Kenyon Houchins Collection 1935-1983 1948-1977

Houchins, Kenyon, 1915-1983

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Kenyon Houchins was born in Hallettsville, Texas on July 31, 1915. He graduated from South Texas School of Law in 1939. In the early 1950’s, Houchins began his career as legal attorney in Houston with lawyer Percy Foreman, at 1116 Capital Avenue. By 1955 he had moved his services to 1207 Welch Avenue and by the 1960’s began a longstanding partnership with Lonalee H. Tasker. Houchins and Tasker remained a well-known and respected law firm through the 1970’s. Houchins on many occasions also served...

International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots

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The Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) had its beginnings in the tragic burning of the steamboat Seawanhaka in New York Harbor on June 28, 1880. The 612-ton, 230-foot side paddle wheeler, under the command of Capt. Charles P. Smith, suffered an explosion in the boiler room; an event not uncommon in the early days of steam-powered vessels. As flames spread rapidly through the wooden-hulled boat, Capt. Smith was faced with few options in the narrow Hell Gate channel. He stayed at the helm and ...

American Civil Liberties Union

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Founded in 1920 in New York City by Roger Baldwin and others; the ACLU was an outgrowth of the American Union Against Militarism's National Civil Liberties Bureau, which in 1920 changed its name to the American Civil Liberties Union. From the description of Collection, 1917- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42740878 The Southern Women's Rights Project (SWRP) located in Richmond is affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union. The project deal...

Stickney, Howard, d. 1962

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