Descriptive Summary
KUHT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians Film
1981
Materials are written in English.
82-373
1 16 mm reel
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Composed of a 16 mm reel documentary produced by KUHT, the Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians Film, 1981, chronicles the history of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians in Texas.
Historical Note
KUHT, also known as HoustonPBS, is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) licensed to the University of Houston and the Houston Independent School District. Founded in 1953, the station was the first educational television station of its kind in the world. Serving the Houston metropolitan area, KUHT was the first station in the area to feature programs in high-fidelity stereo. The station produced a number of feature programs and documentaries, including Elissa in 1978, Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians in 1981, and Child at Riskin 1985.
Source:
HoustonPBS History. HoustonPBS. Accessed June 29, 2011. http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=abt_history.
Scope and Contents
Composed of a 16 mm reel documentary produced by KUHT, the Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians Film, 1981, chronicles the history of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians in Texas.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Use of film material by appointment only; please contact repository for more
information.
Index Terms
Subjects (Organizations)
Public Broadcasting Service (U. S.).
KUHT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) -- Archives.
Subjects
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas -- History.
Documentary films -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Indians of North America -- Texas -- History.
Public Broadcasting -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Places
Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Sources.
Preferred Citation
Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians Film, 1981, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3Y306
16 mm reel film,
1981