Bob Hope

A close-up profile view of Bob Hope speaking to or entertaining a group of people. Bob Hope was one of the entertainers who performed in the convention center theater at HemisFair '68.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, July 1967 - April, 1968 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, July 1967 - April, 1968

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 661.
Date: 1968
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Major purposes of the Hemis-Fair (open access)

Major purposes of the Hemis-Fair

Text of a speech given by William Sinkin who served as President of the Board of Directors of San Antonio Fair, Inc. from April 1963 to November 1964. He outlines the major purposes of HemisFair '68 in five points: how it will benefit San Antonio, build community leadership, promote ties between San Antonio and Latin America, economic advantages for staging the fair, and leaving a heritage of permanent facilities and institutions for San Antonio.
Date: 1968~
Creator: Sinkin, Bill
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Acequia Madre de Valero] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Acequia Madre de Valero]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Acequia Madre de Valero, in San Antonio, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and maps.
Date: 1968
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 19, 1968 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 19, 1968

Bi-weekly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 19, 1968
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Shrinker to Dragster (open access)

Tire Shrinker to Dragster

Collection of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.
Date: 1968
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library