Houston History Archives emerged as a relatively new enterprise in realms of archiving when Joe Pratt relocated The Houston Review: History and Culture of the Gulf Coast journal to the University of Houston (UH) from the Houston Public Library.
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Recalling Houston’s Early Days and its Oilmen: A Conversation with Jane Blaffer Owen
Jane Blaffer Owen, an arts patron, social activist, and preservationist, was the daughter of Robert Lee Blaffer, one of the founders of Humble Oil & Refining Company (now ExxonMobil), and the granddaughter of William T. Campbell, who established the The Texas Company, which became Texaco.
Oil in Houston
Wildcats and sweet crude. Live in Houston long enough and you’ll learn that wildcats are exploration oil wells and the price of sweet crude – the high-quality, low-sulfur oil used for processing gasoline – is a closely watched economic indicator. But if you just got here or want a refresher on what the oil industry […]
Volume 8, Number 2
Oil in Houston Vol. 8, No. 2 (Spring 2011) Download PDF Letter from Editor 2 Faces of Texas Oil by Story Sloane III 8 We’re Sticking by Our Union: The Battle for Baytown, 1942-1943 by Michael Boston 15 Witness to the Day of Reckoning: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, March 24, 1989 A Conversation […]
Shell to Houston
To read the full text of this article by Tyler Priest that appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
Humble Women at War: The Case of Humble’s Baytown Refinery, 1942-1945
To read the full text of this article by Gary L. Rabalais that appeared in the Spring 2005 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
The Streetcar in Houston
To read the full text of this article by Stephanie Fuglaar that appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
The Gulf Freeway: Van London’s Legacy
To read the full text of this article by Tom Watson McKinney that appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
Labor’s Last Stand in the Refinery: The Shell Oil Strike of 1962-1963
To read the full text of this article by Tyler Priest that appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.
Restoring the Ecosystem of the San Jacinto Battleground: Land, Air, & Water
To read the full text of this article by Russ Kuykendall that appeared in the Spring 2007 issue of Houston History, download the pdf version.