The Ethic of Responsibility (open access)

The Ethic of Responsibility

Text of a commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Texas Tech University Law School. She discusses the necessity of values in the legal profession and how lawyers are the defenders of democracy.
Date: May 13, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, July 1963 - April, 1964 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, July 1963 - April, 1964

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 635.
Date: 1964
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 44, July 1940 - April, 1941 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 44, July 1940 - April, 1941

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 533.
Date: 1941
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with William Waybourn, May 22, 2013

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Interview with William Waybourn, an LGBT activist from Matador, Texas. Waybourn discusses his early life and education, his work in journalism, his partner, the Dallas Times Herald, his family, working for Market Center, the relationship between the gay community and Dallas community figureheads, the Dallas Gay Alliance, the Dallas "gayborhood," Texas Penal Code 21.06 (the "homosexual conduct" law), police harassment, the Fifth Circuit Court, the AIDS epidemic, fighting medical discrimination, the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and reflections on his career.
Date: May 22, 2013
Creator: Mims, Michael & Waybourn, William
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1997 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1997

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 329.
Date: 1997
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1992 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1992

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 392.
Date: 1992
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1983 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1983

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 367.
Date: 1983
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Daniel Urbina Sanchez, June 28, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Daniel Urbina Sanchez, June 28, 2016

Daniel Urbina Sanchez grew up between Lubbock, Texas and Garden City, Kansas. Starting in 1968, Sanchez’s family moved permanently to Lubbock. He graduated from Lubbock High School and Texas Tech University. In the 2000, Sanchez began participating in such organizations as Las Fiestas Del Llano, which is an organization focused on celebrating Mexican national holidays. He is currently an oral historian for Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection. At Texas Tech University, Sanchez became a leader of the Latino faculty and staff. Sanchez also founded Citizens United in Discourse Against Discrimination, CUIDAD, which led rallies within Lubbock and participated in protests in the Texas State Capitol as the legislature considered racists-anti immigration bills.
Date: June 28, 2016
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Sanchez, Daniel Urbina
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1989 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1989

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 472.
Date: 1989
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1981 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1981

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 375.
Date: 1981
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gilbert Flores, June 20, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gilbert Flores, June 20, 2016

Gilbert A. Flores grew up in Slaton, Texas where he attended a segregated “Mexican School” and then a integrated school where he faced abuse and discrimination alongside other Mexican American children. Upon graduating from high school, he moved to Lubbock and began to work in various jobs until he opened up his own successful auto-parts store during the early 1970s. In 1993 he became the second Mexican American to be elected into the Lubbock County Commissioner’s Court.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Flores, Gilbert & Zapata, Joel
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jon Holmes, June 13, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jon Holmes, June 13, 2016

Jon Holmes was born in Lubbock and grew up in a farm near the city while being educated in Lubbock’s school system. He graduated from Lubbock High School and later attended Texas Tech University. At Texas Tech, Holmes participated in the campus anti-Vietnam War Movement and in the underground student newspaper named The Catalyst. Because of his work, especially in pointing out racial discrimination in Lubbock within the The Catalyst, Holmes and his fellow student advocates faced police harassment and violence. Facing such oppression, he moved to New York where he began a successful writing career. He has published articles in numerous publications like the New York Times and has published two cultural history books.
Date: June 13, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Holmes, Jon
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vistas, Volume 11, Number 2, Summer 2003 (open access)

Vistas, Volume 11, Number 2, Summer 2003

Magazine published by Texas Tech University describing faculty research and activities, and other information of interest to university community members.
Date: Summer 2003
Creator: Texas Tech University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1975 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1975

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 271.
Date: 1975
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1987 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1987

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 400.
Date: 1987
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1996 (open access)

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church: 1996

Journal of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information. Index starts on page 417.
Date: 1996
Creator: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northwest Texas Conference.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2003 (open access)

Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2003

Proceedings of the 39th regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. It also includes the SWFAS by-laws and April 4, 2003 financial statement.
Date: 2004
Creator: Robertson, Pinky
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 60, Number 8, August 2014 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 60, Number 8, August 2014

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: August 2014
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 60, Number 9, September 2014 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 60, Number 9, September 2014

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: September 2014
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joseph Henry Reuss: Founding Chairman of the Texas Surgical Society (open access)

Joseph Henry Reuss: Founding Chairman of the Texas Surgical Society

Presidential address given by James E. Pridgen before the Texas Surgical Society, providing a biographical sketch of Joseph Henry Reuss, who served as the first chairman of the Society. It includes a handwritten letter from Pridgen and an introductory statement.
Date: October 2, 1978
Creator: Pridgen, James E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vistas, Volume 4, Number 3, Summer 1995 (open access)

Vistas, Volume 4, Number 3, Summer 1995

Magazine published by Texas Tech University describing faculty research and activities, and other information of interest to university community members.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Texas Tech University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vistas, Volume 5, Number 1, Fall 1995 (open access)

Vistas, Volume 5, Number 1, Fall 1995

Magazine published by Texas Tech University describing faculty research and activities, and other information of interest to university community members.
Date: Autumn 1995
Creator: Texas Tech University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Historical Association Ninety-Third Annual Meeting, 1989 (open access)

Texas State Historical Association Ninety-Third Annual Meeting, 1989

Program for the 93rd annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association, held in Lubbock, Texas, including a list of sessions for the meeting and related information about the organization and conference.
Date: March 1989
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 20, Number 5, May 1974 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 20, Number 5, May 1974

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: May 1974
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History