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[Clipping: Mrs. Mary Anson Jones Is Dead] (open access)

[Clipping: Mrs. Mary Anson Jones Is Dead]

Obituary of the widow of the last president of the Republic of Texas includes biography. Newspaper clipping is from the University of North Texas Archives.
Date: January 1, 1908
Creator: Looscan, M.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Yeura S. Smith to Barbara C. Jordan, January 17, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Yeura S. Smith to Barbara C. Jordan, January 17, 1968]

Letter from Yeura S. Smith to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for visiting her office.
Date: January 17, 1968
Creator: Smith, Yeura S.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan, January 12, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan, January 12, 1977]

Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan regarding an enclosed copy of Barbara Jordan's speech to the Fifth Circuit Conference. The speech is not included in the record. Sullivan says that Carrigan may use the address in a spring issue of The Houston Lawyer.
Date: January 12, 1977
Creator: Sullivan, Kevin J.
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
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
[Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, January 22, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, January 22, 1968]

Letter from Oliver Pierce to Barbara C. Jordan, requesting to file for a divorce from his wife, Geneva Pierce. Included is the envelope.
Date: January 22, 1968
Creator: Pierce, Oliver
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Edna Mae Grovey, January 5, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Edna Mae Grovey, January 5, 1967]

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Edna Mae Grovey, thanking her and the Council of E. O. Smith Junior High for contributing to her Senate campaign and extending an invitation to attend her swearing in ceremony.
Date: January 5, 1967
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Congregation Beth Israel (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Congregation Beth Israel

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, Texas, about the relationship between African American and Jewish communities.
Date: January 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Congregation Beth Israel (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Congregation Beth Israel

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, Texas, about the relationship between African American and Jewish communities.
Date: January 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Attend Barbara Jordan's Funeral Service]

Photograph of a group of people attending Barbara Jordan's funeral service. The people are standing under umbrellas, and wearing various colored clothing.
Date: January 20, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Pay Their Respects Outside Barbara Jordan's Funeral]

Photograph of people standing in the rain outside Barbara Jordan's funeral, paying their respects. People are dressed in dark- and light-colored clothing, and there is a police officer in uniform in front of the line of people.
Date: January 20, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan's Casket Being Delivered to Good Hope Baptist Church]

Photograph of people gathering as Barbara Jordan's casket is delivered to her funeral service at Good Hope Baptist Church. Her casket is being handled and guarded by Houston Police. People in the background are wearing dark-colored clothing.
Date: January 20, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Honor Guard Saluting Barbara Jordan at Her Funeral Service]

Photograph of a member of an honor guard saluting Barbara Jordan at her funeral service at Good Hope Baptist Church, with two other members standing guard on either side of her casket. There is a man sitting in a chair looking at her in the bottom left corner.
Date: January 20, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Barbara Jordan and Three Men]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan, Preston Smith, and two associates of the Conservation Federation of Texas speak at the Baytown Oyster Fry. Jordan is wearing a dark-colored dress, Smith is wearing a dark-colored suit, and the two associates are wearing light-colored shirts and dark-colored pants. There are two deer mounted on the wall in the background.
Date: January 26, 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 1, January 2000 (open access)

Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 10, Number 1, January 2000

The Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal contains historical information about Colorado County, Texas including personal accounts and research into area stories.
Date: January 2000
Creator: Nesbitt Memorial Library
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Historian, Volume 31, Number 3, January 1971 (open access)

The Texas Historian, Volume 31, Number 3, January 1971

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: January 1971
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Social History of Baytown, Texas, 1912-1956 (open access)

A Social History of Baytown, Texas, 1912-1956

Thesis discussing various aspects of the history of Baytown, Texas, based on recollections of community citizens and other primary sources.
Date: January 1958
Creator: Haenel, Olga Bernice Miller
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 11, 1843 (open access)

Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 11, 1843

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 11, 1843
Creator: Cruger & Moore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: St. Nicholas Catholic Church] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: St. Nicholas Catholic Church]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the St. Nicholas Catholic Church, in Houston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: January 13, 1988
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 445, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 10, 1843 (open access)

The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 445, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 10, 1843

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 10, 1843
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Blue Triangle Branch, Y. W. C. A. Building] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Blue Triangle Branch, Y. W. C. A. Building]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Blue Triangle Branch, Y. W. C. A. Building, in Houston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: January 30, 2003
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 264, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 264, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 2011
Creator: Gray, Janie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1963 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1963

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 3, 1963
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History