KUHT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)

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KUHT, also known as HoustonPBS, is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) licensed to the University of Houston and the Houston Independent School District. Founded in 1953, the station was the first educational television station of its kind in the world. Serving the Houston metropolitan area, KUHT was the first station in the area to feature programs in high-fidelity stereo. The station produced a number of feature programs and documentaries, including Elissa in 1978, Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians in 1981, and Child at Risk in 1985.

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HoustonPBS History. HoustonPBS. Accessed June 29, 2011. http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=abt_history .

From the guide to the Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians, Film 82-373., 1981, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

KUHT, also known as HoustonPBS, is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) licensed to the University of Houston and the Houston Independent School District.

Founded in 1953, the station was the first educational television station of its kind in the world. Serving the Houston metropolitan area, KUHT was the first station in the area to feature programs in high-fidelity stereo. The station produced a number of feature programs and documentaries, including Elissa in 1978, Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians in 1981, and Child at Riskin 1985.

From the description of "Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians" Film, 1981 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 759172567

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referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Department of Education. Department of education files, 1950-2000. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
creatorOf Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians, Film 82-373., 1981 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Kessel, Marion. Marion Kessel Performing Arts Collection, 1977-2000. Rice University, Fondren Library
creatorOf KUHT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.). "Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians" Film, 1981 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Department of Education. Department of education, subject files, 1980-1999. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Department of Education. Department of education, family program files, 1970-1999. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Bruce, Andrew D. (Andrew Davis), d. 1969. The Andrew D. Bruce speeches collection, 1916-1970. University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library
referencedIn Marion Kessel Performing Arts collection MS 517., 1977-2000 Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Department of Education. Department of education, Bayou Bend files, 1982-1998. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Schwarzwalder, John C. (John Carl), 1917-1992. John C. Schwarzwalder papers, 1935-1992 and undated (majority 1965-1986) University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
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Houston (Tex.)
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Indians of North America
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