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The Americanization Ideal (open access)

The Americanization Ideal

Text wherein Barbara Jordan, Peter Goldmark, and Antonia Hernandez discuss immigration in America. The text begins with a copy of an article by Barbara Jordan that also discusses the subject of immigration and xenophobia.
Date: September 11, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Elizabeth Blackwell Award - Hobart and William Smith Colleges (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Elizabeth Blackwell Award - Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara Jordan, after receiving the Elizabeth Blackwell Award at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. In the speech, she mentions past recipients of the award and their legacies, as well as the importance of education in American society.
Date: September 24, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks at Thurgood Marshall Tribute by the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, September 17, 1993] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Remarks at Thurgood Marshall Tribute by the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, September 17, 1993]

Text of speech made by Barbara Jordan regarding the career of Thurgood Marshall. She goes over his career and describes Marshall as a champion of individual liberties.
Date: September 17, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, Thurgood Marshall Tribute, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii (open access)

Barbara Jordan, Thurgood Marshall Tribute, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a tribute to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall at the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Date: September 17, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
E Pluribus Unum: Myth or Reality? One From Many (open access)

E Pluribus Unum: Myth or Reality? One From Many

Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan at Northwestern University regarding the difficulty in maintaining equality and justice within a diverse society, with primary focus given to the problem of racism.
Date: September 12, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
E Pluribus Unum: Myth or Reality? One From Many (open access)

E Pluribus Unum: Myth or Reality? One From Many

Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan at Northwestern University regarding the difficulty in maintaining equality and justice within a diverse society, with primary focus given to the problem of racism.
Date: September 12, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan - Juanita Kreps Award (open access)

Barbara Jordan - Juanita Kreps Award

Text of acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan after receiving the Juanita Kreps Award. The speech covers the topics of Juanita Kreps' legacy, and the meaning of the award.
Date: September 8, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan's Freedom Award Acceptance Speech, September 10, 1992] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan's Freedom Award Acceptance Speech, September 10, 1992]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan while accepting the Freedom Award at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. She discusses the history of civil rights movements for African-Americans.
Date: September 10, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Does the Idea of Civil Rights Remain a Good Idea As We Approach the Year 2000 A.D.? (open access)

Does the Idea of Civil Rights Remain a Good Idea As We Approach the Year 2000 A.D.?

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Freedom Award ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum. The speech covers the issue of civil rights in the upcoming millennia.
Date: September 10, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Ethics a Component of Government? (open access)

Is Ethics a Component of Government?

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the University of California at Santa Barbara. In it, Jordan discusses the role of ethics in governance.
Date: September 22, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, School for Contemporary Education, Washington D.C. (open access)

Barbara Jordan, School for Contemporary Education, Washington D.C.

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan in honor of members of the School for Contemporary Education in Washington D.C.
Date: September 18, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"With Liberty and Justice for All" (open access)

"With Liberty and Justice for All"

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the 1988 presidential election campaign. She states her support of Michael Dukakis over George Bush and discusses the value of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Date: September 30, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"With Liberty and Justice for All" (open access)

"With Liberty and Justice for All"

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Press Club in Washington DC, about the upcoming presidential election.
Date: September 30, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Kevin Sullivan to Barbara Jordan, September 27, 1988] (open access)

[Memorandum from Kevin Sullivan to Barbara Jordan, September 27, 1988]

Memorandum from Kevin Sullivan to Barbara Jordan regarding talking points for a speech against the election of George Bush, followed by the text of the speech.
Date: September 27, 1988
Creator: Sullivan, Kevin & Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan: Statement to the Press (open access)

Barbara Jordan: Statement to the Press

Text of a statement given to the press by Barbara C. Jordan endorsing the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket in the upcoming Presidential election.
Date: September 10, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
It's More Than A Lifeless Archives (open access)

It's More Than A Lifeless Archives

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Constitution Day Naturalization Ceremony, entitled "It's More Than A Lifeless Archives." The speech describes the purpose and continuing efficacy of the U.S. Constitution.
Date: September 17, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pete Snelson Roast, September 29, 1986 (open access)

Pete Snelson Roast, September 29, 1986

Text of remarks given by Barbara Jordan at the roast of Pete Snelson. She gently makes fun of Snelson while praising his work ethic and personal qualities.
Date: September 29, 1986
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Unidentified Women]

Photograph of two unidentified women speaking to each other while seated. A large map of the world is visible on the wall behind them.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Man]

Photograph of an unidentified man in a suit wearing a badge looking at the camera.
Date: 1985-09-14/1985-09-20
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alan Wiseman to Barbara C. Jordan - September 10, 1982] (open access)

[Letter from Alan Wiseman to Barbara C. Jordan - September 10, 1982]

Letter from Alan Wiseman, written on Howrey & Simon letterhead, to Barbara C. Jordan at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. The letter speaks of her recent testimony filed with the House Committee on the Judiciary, as well as the testimony of Burnell Roberts.
Date: September 10, 1982
Creator: Wiseman, Alan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Statement Regarding H. R. 1242, H. R. 4072, and H. R. 5794] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Statement Regarding H. R. 1242, H. R. 4072, and H. R. 5794]

Text by Barbara Jordan regarding H. R. 1242, H. R. 4072, and H. R. 5794, laws proposed to alter antitrust legislation.
Date: September 9, 1982
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement of the Mead Corporation Supporting Application of Claim Reduction to Pending Cases (open access)

Statement of the Mead Corporation Supporting Application of Claim Reduction to Pending Cases

Transcript of a statement made by Burnell R. Roberts before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Monopolies & Commercial Law of the Committee on the Judiciary.
Date: September 9, 1982
Creator: Roberts, Burnell R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Barbara Jordan's Remarks on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton] (open access)

[Draft of Barbara Jordan's Remarks on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background. The text is handwritten and contains a number of edits.
Date: September 12, 1979
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Representative Barbara Jordan - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - YWCA of Germantown, Pennsylvania (open access)

Representative Barbara Jordan - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - YWCA of Germantown, Pennsylvania

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the YWCA in Germantown, Pennsylvania, about women's contributions to the political process.
Date: September 17, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History