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[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 Chester Higgins, Jr. to Marian Ricks, September 14, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Chester Higgins, Jr. to Marian Ricks, September 14, 1973]

Letter from Chester Higgins, Jr. to Marian Ricks, or Barbara Jordan's office, saying that he hopes "the Congresswoman will be pleased with these photos of her."
Date: September 14, 1973
Creator: Higgins, Chester, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara Jordan to Dick Swanson, September 27, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara Jordan to Dick Swanson, September 27, 1974]

Letter from Barbara Jordan to Dick Swanson thanking him for photographs he had sent her, but she is "sorry they were not put to use."
Date: September 27, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Bud to Barbara Jordan, September 24, 1973] (open access)

[Memorandum from Bud to Barbara Jordan, September 24, 1973]

Memo from Bud to Barbara Jordan explaining that he purchased "3 each of 3 selections" from the photos taken by Chester Higgins, plus copyright permission. He mentions in the second paragraph that they "should get written access...before we allow professional photographers to take your picture. The handwritten note at the bottom says that Congresswoman Jordan has accepted the policy detailed in the second paragraph.
Date: September 24, 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
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
[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
[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
Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton, September 12, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton, September 12, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background.
Date: September 12, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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
[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
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, 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
Shaping America's Future (open access)

Shaping America's Future

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Pat Schroeder Fundraiser in Denver, Colorado, making a case for voting for Pat Schroeder.
Date: September 24, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Physician: Two Views (open access)

The Physician: Two Views

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding national health care and the integrity of the profession of physicians as well as the United States government.
Date: September 15, 1973
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 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
What Next for America? (open access)

What Next for America?

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan, about America's future in the aftermath of Watergate and Richard Nixon.
Date: September 20, 1974
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 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
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 - 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
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
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Television Information Office Luncheon, about the American peoples' reliance on television for information about the government and politics, and how that affects governmental accountability to citizens.
Date: September 26, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan - September 26th, 1975 - Television Information Office Luncheon

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Television Information Office Luncheon, about the American peoples' reliance on television for information about the government and politics, and how that affects governmental accountability to citizens.
Date: September 26, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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