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[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
[Adoption Statement of Vonna, Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell]
Personal statement of Grace, Zoe, Kai, and Vonna Purtell regarding the adoptions of Grace, Zoe, and Kai from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. Grace and Zoe are twins, and Kai, their younger brother describe each other and share some of their interests. Vonna discusses how growing up in a military family shaped her ideas about her family, stating that "The military's made of multiracial people..and you never thought twice about it." There is a photo of Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell on the last page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Purtell, Vonna; Purtell, Grace; Purtell, Zoe & Purtell, Kai
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Zoe Watts]
Personal statement of Zoe Watts regarding her adoption from Yulin, China. She describes her thoughts about "fitting in" and the struggles she has had with identity, both internally and in how she is perceived. There is a photo of her at the end of her statement.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Watts, Zoe
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Zoi Kunkle]
Personal statement of Zoi Kunkle regarding her adoption from Chenzhou City in Hunan Province, China, describing her future aspirations to be a vet and her desire to find her birth parents someday. There is a picture of Zoi and her parents posing with two sea lions on the second page.
Date:
2016~
Creator:
Kunkle, Zoi
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Avery Kimberlin, Paul Kimberlin, and Robyn Kimberlin]
Personal statements of Avery, Paul, and Robyn Kimberlin regarding the adoption of Avery Kimberlin from the Xuzhou Social Welfare Institute in Jaingsu Province, China. Avery briefly shares her thoughts on adoption, Paul describes the joy he has in being a parent, and Robyn shares some details of her background and how her and Paul arrived at the decision to adopt. There is a photo of Avery on the first page and a photo of the Kimberlin family on the third page of the document.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Kimberlin, Avery; Kimberlin, Paul & Kimberlin, Robyn
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Charlotte Cotter and Willa Mei Kurland]
Personal statements of Charlotte Cotter and Willa Mei Kurland regarding their adoptions from Zhenjiang City in Jiangsu Province (Charlotte) and from Urumqi in Xinjiang Province, China. The statement begins with a brief overview of their trip to China to search for their birth families, then has reproduced their blog posts from their time in China. The blogs, written by both Charlotte and Willa, contain their reflections on the experience and describe the methods they used to search. The last couple pages include photos Willa and Charlotte and links to youtube videos.
Date:
[2017..]
Creator:
Cotter, Charlotte & Kurland, Willa Mei
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Colleen McKisson and Corinne McKisson]
Personal statements of Colleen and Corinne McKisson regarding the adoption of Colleen from Kunming, China. Colleen shares her adoption story and discusses her life in Washinton and her interests. Corinne describes how she and her husband arrived at the decision to adopt Colleen and her older sister Campbell from China, discusses her daughter's interests and personalities, and the community support she received following her divorce. There is a photo of Colleen in a soccer uniform on the fourth page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
McKisson, Colleen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Greta Wohlfeld, Michael Wohlfeld, and Kalen Hoyle]
Personal statements of Greta Wohlfeld, Michael Wohlfeld, and Kalen Hoyle regarding the adoption of Greta Wohlfeld from Jiangxi Province, China. Greta shares that she used to be in a Girl Scout troop with other adoptees and that she celebrates Chinese New Year with a friend who was also adopted from China. Michael and Kalen discuss the decision to adopt from China and their experiences bringing Greta home from China. There is a photo of the family with two dogs at the end of the statement.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Wohlfeld, Greta; Wohlfeld, Michael & Hoyle, Kalen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Antony Tomasek]
Personal statements of Jencie, Juliann, Mary Ann, and Anthony Tomasek regarding the adoptions of Jencie and Juliann Tomasek from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. Jencie shares her memories of the trip to China to bring Juliann back to the United States and Juliann states she is curious about China and that she dislikes the assumptions her peers make about her knowledge of Chinese culture. Mary Ann and Anthony discuss the adoption process for both girls and the trips to China to bring their daughters home. There is a photo of the Tomasek family on the last page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Tomasek, Jencie; Tomasek, Juliann; Tomasek, Mary Anne & Tomasek, Anthony
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Li Hua and Maria]
