Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1901 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1901

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 26, 1901
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Smoky Wilson Announcing the Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Photograph of Smoky Wilson announcing a performance of Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medicine Show at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Smoky is wearing a coonskin cap and bandanna over a floral shirt, jeans, and suspenders. A large crowd sits on the grassy hill around him as they prepare to watch the performance.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Photograph of Malcolm Derden, portraying Dr. Millard from Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medicine Show. Malcolm speaks into a microphone in front of a large yellow painted backdrop. He wears a white vest over black pants, a black bow tie, and a black cowboy hat.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Derden, Winston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Photograph of Malcolm Derden and Smoky Wilson performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival as part of Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medicine Show. Smoky is wearing a coonskin cap and a red bandanna over a floral shirt, jeans, and suspenders. Malcolm plays the role of Dr. Millard, wearing a white vest, shirt, black pants, black bow tie, and a black cowboy hat.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Derden, Winston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Paul Harford to Sterling Houston - September 5, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Paul Harford to Sterling Houston - September 5, 2003]

Letter from Dr. Paul Harford to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes sending him a list of information regarding medication and treatment of the HIV virus. His last item on the list is the contact information of a physician, Dr. Luis Alfredo Cisneros.
Date: September 5, 2003
Creator: Harford, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arturo Madrid to Sterling Houston - September 27, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Arturo Madrid to Sterling Houston - September 27, 1995]

Letter from Arturo Madrid of Trinity University to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to invite him to a reception and dinner for Judith F. Baca, an artist-in-residence at the university, at Magnolia Gardens Restaurant. He asks that he please RSVP as soon as possible.
Date: September 27, 1995
Creator: Madrid, Arturo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dianne Monroe to Sterling Houston - September 1, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Dianne Monroe to Sterling Houston - September 1, 1995]

Letter from Dianne Monroe to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to congratulate him on a recent play, On the Pulse of the Morning. She shares recent updates in her life, including a book she co-wrote titled Scattered Children, and hopes that the two can get together again. A second letter written by Sterling is included along with an envelope, but it goes unmentioned in Dianne's letter.
Date: September 1, 1995
Creator: Monroe, Dianne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Bill M. White to John Sanders - September 22, 1981]

Letter from Bill M. White, criminal district attorney from San Antonio, to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside Development. The letter is a confirmation that a proper course of action is in the works in regards to an incident mentioned by Mr. Sanders in a previous letter. It would seem that the incident had something to do with a mass riot and possible violent attacks.
Date: September 22, 1981
Creator: White, Bill M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Laurence to Sterling Houston - September 7th, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Laurence to Sterling Houston - September 7th, 1996]

Typed letter from Dan Laurence to Sterling Houston. He writes thanking him for a recent note and pointing to an enclosed reading - which was not provided. Letter was written on Laurence's letterhead.
Date: September 7, 1996
Creator: Laurence, Dan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Greeting Card from Nancy B. to Sterling Houston - September 4, 1995]

Greeting card from Nancy B. to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. It appears the note was sent after Nancy attended one of Sterling's plays. She writes admirably about what she experienced, his talent, and vision, and hopes that others can experience it as well. The front cover of the card shows a watercolor painting of a rooster.
Date: September 4, 1995
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sterling Houston to San Antonio Express-News - September 27, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Sterling Houston to San Antonio Express-News - September 27, 1994]

Letter from Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright, to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio's daily newspaper. He writes to defend the stance taken by the Coalition for Cultural Diversity to support public funding of the arts, noting that opposition arguments have been malicious and ill-conceived. He hopes that multicultural communities can serve as a wake-up call to a democracy no longer ruled by the whims of a white class elite.
Date: September 27, 1994
Creator: Houston, Sterling, 1945-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Adrien-Alice Hansel to Sterling Houston - September 1, 2004] (open access)

[Letter from Adrien-Alice Hansel to Sterling Houston - September 1, 2004]

Letter from Adrien-Alice Hansel, literary manager of the Actors Theatre of Louisville, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The letter informs Mr. Houston that his plays - Le Griffon and The Ballad of Henry Brown/Miz Johnson & Mr. Jones - have not been selected for production at an upcoming festival.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Hansel, Adrien-Alice
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard: Austin Annual, 1989]

Postcard invitation to Austin Annual. The exhibition was held from September 15th, 1989 to October 21st, 1989 at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A reception was held on September 15th, 1989 at 7 pm.
Date: 1989-09-15/1989-10-21
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 8th NAAO Conference] (open access)

[Clipping: 8th NAAO Conference]

Newspaper clipping featuring a tentative agenda for the 8th Annual National Association of Artists Organizations (NAAO). The conference ran from September 30, 1992 to October 4th, 1992 at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1992-09-30/1992-10-04
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: NAAO Conference Events] (open access)

[Clipping: NAAO Conference Events]

Clipping advertising sessions, panels, and events occurring at the 8th annual National Association of Artists Organizations (NAAO) between the dates of September 30th, 1992 and October 4th, 1992. The conference was held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1992-09-30/1992-10-04
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diego Rivera y la Revolución] (open access)

[Diego Rivera y la Revolución]

Flyer advertising an exhibition of Diego Rivera y la Revolución & Mexico en Tiempos de Cambio (Diego Rivera and the Revolution & Mexico in Times of Change). A reception occurred on September 16th, 1993 at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Flyer is written in Spanish.
Date: September 16, 1993
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard: Mexican Print Collection]

Postcard advertising an exhibit of selections from the Mexican Print Collection. The exhibit was held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas and ran from September 13th, 1996 to October 12th, 1996. The front of the postcard features a drawing of a woman with long hair and slightly squinted eyes. The drawing is labeled: "Lacandon Woman by Raúl Anguiano."
Date: September 13, 1996
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation: Frida's Fiestas II] (open access)

[Invitation: Frida's Fiestas II]

Pamphlet invitation to a dinner held on September 10th, 1996 by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The cover of the invitation features a drawing of a bird perched atop a group of eggs, one of which is cracked. Also pictured is a drawing of a pineapple.
Date: September 10, 1996
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Poster: Mario Orozco Rivera, Master Painter]

Poster advertising an exhibition of paintings by Mario Orozco Rivera running from September 12th, 1997 and November 15th, 1997 at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The front of the flyer features a painting of huddled figures.
Date: September 12, 1997
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ribbon Cutting for Mexic-Arte Museum's New Location]

Photograph of the ribbon cutting for the grand opening ceremony of Mexic-Arte Museum's new location. There are four men and two women attending, one of whom is Sylvia Orzo. The two women are holding the scissors and cutting the ribbon.
Date: September 23, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two People Speaking at Grand Opening Celebration]

Photograph of Sylvia Orzo speaking with a man. There are other people in the background. They are attending the grand opening of the Mexic-Arte Museum's new location.
Date: September 23, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman Conversing]

Photograph of a man and woman speaking to each other. The man is on the left and the woman on the right. There are people in the background. They are attending the Grand Opening of Mexic-Arte Museum's new location.
Date: September 23, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Attending the Grand Opening Ceremony]

Photograph of a large number of people in a room. They are celebrating the Grand Opening of the Mexic-Arte Museum's new location. There are artworks hanging on the wall to the right. Many of the people are speaking to one another. On the back wall, people can be seen leaning over a ledge on the second floor.
Date: September 23, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Speaker at Gallery Talk]

Photograph of a gallery talk at Mexican Report: Contemporary Art from Mexico, an exhibition hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The speaker stands behind a podium. He holds a microphone. A painting hangs on the wall behind him. The painting features a pattern of gray squares.
Date: September 12, 2004
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History