[News Script: Opera] (open access)

[News Script: Opera]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1969-09-15T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betty Elder to Pete Tijerina - 1966-12-12] (open access)

[Letter from Betty Elder to Pete Tijerina - 1966-12-12]

Letter from Betty Elder to Peter Tijerina, December 12, 1966, regarding plans to establish a National Office for the Rights of the Indigent. The program will "concentrate on appellate practice, research and theory development in areas of slum housing, welfare law, migrant labor, consumer credit; the fair administration of the criminal law, and problems of Spanish Americans and American Indians."
Date: December 12, 1966
Creator: Elder, Betty
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Greenberg to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-23] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Greenberg to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-23]

Letter from Jack Greenberg, Director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated, to Pete Tijerina, January 23, 1967, regarding legal aid in a jury discrimination case. Also contains an offer to build a "cooperative relationship" between the Legal Defense Fund and LULAC.
Date: January 23, 1967
Creator: Greenberg, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Leroy D. Clark to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-24] (open access)

[Letter from Leroy D. Clark to Pete Tijerina - 1967-01-24]

Letter from Leroy D. Clark, Assistant Counsel with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated, to Pete Tijerina on January 24, 1967, seeking a list of pressing problems concerning the Mexican-American community in Texas, with regard to legal assistance in the area of poverty law.
Date: January 24, 1967
Creator: Clark, Leroy D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Spaights to Doris Horne - April 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from James Spaights to Doris Horne - April 2, 1965]

Letter from James Spaights to Doris Horne confirming his appearance at a meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Spaights is going out of town but will forward promotional materials to Horne upon his return. Included is an envelope addressed to "Mrs. Doris Horne." The back of the envelope has handwritten notes in a different script.
Date: April 2, 1965
Creator: Spaights, James
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Spaights to Doris Horne - May 7, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from James Spaights to Doris Horne - May 7, 1965]

Letter from James Spaights to Doris Horne confirming that he will play at a concert hosted by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Spaights was ill and unable to send the promotional materials that Horne had requested earlier. However, he has recovered and placed the materials in the mail.
Date: May 7, 1965
Creator: Spaights, James
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Spaights to Doris Horne - November 10, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from James Spaights to Doris Horne - November 10, 1965]

Letter from Doris Horne to James Spaights confirming that he will play at a concert hosted by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. They have agreed to hold the concert on March 27, 1966, and she has enclosed a check for $100 to validate the contract. Per their contract, the chapter will pay him another $200 at a later date.
Date: November 10, 1965
Creator: Horne, Doris
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Spaights to Doris Horne - October 25, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from James Spaights to Doris Horne - October 25, 1965]

Letter from Doris Horne to James Spaights confirming that he will play at a concert hosted by the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Spaights provided an acceptable contract to play the concert, but it stated the date incorrectly. The chapter would like to hold the concert on March 28, 1966. If Spaights sends the chapter a contract with the corrected date, they will sign it and forward him the binder fee.
Date: October 25, 1965
Creator: Horne, Doris
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, August 23, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, August 23, 1960]

Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing business updates while Isaac Herbert Kempner is on vacation.
Date: August 23, 1960
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to J. Redmond Thomas, January 15, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to J. Redmond Thomas, January 15, 1963]

Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to J. Redmond Thomas discussing about an electronics company and sharing an idea to merge it with Howell Instruments.
Date: January 15, 1963
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From John F. Davis to Melvin L. Wulf, March 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter From John F. Davis to Melvin L. Wulf, March 2, 1965]

Letter from John P. Davis to Melvin L. Wulf stating that the mandate of the United States Supreme Court in the cause, Stanford v. Texas, No. 40, October term 1964, has been mailed to the 57th Judicial District Court in Bexar County, Texas. Stanford was awarded $819.76 to be collected from the district court in Bexar County or directly from opposing counsel or parties.
Date: March 2, 1965
Creator: Davis, John F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gordon K. Haskell to John W. Stanford, Jr., May 21, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Gordon K. Haskell to John W. Stanford, Jr., May 21, 1964]

Letter from Gordon K. Haskell to John W. Stanford, Jr. thanking Stanford for his contribution to the American Civil Liberties Union and for the Stanford's offer to raise funds on behalf of the ACLU.
Date: May 21, 1964
Creator: Haskell, Gordon K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to the American Civil Liberties Union, February 16, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to the American Civil Liberties Union, February 16, 1961]

Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to the American Civil Liberties Union discussing the recent series of articles published in the Dallas Morning News about communists in Texas and naming John W. Stanford as a member of the communist party. Stanford anticipates being charged as communism is illegal in Texas and asks if the American Civil Liberties Union would recommend an attorney.
Date: February 16, 1961
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf, September 11, 1963 (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf, September 11, 1963

Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf discussing the public statements made by Waggoner Carr and James Barlow that they intend to prosecute Stanford after the federal proceedings against him are concluded.
Date: September 11, 1963
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, February 3, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, February 3, 1965]

Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford thanking Stanford for his letter and stating Wulf's disappointed that the court decision was less broad than he had hoped. The letter is on American Civil Liberties Union stationery.
Date: February 3, 1965
Creator: Wulf, Melvin L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf, September 27, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf, September 27, 1963]

Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf discussing the possibility of Stanford being indicted under Texas anti-communist laws and requesting that Wulf refer him to a local attorney.
Date: September 27, 1963
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr., October 11, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr., October 11, 1963]

Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr. stating that Wulf believes the American Civil Liberties Union can provide an attorney if Stanford is subpoenaed by the Un-American Activities Committee.
Date: October 11, 1963
Creator: Wulf, Melvin L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf, October 19, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf, October 19, 1964]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf discussing Stanford's wish to make a statement to the court disassociating himself from the "slanders against the Communist party that the brief contain."
Date: October 19, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr., July 8, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr., July 8, 1963]

Letter from Melvin L. Wulf to John W. Stanford, Jr. stating that the American Civil Liberties Union is still willing to refer Stanford to a local attorney if he is indicted.
Date: July 8, 1963
Creator: Wulf, Melvin L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf, July 11, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf, July 11, 1963]

Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Melvin L. Wulf enclosing an article from the San Antonio Express and stating Stanford will get in touch with Wulf if he is indicted.
Date: July 11, 1963
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Rowland Watts, June 27, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Rowland Watts, June 27, 1963]

Letter from John W. Stanford, Jr. to Rowland Wattts discussing the federal charges filed against Stanford by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the possibility of facing state level charges, and whether the American Civil Liberties Union is still willing to refer Stanford to a local attorney.
Date: June 27, 1963
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to Mel Wulf, October 21, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to Mel Wulf, October 21, 1964]

Letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. to Mel Wulf discussing John Stanford's intention to write the court and stating he does not approve of Stanford addressing the court.
Date: October 21, 1964
Creator: Maverick, Maury, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf, January 23, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf, January 23, 1965]

Letter from John W. Stanford to Melvin L. Wulf expressing his thanks for the American Civil Liberties Union's involvement in his case and sharing the court's decision.
Date: January 23, 1965
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History