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[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978]

Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 and the criteria the Secretary of Defense will use to determine if the WASPs and other groups are eligible to receive veterans' benefits for their service to the Armed Forces.
Date: May 5, 1978
Creator: Cranston, Alan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown, May 5, 1978]

Letter from Alan Cranston to Eleanor Brown discussing the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 and the criteria the Secretary of Defense will use to determine if the WASPs and other groups are eligible to receive veterans' benefits for their service to the Armed Forces.
Date: May 5, 1978
Creator: Cranston, Alan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eleanor McLernon to Alan Cranston, May 15, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Eleanor McLernon to Alan Cranston, May 15, 1978]

Letter from Eleanor Brown to Senator Alan Cranston asking why the WASP still have not received veteran status despite Congress saying that they would be given such status.
Date: May 15, 1978
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Mr. Moreno - July 12, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Mr. Moreno - July 12, 1978]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to Mr. Moreno of the Booker T. Washington Foundation. He writes to thank him for a packet he sent, and for further help in organizing a model ordinance and perhaps even a representative to help with some negotiations.
Date: July 12, 1978
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - July 16, 1978] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - July 16, 1978]

Typed minutes for a July 1978 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM). It gives information on topics discusses, members in attendance, and other pertinent details.
Date: July 16, 1978
Creator: McCullen, Joyce
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Phil Watson - June 11, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Phil Watson - June 11, 1978]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of the Black Coalition on Mass Media to Phil Watson. He writes requesting that Mr. Watson evaluate an ordinance put out by the city of San Antonio regarding the UA-Columbia franchise, a cable television provider that was seeking business in the area. He also requested that one of Mr. Watson's people look over his own approach to the franchise before a hearing was to take place; presumably, Mr. Salas had concerns about the company coming to San Antonio.
Date: June 11, 1978
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Center Atkins] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Center Atkins]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Center Atkins of KAPE radio. According to Mr. Salas, requests for an invitation and prior correspondences have gone unanswered, and the lack of concern has left him no choice but to file a report with the Federal Communications Commission(FCC).
Date: 1978~
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia Brogdan Purnell to Links - December 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Julia Brogdan Purnell to Links - December 1978]

Letter from Julia Brogdan Purnell to members of The Links, Inc. Purnell is thankful for members' contributions, and, in that vein, she is sharing a brief article from The Morning Advocate, a Baton Rouge newspaper, about the recent philanthropic activities of Links. Also includes a photocopy of the article.
Date: December 1978
Creator: Links, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Notice of Jim Goin] (open access)

[Funeral Notice of Jim Goin]

Funeral memento for James William Goin (1897-1978). Services were held October 4, 1978 in Denton, Texas at the Schmitz-Floyd-Hamlet Chapel. Interment was at Belew Cemetery in Aubrey, Texas.
Date: October 4, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Richard Hernandez to John J. Herrera - 1978-07-20] (open access)

[Letter from Richard Hernandez to John J. Herrera - 1978-07-20]

Letter from Richard "Rico" Hernandez, Deputy Assistant to President Jimmy Carter, to John J. Herrera, apologizing for misplacing Herrera's address, and thanking Herrera for his contributions during their meeting with the President. The letter is typed on White House letterhead.
Date: July 20, 1978
Creator: Hernandez, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles B. Knapp to John J. Herrera - September 19, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Knapp to John J. Herrera - September 19, 1978]

Letter to John J. Herrera written at the suggestion of Rick Hernandez, responding to the suggestion Herrera wished to pass on to President Jimmy Carter regarding undocumented aliens. Knapp explains that President Carter has sent a comprehensive plan on to Congress and they were not inclined to act ahead of Congress.
Date: September 19, 1978
Creator: Knapp, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joseph A. Porto - 1978-01-09] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Joseph A. Porto - 1978-01-09]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Joseph A. Porto regarding American Express versus League of United Latin American Citizens, dated January 9, 1978, and refers to an enclosed order.
Date: January 9, 1978
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Eduardo Morga - 1978-05-01] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Eduardo Morga - 1978-05-01]

