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Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, September 11, 1896 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, September 11, 1896

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 11, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Debris From Gulf Tanker Explosion]

Postcard of the debris after the explosion of Gulf Tanker "Venezuela." The tanker can be seen by the dock in the distance. The caption written on the photograph reads, "Explosion of the Gulf of Venezuela, Pt Arthur, Tex."
Date: April 11, 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1900 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1900

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 11, 1900
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1901 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1901

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 11, 1901
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, February 11, 1898 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, February 11, 1898

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 11, 1898
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, March 11, 1898 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, March 11, 1898

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 11, 1898
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1899 (open access)

Texas Posten (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1899

Weekly Swedish newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 11, 1899
Creator: Ojerholm, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Igo to Sterling Houston - July 11, 2000] (open access)

[Letter from John Igo to Sterling Houston - July 11, 2000]

Letter from John Igo to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The handwriting makes the content of the letter difficult to read, but John appears to be sending details about an event at a San Antonio art gallery.
Date: July 11, 2000
Creator: Igo, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas - March 11, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas - March 11, 1975]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to the president of an unidentified organization. He is writing to invite the president to speak at an event taking place at Pittman-Sullivan Park during Easter Sunday, where, along with other members of the BCMM, he plans on rallying support for various local issues. Among them is a dispute with KAPE radio, which has been criticized for lacking programming that adequately represents the black community.
Date: March 11, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Sterling Houston - June 11, 1999] (open access)

[Letter to Sterling Houston - June 11, 1999]

Letter from Sterling Houston's sister. She writes informing her brother of her travel schedule and is happy to know that the poet Maya Angelou is supportive of his profession. She wishes him the best in his writing and writes admirably about his skill as a playwright.
Date: June 11, 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - November 11, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - November 11, 1988]

Typed letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, a prominent Texan playwright. She thanks him for a previous letter and wishes him well on two works by the author: Driving Wheel and A'Lelia.
Date: November 11, 1988
Creator: Angelou, Maya
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - November 11, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - November 11, 1988]

Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes from her teaching position at Wake Forest University to send her thanks and well wishes to Houston's work. Personal matters are also briefly discussed.
Date: November 11, 1988
Creator: Angelou, Maya
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - November 11, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - November 11, 1988]

Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to thank him for a previous letter and best wishes on two of Houston's plays - A'Lelia and Driving Wheel.
Date: November 11, 1988
Creator: Angelou, Maya
Object Type: Letter
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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Robert Kiobassa - April 11, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Robert Kiobassa - April 11, 1979]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Robert Kiobassa of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Mr. Salas writes to inquire about the legitimacy of having one of his ads pulled off the air on KAPE Radio.
Date: April 11, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flyer: Experimental Salon Art Strike]

Flyer regarding a performance sketch of the Experimental Salon Art Strike of 1990 to 1993. The sketch was written by Honoria, performed by John Held, Jr., and held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on March 10th, 1993. The paper is perforated in a grid pattern, with a stamp in each rectangle. The stamps feature an ink drawing of a nude, kneeling figure as viewed from behind. The figure appears to be working with rubber stamps. Each stamp reads: "Performance John Held Jr. Art Strike 1990. Library of rubber stamps."
Date: June 11, 1993
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Winn to Evonne H. Yancey - March 11, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn to Evonne H. Yancey - March 11, 1986]

Letter from Margaret Winn to Evonne H. Yancey recommending Pat Russell McCloud for membership in the Atlanta chapter of The Links, Inc. McCloud is a former member of the San Antonio chapter who wishes to transfer her membership to the Atlanta chapter. Winn recommends McCloud without any reservations.
Date: March 11, 1986
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Winn to Dorothea W. Brown - March 11, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn to Dorothea W. Brown - March 11, 1986]

Letter from Margaret Winn to Dorothea W. Brown about Edwina Murphy's membership in the The Links, Inc. Murphy was formerly a member of Brown's Austin chapter of The Links, Inc. but later transferred to Winn's San Antonio chapter. Murphy is now returning to the Austin chapter, and the San Antonio chapter will miss her deeply.
Date: March 11, 1986
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Belle Wheelan to Mary P. Douglass - September 11, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Belle Wheelan to Mary P. Douglass - September 11, 1986]

Letter from Belle Wheelan to Mary P. Douglass. Members of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. were unable to attend a workshop at the national assembly where a financial handbook was distributed. Wheelan is requesting a handbook for the chapter and would also like to know whether the chapter or chapter members owe money for a group picture taken at the assembly.
Date: September 11, 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 - December 11, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn to Parents of Project LEAD Participants - December 11, 1986]

Letter from Margaret Winn to parents of Project LEAD participants at S. H. Gates Elementary School and Martin Luther King Middle School. The San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. is hosting a tour of an art exhibition at the San Antonio Museum of Art for students, but parental consent in required. Winn has provided parents with the details of the tour and would like interested parents to return a consent form granting the chapter the right to transport their children to the museum
Date: December 11, 1986
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ethel M. Minor to the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. - March 11, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Ethel M. Minor to the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. - March 11, 1996]

Letter from Ethel M. Minor to the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. certifying that their chapter is a "fully paid Golden Heritage Member" of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Date: March 11, 1996
Creator: Minor, Ethel M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Mary P. Douglass to Executive Council Members, Past National Presidents, and Chapter Presidents of The Links, Inc. - November 11, 1996] (open access)

[Memorandum from Mary P. Douglass to Executive Council Members, Past National Presidents, and Chapter Presidents of The Links, Inc. - November 11, 1996]

Memorandum from Mary P. Douglass to the Executive Council Members, Past National Presidents, and Chapter Presidents of The Links, Inc. announcing the death of Jacqueline J. Robinson of the Arlington chapter. Details about the funeral, memorial service, and expressions of sympathy are provided.
Date: November 11, 1996
Creator: Douglass, Mary P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Aaronetta Pierce to Sister Links - April 11, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Aaronetta Pierce to Sister Links - April 11, 1995]

Letter from Aaronetta Pierce, national director of the arts for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc, to other link members. She sends her congratulations to Harriet Kelly, whose art exhibition will open at the Smithsonian Institution as part of the National African American Museum Project.
Date: April 11, 1995
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Winn to the parents of Project LEAD participants - December 11, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn to the parents of Project LEAD participants - December 11, 1986]

Letter from Margaret Winn, President of the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc., to the parents of Project LEAD participants from S.H. Gates Elementary School and Martin Luther King Middle School. The letter is regarding a visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art to preview Modern Heritage.
Date: December 11, 1986
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History