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LGBT Pride Month 2016 6/15/2016 Categories: HistoryCommunity Tags: gay prideequalityequal rights HPL Celebrates Pride Month!
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Cookbooks 5/3/2016 Categories: Featured ResourcesHistoryStaff Tags: Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
National Women's Conference of 1977 3/29/2016 Categories: HistoryResearch Tags: women's historyhouston history A spotlight on National Women’s Conference held in Houston in 1977.
Exploring History: the Slave Narrative Collection at HMRC 2/22/2016 Categories: History Tags: AAHMAfrican American historyblack historyarchivesslavesslaverySlave Narrative Project HMRC's collection of the Slave Narrative Project in Texas contains correspondence, transcripts, photographs and other materials.
Meet our scholars! 2/15/2016 Categories: HistoryResearch Tags: Gregory Schoolarchivesscholarrice universitykinder institute Gregory School's Scholar-in-Residence program.
Lawson Love Letters 12/17/2015 Categories: History Tags: The Houston Public Library is saddened to hear of the passing of Audrey Hoffman Lawson on December 12, 2015 at the age of 83.
Valdemar Bernhard Communes with the Spirits! 10/28/2015 Categories: History Tags: HMRCghostsspiritshistoryHalloween Happy Halloween from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center and the Houston Public Library!
Remembering World War II: Houston's Latino Veterans 9/24/2015 Categories: ExhibitHistory Tags: The Remembering World War II: Houston's Latino Veterans exhibit will be on view from August 29, 2015 – November 14, 2015
Around the world with Julia Ideson 8/26/2015 Categories: History Tags: julia idesonJulia Ideson Buildinghistorylibraries Learn about the travels of Houston's first librarian.
The Big Top Comes to Houston! 7/2/2015 Categories: History Tags: circusarchivesHoustonhistory One of the most unique collections in the HMRC is the Heiser-Alban Collection, a collection of historic circus materials.
