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[Transcript of Letter from  David Fentress to Clara Fentress, February 26, 1865] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, February 26, 1865]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife, Clara Fentress requesting money to purchase a saddle as well as urging her to write him more regularly. Towards the end of the letter, he tells her that he has read that several foreign nations have begun to recognize the confederacy and he also speculates on the events of the war.
Date: February 26, 1865
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Wm. Elliot to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 17, 1845] (open access)

[Letter from Wm. Elliot to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 17, 1845]

Letter from Wm. Elliot to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth regarding a recent letter from Castro and a shipment of nails.
Date: February 17, 1845
Creator: Elliot, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wm. Elliot to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 19, 1846] (open access)

[Letter from Wm. Elliot to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 19, 1846]

Letter from Wm. Elliot to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth regarding provisions for the colony.
Date: February 19, 1846
Creator: Elliot, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-mail from Amy Wegener, Tanya Palmer, and Michael Bigelow Dixon to Sterling Houston - February 2001] (open access)

[E-mail from Amy Wegener, Tanya Palmer, and Michael Bigelow Dixon to Sterling Houston - February 2001]

Letter from Amy Wegener, Tanya Palmer, and Michael Bigelow Dixon of the Actors Theatre of Louisville to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They are writing to inform him that they picked one of his plays for inclusion in that year's Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Date: February 2001
Creator: Wegener, Amy; Palmer, Tanya & Dixon, Michael Bigelow
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from OUED to Danny Garcia - February 7, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from OUED to Danny Garcia - February 7, 1981]

Letter from Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to Danny Garcia, staff writer at San Antonio Light. They are writing to ask for a formal retraction on a statement written by Mr. Garcia, quoting T. C. Calvert as the founder of their organization. They claim OUED was founded by multiple individuals, contrary to Mr. Calvert's quote.
Date: February 7, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Ed Cheviot - February 19, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Ed Cheviot - February 19, 1986]

Mailgram letter from Mario Marcel Salas, Rick Greene, and John Sanders of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to Ed Cheviot, general manager of KMOL-TV. They write the day after a press conference was held to discuss racist remarks by Suzanne Hildebrand. They blame Mr. Cheviot for sending a panel member who was rude, insensitive, and walked out during the conference.
Date: February 19, 1986
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel; Greene, Rick & Sanders, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Phill George to Sterling Houston - February 2nd, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Phill George to Sterling Houston - February 2nd, 1996]

Letter from Phill George to Sterling Houston. He writes from New York thanking him for sending Miranda, a play written by Houston. He hopes that once in San Antonio, he can work on Frankly, Scarlett at the Josephine Theatre.
Date: February 2, 1996
Creator: George, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-Mail from Craig Gingrich-Philbrook to Paul Bonin-Rodriguez - February 16, 2003] (open access)

[E-Mail from Craig Gingrich-Philbrook to Paul Bonin-Rodriguez - February 16, 2003]

E-Mail from Craig Gingrich-Philbrook to Paul Bonin-Rodriguez. He fondly writes to Paul informing him that he has just watched his play, Memory's Caretaker, on a tape that Paul sent. He proposes that the play be used as part of a printed forum discussion in Text and Performance Quarterly (TPQ), a scholarly journal. He asks Paul if he would be interested in participating and thanks him for sharing his work with him.
Date: February 16, 2003
Creator: Gingrich-Philbrook, Craig
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan H. Laurence to Louis Leroy - February 25, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Dan H. Laurence to Louis Leroy - February 25, 1986]

Letter from Dan H. Laurence to Louis Leroy of the San Antonio Arts Council. Mr. Laurence is writing a recommendation for Sterling Houston, a prominent playwright and actor in San Antonio who applied for a thousand dollar grant from the council. Mr. Laurence praises Houston's professionalism and dynamism, noting that a grant would be a great show of support for a minority performer of Houston's caliber.
Date: February 25, 1986
Creator: Laurence, Dan H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Winn and Vernis Hudgins to Michael Williams - February 7, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn and Vernis Hudgins to Michael Williams - February 7, 1986]

Letter from Margaret Winn and Vernis Hudgins to Michael Williams of Champale, Inc. thanking them for underwriting half of the food costs at a reception celebrating the 25th anniversary of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. The upper left corner of the letter has been cut out.
Date: February 7, 1986
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from  Ruth Jones McClendon and Matthew "Nite" Marshall to Barbara Lawrence - February 10, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Ruth Jones McClendon and Matthew "Nite" Marshall to Barbara Lawrence - February 10, 1997]

Letter from Ruth Jones McClendon and Matthew "Nite" Marshall to Barbara Lawrence asking the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. to make a donation to a "radiothon" hosted by the YMCA. Includes a response form.
Date: February 10, 1997
Creator: McClendon, Ruth Jones & Marshall, Matthew
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frances Marsh Ellis to All Chapters of The Links, Inc. - February 22, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from Frances Marsh Ellis to All Chapters of The Links, Inc. - February 22, 1982]

Letter from Frances Marsh Ellis members of The Links, Inc. inviting them to attend arts workshops at the 23rd National Assembly. Members can learn about arts advocacy, watch a short film, and hear about different ways to exhibit and promote artwork. Also includes announcements about ordering plaques, job vacancies, and U.S. Savings Bonds.
Date: February 22, 1982
Creator: Links, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alma K. Inge to T. W. Montgomery - February 11, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Alma K. Inge to T. W. Montgomery - February 11, 1966]

