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A 1913 Wedding (open access)

A 1913 Wedding

Information about a photograph for a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the 1913 wedding of Hijinio Roman and Pilar Dominguez. A footnotes page and bibliography to the research paper are also included.
Date: January 18, 1977
Creator: Carrasco, Irma
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Adobe House: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School (open access)

The Adobe House: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School

Research paper written by Mary Francis Conners about the construction of adobe bricks and buildings. The paper describes what adobe is and where adobe buildings are normally found. This paper was written in in January of 1977 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: January 1977
Creator: Conners, Mary Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Balance Statement from DePrima, Aranda and De Leon Attorneys at Law to John J. Herrera, January 27, 1977] (open access)

[Balance Statement from DePrima, Aranda and De Leon Attorneys at Law to John J. Herrera, January 27, 1977]

Balance Statement from DePrima, Aranda and De Leon, Attorneys at Law, to John J. Herrera. The statement includes fees for legal services and document reproduction.
Date: January 27, 1977
Creator: DePrima, Aranda and DeLeon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barriers in Labor During the Depression (open access)

Barriers in Labor During the Depression

Paper based on an interview with Johnnie Collie. The paper describes his family, his different jobs in a variety of places and his time in the U.S. Army. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1977 by Orlando Garcia.
Date: January 10, 1977
Creator: Garcia, Orlando
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bob Strauss Roast (open access)

Bob Strauss Roast

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan wherein she jokes about Bob Strauss, complements his abilities, and wishes him well in his endeavors.
Date: January 18, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bob Strauss Roast (open access)

Bob Strauss Roast

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the roast of Bob Strauss in Washington D.C.
Date: January 18, 1977
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977] (open access)

[Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]

Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
Date: January 14, 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Interesting Person (open access)

An Interesting Person

Paper written for a history Class at Marfa High School by Rosalba Alvarado in 1977. The report is based on an interview with C.J. Alvarado in January 1977. He was a school teacher in Duval and Presidio Counties and later a postmaster in Redford, Texas.
Date: January 10, 1977
Creator: Alvarodo, Rosalba
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interesting Person (open access)

Interesting Person

Paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in January 1977 by Rink Polson. It is about Lee Bennett, a teacher in Marfa and founder of the Junior Historians of Marfa.
Date: January 1977
Creator: Polson, Rink
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan, January 12, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan, January 12, 1977]

Letter from Kevin Sullivan to Ralph Carrigan regarding an enclosed copy of Barbara Jordan's speech to the Fifth Circuit Conference. The speech is not included in the record. Sullivan says that Carrigan may use the address in a spring issue of The Houston Lawyer.
Date: January 12, 1977
Creator: Sullivan, Kevin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pedro J. Gonzalez to Raul Madero González] (open access)

[Letter from Pedro J. Gonzalez to Raul Madero González]

Letter from Pedro J. Gonzalez to Raul Madero González. A long, curving title is printed above small lines of text that are positioned above and beside a bird icon, below which is a date. Beneath the date is a wide column of text positioned to the right of a smaller text column and a handwritten paragraph. The wider column of text continues onto the back side of the page, ending above a signature.
Date: January 12, 1977
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mary Elizabeth Runkles Davis (open access)

Mary Elizabeth Runkles Davis

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Mary Elizabeth Runkles Davis from Marfa, Texas, who contracted polio at the age of seven - She later went on to eat dinner with President Roosevelt, become Woman of the Year in 1968, and write poetry.
Date: January 1977
Creator: Sanchez, Delma
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - January 16, 1977] (open access)

[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - January 16, 1977]

Handwritten minutes from the January 16, 1977 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, treasury and budget reports, committee activities, and other business.
Date: January 16, 1977
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mrs. Carrasco (open access)

Mrs. Carrasco

This paper contains a biography of Paula Quiroz Carrasco. It discusses her family and her talent for knitting. This was a research paper by Silvino Ocon for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1977.
Date: January 10, 1977
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
My Grandmother's Sisters (open access)

My Grandmother's Sisters

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the author's grandmother's sisters, Rubio D. Dominguez and Maria Rubio D. Ochoa.
Date: January 17, 1977
Creator: Carrasco, Carlos
System: The Portal to Texas History
[National Gay Leadership Conference Notes] (open access)

[National Gay Leadership Conference Notes]

Notes from sessions of the National Gay Leadership Conference in Denver on July 29, 1977.
Date: January 29, 1977
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt for Certified Mail addressed to Joseph R. Benites, 1977-01-06] (open access)

[Receipt for Certified Mail addressed to Joseph R. Benites, 1977-01-06]

Receipt for certified mail addressed to Joseph R. Benites, C/O Adolph Coors Co., Golden, Colorado 80401 on January 6, 1977.
Date: January 6, 1977
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saving the Family (open access)

Saving the Family

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a Delta Sigma Theta Banquet in Houston, Texas. Topics include the changes and neglect of the family unit in the United States, with focus on African-American families.
Date: January 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saving the Family (open access)

Saving the Family

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a Delta Sigma Theta Banquet in Houston, Texas. Topics include the changes and neglect of the family unit in the United States, with focus on African-American families. Handwritten edits appear across the photocopied document.
Date: January 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saving the Family (open access)

Saving the Family

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a Delta Sigma Theta Banquet in Houston, Texas. Topics include the changes and neglect of the family unit in the United States, with focus on African-American families. Handwritten edits appear across the document.
Date: January 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Status Report: Arts Committee - January 1977] (open access)

[Status Report: Arts Committee - January 1977]

Handwritten report for the Arts Committee of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for January 10, 1977. The committee made immediate plans for 1977 and long-term plans for 1977-1978. In the immediate future, the chapter will sponsor an arts workshop for children and join the San Antonio Arts Council; within the next year, they would like to begin searching for a promising college student and artist to support financially and purchase artwork for display.
Date: January 10, 1977
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-919 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-919

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Effective date of section 24 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act, article 1446c, V. T. C. S., authorizing municipalities to hire rate consultants and be reimbursed by utilities.
Date: January 4, 1977
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-920 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-920

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Allocation of office space in the Capitol to news organizations.
Date: January 6, 1977
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-921 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-921

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether sheltered workshops organised by the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation may bid on state contracts.
Date: January 11, 1977
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History