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[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Robert Harris, October 21, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Robert Harris, October 21, 1968]

Letter from Barbara C. Jordan to Robert Harris, informing him of her inability to attend a hearing because of a prior commitment.
Date: October 21, 1968
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Community Organization - A Necessary Link (open access)

Community Organization - A Necessary Link

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas, and its environmental and employment issues.
Date: October 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before Community Action Agency Directors Association - Rice Hotel - October 23, 1974 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before Community Action Agency Directors Association - Rice Hotel - October 23, 1974

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding Americans in poverty and the Community Services Act. Handwritten edits are present among the typed text.
Date: October 23, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Happiness Is -- PTA's Influence On Family Living" Workshop Program] (open access)

["Happiness Is -- PTA's Influence On Family Living" Workshop Program]

Printed program for a workshop taking place at San Jacinto High School about the PTA's influence on family living.
Date: 1968-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ernest K. Shaw to Barbara C. Jordan, October 19, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Ernest K. Shaw to Barbara C. Jordan, October 19, 1967]

Letter from Ernest K. Shaw to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to participate in The National Consumer Education Week Program. Included are a description of the program and a pamphlet about food prices.
Date: October 19, 1967
Creator: Shaw, Ernest K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975] (open access)

["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the College Entrance Examination Board. The speech concerns the government's role in education, the equal availability of education, and vocational schooling.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, October 7, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, October 7, 1968]

Letter from Ben W. Heineman to Barbara C. Jordan, informing her of the next meeting of the President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs, with a schedule of proposed assignments of Commissioners to hearing sites attached.
Date: October 7, 1968
Creator: Heineman, Ben W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975] (open access)

["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the College Entrance Examination Board. The speech concerns the government's role in education, the equal availability of education, and vocational schooling. Handwritten edits appear among the typed text.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democratic Party - What Now? (open access)

The Democratic Party - What Now?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Austin, Texas. The speech is entitled "The Democratic Party - What Now?" and speaks of the future agenda of the Senate Democrats.
Date: October 21, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Community Organization - A Necessary Link (open access)

Community Organization - A Necessary Link

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding poverty and poor conditions in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas. Handwritten notes appear among the typed text.
Date: October 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975] (open access)

["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the College Entrance Examination Board. The speech concerns the government's role in education, the equal availability of education, and vocational schooling. "Corrected copy" is written on the upper right corner of the first page.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for CA Democratic Party] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for CA Democratic Party]

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the California Democratic Party in Los Angeles, California, endorsing Kathleen Brown for election as governor.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greater Fifth Ward, Citizens League Banquet, October 2, 1976 (open access)

Greater Fifth Ward, Citizens League Banquet, October 2, 1976

Text of a speech by Barbara C. Jordan entitled "Advocating," given at the Greater Fifth Ward Citizens League Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: October 2, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Supply Side of Race (open access)

The Supply Side of Race

Text of a speech entitled "The Supply Side of Race," given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Urban League Banquet in Austin, Texas.
Date: October 10, 1981
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coalition for Purification (open access)

Coalition for Purification

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the AFL-CIO convention in October of 1973 regarding the Nixon administration's opposition to welfare programs.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975] (open access)

["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the College Entrance Examination Board. The speech concerns the government's role in education, the equal availability of education, and vocational schooling.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Love is.... (open access)

Love is....

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding child care, the foster care system, and administrative neglect.
Date: October 5, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks-Barbara Jordan, Knights of Peter Claver, Texas Award Banquet, Houston, Texas, October 16, 1976 (open access)

Remarks-Barbara Jordan, Knights of Peter Claver, Texas Award Banquet, Houston, Texas, October 16, 1976

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the presidential debate of 1976 between Richard Nixon and Walter Mondale. She suggests that the candidates should listen to African Americans, and that African American's shouldn't lose faith in the political system.
Date: October 16, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democratic Party - What Now? (open access)

The Democratic Party - What Now?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Austin, Texas. The speech is entitled "The Democratic Party - What Now?" and speaks of the future agenda of the Senate Democrats.
Date: October 21, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diversity, 1990] (open access)

[Diversity, 1990]

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan during the 42nd Annual Conference of Southwest Foundations in El Paso, Texas. Topics include diversity and education.
Date: October 5, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Remarks to Houston Builders Association, Friday, October 29, 1976] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Remarks to Houston Builders Association, Friday, October 29, 1976]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an upcoming presidential election and possible outcomes regarding the economy.
Date: October 29, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coalition for Purification (open access)

Coalition for Purification

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the AFL-CIO convention in October of 1973 regarding the Nixon administration's opposition to welfare programs.
Date: October 19, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Action: Women in Business (open access)

Congressional Action: Women in Business

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the discrimination faced by women as well as related reforms.
Date: October 24, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Earl Williams to Barbara C. Jordan, October 4, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from J. Earl Williams to Barbara C. Jordan, October 4, 1967]

Letter from J. Earl Williams to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to speak at the University of Houston College of Business Administration's Conference on The Human Resource Development Program and giving her information about the event.
Date: October 4, 1967
Creator: Williams, J. Earl
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History