Land lease granting rights to Oxy Petroleum, Inc. for eight acres in Anderson County, Texas held by Nellie Cummings. The agreement allows for the exploration for and removal of oil, gas, and minerals found on the property.

Letter from Fredric a. Weiss to the San Antonio Media Center (SAMC) board. The letter reads as a summary of activities which have taken place with an organization of high school students interested in careers in the media. He discusses bake sales, television programs, and other activities they have performed.

Letter from Lou Nelle Sutton from the House of Representatives to John Sanders, president of Organizations United for Eastside and Development. She thanks him for his concern over a plaque that bore her name and the names of board members in the Bexar County Cancer Center.

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, public information officer of Organizations United for Eastside Development, to Dan McKinnon, chairperson of Civil Aeronautics Board. Mr. Salas has written to request that South African Airways be denied permission to land in Houston in light of South Africa's civil rights violations and treatment of black South Africans.

Photograph of Miss Texas USA cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing loose striped pants, a black tank top, and a sash denoting her title. An older man wearing a shirt and tie is standing to the left of her.

Photograph of Cajun Country at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the left, the area is labeled with a sign on the grass that says, "Cajun Country." In the foreground and wrapping around the area is a pond. In the background, festival booths are lined up with canopies covering them.

Photograph of a man competing in the State Tobacco Spitting Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a Red Man bib, he is leaning forward on one foot and spitting onto a tarp that measures distance.

Photograph of the Wence Shimek Polka Band, from Lavaca County, performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Starting from the left there is a clarinet player named Louis (denoted on his music stand), a guitarist, Wence singing at center stage, a drummer in the background, and another guitarist on the right. All members are male except for the guitarist on the right. The back of the music stand in front of her reads, "Helen." A sign on the right reads, "Wence Shimek and the All Star Sounds."

Photograph of a man competing in the State Tobacco Spitting Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a paper "Red Man" bib, he is forcefully spitting to achieve the highest distance possible.

Photograph of a man making toys at the handmade wooden toys booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing glasses and a plaid shirt he is sitting at a small table with a sign on the front that says, "Handmade Wooden Toys by Fred & Jim Sutton, Pleasanton, Texas."

Photograph of a band performing on the Irish stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Gathered at a microphone on the left are two violinists and a guitarist. Sitting in front of them is a woman playing with a jumping jack, bouncing a paddle to make its legs dance. Gathered around a microphone on the right are three more musicians: a tambourine player who is singing, a small flute player, and a banjo player. One man is standing in front of the stage, watching the performance. A sign above the stage reads, "Irish Flats."

List of chapter documents and information requested by the national office of The Links, Inc. Chapters must submit a list of their officers and veteran members, membership rosters, and statistical reports.

Memorandum from Josephine Kennedy to the executive council and chapter presidents and members of The Links, Inc. discussing national officer elections in 1986. Kennedy lists the current officer holder for each open position and states whether they are eligible for reelection.

Minutes from the August 22, 1987 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, the area conference, committee activities, a debate about funding scholarships, fundraising needs, and other business. Includes handwritten notes.

Minutes from the August 19, 1987 executive meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's agenda for its next regular meeting, donations and fundraising, a vacancy in the position of first vice president, plans to participate in a fashion show, preparations for an arts event, and other business.

Photograph of The Sweet Song String Band performing on a small stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. Three female band members are seated at the front of the stage wearing prairie dresses. The one on the right is playing percussion and the other two are playing stringed instruments that are laying in their laps. Behind them, three male band members are playing a violin, a mandolin and a hammer dulcimer. There is also another female band member who is playing another stringed instrument, possibly a banjo.

Photograph of Alvin Sueltenfuss at the winemaking booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a plaid short-sleeved button-up shirt, and Texas-shaped sunglasses. On his shirt he is wearing a name badge with a red ribbon. The table in front of him is covered with a red tablecloth and contains seven bottles of wine. The bottles are not conventional wine bottles; instead they are shaped more like liquor bottles with simple, white labels. Behind the bottles are some information pamphlets.

Photograph of E. P. Pak at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing traditional clothing including a straw hat with a wide brim and a tall crown that is flat on top. He is standing in front of the Korean food booth, holding a sword in a scabbard and posing with a woman working behind the booth. She is wearing a white kimono and holding a red floral fan. Other workers are visible behind the booth. Bamboo shades are hanging in the background.

Photograph of a posada at the Texas Folklife Festival. A posada is a ceremonial procession representing the search of Mary and Joseph for lodging just before the birth of Christ. The procession has stopped in front of a facade made to look like a mission. A sign on it reads, "Concepcion Mission founded in 1731." The people in the posada are dressed in different costumes: some are dressed in biblical-era clothing, some are dressed as wise men, and one man at the front is wearing a sombrero. Large paper flowers and decorations are hanging on the facade and in the adjacent tree. One person in the crowd is holding up a dome-shaped frame covered in long colorful ribbons and attached to the end of a pole.

Photograph of Richard Rast, of the Texas Fur Bearers, standing next to hanging animal pelts at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing near the center of the photograph, wearing overalls, a blue shirt, and a straw cowboy hat. He has a dark beard with some gray around his chin. To the right of him, several animal pelts are hanging from a rope strung across the booth. Some identification tags are visible, including one that says "red fox."

Photograph of The Now Singers performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are four members visible, one man and three women, all standing next to each other and singing into their own microphone. The man is on the left wearing a white shirt and jeans, singing with his eyes closed. The woman to the right of him is wearing a floral jumpsuit. The two other women are wearing blouses and cropped pants. Behind them is a banner that says, "The Now Singers," and has an image of a cross. A canopy of greenery is hanging overhead.

Photograph of the Duckens Family Singers at the Texas Folklife Festival. A group of nineteen African-American family members, men and women, are posing for the photograph on the grass in front of a wooden building. Some of them are kneeling down in the front but most of them are standing. Each member is either wearing a blue t-shirt that says, "Duckens Family", or just a plain blue shirt. Most of them are smiling.

Photograph of a hat-maker steaming a hat at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing in front of the steamer and looking over his shoulder at the camera. He is wearing an apron and holding the brim of a hat that has just been steamed. Lots of steam is billowing up from the area. Overhead there is a light and a steam vent, on which is attached a Texas license plate that says "HAT BOX."

Photograph of K.J. Oliver, a cowboy featured in the "Cryin' for Daylight" photograph exhibit in ITC Gallery at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a long-sleeved button-up western shirt, a bolo tie, black-framed glasses, and a name badge. He is standing in front of a wood-paneled wall.