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[Letter from Kate Martin to Sterling Houston - August 6, 1992]
Letter from Kate Martin, project management specialist of the Cultural Arts Board, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to inform Mr. Houston that he has been selected to receive a three thousand dollar grant.
Date:
August 6, 1992
Creator:
Martin, Kate
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kathie de Nobriga to Sterling Houston - August 2001]
Letter from Kathie de Nobriga to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to thank him after he participated in the NPN (National Performance Network) Annual Meeting. She ends by wondering if they will see each other in the month of November.
Date:
August 2001
Creator:
de Nobriga, Kathie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Myrna to Sterling Houston - August 2001]
Postcard from Myrna to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The postcard comes after Myrna traveled to various locations in Europe, including the Tate Modern in London, where this particular postcard was acquired. It shows a mixed media painting by the artist Chris Ofili of a woman in profile. The hand-written note also mentions that she is back in Puerto Rico.
Date:
August 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston - August 16, 1993]
Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Tavel writes from National Taiwan University in Taipei, where, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, he has landed a teaching position. He thanks Houston for a copy of one his plays, The Marquise. He goes on to talk about his upcoming job in Taipei and gives Houston the address of his brother, Harvey Tavel, where royalty checks for production of a play can be sent. He encloses a xeroxed newspaper clipping of one his stage plays, Notorious Harik Will Kill the Pope.
Date:
August 16, 1993
Creator:
Tavel, Ronald
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frederick to Sterling Houston - August 16, 1998]
Letter from Frederick to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes about his chemotherapy and upcoming school schedule. He hopes to begin a clinical internship in the future.
Date:
August 16, 1998
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy de Mattia to Sterling Houston - August 15, 1997]
Letter from Nancy de Mattia to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes from France, where business operations for Omero magazine have moved. Her position at the publication remains unclear, but it appears that an interview with Houston over one of his plays, the Modernization of Sainthood, has remained unpublished due to its controversial content. Nancy wishes to publish something less controversial.
Date:
August 15, 1997
Creator:
de Mattia, Nancy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kristina Paledes to Sterling Houston - August 14, 1995]
Letter from Kristina Paledes to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. As entertainment editor of the San Antonio Express-News newspaper, she writes to extend an invitation to Houston to participate in an arts column. She would like for him to contact colleagues and together send submissions on a wide range of topics in the arts community.
Date:
August 14, 1995
Creator:
Paledes, Kristina
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kate Martin to Sterling Houston - August 6, 1992]
Letter from Kate Martin, project management specialist from the Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She sends word of Houston's approval for an award of three thousand dollars. Selected by the Cultural Arts Board, the award notice has been sent to the City Council for final approval. It is the final approval that Houston awaits.
Date:
August 6, 1992
Creator:
Martin, Kate
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tanya Palmer and Amy Wegener to Sterling Houston - August 12, 2002]
Letter from Tanya Palmer and Amy Wegener, staff members of the Actors Theatre of Louisville, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They write to inform him that he has been selected as a finalist for a Heideman Award, and that they will consider all finalists for production in an upcoming festival.
Date:
August 12, 2002
Creator:
Palmer, Tanya & Wegener, Amy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Evan Smith to Sterling Houston - August 24, 2000]
Letter from Evan Smith of Texas Monthly magazine to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes at the suggestion of Sandra Cisneros, who gave Houston's name to Smith as a possible contributor to the magazine. He hopes that the two can meet in the future.
Date:
August 24, 2000
Creator:
Smith, Evan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sterling Houston to San Antonio Light Editor - August 15, 1990]
Letter from Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright, to the editor of the San Antonio Light, a now closed newspaper. Houston writes to commend the quality of their work; particularly, their treatment of art and artists.
Date:
August 15, 1990
Creator:
Houston, Sterling, 1945-
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Karen DeVinney to Sterling Houston and Sandra Mayor - August 13, 2004]
Letter from Karen DeVinney, managing editor from the University of North Texas press, to Sandra Mayo and Sterling Houston. She writes to both to inform them of edits that have been made to a manuscript titled Myth, Magic, and Farce. The manuscript is a collection of plays by Houston, a prominent San Antonio playwright. DeVinney goes on to talk about other stages that need to be met before publication.
Date:
August 13, 2004
Creator:
DeVinney, Karen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[David Beck in Castroville Alsatian Food Booth]
Photograph of David Beck slicing sausage in Castroville Alsatian food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is wearing a Castroville trucker hat, a white shirt with a patterned vest, and an apron.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Claudia Ball with O. T. Baker at Smokehouse]
Photograph of festival director Claudia Ball with former director O. T. Baker at the Smokehouse at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Ball is on the left wearing a wide-brim hat and shirt patterned with an old packaging label for "hominy grits." Baker, on the right, is wearing a cowboy hat, big glasses and a button-up shirt.
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jack Pirtle, Whitling Instructor]
Photograph of Jack Pirtle, whittling instructor from Cherokee County, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He has curly hair and a mustache, and is wearing round glasses and a t-shirt that says, "Whittling is fun!"
Date:
[1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Welsh Food Booth]
Photograph of a Welsh food booth at the 1995 Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A traditionally costumed woman stands inside the booth. She serves a man who stands on the left. He wears sunglasses and a straw cowboy hat.
Date:
[1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Welsh Food Booth]
Photograph of a Welsh food booth at the 1995 Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man stands inside the booth. He stands to the right of an illustrated poster regarding Welsh foods.
Date:
[1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tim Tingle, Storyteller]
Photograph of Tim Tingle, storyteller, speaking at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Tingle wears a straw hat, white dress shirt, and suspenders. He holds a microphone.
Date:
[1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tim Tingle, Storyteller]
Photograph of Tim Tingle, storyteller, speaking at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Tingle wears a straw hat, white dress shirt, and suspenders. He holds a microphone and raises his right arm to the ceiling.
Date:
[1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Grete Benedict selling hotdogs]
Photograph of Grete Benedict selling hotdogs for the Danish Society of Texas Booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Benedict wears a white dress, hat, and name tag. She stands next to an open stove.
Date:
[1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lithuanians in Texas Booth]
Photograph of the Lithuanians in Texas booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Individuals stand in front of the booth.
Date:
[1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lithuanians in Texas Booth]
Photograph of the Lithuanians in Texas booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Individuals stand inside the booth. They wear traditional garments.
Date:
[1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stephen Klatt, Poet]
Photograph of Stephen Klatt reciting cowboy poetry at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Klatt is mustachioed and wears glasses, suspenders, and a black hat. He holds a microphone.
Date:
[1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Etritrean Community of San Antonio Booth]
Photograph of the Eritrean Community of San Antonio booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Four individuals study items outside the booth.
Date:
[1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History