Reminiscences of Christia V. Adair : oral history, 1977.

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Reminiscences of Christia V. Adair : oral history, 1977.

Family background; childhood in Edna, Texas; student at Sam Houston and Prairie View Colleges, 1910-15; teacher at Edna, 1915-18; marriage; work with Kingsville Sunday School, 1918-25; administrator of Houston branch of NAACP, 1950-59; race relations in Houston; impressions of Mayor Roy Hofheinz; Harrison County Democrats; membership in national and community organizations.

Transcript: 54 leaves.

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