[Letter from Edward D. Garza to Sterling Houston - August 6, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Edward D. Garza to Sterling Houston - August 6, 2003]

Letter from Edward D. Garza, mayor of the city of San Antonio, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. He writes to invite him to join the Cultural Collaborative Steering Committee, a group composed of leaders in the arts community. The members, chosen from the private and public sector, would have a say in the growth and support of San Antonio's cultural sector.
Date: August 6, 2003
Creator: Garza, Edward D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Michele Autenrieth to Sterling Houston - May 6, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Michele Autenrieth to Sterling Houston - May 6, 1997]

Letter from Michele Autenrieth, account executive of Guerra DeBerry & Company, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to invite him to be a judge for the Annual Citicorp Employee Art Contest, where Citicorp employees present sculptures, paintings, and other forms of art.
Date: May 6, 1997
Creator: Autenrieth, Michele
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kate Martin to Sterling Houston - August 6, 1992] (open access)

[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 Boyd Vance to Jump-Start Performance Company - April 6, 1998] (open access)

[Letter from Boyd Vance to Jump-Start Performance Company - April 6, 1998]

Letter from Boyd Vance, artistic director of Pro Arts Collective, to Jump-Start Performance Company. He writes to express his excitement for an upcoming collaboration. He also expresses concern for promotion and publicity.
Date: April 6, 1998
Creator: Vance, Boyd
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kate Martin to Sterling Houston - August 6, 1992] (open access)

[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
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - March 6, 1974] (open access)

[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - March 6, 1974]

Hand-written minutes for a March 1974 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media. Some of the content on the page, however, is difficult to read.
Date: March 6, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. and Mrs. Eliss Burges, Members of the Alsatian Dancers from Castroville]

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Burges, members of the Alsatian dancers from Castroville, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are sitting on motorized scooter seats and wearing black hats. A cane rests on Mr. Ellis's knee. A building, stacks of hay, and other people are visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Area Woodcarvers Booth]

Photograph of male member of the Alamo Area Woodcarvers booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding a wooden carving and tool place on top of a blue table with other tools visible in the foreground.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maggie Oswald Fashioning a Carousel Horse]

Photograph of Maggi Oswald fashioning a wooden carousel horse at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A purple tarp, black supports, and red wires are visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tony McGregor Making Gourd Art]

Photograph of Tony McGregor, gourd artist, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding a gourd in one hand and using a tool with a maroon handle in his other hand. A tree is visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cajun Country]

Photograph of Cajun Country at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the left, the area is labeled with a sign on the grass that says, "Cajun Country." In the foreground and wrapping around the area is a pond. In the background, festival booths are lined up with canopies covering them.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Participating in State Tobacco Spitting Contest]

Photograph of a man competing in the State Tobacco Spitting Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a Red Man bib, he is leaning forward on one foot and spitting onto a tarp that measures distance.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Contemporaries of the Second Baptist Church]

Photograph of a female member of the Second Baptist church performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is holding a microphone and there is foliage visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Theta Sueltenfuss Making Sauerkraut in the Kendall County Community Booth]

Photograph of Theta Sueltenfuss making sauerkraut in the Kendall County Community Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing an orange name tag that says "Texas Folklife Festival, Theta Sueltenfuss, Participant" with a purple ribbon that says "Ambassador". She is wearing a white apron that says "Guten A[pp]etit!" and gloves on her hand holding a white vegetable that is resting on a wooden chopping board.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Belgian Bolls]

Photograph of a girl playing the Belgian boll game at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is standing in front of a long black board on the ground with a red ball flying in the air over it. Other people and tent roofs are visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nigerian People's Association of San Antonio Booth]

Photograph of a man preparing dodo (fried plantain) for the Nigerian People's Association of San Antonio booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a blue patterned shirt and glasses.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frio County Peanut Growers Association Booth]

Photograph of the Frio County Peanut Growers Association booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Four girls wearing green and white checkered aprons are standing in front of two yellow tubs filled with plastic bags of peanut brittle. A white banner that says "...our [peanut] butter" is visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Zorya Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas]

Photograph of the Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas, Zorya, performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two male dancers are leaping in the air holding long swords in their hands. A multicolored background and other dancers are visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas]

Photograph of the Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas, Zorya, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers are performing on a stage with red curtains visible in the background. Three male dancers are positioned towards the front of the stage, while a group of multiple dancers are performing behind them with their hands raised.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[De Texas Klompendancers]

Photograph of De Texas Klompendancers performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A male and female dancer are holding hands and facing each other with other paired dancers behind them. A red and yellow tent covers the staged area and a group of people is sitting on the ground visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hula Halau Ohana Elikapeka Hawaiian Dancers]

Photograph of the Hula Halau Ohana Elikapeka Hawaiian Dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A female dancer wearing a flower printed costume, pink flower headdress, and multiple strands of white beads performs on a stage with another dancer visible behind her. In the background there is a white building, equipment, and other people.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alsatian Dancers from Castroville]

Photograph of the Alsatian Dancers from Castroville at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Pairs of male and female dancers are performing on a stage in front of a multicolored backdrop and a pink and yellow tent hanging above their heads. A white building, lighting and sound equipment, and other people are visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alsatian Dancers from Castroville]

Photograph of the Alsatian Dancers from Castroville at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Pairs of male and female dancers are performing on a stage with a white building, equipment, and people visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alsatian Dancers from Castroville]

Photograph of the Alsatian Dancers from Castroville at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A group of male and female dancers are performing on a stage in front of a multicolored backdrop and a pink and yellow tent hanging above their heads. A white building, lighting and sound equipment, and other people are visible in the background.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History