[Beth-El Congregation Building Committee]

Photograph of Beth-El's Building Committee. Four of the committee members are seated around a wooden table, the other four members are standing behind them. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say "Briarhaven Planning Committee" "from Len S. Construction book" and list the persons in the photo from left to right. Front row: Lynny Sankary, [Committee Chairman] Irwin Krauss, Judith Cohen, Billy Rosenthal Back row: Ken Baum, Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, Dr. Ira Hollander, Shelden Anisman.
Date: 1999
Creator: Schweitzer, Leonard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beth-El Congregation Building Committee Discussing Plans]

Photograph of Beth-El's Building Committee. The committee members are standing around a wooden table looking at the building plans. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say "Briarhaven Planning Committee" "from Len S. Construction book" and list the persons in the photo from left to right. Clockwise from left: David Stanford (architect), [Committee Chairman] Irwin Krauss, Ken Baum, Lynny Sankary, Sheldon Anisman, Jane Manning & Bob Wagnon (designers), Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, Judith Cohen.
Date: 1999
Creator: Schweitzer, Leonard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sample Jewish Marriage Certificate] (open access)

[Sample Jewish Marriage Certificate]

Sample marriage certificate (called a Ketubah) presented to couples married at the Congregation Ahavath Sholom in Fort Worth, Texas as of 1990. The certificate includes three panels. On the far left, text primarily in English describes the vows of marriage. In the center, the main text of the certificate is in Hebrew with blanks for specific information; the text is surrounded by illustrations of plants and crops. On the far right there are lines for names and signatures of participants and witnesses. This form was designed by the Rabbinical Assembly (an organization of American Conservative rabbis).
Date: 1990
Creator: Rabbinical Assembly
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

William (Bill) Keffler

Photograph of a portrait of William (Bill) Keffler, the city manager of Richardson, Texas. He is wearing a striped tie and suit jacket; he has a mustache. He has been serving as city manager since 1995.
Date: 1996~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Richardson City Council

Photograph of a portrait of the Richardson City Council members (1993-1995). Two women and four men are standing behind one man sitting at a desk. They are identified as John Murphy, Gerry Leftwich, Ken Bell, MaryAnn Fraley (Mayor Pro Team), John Sweeden, and Tom Rohm; the man sitting is identified as Mayor Gary Slagel.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Presented to Artemisia Bowden] (open access)

[Certificate Presented to Artemisia Bowden]

Certificate appointing Miss Artemisia Bowden, first President and Dean of St. Philip's College, as Hidalgo de San Antonio de Bejar by the Commissioners Court of Bexar County Texas
Date: February 7, 1998
Creator: The Commissioners Court of Bexar County
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

SPC Women of Honor

Photograph of women from St. Philip's College being honored during the 1996 Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women, led by Mayor William Thorton. There is handwritten text on the back of the photograph; at the top: "Ltor: Terri Hoffman, Director of Public Safety, ACCD; Alicia Reyes, Research Specialist, Public Funding and Contract Administration, ACCD; Dr. Ruth Burgos-Sasscer, President of San Antonio College; Mayme Bailey Williams, Coordinator of Public Funding and Contract Administration, ACCD; unknown; Dr. Patricia 'Patti' Candia, Director of Student Activities; Catherine Colvin, Laboratory Technician, SPC; Rose Thomas, Vice-President of Academic Affairs, SPC" and at the bottom: "1996 Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women, Mayor William Thornton, was established 1970. Spectrum, Feb, 1998 & Campus News, Jan, 1996."
Date: January 12, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cleveland City Council

Photograph of Judge Fred Dishongh, Jr. swearing in Councilmen Nicky Jay Johnson and Richard Boyett as Judge Norris Taft, Sr. observes at the far left.
Date: May 4, 1999
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Government in Front of Cleveland City Hall]

Photograph of a group of seven men and two women posing in front of the Cleveland City Hall in Cleveland, Texas. A lamp is visible to the left. 1996 L-R: Councilmen Cliff Dunn, Joe Ivey, Richard Boyett, City Secretary Barbara Burns, Mayor Lloyd Meadows, City Manager Hector Forestier, City Attorney Kenneth E. Wall, Councilman Nicky Jay Johnson, Councilwoman Nydia Thomas.
Date: 1996
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Government in front of Cleveland City Hall]

Photograph of the City Government in front of Cleveland City Hall. Councilmen Glen Dodson, Willie Carter, Director of Public Works Larry Bryant, City Secretary Kelly McDonald, Mayor Joe Ivey, City Manager Deck Shaver, Councilmen Richard Boyett, Brent McWaters and Nicky Jay Johnson.
Date: May 4, 1999
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Government in front of Cleveland City Hall]

Photograph of a group of seven men and two women posing in front of the Cleveland City Hall in Cleveland, Texas. L-R: Councilmen Cliff Dunn, Joe Ivey, Richard Boyett, City Secretary Barbara Burns, Mayor Lloyd Meadows, City Manager Hector Forestier, City Attorney Kenneth E. Wall, Councilman Nicky Jay Johnson, Councilwoman Nydia Thomas.
Date: 1996
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History