Hogg, William Clifford, papers, 1897-1932.

House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938

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Edward Mandell House was born July 26, 1858, in Houston, Texas. He became active in Texas politics and served as an advisor to President Woodrow Wilson, particularly in the area of foreign affairs. House functioned as Wilson's chief negotiator in Europe during the negotiations for peace (1917-1919), and as chief deputy for Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference. He died on March 28, 1938, in New York City. From the description of Edward Mandell House papers, 1885-2007 (inclusive), 1885...

Hogg, Mike, 1885-1941

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Mike Hogg (1885-1941), Texas Legislator, businessman and civic leader in Houston, TX was son to Governor James Steven and Sallie Hogg, and brother to William, Ima, and Thomas Hogg. Hogg was Captain of the 360th Infantry, 90th Division in World War I, a member of the 40th and 41st Texas Legislature, and manager of the Texas "No Third Term Democrats" in opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term. Alice Hogg was president of the River Oaks Garden Club (1931/2, 1938/9)...

J.P. Gayle and Company (West Columbia, Tex.)

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Newsboys Association (Houston, Tex.)

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University of Texas. Board of Regents.

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Houston Chamber of Commerce

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Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944

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Lawyer, banker, investor, and governor of Texas (1914-1917). From the description of Ferguson, James Edward, collection, 1911-1936. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23469789 Lawyer, banker, investor, and governor of Texas (1914-1917). Collection concerning James E. Ferguson was assembled by Alex Dienst, Texana collector and Ferguson's friend, and primarily documents Ferguson's political career and the controversy over his activities as governor. Included ...

Sharp, Walter B. (Walter Benona), 1870-1912

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Walter Benona Sharp (1870-1912) was an oilman and inventor. He began his career contracting for the drilling of water wells in and around Dallas before working as a driller for Gladys City Oil and Gas Manufacturing Company in its first test for oil on Spindletop Hill. Because of quicksand Sharp was forced to abandon the well at 418 feet only thirty yards from the spot where, eight years later, the first gusher of the Spindletop oilfield came in. Sharp was also a pioneer driller at Sour Lake and ...

Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...

Democratic National Convention (1928 : Houston, Tex.)

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Forum of civics (Houston, Tex.)

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University of Texas. Ex-students' Association

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Hogg, James Stephen, 1851-1906

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James S. Hogg, lawyer, businessman and politician, was attorney general (1887-1890) and governor (1891-1895) of Texas. From the guide to the James Stephen Hogg Papers, 1836-1969, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) James Stephen Hogg, the first native governor of Texas, was born near Rusk on March 24, 1851, the son of Lucanda (McMath) and Joseph Lewis Hogg. His father, a brigadier general, died at the head of his comman...

Democratic Party (Tex.)

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The Democratic Party in Texas has played an important role in the political history of Texas since its declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836. Settlers from the south and east brought an overwhelming allegiance to the Democratic Party, making it the only competitive political party in the state throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The party’s dominance in local, state, and federal government over an ineffective Republican party, resulted in both a great influence o...

Hogg, Ima

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Ima Hogg, daughter of Governor James Stephen Hogg, was born in Mineola, Texas, on July 10, 1882. After graduating from the University of Texas, between 1901 and 1909 she studied music in New York, Berlin, and Vienna. She then moved to Houston, where she gave piano lessons to a select group of pupils and helped found the Houston Symphony Orchestra. She served as the first vice president of the Houston Symphony Society and became president in 1917. Ima Hogg was also involved in founding the Housto...

Hogg, William Clifford, 1875-1930

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Beside his many public and private philanthropic endeavors, Hogg was particularly known for his support of the University of Texas as a regent and in its struggle with Governor James E. Ferguson as well as his various efforts through the Ex-students' Association to improve education throughout the state and to support the establishment of student loans. From the guide to the Hogg (William Clifford) Papers HOGG, WILLIAM CLIFFORD, PAPERS., 1897-1932, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American ...

Organization for the Enlargement by the State of Texas of Its Institutions of Higher Learning.

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Hogg, Dickson & Hogg (Houston, Tex.)

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McLaughlin, Guy, d. 1960

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Hogg, Thomas Elisha 1887-1949

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