San Jacinto Centennial Association records 1935-1938 (Bulk: 1935-1936)

San Jacinto Centennial Association, 1935-1938

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The San Jacinto Centennial Association was organized in the fall of 1935 to be the official agency for coordinating Houston's participation in the celebrations of the Texas Centennial of 1936. The Houston Chamber of Commerce, important members of the Houston business community as well as descendants of early Texans were influential in its formation. The Association's office was opened in leased space on the 8th floor of the Chamber of Commerce building on September 30, 1935. Preside...

Morris, R. B.

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Roster, Charles

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Kibbe, Nina

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Morton, Phil

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Clarke, H. O.

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Woodul, Walter

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Wick, Otto

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Texas Centennial Commission. Advisory Board of Texas Historians

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Ramsey, Erl R., Mrs.

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Bevans, L. T.

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Hunt, Lenoir

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Pioneer Memorial (Houston, Tex.)

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Burrell, Percy Jewett

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Townes, John C., 1886-1948

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Turner, Herbert G.

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Moore, J. Perry

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Brock, C. L.

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Tucker, Merle

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Hamilton, Jeff, 1840-

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McFarland, Mae Wynne, -1962

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Phelps (Destroyer)

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Sears, George D.

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Kemp, Louis Wiltz, 1881-1956

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Born in Cameron, Texas on September 4, 1881, Louis Wiltz Kemp was deeply interested in Texas history. He was instrumental in the construction of the San Jacinto Monument, the reburial of Texans in the State Cemetery, and the locating of the massacre site of James W. Fannin's men. He did significant research on the veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto and the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Kemp was employed by the Texas Company. He married Violet Volz in 1925. L. W. Kemp died ...

Beard, Norman H.

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Wharton, Clarence, 1873-1941

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Sheppard, Morris, 1875-1941

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Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) was born May 28, 1875, in Wheatsville, Texas. He received his AB degree from the University of Texas in 1895 and his LLB in 1897. He also earned an LLM degree from Yale University, before beginning his law practice in Pittsburgh and Texarkana. In 1902, Sheppard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the space left vacant by his father’s death. He served until 1913 when he became a U.S. Senator, a post he would hold until his own death in...

Ashburn, Haygood

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Founders Memorial Park (Houston, Tex.)

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Duffield, C. A.

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Houston Chamber of Commercen

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Hill, George Alfred, 1892-1949.

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George Alfred Hill, Jr. descendant of an old Texas family, received a law degree from the University of Texas in 1911, and joined the Houston Oil Company in the 1920's. Eventually he became president of the firm, serving directorships and positions in various subsidiaries. His contributions helped Houston Oil, Houston Natural Gas, and Houston Pipeline leaders in the petroleum industry. Hill was active in social, civic, patriotic and business organizations at the local an...

Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce

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Griffith, J. S.

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Smith, Joseph S., 1900-1993

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DeLashmutt, H. A.

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Coulter, Robert C.

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Museum of Houston and Texas History (Houston, Tex.)

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Bryan, Chester H.

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Golding, H. Dick

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Nogle, G. B., Mrs.

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Barnette, E. Jeff

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Youngblood, Bertha

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San Jacinto Centennial Association

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Houston, Andrew Jackson, 1854-1941

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Jackson, W. E.

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Spangler, Jos. B.

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Patton, William S.

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Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations

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Schenck (Destroyer)

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Wilson, George D.

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Danner, H. E.

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Burnet, David Gouverneur, 1789-1870

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David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870) was born in Newark, New Jersey. About 1817 he moved to Natchitoches, Louisiana, and in 1831 to Texas. He was ad interim president of the Republic of Texas from March 17 to October 22, 1836. In 1836 he was elected vice president of the Republic of Texas, serving part time as secretary of state and acting president. From the guide to the David G. Burnet letters MS 188., 1836-1859, (Woodson Research Center, ) Born April 14, 1788,...

Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956

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Builder, financier, statesman, and publisher of the Houston Chronicle. From the description of Jones, Jesse Holman, papers, 1880-1965. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23285513 U.S. secretary of commerce and financier. From the description of Papers of Jesse H. Jones, 1916-1960 (bulk 1926-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81653217 Biographical Note ...