Letter from John J. Herrera to Honorable Eduardo Morga, National President of League of United Latin American Citizens. In the letter, Herrera commends Morga for citing Roberto Ornelas and requests advice on other LULAC matters.
Date: May 1, 1978
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Manuel Gonzales to John J. Herrrera - 1978-12-02] (open access)

[Envelope from Manuel Gonzales to John J. Herrrera - 1978-12-02]

Envelope with a printed return address from Manuel Gonzales including the League of United Latin American Citizens' seal. The envelope is addressed to John J. Herrera and postmarked December 2, 1978.
Date: December 2, 1978
Creator: Gonzales, Manuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Galveston about an art exhibit] (open access)

[Letter from Galveston about an art exhibit]

Letter to an unknown recipient, informing them of Claudia Webb Betti's Galveston art exhibit.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Jim Pearson to Claudia Betti, March 1, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Jim Pearson to Claudia Betti, March 1, 1978]

Letter from Jim Pearson to Claudia Betti discussing Betti's upcoming exhibit in the Galveston Arts Center.
Date: March 1, 1978
Creator: Pearson, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Claudia W. Betti to Monty Riggs, February 6, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Claudia W. Betti to Monty Riggs, February 6, 1978]

Letter from Claudia W. Betti to Monty Riggs discussing payment for gas to and from Betti's exhibit, as well as repayment for a case broken during the exhibit showing.
Date: February 6, 1978
Creator: Betti, Claudia Webb
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Jimmy Carter to Jesse Fletcher - April 19, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Jimmy Carter to Jesse Fletcher - April 19, 1978]

Copy negative of letter of congratulations on inauguration as twelfth President of Hardin-Simmons University to Dr. Jesse Fletcher from President Jimmy Carter on April 19, 1978.
Date: April 19, 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack G. Bishop to Todd Bradford Willis, December 15, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Jack G. Bishop to Todd Bradford Willis, December 15, 1978]

Letter from Jack G. Bishop at Baylor College of Dentistry to Todd Bradford Willis on December 15, 1978, informing Willis of his acceptance into the Department of Pedodontics, provided he maintains his GPA until his graduation the following year from The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. Bishop also informs him of a $200 deposit.
Date: December 15, 1978
Creator: Bishop, Jack G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Lewis Fulks to the Cast of Oliver!] (open access)

[Letter From Lewis Fulks to the Cast of Oliver!]

Letter from Lewis Fulks at Abilene Christian University to the cast of the 1978 Homecoming musical, "Oliver." Jeanete Lipford read the letter to the cast. In the letter Fulks explains that "Oliver" will be the first Homecoming musical at ACU that he has not been involved with in seventeen years because he will be on medical leave.
Date: August 7, 1978
Creator: Fulks, Lewis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Curtis King to Louie White, August 10, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Curtis King to Louie White, August 10, 1978]

Letter from Curtis King to Louie White discussing White's dismissal from a branch of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, the Third World Players performance group.
Date: August 10, 1978
Creator: King, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Curtis King to Robert Runnels, February 27, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Curtis King to Robert Runnels, February 27, 1978]

Letter from Curtis King to Robert Runnels discussing a reminder of the rules of the Third World Players, a performance company in association with the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Date: February 27, 1978
Creator: King, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Regina Taylor to the members of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Regina Taylor to the members of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters, 1978]

Letter from Regina Taylor to the members of the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters discussing Taylor's leave of the Third World Players for her career and commitment to other obligations.
Date: 1978
Creator: Taylor, Regina
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Curtis King to Ronnie Rhone, April 14, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Curtis King to Ronnie Rhone, April 14, 1978]

Letter from Curtis King to Ronnie Rhone discussing Rhone's lack of participation in both the Third World Players and the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, which has resulted in her removal as a member of both organizations.
Date: April 14, 1978
Creator: King, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library