Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center, to John Paul Batiste, executive director of Texas Commission on the Arts. In regards to an invitation Batiste had received from Harold M. Williams, President of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to attend a dinner on January 12, 1995 in connection with the Getty Center's national conference. Duke is writing to give more information on the conference, which is being held from January 11th - 14th at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C. The three day conference will feature speakers from business, education, government and the arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, the Getty Center, to the Regional Institute Directors, in regards to the upcoming arts assessment. The Arts Education Assessment Consortium, AEAC, is administered by the Council of Chief State School Officers to all the RIG states. The Center is providing support to the AEAC to develop assessment prototypes in the visual and performing arts and believes that if the DBAE, discipline-based art education, is embedded in the assessment prototypes it will strengthen the impact within the state and nationally. A list of state contacts is attached to the letter.

Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center, to M'Lou Bancroft, executive director of the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation. In regards to an invitation Bancroft had received from Harold M. Williams, President of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to attend a dinner on January 12, 1995 in connection with the Getty Center's national conference. Duke is writing to give more information on the conference, which is being held from January 11th - 14th at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C. The three day conference will feature speakers from business, education, government and the arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center, to E. Y. Chappin, III, president of the Benwood Foundation. In regards to an invitation Chapin had received from Harold M. Williams, President of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to attend a dinner on January 12, 1995 in connection with the Getty Center's national conference. Duke is writing to give more information on the conference, which is being held from January 11th - 14th at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C. The three day conference will feature speakers from business, education, government and the arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Lori Weisgerber, the Getty Center to Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, giving McCarter a signed copy of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts grant offer to the University of North Texas for the use by North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Grant not on file with letter.

Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center, to Janet Harreld the executive director of Greater Denton Arts Council. In regards to an invitation Harreld had received from Harold M. Williams, President of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to attend a dinner on January 12, 1995 in connection with the Getty Center's national conference. Duke is writing to give more information on the conference, which is being held from January 11th - 14th at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C. The three day conference will feature speakers from business, education, government and the arts.

Letter from Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright, to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio's daily newspaper. He writes to defend the stance taken by the Coalition for Cultural Diversity to support public funding of the arts, noting that opposition arguments have been malicious and ill-conceived. He hopes that multicultural communities can serve as a wake-up call to a democracy no longer ruled by the whims of a white class elite.

Letter from Joan Duncan to members of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. reminding them of their next meeting on September 18, 1994 and announcing recent news about members. Includes a list of program facets and committees and a proposed agenda for the meeting.

Letter from Patricia Russell-McCloud to chapter presidents of The Links, Inc. announcing the direction, theme, and focus for Links in the next two years. The theme of this biennium is "Linkages...Towards the Possible."

Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, Director of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the Center inviting Davis to attend the fifth national conference, "Beyond the 3Rs: Transforming Education with the Arts," in Washinton, D.C., January 11 - 14, 1995. The conference will feature noted speakers to discuss their perspectives on art and art education in the public system as well as address new methods and research.

Photocopy of a memo from Leilani Lattin Duke, Director of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the RIG Directors. The memo is in regards to newly received information regarding the Goals 2000 Education America Act that Duke wants to share with them. Attached to the memo is a copy of the State Planning Teams responsible for developing plans to implement the Goals 2000 Act, also an attached copy of Duke's recent letter to the California Goals 2000 planning team urging them to attend the arts.

Photcopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, Director of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to prior correspondence between Davis and Duke, Davis will be attending two meetings that conflict with one another and Duke commends him on his efforts to be as committed and determined to do both.

Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, Program Associate, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Harriet Laney, NTIEVA, in regards to the Getty Center for Education in the Arts has received and approved the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts financial report of grant funds. Cc'd on the letter are, Jack Davis, Bill McCarter (crossed out), Natalie Sterba and Vicki Rosenberg.

Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center, to Douglas J. Chadwick, Interim Executive Director at the University of North Texas Foundation. In regards to an invitation Chadwick had received from Harold M. Williams, President of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to attend a dinner on January 12, 1995 in connection with the Getty Center's national conference. Duke is writing to give more information on the conference, which is being held from January 11th - 14th at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C. The three day conference will feature speakers from business, education, government and the arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center, to Bob Crow, Executive Director at the Amon Carter Foundation. In regards to an invitation Crow had received from Harold M. Williams, President of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to attend a dinner on January 12, 1995 in connection with the Getty Center's national conference. Duke is writing to give more information on the conference, which is being held from January 11th - 14th at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C. The three day conference will feature speakers from business, education, government and the arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, Getty Center, to the Regional Institute Directors, in regards to an attached sample letter sent to all the RIG Funders, inviting them to the Getty Center's National Conference. Abel writes that each person will receive his or her own invitation with exhibit booth information.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Yvonne Ewell, Chad Woolery, Jay Gates, Eva Orr and Jan Schronk. In regards to the panel discussion, "Administrators as Leaders in the Arts," which has been scheduled for October 1, 1994 in the Dallas Convention Center. The panel discussion will focus on the significance of the arts in the schools, emphasizing that the arts are part of the Goal 2000, the national standards and state mandated elements. As panel members it is important they address how important the art education and the affects North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts will have on school districts. McCarter and Davis have enclosed a schedule for the panel, that the recipients can modify or supply suggestions. Schedule not present with letter.

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon Edwards inviting him to a class dinner and to his home.

Letter from Jackie Goodman to Jimmy Thurman discussing Thurman's new newsletter called 'Positive Threads' which informs the public on HIV and AIDS issues. The letter contains handwritten notes by Goodman.

Letter from Jim Thurman to Michael Garbarino discussing the possibility of a tax exemption for a newsletter called 'Positive Threads' which informs the public on HIV and AIDS.

A letter from Jean Nelson to her deceased son, Bill Nelson, reflecting and telling him how much she misses him.

A letter from Nancy Berry to Museum Educators about remind them of a scheduled meeting at the Amon Carter Museum.

A letter from Lori Weisgerber to R. William McCarter about enclosing a fully signed copy of The Getty Center for Education in the Arts grant offer letter for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The offer letter is attached as well as a NTIEVA Texas School Board's project budget sheet.

A letter to Mark Elder from Lori Weisgerber regarding a grant check from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA).