Scope and Contents This collection contains research materials gathered by Victoria Garcia, David Radcliff, and Ronald Traylor for a paper titled "Houston's Department of Public Works and Engineering: A History Since 1933," as part of the requirements for the University of Houston's graduate course, History 6382: Research in Public History. Materials include annual department reports; departmental histories, including the Wastewater and Water divisions; overviews of Houston's city government;...

Scope and Contents This set of papers documents Kathy Whitmire's long, active political career as the mayor of Houston throughout the 1980s. The collection is organized into four major series beginning chronologically with Jim Whitmire's political documents, Kathy Whitmire's career as city controller, followed by her mayoral campaigns and city business during each term, and documentation upon her defeat in 1991. The materials largely consist of Whitmire's campaign and city business documents including...