Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties facing the United States and calling for a return to "government of, by, and for the people." (p. 5)
Date: May 6, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Continuing American Revolution (open access)

The Continuing American Revolution

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the AFS Congressional Breakfast, about how the American Revolution extends beyond the war and into modern American life.
Date: April 30, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties facing the United States and calling for a return to "government of, by, and for the people." (p. 5)
Date: May 6, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Integrity in Government / Justice in Society" (open access)

"Integrity in Government / Justice in Society"

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Presbyterian Church in the United States, about morality and justice.
Date: February 25, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why (open access)

Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why

Booklet containing six speeches delivered at the 1975 National Forum for the College Entrance Examination Board.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996; Butts, R. Freeman; Coleman, James S.; Mathews, David; Mitchell, Maurice B. & Davidson, Ralph P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, January 3 - March 31, 1972] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, January 3 - March 31, 1972]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1972
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan on National Health Insurance] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan on National Health Insurance]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Democratic party plank on National Health Insurance, insurance gaps, maternity care, and child health programs.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Wake-Up Call For The American Dream (open access)

A Wake-Up Call For The American Dream

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at Northside High School in Memphis, Tennessee, about African Americans and the "American Dream."
Date: December 6, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Rules Committee on H.R. 72: Creating a Select Committee on Population (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Rules Committee on H.R. 72: Creating a Select Committee on Population

Text for testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the House Rules Committee about H.R. 72, a resolution which would create a Select Committee on Population in the House of Representatives.
Date: May 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech Before Texas School Health Association Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas, April 2, 1977, and Related Materials] (open access)

[Speech Before Texas School Health Association Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas, April 2, 1977, and Related Materials]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding comprehensive health care, health care for minors, and health education programs. The record includes a copy of the Journal of School Health, which contains a print copy of the speech. A memorandum on the journal, addressed to "Bud" and dated January 18, 1978, notes that Barbara Jordan's speech appears on page 643.
Date: April 2, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Action to Aid Women in Business (open access)

Congressional Action to Aid Women in Business

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding financial discrimination against women and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091)

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (USS Miller) in Norfolk, Virginia.
Date: June 30, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091)

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (USS Miller) in Norfolk, Virginia.
Date: June 30, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan, Bess Wallace Truman Award Scrapbook] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan, Bess Wallace Truman Award Scrapbook]

Scrapbook documenting the award ceremony for Barbara Jordan as recipient of the 1992 Bess Wallace Truman Award including photographs, newspaper clippings, event program, and invitation.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Giving Love (open access)

Giving Love

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she discusses federal economic stimulus and how it's ignoring foster grandparents.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) Norfolk, Virginia -- June 30, 1973 (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) at the Commissioning of the Destroyer Escort Miller (DE-1091) Norfolk, Virginia -- June 30, 1973

Text of Barbara Jordan's speech at the commissioning of a destroyer named after Dorie Miller.
Date: June 30, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Law, The Promise and the Power (open access)

The Law, The Promise and the Power

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Law Day at Texas Southern University.
Date: April 27, 1967
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, November 1975 - January 1976] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, November 1975 - January 1976]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note to Social Workers] (open access)

[Note to Social Workers]

Typed note addressed to social workers, with sections covering welfare programs, services to the poor, poverty prevention, changing the structure of society, and realities or prospects.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thirty Million Texans? (open access)

Thirty Million Texans?

Photocopied sections of a document that describes the ethnic makeup of Texas. It includes growth projections of the racial makeup of the education system and the labor market from 1990 to 2020.
Date: 1993
Creator: Bouvier, Leon F. & Poston, Dudley L., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bishop College Commencement, May 2nd, 1976] (open access)

[Bishop College Commencement, May 2nd, 1976]

Draft of a convocation speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at Bishop College. Topics include the history and future of the college and of the United States of America.
Date: May 2, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ethical Dilemmas of Leadership (open access)

Ethical Dilemmas of Leadership

Text of remarks delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Lectureship in Student Leadership in Austin, Texas. She discusses various examples of ethical dilemmas and personal values.
Date: March 1, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, December 1977 - February 1978] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, December 1977 - February 1978]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, April - May, 1976] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, April - May, 1976]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History