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Air Pollution Control for Houston (open access)

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the deterioration of air quality, the Clean Air Act, and Congressional reluctance to enforce expensive restrictions.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pollution Control for Houston (open access)

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text for a statement made by Barbara C. Jordan before the Texas Air Control Board about the issue of air pollution in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society (open access)

Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Houston Dental Society, about the development of a national health insurance program.
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quo Vadis Nixon II? (open access)

Quo Vadis Nixon II?

Text of a speech given by Barbara Jordan regarding the Nixon Administration's Watergate scandal.
Date: May 2, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
E. O. Smith Junior High (open access)

E. O. Smith Junior High

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the dedication of the E. O. Smith Junior High building in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - Apprentice Opportunity Program - May 23, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - Apprentice Opportunity Program - May 23, 1975

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Apprentice Opportunity Program (Houston Apprentice Outreach Program), about employment issues in America.
Date: May 23, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Preston Smith to Barbara C. Jordan, May 25, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Preston Smith to Barbara C. Jordan, May 25, 1966]

Letter from Preston Smith to Barbara C. Jordan, congratulating her on her election to the Texas Senate.
Date: May 25, 1966
Creator: Smith, Preston
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Congressional View of the Judiciary (open access)

A Congressional View of the Judiciary

Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate.
Date: May 24, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Congressional View of the Judiciary (open access)

A Congressional View of the Judiciary

Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate. Handwritten edits appear in the text.
Date: May 28, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Congressional View of the Judiciary (open access)

A Congressional View of the Judiciary

Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate.
Date: May 24, 1976
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
Air Pollution Control for Houston (open access)

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding oxidant air pollution in Houston, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency power following the Clean Air Act, and the lack of cooperation between the Texas Air Control Board and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Date: May 28, 1975
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
"Who Speaks For The Negro?" (open access)

"Who Speaks For The Negro?"

Typed text of a speech entitled "Who Speaks for the Negro?" which was given by Barbara C. Jordan before a "Conference on the Role of News Media in Race Relations," sponsored by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association and the Texas Association of Broadcasters.
Date: May 27, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Who Speaks For The Negro?" (open access)

"Who Speaks For The Negro?"

Typed text of a speech entitled "Who Speaks for the Negro?" which was given by Barbara C. Jordan before a "Conference on the Role of News Media in Race Relations," sponsored by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association and the Texas Association of Broadcasters.
Date: May 27, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release by Boston University Office of Public Information] (open access)

[Release by Boston University Office of Public Information]

Release from Boston University Office of Public Information stating that Barbara Jordan "is awarded honorary doctor of laws degree" during the Charter Centennial commencement.
Date: May 30, 1969
Creator: Boston University Office of Public Information
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 18, Number 6, May 1958 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 18, Number 6, May 1958

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: May 1958
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
HETAG, Number 33, May 2019 (open access)

HETAG, Number 33, May 2019

Monthly newsletter of the Houston Earlier Texas Art Group discussing the news and events of the organization, as well as other information of interest to members.
Date: May 2019
Creator: Houston Earlier Texas Art Group
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1976 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1976

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 6, 1976
Creator: Samuels, Joseph W. & White, Ida S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 16, 1837 (open access)

Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 16, 1837

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 16, 1837
Creator: Borden & Moore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Junior Historian, Volume 15, Number 6, May 1955 (open access)

The Junior Historian, Volume 15, Number 6, May 1955

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: May 1955
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1965 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1965

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 13, 1965
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History