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[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Sessions, House Bill No. 638] (open access)

[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Sessions, House Bill No. 638]

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the observance of state holidays and establishing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a state holiday. "Mario Marcel Salas Copy" is written at the top of the first page.
Date: March 1991
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Jeanette Scinto] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Jeanette Scinto]

Personal statement of Jeanette Scinto regarding her adoption from the Chenzhou Welfare Center in Hunan Province, China. She shares her desire to know her entire story and thoughts regarding her Chinese name, Dan Dan. There is a photo of Jeanette included on the second page of her statement.
Date: March 22, 2017
Creator: Scinto, Jeanette
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Tinka] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Tinka]

Personal statement of Tinka regarding the adoption of her son from Hunan Province. Tinka discusses her work as a volunteer in orphanages in Hunan Province from 1995-2005 and how she adopted her son and moved back to Switzerland. There is a photo of her with her son at the end of her statement.
Date: March 22, 2017
Creator: Tinka
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article Regarding San Antonio Opinions on Martin Luther King, Jr.] (open access)

[Article Regarding San Antonio Opinions on Martin Luther King, Jr.]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "S. A. lawmakers push for[..]" in the San Antonio Express-News discussing two bills in the Texas State Legislature to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an officially recognized state holiday.
Date: March 24, 1991
Creator: Smith, Richard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Jackson Sr. and Bill Jackson Jr.]

Photograph of Bill Jackson Sr. and Bill Jackson Jr. sitting in a grocery store's back office next to a desk with two typewriters on it. Bill Jackson Jr. is sitting on his father's knee. "Jackson's Groc and House of M[...], Bill Jackson, Sr. and Jr., 3-11-1964" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: March 11, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bobby M. Popham Receiving a Medal of Valor]

Photograph of Bobby N. Popham receiving a medal of valor from another man. Both men are wearing Dallas Fire Department uniforms and a patch reading "Dallas Fire Department" is visible on the man on the right's sleeve. The medal of valor is a medal on a ribbon in a frame with a brass plaque under it. "Bobby N. Popham March 28, 1977" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: March 28, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cards and Letter from Dr. Felix P. Miller to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, March 1, 1954] (open access)

[Cards and Letter from Dr. Felix P. Miller to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, March 1, 1954]

Letter from Dr. Felix P. Miller to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing the establishment of a nursing school at Texas Western College. In addition are three illustrated cards with quotes from Michel de Montaigne, Alexander Pope, "Tapper," the Bible, and Horace.
Date: March 1, 1954
Creator: Miller, Felix P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1925-26 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1925-26

Annual catalog for John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 1925-26 school year, with announcements for 1926-27.
Date: March 15, 1926
Creator: Tarleton State College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1926-27 (open access)

Catalog of John Tarleton Agricultural College, 1926-27

Annual catalog for John Tarleton Agricultural College describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 1926-27 school year, with announcements for 1927-28.
Date: March 15, 1927
Creator: Tarleton State College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl] (open access)

[Clipping: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl]

Newspaper clipping of the article "Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl" in the San Antonio Light. The article discusses the plans of Mario Salas to request the National Football League boycott Texas as a potential Super Bowl location if the state does not make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official holiday.
Date: March 28, 1991
Creator: Chapin, David
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1] (open access)

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1]

Newspaper clipping of the first page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott by the National Football League to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday, and there is a photo of Mario Marcel Salas in front of a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E. & Kennedy, David
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2] (open access)

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2]

Newspaper clippings of the second page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. Civil rights leaders in Texas urged the National Football League to boycott Texas when Houston was being considered as the location of the Super Bowl for 1995. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas, state senator Frank Tejada, and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday] (open access)

[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday" in NOKOA - The Observer, discussing Mario Marcel Salas' address to the Texas State Senate Public Affairs Committee in support of a bill to officially recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid state holiday.
Date: March 22, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday] (open access)

[Clipping: S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday" in the San Antonio Express-News discussing the bills introduced by Frank Tejada and Karyne Conley to the Texas Senate to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an official state holiday. The article also includes quotes from Mario Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding the holiday.
Date: March 24, 1991
Creator: Smith, Richard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Weigh option on King holiday] (open access)

[Clipping: Weigh option on King holiday]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Weigh option on King holiday," in the Waco Tribune-Herald discussing the status of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Texas, the possibly ramifications for Houston's Super Bowl bid, and the efforts of Mario Salas, Ron Wilson, and Frank Tejada to elevate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to a paid holiday for state employees.
Date: March 30, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 1, Number 3, March 1898 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 1, Number 3, March 1898

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: March 1898
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 2, Number 6, March 1903 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 2, Number 6, March 1903

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: March 1903
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 7, Number 6, March 1908 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 7, Number 6, March 1908

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: March 1908
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 8, Number 6, March 1909 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 8, Number 6, March 1909

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: March 1909
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 9, Number 5, March 1910 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 9, Number 5, March 1910

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: March 1910
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Comet, Volume 10, Number 6, March 1911 (open access)

The Comet, Volume 10, Number 6, March 1911

Monthly journal of Austin High School containing news articles submitted by students and other information of interest to readers.
Date: March 1911
Creator: Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cover of Texas State Department of Education Bulletin No. 98, March 1, 1919] (open access)

[Cover of Texas State Department of Education Bulletin No. 98, March 1, 1919]

Cover of Bulletin 98 from Annie Webb Blanton, presenting the text of the State Free Text Book Law that was enacted on February 25, 1919. Included is an envelope from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox.
Date: March 1, 1919
Creator: Blanton, Annie Webb
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 308, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 1, 1904 (open access)

The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 308, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 1, 1904

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 1, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 309, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 2, 1904 (open access)

The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 309, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 2, 1904

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 2, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History