Personal statements of Li Hua and Maria regarding the adoption of Li Hua from Hengdong SWI in Hunan Province, China. Li Hua describes her feelings about her trip to China with her brother, Paul, and Maria discusses the search for Li Hua's birth family. There is a photo of Li Hua on the Great Wall of China on the second page of the document.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Li Hua
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Lilly Morris, Barb Morris, and Jean Morris]
Personal statements of Lily, Barb, and Jean Morris regarding the adoption of Lily from Guangxi Province, China. Lily shares her adoption story, feelings about her trips to China, and details about her life and interests. Barb shares her joy over raising Lily and her feelings on adoptions, and Jean discusses her feelings on being an aunt to Lily. There is a photo of Lily on the last page of the document.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Morris, Lily; Morris, Barb & Morris, Jean
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statements of Lily Selvaggi and Tina Fletcher]
Personal statements of Lily Selvaggi and Tina Fletcher regarding the adoption of Lily from the Guigang City SWI, Guangxi Province, China. Lily states she hasn't considered her Chinese history much due the inaccessibility of the information and Tina, also an adoptee, describes her and her husband's family history and experiences parenting Lily. There is a photo of Lily holding a black cat on the second page of the document.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Selvaggi, Lily & Fletcher, Tina
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adults and Children at a Birthday Party]
Photograph of adults and children at a birthday party. A boy is handing a wrapped gift to a girl wearing a party hat with the words "Happy Birthday" printed on it. Many of the children are wearing plain party hats and there is a cluster of balloons hung from the ceiling. "Mrs. James Stewart, Jr." is written on the back of the photo.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series]
A set of mailers advertising the New American Readers series, which was adopted by Texas as an option for free supplementary reading in public schools. Envelope is included.
Date:
September 1919
Creator:
DeWitt, E. A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for The Re-Creation of Brian Kent and Related Titles]
A pamphlet advertising Harold Bell Wright's new book The Re-Creation of Brian Kent and other Wright titles.
Date:
1919
Creator:
The Book Supply Copmany
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertising Note from McConnell Map Company]
A note from McConnell Map Co. offering to ship a set of maps.
Date:
[1900..1925]
Creator:
McConnell Map Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Crowd at Republican Party Rally]
Photograph of an aerial view of the crowd at a Republican Party Rally at the University of Texas.
Date:
October 18, 1984
Creator:
Davis, Lisa
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Denison Dam]
Postcard of the aerial view of Denison Dam with Lake Texoma spreading out to the left. The back of the postcard includes a brief history of the dam.
Date:
1944~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[African American Football Team]
Photograph of an African American football team, mostly wearing suits, standing on the steps to what appears to be a gymnasium. One man sits on the ground holding a football labelled "[...] Champs."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
African-American News & Issues (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 27, 2006
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
African Freedom News, Volume 2, Number 1, October-November 1977
Publication of the San Antonio Committee Against Mercenary Recruitment and U.S. Intervention in Foreign Counties. The newsletter includes a statement on Steve Biko's death, an update on Women for Racial and Economic Equality, and news of the organization.
Date:
October 1977
Creator:
San Antonio Committee Against Mercenary Recruitment and U.S. Intervention in Foreign Counties
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[After the Hike]
Postcard image of five soldiers sitting down on a pile of scrap wood boards. One is pictured as wiping his face with a towel while three others are pictured holding one of their feet. Text above the image reads "After the hike". Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Miss Addie Wheeling.
Date:
1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airplane Above Field]
Postcard of a cavalry soldier standing in a field looking up at an airplane flying overhead. On the left two other men are on looking on from what appears to be a large wagon and a cart, trees, and shrubs can be seen in the background. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Mail Bag Dropping Mail For 14th Cav." and has an arrow pointing to a bag of mail falling from the airplane in the distance.
Date:
1915~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airplane Above Troops]
Postcard of an airplane flying above a group of unidentified cavalry soldiers on horseback, who are facing away from the camera towards the plane. The pilot appears to be waving to the men below and two men on the left are carrying large poles. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "Dropping A Message For The Troops."
Date:
1915~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History