Letter from Alma K. Inge, general chairman of fine arts at the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., to Mr. T. W. Montgomery. She is writing to thank him for his assistance in one of the organization's fine art seminars on music at a local school.
Date: February 11, 1966
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vernis Hudgins to San Antonio Chapter of The Links, Inc. - February 17, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Vernis Hudgins to San Antonio Chapter of The Links, Inc. - February 17, 1988]

This February 17, 1988 letter from the parliamentarian of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. addresses concerns by chapter members about meeting protocol and procedures. Included with the letter is a photocopy of a two-page excerpt from Marguerite Grumme's "Basic Principles of Parliamentary Law and Protocol."
Date: February 17, 1988
Creator: Hudgins, Vernis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marion S. Sutherland to Links Chapter Presidents and Members - February 19, 1987] (open access)

[Letter from Marion S. Sutherland to Links Chapter Presidents and Members - February 19, 1987]

This letter from Membership Chairman and National Vice President Marion S. Sutherland to chapters of The Links, Inc. discusses membership eligibility and rules for the daughters of Links members.
Date: February 19, 1987
Creator: Sutherland, Marion S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert Pena, Jr. announcing PASO convention - 1962-02-02] (open access)

[Letter from Albert Pena, Jr. announcing PASO convention - 1962-02-02]

Generic letter from Albert A. Peña, Jr. announcing the first statewide convention of Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations to select candidates to endsorse. Peña invites any who have formed or intend to form a PASO group to attend. The letter is typed on County of Bexar letterhead.
Date: February 2, 1962
Creator: Peña, Albert A., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pete Tijerina to John J. Herrera - 1967-02-09] (open access)

[Letter from Pete Tijerina to John J. Herrera - 1967-02-09]

Letter from Pete Tijerina to John J. Herrera, dated February 9, 1967, regarding correspondence with the Legal Defense Fund, Incorporated of New York related to the financing of a civil rights group for Mexican Americans in Texas.
Date: February 9, 1967
Creator: Tijerina, Pete
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pete Tijerina to Jack Greenberg - 1967-02-09] (open access)

[Letter from Pete Tijerina to Jack Greenberg - 1967-02-09]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a letter from Pete Tijerina to Jack Greenberg, Director of the Legal Defense Fund, Incorporated, on February 9, 1967, containing a list of Mexican American attorneys connected with discrimination and segregation cases involving Mexican Americans in Texas. The letter also contains a request to have the Legal Defense Fund, Incorporated hold a conference in San Antonio, Texas, to address issues related to legal support for Mexican Americans in Texas.
Date: February 9, 1967
Creator: Tijerina, Pete
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alfred J. Hernandez to Pete Tijerina - 1967-02-04] (open access)

[Letter from Alfred J. Hernandez to Pete Tijerina - 1967-02-04]

Letter from Alfred J. Hernandez to Pete Tijerina, February 4, 1967, regarding the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the need to set up a meeting with Chicano lawyers to address issues associated with Mexican-American causes in Texas.
Date: February 4, 1967
Creator: Hernandez, Alfred J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to John J. Herrera - 1955-02-15] (open access)

[Letter to John J. Herrera - 1955-02-15]

Letter to John J. Herrera, from unspecific League of United Latina American Citizens source, dated February 15, 1955, in regards to the declaration by the Supreme Council that the offices of the National Organizer and the National Chaplain are vacant and inactive. The author of the letter states "I hope that the action taken by the Supreme Council will not keep you from working very closely with me on LULAC matters [...] I would like to appoint you as a Chairman of a National Committee to study ways and means of increasing the educational opportunities that are available to persons of Spanish extraction."
Date: February 15, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. C. Gonzales to John J. Herrera - 1977-02-01] (open access)

[Letter from M. C. Gonzales to John J. Herrera - 1977-02-01]

Letter from M. C. Gonzales to John J. Herrera on February 1, 1977, regarding an address and inquiries concerning LULAC and Joseph R. Benites.
Date: February 1, 1977
Creator: Gonzales, M. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Angel Fraga to Jose F. Olivares - 1977-02-21] (open access)

[Letter from Angel Fraga to Jose F. Olivares - 1977-02-21]

Letter from Angel Fraga to Jose F. Olivares, dated February 21, 1977. Fraga inquires about a League of United Latin American Citizens meeting in Laredo and indicates his confusion on the criticism regarding the impeachment.
Date: February 21, 1977
Creator: Fraga, Angel Z.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alma Inge to Edwina Murphy and Members of the San Antonio Chapter of The Links, Inc. - February 8, 1976] (open access)

[Letter from Alma Inge to Edwina Murphy and Members of the San Antonio Chapter of The Links, Inc. - February 8, 1976]

Letter from Alma Inge to Edwina Murphy and members of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. announcing that she will retire from active chapter membership to alumnae status.
Date: February 8, 1976
Creator: Inge, Alma
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Donald L. McClure to Margaret Winn - February 19, 1987] (open access)

[Letter from Donald L. McClure to Margaret Winn - February 19, 1987]

Letter from Donald L. McClure to Margaret Winn thanking the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for their support of S. H. Gates Elementary School during the 1986-1987 school year.
Date: February 19, 1987
Creator: McClure, Donald L.
System: The Portal to Texas History