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This collection contains printed and photographic materials broadly documenting efforts to preserve Allen Parkway Village and Houston's Freedmen's Town and Fourth Ward from demolition.

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This series contains a variety of audiovisual materials related to VBB activities including; cassette tapes, VHS tapes, DV tapes, CDs and DVDs.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Park People’s Records include standard organizational documents, including meeting minutes, personnel management, and financial records, plus city planning proposals and reports covering thirty years. Records include grant applications for federal and state programs. They also include details about local programs such as Treescape, a collaborative effort among Trees for Houston, Scenic Houston, and City of Houston in a program to provide incentives and enforcement of the Tree and Shrub...

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This collection contains nomination forms and supporting documents for fifty-one Houston buildings and districts to be included in the National Register of Historic Places. Nominated places include the Julia Ideson Building, Rice Hotel, Riverside General Hospital, Freedmen's Town Historic District, Old Sixth Ward Historic District, and San Felipe Courts Historic District.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains materials from Voices Breaking Boundaries’ (VBB) history and administration, planning documents, event materials, press clippings and audio-visual materials.In addition to paper records, this collection also contains digital archival material. Digital archival materials can be accessed in the Special Collections Reading Room by advance request. Because not all of these materials are processed, these materials may require up to two weeks to access. Some...