[Organizations United for Eastside Development Press Conference Announcement] (open access)

[Organizations United for Eastside Development Press Conference Announcement]

Announcement for a press conference held by the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). A short paragraph explains that the conference is being held to clarify the OUED's position on the Ku Klux Klan and their racist activities.
Date: April 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[OUED Press Statements on Murder Cases] (open access)

[OUED Press Statements on Murder Cases]

Press statements released by Organizations United for Eastside Development. They discuss the murders of Arthur McDuffy, Webb Boyd, Bobby Jo Phillips, and Hector SantosCoy. Both statements are strongly worded pieces against police brutality and a broken penal system that targets racial minorities.
Date: 1980-12-28/1981-01-17
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[OUED Press Statement on CASA Conflict] (open access)

[OUED Press Statement on CASA Conflict]

Press statement released by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) over recent actions by Citizens Active in San Antonio (CASA). In a strongly worded statement, OUED voices their discontent with CASA efforts to cut public housing funds as one of their many efforts to prevent the growing presence of minorities.
Date: March 31, 1980
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Organizations United for Eastside Development Meeting Minutes - March 1980] (open access)

[Organizations United for Eastside Development Meeting Minutes - March 1980]

March 1980 minutes for a meeting of the Organizations United for Eastside Development executive committee. A detailed account of the meeting follows, including an account of who spoke and issues brought up.
Date: March 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[O.U.E.D. Regular Meeting Minutes - March 25, 1980] (open access)

[O.U.E.D. Regular Meeting Minutes - March 25, 1980]

Minutes for a March 1980 regular meeting of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). Included in the descriptive text is mention of speakers - Mario Salas and John Sanders among them - and updates on projects that the organization took on.
Date: March 25, 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[O.U.E.D. Executive Meeting Minutes - January 15, 1980] (open access)

[O.U.E.D. Executive Meeting Minutes - January 15, 1980]

Minutes for a January 1980 executive meeting of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). Included in the descriptive account of the meeting is discussion on a march against the Ku Klux Klan, various speakers, as well as a number of clerical issues.
Date: January 15, 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[O.U.E.D. Executive Committee Meeting Minutes - March 4, 1980] (open access)

[O.U.E.D. Executive Committee Meeting Minutes - March 4, 1980]

Minutes for a March 1980 executive committee meeting of the Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED). Included in the descriptive text are briefings of various projects the organization is concerned with - primarily issues of race and discrimination in the San Antonio community.
Date: March 4, 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Workshop for Individual Chapters of the Links, Incorporated] (open access)

[Workshop for Individual Chapters of the Links, Incorporated]

Informational text for the operation of individual chapters of the Links, Inc. - a national community service organization founded by professional women with various state and local branches. The document gives information on how to organize chapters, their fiscal structure, an annual calendar, and other administrative details.
Date: 1980
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Louise Q. Lawson to All Chapter Presidents and Members - April 1980] (open access)

[Memorandum from Louise Q. Lawson to All Chapter Presidents and Members - April 1980]

Memorandum from Louise Q. Lawson to chapter presidents and members of The Links, Inc. stating that the organization's finances are sound. Because the Links is in good financial standing, a decision was made to create The Links Foundation, a nonprofit organization that will process and distribute funds for philanthropic purposes on behalf of Links.
Date: April 1980
Creator: Links, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Louise Q. Lawson to All Chapter Presidents and Members - May 1, 1980] (open access)

[Memorandum from Louise Q. Lawson to All Chapter Presidents and Members - May 1, 1980]

Memorandum from Louise Q. Lawson to chapter presidents and members of The Links, Inc. discussing the financial state of the organization in 1980-1981. Due to inflation, Links will run a substantial deficit for the year, and action must be taken to avoid running deficits in subsequent years. Lawson proposes increasing fees, dues, and fines for members to raise the necessary revenue to keep the organization from going bankrupt. She is presenting a budget and finance report to all members so that they can discuss appropriate measures. Includes statement of current assets, statement of income, actual and projected expenses for 1979-1980 and 1980-1982, summary and comparison of budget percentages, and information about the national assembly.
Date: May 1, 1980
Creator: Links, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Status Report: Services to Youth Committee - 1980] (open access)

[Status Report: Services to Youth Committee - 1980]

Report of the Services to Youth Committee of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for 1980. The chapter has successfully placed a member on the board of local mental health agency and will continue its efforts to bring attention to mental health issues in black youth. They will also partner with the Creative Arts Program to sponsor a theatrical production entitled "Street Life" that portrays the problems of black and Latino youth. A plot summary is included.
Date: 1980
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Report: Services to Youth Committee - 1980-1981] (open access)

[Annual Report: Services to Youth Committee - 1980-1981]

Annual report of the Services to Youth Committee of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for 1980-1981. In evaluating the chapter's programming events to address mental health issues in the black community, the committee finds that the chapter is making meaningful progress but has opportunities to provide even better activities in the future.
Date: 1980
Creator: Langford, Janet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Highlights of 1980 LULAC Convention] (open access)

[Highlights of 1980 LULAC Convention]

The document lists by date events at the 1980 League of United Latin American Citizens Convention.
Date: June 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Banquet New Names (open access)

Banquet New Names

List of invitees (or attendees) for John J. Herrera Testimonial Banquet. Document includes names, titles, employers, and occupations.
Date: 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech by John J. Herrera for Testimonial Banquet] (open access)

[Speech by John J. Herrera for Testimonial Banquet]

Speech to be given at Testimonial Banquet by John J. Herrera. In it Herrera expresses gratitude for the honor and details events from his life and his affiliations, which have shaped him as individual as well as his career.
Date: 1980
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of friends and colleagues of John J. Herrera] (open access)

[List of friends and colleagues of John J. Herrera]

List of "special friends" that worked with John J. Herrera during his career. The letter attached is addressed to Angel from Mike and explains the contents of the list.
Date: 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dedicación Biblioteca de la Iglesia Bautista Magnolia, Houston, Texas, en Conmemoración al Pastorado del Rev. Manuel Urbina (open access)

Dedicación Biblioteca de la Iglesia Bautista Magnolia, Houston, Texas, en Conmemoración al Pastorado del Rev. Manuel Urbina

Speech written by Irene Salce de Urbina, widow of Reverend Manuel Urbina, to be delivered at the dedication ceremony for Biblioteca at the Magnolia Baptist Church, on November 27, 1980.
Date: November 27, 1980
Creator: Salce de Urbina, Irene
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1980] (open access)

[Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1980]

Voter Registration card for Rudolph C. Vara, 1980. Card valid from March 1, 1980-Feb. 28, 1982. His address is given. Card has his signature.
Date: March 1, 1980
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of members of Houston LULAC Council Number Sixty, 1980] (open access)

[List of members of Houston LULAC Council Number Sixty, 1980]

LULAC, Council no. 60, list of members for the quarter ending, March 1980. Gives the name, phone number, address and initiation. The officers for 1980-1981 are given.
Date: March 29, 1980
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History