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[Postcard from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts to Sterling Houston - November 7, 1995]

Postcard from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The postcard has been sent as a formality, indicating that they have received his application material and will be notified of a decision in the month of January.
Date: November 7, 1995
Creator: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Object Type: Postcard
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
[Letter to Sterling Houston - December 7, 1967] (open access)

[Letter to Sterling Houston - December 7, 1967]

Letter to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. It appears to be written by one of Sterling's sister, but her name is hard to read with certainty. In her letter, she appears to be sending her gratitude and exchanging other pleasantries.
Date: December 7, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vivian Rudisill to Sterling Houston - January 07, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Vivian Rudisill to Sterling Houston - January 07, 2002]

Letter from Vivian Rudisill to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She sends newspaper clippings featuring Houston, discusses holiday events, an upcoming gall bladder operation, and a forthcoming pictorial publication.
Date: January 7, 2002
Creator: Rudisill, Vivian
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E-mail from Bob Leonard to Sterling Houston - July 7, 2003] (open access)

[E-mail from Bob Leonard to Sterling Houston - July 7, 2003]

E-mail from Bob Leonard of the Network of Ensemble Theaters to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to invite him to a National Conference which will take place in Amherst, Massachusetts. All travel expenses will be covered for the week-long summer conference.
Date: July 7, 2003
Creator: Leonard, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Patrons at Auction]

Photograph of patrons at Noche de Fiesta Navidena (Divine Art Auction: Prayers for Peace), an auction of divine art hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A man, right, holds a statue of an angel. The statue has blue toned wings, wears a blue dress, and holds a red flower. A woman, left, sits next to a selection of auction items.
Date: December 7, 2001
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Patrons at Auction]

Photograph of patrons at Noche de Fiesta Navidena (Divine Art Auction: Prayers for Peace), an auction of divine art hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The auction was held on December 7th, 2001. A man gestures to a table of wooden statuettes. He wears glasses and a dark jacket. Others stand in the background.
Date: December 7, 2001
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View at Auction]

Photograph of patrons at Noche de Fiesta Navidena (Divine Art Auction: Prayers for Peace), an auction of divine art hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The auction was held on December 7th, 2001. The photograph was taken from above. Patrons mill around a gallery. Some hold beverages. A Christmas tree is set up behind a column in the middle of the room. Colorful banners hang between columns. The leftmost banner reads "Bienvenidos."
Date: December 7, 2001
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Winn to Ann H. Engelhart - November 7, 1985] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn to Ann H. Engelhart - November 7, 1985]

Letter from Margaret Winn to Ann H. Engelhart explaining why the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. will not participate in a conference hosted by the World Affairs Council of San Antonio. Although the chapter believes the council serves a critical purpose in focusing on international affairs, it regrets that it cannot give its full support to any discussion of international current affairs that does not address South Africa's policy of apartheid.
Date: November 7, 1985
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
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.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Winn to Parents of Project LEAD Participants - January 7, 1987] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn to Parents of Project LEAD Participants - January 7, 1987]

Letter from Margaret Winn to parents of Project LEAD participants at S. H. Gates Elementary School and Martin Luther King Middle School thanking them for allowing their children to participate in a community service project sponsored by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Winners of the student poster contest have been selected and will collaborate with a local artist to reproduce their designs on parade banners. Winn would like the parents of the winners to grant the chapter permission to oversee these efforts.
Date: January 7, 1987
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Ernestine Sapp to All Chapters and All Members of The Links, Inc. - March 7, 1990] (open access)

[Memorandum from Ernestine Sapp to All Chapters and All Members of The Links, Inc. - March 7, 1990]

Memorandum from Ernestine Sapp to members of The Links, Inc. discussing proposed amendments to the Links' constitution and bylaws.
Date: March 7, 1990
Creator: Links, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Margot James Copeland to Patricia Russell-McCloud - June 7, 1996] (open access)

[Memorandum from Margot James Copeland to Patricia Russell-McCloud - June 7, 1996]

Memorandum from Margot James Copeland to Patricia Russell-McCloud discussing the recommendations of The Links Affirmative Action Task Force in response to Governor Mike Foster's announced intent to repeal affirmative action legislation in Louisiana and a voter referendum to repeal affirmative action in California.
Date: June 7, 1996
Creator: Links, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to parents of Project LEAD participants - January 7, 1987] (open access)

[Letter to parents of Project LEAD participants - January 7, 1987]

Letter from Margaret Winn, President of the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., to the parents of Project LEAD participants. The letter is regarding the completion of Links' Poster-Art Contest.
Date: January 7, 1987
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Links Chapter Documentation: Program of Events for 25th Anniversary Workshop] (open access)

[Links Chapter Documentation: Program of Events for 25th Anniversary Workshop]

Program of events for the 25th Anniversary Workshop hosted by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. on December 7, 1985. The theme is "Renewal Fiesta" and the featured speaker is National President Dolly D. Adams.
Date: December 7, 1985
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Links Chapter Documentation: Culminating Umbrella Activity - Facets Fair] (open access)

[Links Chapter Documentation: Culminating Umbrella Activity - Facets Fair]

Information about an event for youth hosted by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. on May 7, 1994.
Date: May 7, 1994
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Status Report: Arts Committee - February 1976] (open access)

[Status Report: Arts Committee - February 1976]

Report for the Arts Committee of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for February 7, 1976. The committee is trying to contact recent winners of chapter scholarships to determine whether they need additional financial aid.
Date: February 7, 1976
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas]

Photograph of the Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers are arranged in a circle. Every other dancer is of the opposite sex. The women wrap their hands around the necks of members next to them. Each man wraps his arms around the waists of then women next to her, lifting each woman in the air as they spin in a circle. The dancers are wearing white shirts with either red pants or red skirts.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Wheeler, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Photograph of the Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The male dancers are holding long metal spears and wearing white shirts with loose red pants and black cummerbunds. Two of the men are squatting on the ground with their spears extending underneath the feet of the other two dancers, who are jumping in the air with their spears raised.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Wheeler, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

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

Photograph of the Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show. In the photograph, Smoky stands on the far left of the stage , wearing a coonskin cap and red bandanna on top of a floral shirt, denim pants, and suspenders. To the right of Smoky, Malcolm Derden plays the role of the Doctor in the show, while Glenda White performs a dance for the audience.
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 the Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show at the Texas Folklife Festival. In the photograph, Smoky and Glenda sing a song together, dressed in pioneer clothing as a crowd of festival participants watch the performance.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Derden, Winston
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kevin Fitzpatrick Teaching Roping Techniques]

Photograph of Kevin Fitzpatrick demonstrating trick roping techniques at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Kevin wears a black cowboy hat, white collared shirt, and denim jeans tucked into cowboy boots. Children stand around Kevin as he teaches the techniques.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graciela Wilborn Embroidering a Pillow]

Photograph of Graciela Wilborn at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Graciela, a member of the Alamo Bobbin Lacers, is embroidering a bolster pillow with a circular floral pattern.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marcia Breaz Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Photograph of Marcia Breaz performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Marcia wears a braided band across her forehead, a sleeveless dress with tasseled fringe on the shoulders, and a metal and leather belt. She sings into a corded microphone on a stage.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History