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[Envelope Addressed to Chief Judge John Brown] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Chief Judge John Brown]

Enveloped addressed to Chief Judge John Brown, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Court; the front of the envelope has Barbara Jordan's signature.
Date: 197X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[King State Bank News Release] (open access)

[King State Bank News Release]

News release for the King State Bank in Houston, Texas announcing that they are opening business July 31, 1975. The rest of the release explains the role of the bank in the community and that "King State Bank will serve to provide excellent service to its customers."
Date: July 31, 1975
Creator: King State Bank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note Card from Jack Brooks] (open access)

[Note Card from Jack Brooks]

Note card from Jack Brooks saying that he "Thought you might like to have" photos from a Delegation Luncheon that took place on October 4.
Date: December 20, 1978
Creator: Brooks, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks from Barbara Jordan During Commencement at Harvard University] (open access)

[Remarks from Barbara Jordan During Commencement at Harvard University]

Copy of the remarks made by Barbara Jordan during the Commencement ceremony at Harvard University. In her remarks, Jordan recounts the time when the Harvard debate team came and debated against her and her team while she was at Texas State University for Negroes.
Date: June 16, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Directors for King State Bank] (open access)

[List of Directors for King State Bank]

List of directors for King State Bank in Houston, Texas. Each name is listed with their title and jurisdiction location printed underneath.
Date: 197X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release by Boston University Office of Public Information] (open access)

[Release by Boston University Office of Public Information]

Release from Boston University Office of Public Information stating that Barbara Jordan "is awarded honorary doctor of laws degree" during the Charter Centennial commencement.
Date: May 30, 1969
Creator: Boston University Office of Public Information
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note from Jack Brooks to Barbara Jordan, May 7, 1974] (open access)

[Note from Jack Brooks to Barbara Jordan, May 7, 1974]

Note from Jack Brooks to Barbara Jordan saying that he is enclosing pictures taken during a reception for "the Building and Construction Trades people on April 3, 1974."
Date: May 7, 1974
Creator: Brooks, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Justice (open access)

Justice

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American.
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Justice (open access)

Justice

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American. A number of handwritten edits can be seen across the document.
Date: June 4, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Prices for Photo Prints] (open access)

[List of Prices for Photo Prints]

A paper describing prices of photo prints at Joseph's Studio in Houston, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Joseph's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Statewide Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation: Guidelines for Regional Coordinating Committees and Task Forces (open access)

Texas Statewide Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation: Guidelines for Regional Coordinating Committees and Task Forces

Text of a study intended to develop a vocational rehabilitation program for handicapped individuals in Texas by July 1, 1975. It identifies those in need of vocational rehabilitation and operating requirements for such programs.
Date: March 17, 1967
Creator: Texas. State Project Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust (open access)

Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Woman of the Year (open access)

Democratic Woman of the Year

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Democratic Women's Club, after receiving the award of Democratic Woman of the Year.
Date: March 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Orchestrating Our Own Renaissance: Culture, Collaboration and Technology (open access)

Orchestrating Our Own Renaissance: Culture, Collaboration and Technology

Text for a keynote address given by Barbara C. Jordan for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators in Dallas, Texas.
Date: March 24, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech Notes] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech Notes]

Handwritten notes for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan, about the concepts of love and caring.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Regulatory Act of 1977 (open access)

The Regulatory Act of 1977

Text for testimony given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, in support of the Regulatory Reform Act of 1977 (S 600).
Date: May 24, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Community Action Agency Directors Association - Rice Hotel - Oct. 23, 1974 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Community Action Agency Directors Association - Rice Hotel - Oct. 23, 1974

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Community Action Agency Directors, about the fight against inflation and the effect of political party affiliation.
Date: October 23, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Society of Plastics Industry - March 23, 1977 (open access)

Society of Plastics Industry - March 23, 1977

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Society of the Plastics Industry, covering the topic of public policy concerning energy conservation, de-regulation, and wind-fall profits.
Date: March 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, University of Texas, Development and University Relations Seminar (open access)

Barbara Jordan, University of Texas, Development and University Relations Seminar

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Development and University Relations Seminar of the University of Texas.
Date: November 9, 1993
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John K. Boaz to Barbara C. Jordan - December 11, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from John K. Boaz to Barbara C. Jordan - December 11, 1992]

Letter from John K. Boaz of Illinois State University to Barbara C. Jordan, with an enclosed transcript of her Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture.
Date: December 11, 1992
Creator: Boaz, John K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft: Remarks of Representative Barbar Jordan - National Advisory Council on Minority Engineers (open access)

Draft: Remarks of Representative Barbar Jordan - National Advisory Council on Minority Engineers

Draft of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the National Advisory Council on Minority Engineers, about activation of government resources.
Date: February 15, 1978
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reflections on the Future of the Democratic Party (open access)

Reflections on the Future of the Democratic Party

Paper written by Michael J. Smith on the role of the Democratic party in America's republic federation.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smith, Michael J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
One Nation Indivisible: True or False, Rhetoric or Reality (open access)

One Nation Indivisible: True or False, Rhetoric or Reality

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a symposium in Austin, Texas with the theme: "Cities in Transition: Policies for the 1990s."
Date: October 6, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Great Society and Its Markings (open access)

The Great Society and Its Markings

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan as the keynote address for a conference in Austin, Texas with the theme: "The Great Society: A Twenty-Year Critique."
Date: April 1985
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History