.
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Animals
Attwater's prairie chicken
Bird populations
Bird populations
Bird refuges
Birds
Bullfights
Burlington Zephyr (Diesel train)
City planning
Civil rights
Conservationists
Conservation of Natural Resources in Texas Conference (1964: Houston, Tex.)
Dams
Diesel locomotives
Environmental protection
Estuarine area conservation
Fishery law and legislation
Flood control
Gardening
Hollies
Hunting
Ivory-billed woodpecker
Mockingbirds
Natural history museums
Outdoor life
Parks
Plant conservation
Plants
Pollution
Racism
Roadside improvement
Salamanders
Southwestern Symposium on Conservation Education
State birds
Texas Centennial (1936: San Jacinto Battleground, Tex.)
Texas recreational scenic areas, 1926-1970s
Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A. National Convention (1977: Houston)
World War, 1914-1918
Water resources development
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife refuges
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Vingtune Islands (Tex.)
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Kemah (Tex.)
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Sixth Ward (Houston, Tex.)
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Islands of Mexico, Gulf of
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Coldspring (Tex.)
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Tex.)
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Houston (Tex.)
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Sabine National Forest (Tex.)
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Big Bend National Park (Tex.)
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Memorial Park (Houston, Tex.)
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San Jacinto County (Tex.)
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Trinity River (Tex.)
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Devils Pocket (Newton County, Tex.)
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Sam Houston Park (Houston, Tex.)
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San Jacinto State Park (Tex.)
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Hermann Park (Houston, Tex.)
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Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary (Tex.)
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