[Letter from Bilger & Blair to William B. Ray - July 3, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Bilger & Blair to William B. Ray - July 3, 1974]

Letter from Bilger & Blair, attorneys at law, to William B. Ray, chief of the complaints and compliance division of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Although only one page of the letter has been provided, it would appear that the attorneys are explaining a miscommunication that occurred between members of the Black Coalition on Mass Media and the KAPE radio sales manager - Franklin Collins. He did not provide a copy of a renewal application because he did not know it was available.
Date: July 3, 1974
Creator: Bilger, Donald E. & Blair, Forbes W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Executive Committee - January 3, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Executive Committee - January 3, 1980]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) to an executive committee. He discusses an anti-Ku Klux Klan march in the works; its potential benefits and drawbacks; and its organizer, Antonio Cabral, who has antagonized other civil rights organizations, including the OUED.
Date: January 3, 1980
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kathy Stephan to Sterling Houston - December 3, 2001] (open access)

[Letter from Kathy Stephan to Sterling Houston - December 3, 2001]

Letter from Kathy Stephan to Sterling Houston, a prominent Texan playwright. She writes informing him of a creative project she is interested in developing- a play about Lillian Gish, a silent film actress whose life has inspired Kathy. She notes that strong racial commentary could come from the project. She has attached three pages of xeroxed newspaper clippings about the actress.
Date: December 3, 2001
Creator: Stephan, Kathy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston - October 3, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston - October 3, 1994]

Letter from Ronald Tavel to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes from National Taiwan University in Taipei, where, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, he has landed a teaching position. He informs Houston on his life in Taiwan and of general news in his professional career as a writer, academic, and filmmaker.
Date: October 3, 1994
Creator: Tavel, Ronald
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bruce to Sterling Houston - November 3, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Bruce to Sterling Houston - November 3, 1986]

Letter, Christmas card, and photograph from Bruce to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. In his letter, he writes that it was great to see him perform. In the card, he discusses seeing Karen Finley perform on stage and making gingerbread houses to bring to an AIDS ward. In this same card, he has also included a photograph of (presumably) himself wearing a Santa Claus hat and embracing three large dogs. Behind him, on a wooden drawer, two colorful gingerbread houses have been placed.
Date: November 3, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to KSAT Television - May 3, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to KSAT Television - May 3, 1979]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, to KSAT Television. He writes to complain to the television station about a Bugs Bunny cartoon that was aired in which various racial slurs were used towards Japanese people. He hopes the airing was a mistake and an oversight on the part of the television station.
Date: May 3, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Welsh Food Booth]

Photograph of a Welsh food booth at the 1995 Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A traditionally costumed woman stands inside the booth. She serves a man who stands on the left. He wears sunglasses and a straw cowboy hat.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Welsh Food Booth]

Photograph of a Welsh food booth at the 1995 Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man stands inside the booth. He stands to the right of an illustrated poster regarding Welsh foods.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tim Tingle, Storyteller]

Photograph of Tim Tingle, storyteller, speaking at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Tingle wears a straw hat, white dress shirt, and suspenders. He holds a microphone.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tim Tingle, Storyteller]

Photograph of Tim Tingle, storyteller, speaking at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Tingle wears a straw hat, white dress shirt, and suspenders. He holds a microphone and raises his right arm to the ceiling.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grete Benedict selling hotdogs]

Photograph of Grete Benedict selling hotdogs for the Danish Society of Texas Booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Benedict wears a white dress, hat, and name tag. She stands next to an open stove.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lithuanians in Texas Booth]

Photograph of the Lithuanians in Texas booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Individuals stand in front of the booth.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lithuanians in Texas Booth]

Photograph of the Lithuanians in Texas booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Individuals stand inside the booth. They wear traditional garments.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stephen Klatt, Poet]

Photograph of Stephen Klatt reciting cowboy poetry at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Klatt is mustachioed and wears glasses, suspenders, and a black hat. He holds a microphone.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Etritrean Community of San Antonio Booth]

Photograph of the Eritrean Community of San Antonio booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Four individuals study items outside the booth.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Etritrean Community of San Antonio Booth]

Photograph of the Eritrean Community of San Antonio booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Individuals stand outside the booth. A man points to an artwork hanging from the roof of the booth.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flemish Folkdancers]

Photograph of Flemish folkdancers of the Belgian-American Club of Texas at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three individuals in traditional dress stand arm in arm. Two are female and wear aprons. All wear name tags.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flemish Folkdancers]

Photograph of Flemish folkdancers of the Belgian-American Club of Texas at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Steve Persyn leads Lauren De Hart in a dance. De Hart is a young child and wears a white apron.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flemish Folkdancers]

Photograph of Flemish folkdancers of the Belgian-American Club of Texas at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A costumed man and woman hold hands as they dance.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Casa de Espana Food Booth]

Photograph of the Casa de Espana Food Booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The booth is decorated to look like a castle. Individuals stand outside the booth.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Casa de Espana Food Booth]

Photograph of the Casa de Espana Food Booth at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Individuals in traditional garments stand in front of a large dish of paella.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wildwood Dean Price, Furniture Maker]

Photograph of Wildwood Dean Price, furniture maker, at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Price wears overalls and stands next to a wooden chair.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Annie Fuller Teaching Quilting]

Photograph of Annie Fuller teaching a boy to quilt at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Fuller sits on the right. She wears a plaid shirt, glasses, and a name tag. The boy's head is bowed.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wildwood Dean Price, Furniture Maker]

Photograph of Wildwood Dean Price, furniture maker, at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Price wears overalls and holds a long piece of wood.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History