[Hampton University Commencement, May 23rd, 1976] (open access)

[Hampton University Commencement, May 23rd, 1976]

Text of a commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Hampton Institute matriculating class. Topics include public service and the future of the United States government.
Date: May 23, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Morning Reports for Company F, 1864-1865] (open access)

[Morning Reports for Company F, 1864-1865]

Morning reports of Company F for the years 1864 and 1865. The monthly reports begin in September 1864 and end in July 1865. These reports detail the company's station; the number of soldiers on active duty, special duty, daily duty, or extra duty; the soldier's rank within the company; the number of men who were sick, arrested,confined, or on detached leave; as well as those who were with and without leave. The reports also note the number of serviceable and unserviceable horses. Included along with the monthly reports was a remarks page where the daily happenings of the company were recorded. These remarks listed men who were on furlough, in the hospital, or those who were missing from duty. Hamilton K. Redway and his company were stationed at Camp Piatt and Kelly's Creek during the months the reports were recorded in this book. Redway's signature appears several times in the morning reports.
Date: September 1864
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Portrait of Barbara Jordan and Two Unidentified Men]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan posing with two unidentified men at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, VA. Jordan is wearing a light-colored coat, and the men are wearing dark-colored suits.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the William & Mary University]

Photograph of an aerial view of the William & Mary University commencement ceremony. There are people sitting in rows of chairs, and a stage in the background.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Speaks With Two Unidentified Men]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan speaking with two unidentified men at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, VA. Jordan is wearing a light-colored coat, and the men are wearing dark-colored suits.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at a Round Table Discussion]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan sitting for a round-table discussion at the Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jordan is wearing a light-colored dress, and there are three men in dark-colored suits sitting next to her.
Date: 1974~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the William & Mary University Commencement Ceremony]

Photograph of an aerial view of the William & Mary University commencement ceremony. There are people sitting in rows of chairs, and a stage in the background.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Attend a Reception]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan attending a reception at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jordan is on the right side of the photo, wearing a dark-colored suits. She is sitting at a table with five other guests in dresses and suits. The table is in the middle of a ballroom.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan Speaks to an Unidentified Man]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan speaking to an unidentified man at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jordan is wearing a dark-colored dress, and the man she is talking to in wearing a dark-colored suit. There are five other unidentified persons in the background in suits and dresses.
Date: 1974~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Persons Sit at a Parliamentary Conference]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan sitting at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, VA. People are sitting on pews in four rows, with some people standing in the background. She is sitting in the front row, second from the left.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and an Unidentified Man]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and an unidentified gentleman standing in a room at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jordan is wearing a dark-colored dress and holding a pipe, and the man is wearing a dark-colored suit. The room is full of people in the background.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Man Shakes Hands with a Woman]

Photograph of a man in a dark-colored patterned suit shaking hands with a woman in a dress at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Barbara Jordan and two other women are standing in the background, and Jordan is wearing a light-colored dress.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at a Round Table Discussion]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan participating in a round table discussion at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. She is pictured in the foreground in a light-colored dress, with 11 men in dark-colored suits.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at a Round Table Discussion]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan at a round-table discussion at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jordan is in the back of the room, wearing a dark-colored dress, with 13 men in dark-colored suits, all sitting around a table.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan, Nancy Earl, and Two Unidenified Persons Play a Card Game]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan, Nancy Earl, and two unidentified persons play a games of cards, while two men in dark-colored suits watch. Jordan is wearing a light-colored dress, and Earl is wearing a dark-colored patterned dress.
Date: 1974~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Attendees of the Parliamentary Conference Walk Down the Street]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan, Nancy Earl, and other attendees of the Parliamentary Conference walk down a street in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jordan and Earl are in the front in light-colored clothing, with a group of 16 unidentified men and women in dark-colored suits and dresses behind them.
Date: 1974~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan and Two Unidentified Men at a Round Table]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan at a round table with two attendees of the Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jordan is sitting in a chair, wearing a dark-colored dress, there is a man standing next to her, wearing a dark-colored suit, and there is a man sitting next to him, wearing a light-colored suit.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan, Nancy Earl, and Two Unidenified Gentlemen]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan, Nancy Earl, and two unidentified people sitting at a table, playing a game of cards at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, VA. Jordan and Earl are wearing light-colored dresses, and the men are wearing dark-colored suits.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at a Round Table Discussion]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan sitting at a round-table discussion at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jordan is wearing a light-colored dress, and is pictured right. There are two men on either side of her in dark-colored suits. There is another man in a light-colored shirt in the background.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan, Nancy Earl, and Two Unidenified Persons]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan and attendees of the Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia hang out in a room. Jordan is sitting at a table with three people, and three other people stand behind them. They are all in a room with three photographs on the wall and a chair against a wall in the background.
Date: 1974~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Jordan at a Round Table Discussion]

Photograph of Barbara Jordan sitting at a round-table discussion at a Parliamentary Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jordan is sitting in between two men in dark-colored suits, and she is wearing a dark-colored dress. They are sitting in a big conference room with a set of double-doors in the background.
Date: 1973~
Creator: O'Neill, Dev
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from SH Burnam to Lizzie Johnson, dated August 1, 1862] (open access)

[Letter from SH Burnam to Lizzie Johnson, dated August 1, 1862]

Letter from SH Burnam to Lizzie Johnson, from "camp near Richmon[d]". Letter begs a reply from Lizzie to Burnam.
Date: August 1, 1862
Creator: Burnam, S. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from SH Burnam to Lizzie Johnson, dated January 22 1862] (open access)

[Letter from SH Burnam to Lizzie Johnson, dated January 22 1862]

Letter from SH Burnam to Lizzie Johnson discussing news from the front, including the state of the Union Army and fortifications near Washington, DC. Burnam was a soldier in the 4th Texas Regiment of the Confederate Army of the Potomac.
Date: January 22, 1862
Creator: Burnam, S. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wartime Duties of Historical Society Museums (open access)

Wartime Duties of Historical Society Museums

Article is a speech given by L. Hubbard Shattuck, Director of the Chicago Historical Society, at a meeting of the American Association of Museums concerning the role of historical archives during times of war.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Shattuck, L. Hubbard
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History