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Oral History Interview with Edna Gardner Whyte, February 8, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edna Gardner Whyte, February 8, 1979

Interview with Edna Gardner Whyte, a competitive pilot and flight instructor from Garden City, Minnesota. Whyte discusses her family history, her childhood and education, moving to Oregon, her initial interests in flying, her training in nursing, taking up flying, winning her first race, teaching others to fly, becoming a flight instructor full-time, Prohibition bootlegging, races, a crash, Amelia Earhart, the growth of women in aviation, service as a Army Air Corps nurse during World War Two, being a flying salesman, flying helicopters, and building the Aero Valley Flying School.
Date: February 8, 1979
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & White, Edna Gardner
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1971-1974] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1971-1974]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from April 8, 1971 to August 8, 1974. An index with names is included at the front.
Date: 1971-04-08/1974-08-08
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving On From Watergate (open access)

Moving On From Watergate

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the fallout of the Watergate scandal under the Nixon Administration.
Date: March 8, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Fundraiser for Honorable Harold Runnels (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Fundraiser for Honorable Harold Runnels

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at a fundraiser for Harold Runnels in Roswell, New Mexico.
Date: October 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - Fundraiser for Honorable Harold Runnels (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - Fundraiser for Honorable Harold Runnels

Text for a campaign speech by Barbara C. Jordan at a fundraiser for Harold Runnels in Roswell, New Mexico.
Date: October 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saving the Family (open access)

Saving the Family

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a Delta Sigma Theta Banquet in Houston, Texas. Topics include the changes and neglect of the family unit in the United States, with focus on African-American families.
Date: January 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving On From Watergate (open access)

Moving On From Watergate

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Texas Law Review Annual Banquet in Austin, Texas, about the aftermath of Richard Nixon's resignation and what it meant for lawyers.
Date: March 8, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saving the Family (open access)

Saving the Family

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a Delta Sigma Theta Banquet in Houston, Texas. Topics include the changes and neglect of the family unit in the United States, with focus on African-American families. Handwritten edits appear across the photocopied document.
Date: January 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saving the Family (open access)

Saving the Family

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a Delta Sigma Theta Banquet in Houston, Texas. Topics include the changes and neglect of the family unit in the United States, with focus on African-American families. Handwritten edits appear across the document.
Date: January 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust (open access)

Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust (open access)

Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust (open access)

Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust (open access)

Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Peter W. Rodino, Jr. to John J. Sirica, March 8, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Peter W. Rodino, Jr. to John J. Sirica, March 8, 1974]

Letter from Peter W. Rodino, Jr. to John J. Sirica discussing the impeachment inquiry for Richard Nixon.
Date: March 8, 1974
Creator: Rodino, Peter W., Jr., 1909-2005
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Anderson Denies Taking Bribery Cash] (open access)

[Clipping: Anderson Denies Taking Bribery Cash]

Full pages from The Washington Post regarding various topics, including briberies, indictments, the break-in at Watergate, the break-in at the office of Dr. Lewis Fielding, leaks, and coconspirators.
Date: March 8, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James D. St. Clair to John Doar, March 8, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from James D. St. Clair to John Doar, March 8, 1974]

Letter from James D. St. Clair to John Doar as Special Council to the president requesting that he be able to participate in any hearing or prehearing discovery related to the pending impeachment inquiry.
Date: March 8, 1974
Creator: St. Clair, James D., 1920-2001
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 54, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1971 (open access)

The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 54, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1971

Semiweekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 8, 1971
Creator: Zapalac, Lester H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 89, Ed. 1 Monday, November 8, 1971 (open access)

The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 89, Ed. 1 Monday, November 8, 1971

Semiweekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 8, 1971
Creator: Zapalac, Lester H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 81, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1970 (open access)

The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 81, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1970

Semiweekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 8, 1970
Creator: Zapalac, Lester H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 11, Ed. 1 Monday, February 8, 1971 (open access)

The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 11, Ed. 1 Monday, February 8, 1971

Semiweekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 1971
Creator: Zapalac, Lester H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, March 8, 1971 (open access)

The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, March 8, 1971

Semiweekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 8, 1971
Creator: Zapalac, Lester H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1971 (open access)

The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1971

Semiweekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1971
Creator: Zapalac, Lester H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1970 (open access)

The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1970

Semiweekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 8, 1970
Creator: Zapalac, Lester H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 46, Ed. 1 Monday, June 8, 1970 (open access)

The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 46, Ed. 1 Monday, June 8, 1970

Semiweekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 8, 1970
Creator: Zapalac, Lester H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History